RB2.0 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Remember a few years back when they had a competition for SLU students to come up with a new fight song? Has anything happened with that or are there any rumors of a fight song being adopted? When the Saints Go Marching In is good, but kind of embarrassing. I realize it would take YEARS, even DECADES for a fight song to stick and become tradition so this isn't a quick process. Any SLU-mers out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postcard Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Remember a few years back when they had a competition for SLU students to come up with a new fight song? Has anything happened with that or are there any rumors of a fight song being adopted? When the Saints Go Marching In is good, but kind of embarrassing. I realize it would take YEARS, even DECADES for a fight song to stick and become tradition so this isn't a quick process. Any SLU-mers out there? I believe the Humpty Dance was the song chosen as the fight song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 When Brad left and we got a new coach, there was a call for a different new fight song. (Goo-goo-ga-joob!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 "Oh when the Bills Get romped at Kiel Oh when the Bills Get romped at Kiel How I want to be an usher When the Bills get romped at Kiel!" Ah the good old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 The fight song competition they had a few years ago was nothing short of a complete joke. The rules required contestants to make up words that went along with "When the Saints Go Marching In." I ended up being a judge for the competition, as the Pep Band was given 2 judges on the panel, and I was very unimpressed with what was performed. I gave the first act a low score, at which point almost all of Wackadoo's (the former sports bar in the BSC which was the venue), including my fellow Band judge who will remain nameless since he posts here, began to boo me or tell me I was being too critical, at which point I decided that if I would be criticized for giving what I felt was an appropriate score, then I would no longer participate in the judging. Needless to say, nothing resulted from the competition after that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Needless to say, nothing resulted from the competition after that night. And rightfully so - it was really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 When the Saints Go Marching in Is a great fight song. That is what we got and we should stick too it. The thing about fight songs is that they aren't new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 It's nice to see them revive this song: https://www.slu.edu/news/social/varsity-song-revival.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, Box and Won said: It's nice to see them revive this song: https://www.slu.edu/news/social/varsity-song-revival.php A solemn hymn a fight song does not make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 25 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: A solemn hymn a fight song does not make. And it's not intended to be one. It sounds like more of an alma mater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryB Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 On 12/11/2008 at 1:18 PM, RB2.0 said: Remember a few years back when they had a competition for SLU students to come up with a new fight song? Has anything happened with that or are there any rumors of a fight song being adopted? When the Saints Go Marching In is good, but kind of embarrassing. I realize it would take YEARS, even DECADES for a fight song to stick and become tradition so this isn't a quick process. Any SLU-mers out there? When the Saints Go Marching In is a great song, not embarrassing at all. My only gripe is that it isn't played nearly enough, BillikenBoy10 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 For the oldest school west of the Mississippi, or whatever it is, SLU sure sucks when it comes to having traditions. TaLBErt and RIP HUMPS like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 21 minutes ago, JMM28 said: For the oldest school west of the Mississippi, or whatever it is, SLU sure sucks when it comes to having traditions. It really does. And I have no idea why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 53 minutes ago, Box and Won said: It really does. And I have no idea why. Blame it on Civic Progress. kappy96 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebilliken Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Box and Won said: And it's not intended to be one. It sounds like more of an alma mater. I LOVE that they are revitalizing this song. And it is definitely more of an alma mater than a fight song. This is definitely the sort of thing that you do for a University surrounding its 200th anniversary of its founding. For diehards like us that complain about the lack of traditions, we should all be embracing this. Box and Won likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 26 minutes ago, prebilliken said: I LOVE that they are revitalizing this song. And it is definitely more of an alma mater than a fight song. This is definitely the sort of thing that you do for a University surrounding its 200th anniversary of its founding. For diehards like us that complain about the lack of traditions, we should all be embracing this. Yo @Billikid @MattyMo213 You guys started a great pregame tradition with that pump up song. Add this to the post game with the band as a victory song. If the players celebrate in the student section again this year it would be an AWESOME sight Billikid likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 5 hours ago, Box and Won said: And it's not intended to be one. It sounds like more of an alma mater. 6 hours ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: A solemn hymn a fight song does not make. Up here at Cornell they sing the alma mater (Far Above Cayuga’s Waters) at sporting events, and it works really well. Same kind of song as this, more or less. It gives you the chills more than it generates excitement, but it definitely enhances the atmosphere at games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Zink said: Up here at Cornell they sing the alma mater (Far Above Cayuga’s Waters) at sporting events, and it works really well. Same kind of song as this, more or less. It gives you the chills more than it generates excitement, but it definitely enhances the atmosphere at games. We sang the alma mater before every bball game and football game at the University of Rochester. mhg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebilliken Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 13 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: Yo @Billikid @MattyMo213 You guys started a great pregame tradition with that pump up song. Add this to the post game with the band as a victory song. If the players celebrate in the student section again this year it would be an AWESOME sight I'm all in on this. And the lyrics make for a perfect post-game alma mater moment. Make it happen @Billikid and @MattyMo213, carry the torch. Billikid likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikid Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 14 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: Yo @Billikid @MattyMo213 You guys started a great pregame tradition with that pump up song. Add this to the post game with the band as a victory song. If the players celebrate in the student section again this year it would be an AWESOME sight I'm down with this idea for sure! That's actually been one of our goals is to find ways to make traditions. This fits perfectly. Fortunately or unfortunately, I do that grad thing tomorrow, so I'll start having less pull soon, but @MattyMo213 will still be with the board and going strong! We'll make sure this gets to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 What was the pump up song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Box and Won said: What was the pump up song? So much for tradition starting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikid Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Just now, Box and Won said: What was the pump up song? It was more of a mash up of four songs we could get people to dance to. The emcee, Dre, and a cheerleader and SLUnatics leader would go down front and lead the dance. Did it for conference season. 2 minutes ago, cheeseman said: So much for tradition starting A lot of ideas were implemented this past year and while much of its not really aimed at the general attendees, hopefully you'll be noticing sooner than later. I guess it's not really a tradition unless it happens over and over as time passes so I mean we'll see what sticks and what changes moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, Billikid said: It was more of a mash up of four songs we could get people to dance to. The emcee, Dre, and a cheerleader and SLUnatics leader would go down front and lead the dance. Did it for conference season. A lot of ideas were implemented this past year and while much of its not really aimed at the general attendees, hopefully you'll be noticing sooner than later. I guess it's not really a tradition unless it happens over and over as time passes so I mean we'll see what sticks and what changes moving forward. Awesome - my attendance was sporadic toward the end of the season, so I'm sorry I didn't notice what you guys were doing. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crymdg2 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 14 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: Yo @Billikid @MattyMo213 You guys started a great pregame tradition with that pump up song. Add this to the post game with the band as a victory song. If the players celebrate in the student section again this year it would be an AWESOME sight My kids loved the fist pump song and were totally on board joining in! RiseOfTheBillikens likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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