Traditions
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May the 4th Be With ‘Cuse
A long time ago, in a city far, far upstate … Syracuse introduced the Carrier Dome as the new home for its football, basketball, and lacrosse programs. It instantly became the largest on-campus domed stadium in the country, but a quirky architectural feature also vaulted the Carrier Dome into Star Wars lore.
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Glory, Glory to the Lone Trumpeter
It’s the silence that makes the moment. Amid the clamor of pregame hype, Sanford Stadium suddenly quiets to a whisper. All eyes turn to the upper deck of the stadium’s southwest corner, where a single trumpet player from Georgia’s Redcoat Marching Band is positioned. Breaking the silence, the first few notes slowly roll out. It…
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Spared From the Ashes: Kansas State’s Wabash Cannonball
In 1968, arsonists set fire to the building housing the Kansas State Music Department. The inferno destroyed every bit of sheet music for the K-State band … except for one. A lone arrangement of a song called “The Wabash Cannonball” had been taken home by the band director on the night of the fire, saving…
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Texas Tech Tortilla Tossin’
Deep in the vast expanse of West Texas — a place known for tumbleweeds, oil fields, livestock, and outlaws — sits the “Hub City” of Lubbock. Home to Texas Tech University, the town is known to experience a fairly rare weather phenomenon called a haboob, an intense dust storm often created by a thunderstorm stirring…
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Moment of Silence? How About a Moment of Loudness
On Christmas Day 2020, tragedy struck the University of Utah football program. Only one day after being named Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year, Utes running back Ty Jordan was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Utah athletics department founded a memorial scholarship in Jordan’s honor, with the award going to a…
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