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With Nebraska and Colorado leaving the Big 12, should we change the lyrics to the Jayhawk fight song?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on June 18, 2010
“Yeah, they should change it. … It won’t be as big because they’re not in the conference anymore.”
“I don’t think so. It’s been tradition for so long.”
“We were still part of the Big 8 once. … It shouldn’t happen, really.”
“Yeah. … If they left us, they should leave our song, too.”
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RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years ago
Related story: KU fight song lyrics need some tweaking
What does the fight song have to do with using Meth?
RoeDapple 3 years ago
Sure! I propose instead of singing about the competition between sports teams, instead sing about corporate greed, destroying the fan base in favor of bloated salaries and underused sports complexes, and under the table deals! Why pussyfoot around? Sing about what is really important, cutting each others throats while climbing to the top! Hey, while you're at it, throw in a verse about surrounding yourself with lackeys who can take the blame if everything goes in the toilet. Call it,"I knew you when you were nothing,and you still are".
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jonas_opines 3 years ago
Does our fight song have reference to those two?
I suppose after 13 years here (& holy god I hadn't thought about it but has it been that long?) I should know our fight song. Oh well
independant1 3 years ago
rock chok jayhock kay who wooooo
jajacut 3 years ago
The Cornhuskers wailed on us most of the time. We only won twice since I was born. They will be at the top of the Big 10/12 soon. Especially since the West of that conf is the weak side. They will probably playing for a conf championship the first year and probably this year in the Big 12/10.
CWGOKU 3 years ago
Let it be, yeah, let it be, speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Then they will go and add or delete a team to the Big 12(10), then we will have to change it again. status quo
I still have an old (empty) bottle of the Jayhawk bourbon. Good times they were.
persevering_gal 3 years ago
It's a tradition. I say leave it. No one sings the words other than "I'm a Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jayhawk" because everyone is so focused on the clapping part anyway!
http://www.kuathletics.com/trads/kan-fight-song.html
hitme 3 years ago
remover reverences to the leaving schools and tweak it to, we're so tough, our teams fight each other...and we fight Lew's corruption.
labmonkey 3 years ago
It could say something about stomping on local, Lawrence businesses... first by moving the Border War to KCMO then bullying joecollege out of business.
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