CSB - The Victors

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August 20th, 2012 at 9:30 PM
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CSB - The Victors

The post that went up earlier reminded me of a COOL STORY I wanted to share quickly with the board...

I was on vacation last week playing golf with my dad.  The course was kind of out in the middle of no where, but we could hear a high school marching band in the distance, clearly practicing for the start of their season.  As we made our way closer to the club house, it became clear the song the band was practicing was the Victors.  It sounded absolutely beautiful.

 

Perhaps the best part is that I was visiting my dad, who lives in central Ohio.  Never in my wildest dreams did I ever expect that.. someone will probably get fired over it.  Definitely a cool story for you all!

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August 20th, 2012 at 9:33 PM | A high school near my (Score:2)
DIABEETUS
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A high school near my hometown also used The Victors as their high school fight song. My high school's fight song was Northwestern's, actually, which makes our beatdowns of them even more enjoyable somehow.

/CSBiscontagious

Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU:  68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC:  20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<

August 20th, 2012 at 9:57 PM | We had (Score:2)
LSA Aught One
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Notre Dame's

August 20th, 2012 at 10:04 PM | Us too.  Hated that so (Score:2)
k1400
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Us too.  Hated that so much.

To hell with Notre Dame!

I will fight 'til I am dead, a winged helmet on my head.

August 21st, 2012 at 12:34 AM | My high school used the Notre (Score:2)
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My high school used the Notre Dame fight song as well. Hated playing it in marching band. To make it worse, our mascot was the Spartans.

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August 20th, 2012 at 10:18 PM | never mind (Score:2)
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never mind

August 21st, 2012 at 1:31 AM | My highschool's was (Score:2)
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Edited after I found the Northwestern party lower.

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August 20th, 2012 at 9:39 PM | In Prague (Score:4 Normal)
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Randomly played a band in a large courtyard. Crazy

August 20th, 2012 at 10:35 PM | In Soviet Russia (or (Score:3 Normal)
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In Soviet Russia (or apparently Czech Republic), band plays you!

Hail.

August 21st, 2012 at 12:04 AM | I was at the Christmas Market (Score:2)
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I was at the Christmas Market in Prague's Old Town Square when I heard a chorus singing carols. They were from Ann Arbor Huron (my high school).

@mgovideo

August 20th, 2012 at 9:41 PM | Diabeetus... (Score:1)
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what town? I too had Northwestern as my fight song in HS

" Fly. Just fly. We got... something. I ain't saying what it is. Just... trust me."

August 20th, 2012 at 9:41 PM | Cass City, MI. (Score:2)
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Cass City, MI.

Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU:  68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC:  20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<

August 20th, 2012 at 10:19 PM | mine too, i was in Grand (Score:2)
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mine too, i was in Grand Rapids

August 21st, 2012 at 12:19 PM | Ha-You're a CC Cougar, aren't you! (Score:2)
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That was the high school attended by my maternal grandparents, my mom and her siblings, and some of my cousins.  Me?  I'm one of the "Boys from on the Hilltop", your arch-enemy, the WC Falcons!  I always liked your fight song, though---my mom taught it to me as a child, but then we moved to the other side of GR...

August 20th, 2012 at 10:45 PM | me 3 (Score:2)
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farmington hills harrison

August 21st, 2012 at 1:31 AM | Me 4 (Score:2)
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Owosso, MI as well.

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www.amassingmiles.blogspot.com

August 20th, 2012 at 9:42 PM | On... (Score:1)
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Wisconsin at my high school

August 20th, 2012 at 9:51 PM | so is mine. (Score:2)
OverDey
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so is mine.

August 20th, 2012 at 10:02 PM | Mine too, in southern Ohio. (Score:2)
M Fanfare
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Mine too, in southern Ohio. Interestingly, most of the schools we played used Notre Dame's or their own compisitions. Our rivals used OSU's (and their name is the Spartans) so kicking their asses was extra sweet.

Hail to the college whose colors we wear,

Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!

August 20th, 2012 at 10:26 PM | Mine too.. (Score:1)
SWFLWolverine
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were you in Florida at the time?

August 21st, 2012 at 1:59 AM | Wisconsin was mine as well. (Score:2)
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Stupid cheese song...

New Oldsmobiles are in early this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIdGxR-aU6o

August 20th, 2012 at 9:57 PM | Even Better (or worse) (Score:1)
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My dad's high school fight song was a takeoff on OSU's.

He doesn't want to go down!

August 20th, 2012 at 9:58 PM | That's gross. (Score:3 Normal)
DIABEETUS
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That's gross.

Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU:  68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC:  20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<

August 20th, 2012 at 10:01 PM | Our big rival used The (Score:2)
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Our big rival used The Victors and their uniforms were exact duplicates of the classic UM uniforms, only with sky blue instead of maize.

"Here we are at Ohio Stadium, in front of 10,000 alumni and 74,000 truck drivers." - Bob Ufer

August 20th, 2012 at 10:04 PM | Brighton High School.... (Score:1)
raleighwood
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.....has OSU's fight song.  I was so proud of it when I was a kid.  Now it makes me sick.

August 20th, 2012 at 10:31 PM | Hehe. I had the victors in (Score:3 Normal)
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Hehe. I had the victors in high school. I win!

August 20th, 2012 at 10:42 PM | Kids School in Georgia (Score:3 Normal)
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Kids go to small school in Atlanta - moved here in '07. Talking with Admissions Director at the time and my wife's cell phone went off - Ringtone: The Victors. Admissions person said, "why do you have our fight song on your phone?". We took it as a sign that the move was the right thing. Now both kids are in the Marching Band and I sing The Victors more than when I was in Michigan. Go Blue!

August 20th, 2012 at 11:21 PM | My HS marching band used (Score:3 Normal)
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My HS marching band used "Let's Go Blue", and the "P...S...U...Let's...Go...P-S-U" song, alebit with different lyrics. No Carmen Ohio or Across the Field, thank goodness.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

August 21st, 2012 at 1:25 AM | Big Fish - (Score:3 Normal)
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In the movie Big Fish, Ewan McGregor's hometown of Ashton plays 'Hail to the Victors' for the parade they throw him when he leaves town.

Great movie, I think Burton's best by far...then again, I'm not a huge Burton fan in general.  What were we talking about again?

August 21st, 2012 at 2:45 AM | Damn it , (Score:2 Normal)
oHOWiHATEohioSTATE
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its "The Victors"

If an OSU fan divorces his wife are they still brother and sister?

August 21st, 2012 at 8:14 AM | Damn it (Score:1)
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We made it through 30 some replies without someone F^&*ing up the name of our fight song.  I really had hope.

Should we point instead of fist pump during the Victors?

August 21st, 2012 at 7:41 AM | SMCC in Monroe (Score:1)
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SMCC in Monroe uses the Minnesota Rouser.

"It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!!"

August 21st, 2012 at 8:15 AM | Westland John Glenn (Score:1)
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We had Ohio's fight song, but our band director went to Michigan and did a nice job with the lyrics.

Should we point instead of fist pump during the Victors?

August 21st, 2012 at 8:28 AM | Godwin Heights (Score:1)
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The Victors, The Winged Helmet,The Colors, and called The Wolverines! I've been raised right!

I've got nothing.......

August 21st, 2012 at 10:20 AM | Was it one of these schools? (Score:2)
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http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2011/09/23/sounds-familiar.html

I'm so glad my high school actually had an original fight song. I'd guess On Wisconsin is the most played. People recognize it, but aren't sure where it came from, unlike U-M or ND.

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