Go Blawgs

As we prepare to face the Arizona Wildcats this Saturday, their motto and fight song, “Bear Down,” has prompted serious and mature introspection. This is not just a casual homage, this is a motto they chose to embrace, write a fight song about and scrawl across university buildings and nearly the entire length of their football field. So with that said, I submit to you my “Top 5 Worst College Fight Songs:”

#5 – Texas A&M, Aggie War Hymn: “Chig-gar-roo-gar-rem?” “Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck?” I don’t even know what language this is – did they run out of lyrics? But the real reason why this made the list is their fight song mentions their bitter rival, “Good-bye to Texas University. So long to the Orange and the White.” Let me get this straight — when The Aggies face off against OSU or Wisconsin, they sing about Texas? Lame.

#4 – Nebraska, Hail Varsity: “Where the girls are the fairest, the boys are the squarest, of any old place that I knew.” Makes me want to put pads on and hit someone.

#3 – USC, Tribute to Troy: This is not #1 because my best friend played in the SC band and proudly defends the impact and attitude of this song to this very day. Kudos. I grew up listening to this symphony of nausea and repetition and have learned to tune it out. But it never sounded more sweet than on September 19, 2009.

#2 – Wyoming, Ragtime Cowboy Joe: “Cause the western folks all know, he’s a high-falootin’, rootin, tootin’, son of a gun from ol’ Wyoming.” You can also sing this to the Rednex tune “Cotton-Eyed Joe.” Enough said.

#1 – Arizona, Bear Down: “Bear Down Arizona. Bear Down Red and Blue. Bear Down Arizona.” This sounds painful. And I wonder if the song has more than one movement?

There has to be more – submit your comments, unless you went to one of these schools (Scott). Bleed Purple. Be Gold. GO DAWGS!

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