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Posted: 12/27/2012 10:55 AM
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During last night's bowl game, my wife and I noticed that WKU's fight song is identical.  So, I asked the magic google machine what was going on, and it appears that several schools use that fight song.  What's the story here?  Does any particular school claim it as "theirs"?   When did Ohio start using it?  Have there been other fight songs over the years?  
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Posted: 12/27/2012 11:47 AM
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I believe that Stand Up and Cheer was origianlly written for the University of Kansas, and while not their primary fight song, is still used as their secondary fight song. Not sure how our use of it started, or the history of use of it at other universities.

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Posted: 12/27/2012 11:51 AM
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Bucho wrote:expand_more
During last night's bowl game, my wife and I noticed that WKU's fight song is identical.  So, I asked the magic google machine what was going on, and it appears that several schools use that fight song.  What's the story here?  Does any particular school claim it as "theirs"?   When did Ohio start using it?  Have there been other fight songs over the years?  


I have the answers to those questions, but I have to wait for my Diamond Ohio book to be returned to me later this afternoon, haha. 

EDIT:  I can already tell you that the current version of Stand Up and Cheer as performed by the 110 debuted in 1967 when Gene Thrailkill came from Michigan and changed the band to what you see out there to this day.  I'm 90% positive that SUAC was the fight song previously, but I can't commit to a particular year until I can double check in the book.  
Last Edited: 12/27/2012 12:07:52 PM by Bobcat110alum
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Posted: 12/27/2012 12:53 PM
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Tyler Charles wrote:expand_more
During last night's bowl game, my wife and I noticed that WKU's fight song is identical.  So, I asked the magic google machine what was going on, and it appears that several schools use that fight song.  What's the story here?  Does any particular school claim it as "theirs"?   When did Ohio start using it?  Have there been other fight songs over the years?  


I have the answers to those questions, but I have to wait for my Diamond Ohio book to be returned to me later this afternoon, haha. 

EDIT:  I can already tell you that the current version of Stand Up and Cheer as performed by the 110 debuted in 1967 when Gene Thrailkill came from Michigan and changed the band to what you see out there to this day.  I'm 90% positive that SUAC was the fight song previously, but I can't commit to a particular year until I can double check in the book.  


About 10 years ago I purchased a Ohio University Songbook at a garage sale, which I believe was from the 1930's. I can check the date on it when I get home. It has the sheet music for Stand Up and Cheer, in addition to many other Ohio University Songs of the day. The 110 added another one of those songs to it's rotation a few years ago, but it was only used for a couple of years. I don't think it caught on.
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Posted: 12/27/2012 7:09 PM
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Columbia also uses SUAC - here is an entry from Wikipedia that sites Kansas as the originator of the song...

Stand Up and Cheer

Stand up is a short cheer/song that the band will often play during breaks in action. The song was originally written for the University of Kansas in 1909, but has since been adapted as a fight song by a number of schools.[2]

Stand up and cheer!
Stand up and cheer for old Columbia!
For today we raise
The Blue and White above the rest.
Our boys are fighting
And they are bound to win the fray.
We've got the team!
We've got the steam!
For this is old Columbia's day!
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Posted: 12/27/2012 8:26 PM
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Thrailkill commissioned the fanfare that leads into SUAC. And it is unique to Ohio.
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Posted: 12/27/2012 9:35 PM
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I checked the song book. It was published in 1931. It has 22 songs specifically written for or about Ohio University, including the alma mater. Some of the songs were written by professors and some are credited to graduates, Two songs are credited to E.W. Chubb.

Stand Up and Cheer says that the words and tune are adapted, and is the only song that does not specifically credit a writer.

I believe the song that the 110 tried to revive a few years ago was called "Sing, O-HI-O", written by Professor Clarence C. Robinson. It looks like it was their "Marching Song" back in the 1930's. I liked it, but it never really caught on.
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Posted: 12/28/2012 8:22 AM
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Go Ohio is also a song that the bandbhas played a few times in the last decade or so.
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Posted: 12/28/2012 10:11 AM
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I OUr fight song was "miami sucks."

Oh.  Sorry.  That's not our song.  That's reality.
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Posted: 12/29/2012 12:41 AM
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Monroe Slavin wrote:expand_more
I OUr fight song was "miami sucks."

Oh.  Sorry.  That's not our song.  That's reality.


"In Your Ear, Miami" was always one of my favorites.
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