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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 9:18:58 GMT -6
Ball State needs to make a cultural shift about athletics in order for the program to improve. On a few occasions, I have expressed the fact that we need to change the fight song lyrics. This should be the first major culture change that we make.
| Ball State University Fight Song Lyrics | Fight team fight for Ball State We must win this game Onward now you Cardinals Bring glory to your name Fight! Fight! Fight!
Here's to both our colors Cardinal and White Praying for a victory So fight, fight, fight! |
"Praying for a victory?" Who "prays" for a victory. What kind of a non-assertive message are we singing at every sporting event. Why not "Hoping" or "Wishing" for a victory? What a milque toast attitude our so-called fight song embellishes. How about "Brawling for a victory", or "Battling for a victory"? Or something else. This passive attitude stops here and now. Change the lyrics to our fight song and see the results!!! I've said my piece. |
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Post by cardfan on Mar 16, 2017 9:32:49 GMT -6
Killing for a victory? Bulldozing for a victory? Kicking ass for a victory. In terms of basketball, our non conference schedule shows the words should be Paying for a victory..  |
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Post by jam on Mar 16, 2017 9:36:15 GMT -6
Fight team fight for Ball State
We must win this game
Onward now you Cardinals
Bring glory to your name
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Here's to both our colors
Cardinal and White
And another Victory
So fight, fight, fight!
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Post by 00hmh on Mar 16, 2017 11:40:02 GMT -6
Killing for a victory? Bulldozing for a victory? Kicking ass for a victory. In terms of basketball, our non conference schedule shows the words should be Paying for a victory.. But wait a minute, we have no record of ever paying what is needed to get victories. Maybe: Fight Fight Fight You better fight, for victory we won't be paying! Or. Just forget the victory part. Our song should glorify paying as little as possible: Fight Fight Fight We'd really like to keep playing! Especially without much paying! |
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Mar 16, 2017 12:13:30 GMT -6
Didn't we have different lyrics when Hoke was here? Something like "Fighting for a victory"?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 13:18:35 GMT -6
These are the lyrics? I've stood around enough people at sporting events that just sing Ball State, Ball State, Ball State. Ball State, Ball State, Ball State.
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Post by gocardsgo on Mar 17, 2017 19:36:30 GMT -6
To be fair...less than 5% of the current (non-athlete) student population knows the fight song
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Post by swenocha on Mar 17, 2017 20:26:40 GMT -6
These are the lyrics? I've stood around enough people at sporting events that just sing Ball State, Ball State, Ball State. Ball State, Ball State, Ball State. Those were the lyrics when I was in school... "Ball State, Ball State, Ball State... Ball F'n State...", etc... |
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