>For the Minn band, my suggestion is to keep on playing your OWN fight song -
>it's much better than playing the fight song of other schools that have
>already been knocked out the tournament.  Are you trying to fire up your team
>or the crowd?
 
Did the Minnesota Band really "sell out"?  That's pretty sad.
 
This has always seemed kinda cheesy to me.  Currently being a UW Band
member, and previously being a Band fan, I personally object to whenever a
band comes into the Bradley Center in Milwaukee and tries to win over the
Wisconsin crowd with "On, Wisconsin" or "You've Said it All!" (a/k/a the Bud
song).
 
Cases that I can recall:
 
'93 Final Four:  BU's band (I think) learns the Bud Song for the games at
the Bradley Center.
 
'94 and '96 WCHA Final Five:  Michigan Tech's band (whom I love otherwise)
plays both On Wisconsin and You've Said it All.
 
I guess it's just a ploy to get the crowd on your side.  In the Bradley
Center cases, it's seemed to work.
 
Oh, and don't get me started on the Minnesota Rouser! :)
 
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