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To the marketing/athletic dept/events coordinator or whoever is in charge of the opening game mess:

In one word: embarrassing.

So I am sitting with the family watching the SMU band in the traditional Diamond M formation, waiting for the excitement of the players running on the field to our fight son, and then _ _ it happens. I have never seen so many confused, blank-staring, dumbfounded fans at one time. This "Bocephus wanna-be" with cheese-o-rama backup singers ruined an otherwise traditional opening to the season and game. It literally seemed like time stood still and the f-ing "song" wouldn't stop. My wife and I and others around must have made eye contact 25 times in painful discomfort as if to say "Is this really happening?" and wondering when the agony of "Pony Up" would end . Any sizzle that had been built up to that point was forever gone. The players ran on the field and my son asked "Where's the fight song?" My daughter demanded "MAKE IT STOP!" More discomfort, more fake smile - it seemed like an eternity.

So I am writing this to IMPLORE that we Never, EVER, NEVER, NEVER have that song with those "musicians" on our field again. A forced and concocted tradition, especially one that takes the place of a true tradition of the players hearing the fight song as they enter the field, has no place in our game presentation. Did I mention NEVER AGAIN?

In fairness, please invite the hat-wearing guitar man to the boulevard for drinks or send him to the closest county fair talent show. But make sure his field credentials are burned, along with the sheet music to that disaster. Flush the ashes down the toilet in Dallas Hall. Pay him whatever we promised him and never ever do this again.

We need to fill up this thread with signatures and forward it directly to whomever is in charge of this embarrassment so it may be stopped prior to the TCU game. I will personally print the thread pages and deliver it.

Sincerely yours,

SmooBoy

I'll sign it.

That travesty made me almost lose my meal from the Mustang Club tent on The Blvd.

Unfortunately, the musician was - I think - Robert Lee Kolb who is a good friend of JJ's. He's the same 'Johnny Guitar' who was in the Park Cities 4th of July parade this past summer, I believe.

Too much effort on the topic poster's post.

It was OK first, but PERUNA should've interupted it as the players
(timing off) ran onto the field.

This was a one time event.................... I hope

Not only signed, but I am nominating and electing myself as the President/ CEO/ and Chairman of the Board of this campaign.

My whole family was in shock. Everybody around me was complaining and begging for it to stop. That was so embarrassing for SMU.

I think SMU was just trying to make the TSU fans feel 'at home'.

This Thread title makes me laugh.

Come and Take It wrote:Not only signed, but I am nominating and electing myself as the President/ CEO/ and Chairman of the Board of this campaign.

I'll 2nd that.

I'll sign whatever you need.

That was horrible.

It reminded me of something I'd see at a show in Branson, MO.

The guy was singing off key, he was singing a song that made no sense, had no flow. And he wouldn't shut up.

About 1/3 of the way through, I started saing out loud "Get this out of here".

I couldn't believe that they let the players run out while that garbage was still being played.

Please do whatever you have to do so that the guy in the hat never ever comes back and the players come out to the Fight Song in the future.

I 100% support the initiative to get rid of the old guy in the hat AND that horrible song.

I give the Athletic Department/June an A for Effort but this does not need to become a tradition. I say we call it history and play the fight song as the players enter the stadium.

Keep the new PA but this song has to go.

I kept waiting for them to start the fight song once I saw the players coming on.....

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And why the hell did the players go to the other side of the field before going through the diamond M?

Go back to what it was last year. We don't need to change EVERYTHING do we?

Bring back the great Dan Bell.
Get rid of that god-awful song.

it's a terrible and boring song with juvenile lyrics that repeat and repeat. never play it again, it's terrible. I'll sign anything to make sure it's never played again. please stop.

Bring back Superman by Soulja Boy.

Agreed. It needs to go, and quickly. I even have a compromise offer. Let guitar man play instead of the girls' dance team that performed. Then let the band handle the music they traditionally do before/during the players' entrance. Please, please, please!!! All I wanted to hear was Peruna.