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Eli and Nic discuss their music Final Four from the March Madness 2024 field. Eli loses his tiny little mind.

Check out the March Madness 2024 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikfCpgScyVfRRP0CodyhhtPRudNVYixc&si=yDy00pNbv4C_9jFd

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The Madness of March and the Road to the Frozen Four are upon us. In this episode, Eli and Nic reminisce about their times in hockey and basketball bands, the differences, favorite travel trips, and some secrets about most pep bands.

Also, how can you NOT remember Flute Girl (okay, PICCOLO GIRL)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHuG9fpVCqU

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There is only one full member of the Big Ten Conference that has ever left, and it leaving has remained a permanent what-if in college football. On a very special We Hate Your Fight Song, Eli and Nic discuss the University of Chicago, how innovative the program was, how UChicago’s legacy lives on in Chicago sports and college athletics, and how it became the epicenter for one of the most common fight songs in the country.

Check out the Wave the Flag/Ring the Bell playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikfCpgScyVctAsfBVHoOKZMoQjOZsTHE&si=N7u8OrjnSlT3KGEm

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Sometimes George Washington tells you to go found a university, and then you do it. In this week’s episode, Eli and Nic cover Miami University (Miami-OH) and discuss Miami Mergers and why it sounds so dirty, the logistics of filling a campus building full of snow, and why Miami University was actually the tipping point (not the starting point) for transitioning away from Native American mascots. There’s also a fight song somewhere in there, too.

Check out the Wave the Flag/Ring the Bell playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikfCpgScyVctAsfBVHoOKZMoQjOZsTHE&si=N7u8OrjnSlT3KGEm

Even though Miami University may have purged the Miami Scalp Song off the internet, a vintage recording featured in our outro can be found here: https://archive.org/details/78_scalp-song_miami-university-band-mens-glee-club-a-h-upham-r-h-burke-a-d-lekv_gbia0416985b

Don't believe us when we say that Miami RedHawks were the peak of college mascot name changes, not the beginning? Check out the list from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_sports_team_names_and_mascots_derived_from_Indigenous_peoples

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This week, Eli and Nic visit the great and totally real state of South Dakota and South Dakota State University. The guys talk about hobo representation, if cows are controlling the universe, and the most prominent herald of one of the most popular fight songs across the country. (And get comfortable - we're gonna be talking about this particular fight song for a while...)

Check out the playlist for South Dakota State here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikfCpgScyVctAsfBVHoOKZMoQjOZsTHE&si=N7u8OrjnSlT3KGEm

You can check the documentary about the Pride of the Dakota's here: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-pride-of-the-dakotas-p2vvnk/ (note: you will need PBS Passport to access.)

You can check out Dr. Kevin Kessler's dissertation here: https://iro.uiowa.edu/esploro/outputs/9983776628902771

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Did you know that the University of Michigan most likely might have stolen their fight song? We didn’t, either! For their first analysis, Eli and Nic cover the University of Michigan and The Victors. We discuss the origins and disputed authorship of The Victors, wonder why anyone would want Toledo, Ohio enough to start a war, and the hazards of having a live mascot that every professional tells you is a BAD IDEA.

We made a Youtube playlist with the music featured in this episode! Check it out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikfCpgScyVfBiLBhD_iqOZKznjoHTyu-&si=Y2og0fx2kdoWxqIZ

Liner Notes: Links to some of the articles mentioned in the podcast: 

The most cohesive timeline of The Victors and The Spirit of Liberty March: https://www.umbaa.org/members/m-fanfares/m-fanfare-volume-70-issue-3/history-of-the-victors

Michigan’s misadventures with Biff and Benny: https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/its-great-to-be-a-michigan-wolverine-exploring-the-history-of-u-ms-mascot-hesitancy/, https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/umosu/images/krykchi1898.pdf

The History of Michigan's colors: https://historyofum.umich.edu/in-living-color/

The History of the Block M: https://alumni.umich.edu/michigan-alum/history-lessons-the-block-m-in-brief/

Why 1817 Matters (so much to Michigan): https://historyofum.umich.edu/why-1817-matters/

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