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The Band had a pre-game show that was filled with hubris.  The announcer said, "Stanford is ranked" (yes, true and rare for that era) "while USC is rank."

I remember that Band show because it made an impression on me as a freshman attending on one of my first games.  It was funny because it was so obnoxious and beyond the bounds of good taste.

There was a formation of the USC helmet, then the head collapsed in as the Band played, "If I Only Had A Brain".
"Stanford is ranked.  USC is naturally rank."
"Stanford has Nobels.  USC has no balls."  I think the Band formed a penis at this point.  (By the time the story of the Band's suspension hit the New York Times, it had changed to the announcer shouting, "Balls! Balls! Balls!")

[cctop]

The Band had a pre-game show that was filled with hubris.  The announcer said, "Stanford is ranked" (yes, true and rare for that era) "while USC is rank."

I remember that Band show because it made an impression on me as a freshman attending on one of my first games.  It was funny because it was so obnoxious and beyond the bounds of good taste.

There was a formation of the USC helmet, then the head collapsed in as the Band played, "If I Only Had A Brain".
"Stanford is ranked.  USC is naturally rank."
"Stanford has Nobels.  USC has no balls."  I think the Band formed a penis at this point.  (By the time the story of the Band's suspension hit the New York Times, it had changed to the announcer shouting, "Balls! Balls! Balls!")