The performance drew hundreds, then thousands of boos-most from Iowa Hawkeye fans, but some from Stanford fans as well-and even prompted ESPN to cut away from its planned coverage of the musical show. They also mocked farmers in general with their antics, which included a maze made of corn and an effigy of a dejected-looking farmer.

I'm not particularly a sports fan of either school, but I would have been ill-tempered if my team took a 45-16 drubbing and was forced to watch cow-tipping stunts while the band played the website theme song. If I was matriculating at one of the finer institutions of higher learning in this nation, I'd be a lot more humble and respectful of others especially if I owed my education in part to Robber Baron Leland Stanford and the Doctrine of Manifest Destiny. I hate to sound like a prude or a throwback to more genteel times, but where I came from people valued trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and even good citizenship. After numerous complaints by students, parents, and faculty exposed epic binge-drinking parties, unauthorized off-campus road trips, sexual misconduct, and illegal hazing activities, the administration was forced to take action.Ī major 2015 investigation stated that 'on several occasions, the band violated university policies regarding alcohol, controlled substances, hazing and/or sexual harassment.' The ensuing punishment was the equivalent of the “double secret probation” dished out by the college dean in National Lampoon’s Animal House, but still the partying and the obnoxiousness continues. The Stanford Band, founded in 1893 and now billing itself as “the world’s largest rock and roll band,” was also restricted from all travel this past season because of hazing assaults on younger band members, but somehow wangled a waiver for the big bowl game. Its antics were highlighted by two parodies of Iowa, one prior to the contest and another during halftime, which were insulting and not very funny. The Stanford band was somehow able to dent all six pillars of character with its performances at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Photo courtesy of Hawk Central A Chorus of Boos for the Banned Stanford Band | published Janu|īy Earl Perkins, Thursday Review features editor

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