Our band should dedicate the half time show to Robber Baron Leland Stanford.
"Behind every great fortune there is a crime." Balzac
Link: https://medium.com/thesixfifty/lelands-legacy-how-a-robber-baron-built-stanford-sparked-silicon-valley-and-transformed-america-f8e2f9489650
Replies to: Our band should dedicate the half time show to Robber Baron Leland Stanford.
F the Stanfux and their band of tools.
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The author of that piece failed to mention Stanford grads, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard...very
notable examples of how successful innovation and responsible management can coexist.
btw, in a meeting with Fr. Ted, he commented that he wished ND would play more "Stanfords" than "Miamis"...
The source of my ire
Miami humiliated us on the field, but the former Indians went after our core values as an Institution.
Maybe should pay homage by playing and performing a native American war dance.
Link: https://www.si.com/college/notredame/football/stanford-band-notre-dame-absence
The Stanford Band has been an extreme test of “Free Speech” ;-)…and that display you
refer to pushed the limits…by the same token the”Catholics vs Convicts” meme wasn’t very complementary of their student body either.
Maybe you might remember the Stanford band’s performance parodying the Lloyd Bridges TV show “Sea Hunt” with the Drum Major decked out in a wet suit, googles and swim fins leading his crew onto the field for the half time performance…Absolutely Hilarious…I’ll always have a soft spot for them ;-)
My favorite “The Game” moment when I was doing grad work at Cal.
I am a First Amendment absolutist. But if Stanford can dish it out they also have to take it. Afte all, their founder/funder made his fortune dipping up coolie labor building a RR through the Sierra. As horrific as slavery?
Link: https://youtu.be/mfebpLfAt8g
My BIL is a Cal grad...and attorney...doesn't get too worked up about the Stanford Band, and has
long ago resigned himself to the Bears' football fate ;-)...a source of humor in the extended family ;-)
He’s right. That game is the highest moment for Cal football.
And very few students give a damn about Cal’s sports teams. Same with frats. There are simply too many wonderful entertainment options in the Bay Area. I wasn’t really that much into ND football when I lived there. THAT only got rekindled when I moved to Michigan and was confronted with a population fixated on sports.
Here's the Stanford Band playing "All Right Now", one of their staples.
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Link: 🏈 🌲
Thanks for that...
I've got many Stanford grad friends and have joined them for pre-game tailgates there at The Farm...always a good time. My wife and I even had season tickets to watch Tara Vanderveer's teams play...It's truly an outstanding University and I'm glad we continue to play them.
Again, as for the Stanford Band...although both Administrations struggle to 'control' them...they are most often a refreshing eclectic departure from the "same 'ole...same 'ole" fare at half time...no offense to those band members intended.
Will Musk U, Bezos college and Gates Academy one day be playing for the CFB playoff championship?
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I would live and die with the Musk Oxes.
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It sells itself
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Stanford students voted to change to the "Robber Barons" in the 70s after changing from the Indians
That, and other choices, were vetoed by the President, who opted for the Cardinal instead.
The Tree mascot was a Stanford band choice, that beat out the French Fry and the Steaming Manhole
On a side note, Valparaiso University switched from Crusaders to Beacons
The administrators and staff convinced the student body somehow that Crusaders was a trigger word. Someboody better tell Holy Cross. This is the same Valparaiso University that woulldn't allow a Chick Filet on campus.