[Renaissance Man]

I enjoyed the band at the game yesterday, but I do miss the edginess that has been legislated out of the shows. I love parody and satire (Swift would not be allowed to write a Stanford halftime show these days), and I have always thought that the most criticized shows were hilarious. I have watched at least two visiting bands present a "Tribute to Lady Gaga" over the past two seasons--talk about offensive!  The best laugh I got from yesterday's shows was when Wisconsin's PA announcer solemnly stated that the Badger band would be performing the "original" arrangement of a familiar classical composition (the title is escaping me right now). I was curious how many of the 93,000 in attendance could make the distinction--I would guess that all of them had a large, bushy red and white feather sticking straight up on the front if their hat.

[Renaissance Man]

I enjoyed the band at the game yesterday, but I do miss the edginess that has been legislated out of the shows. I love parody and satire (Swift would not be allowed to write a Stanford halftime show these days), and I have always thought that the most criticized shows were hilarious. I have watched at least two visiting bands present a "Tribute to Lady Gaga" over the past two seasons--talk about offensive!  The best laugh I got from yesterday's shows was when Wisconsin's PA announcer solemnly stated that the Badger band would be performing the "original" arrangement of a familiar classical composition (the title is escaping me right now). I was curious how many of the 93,000 in attendance could make the distinction--I would guess that all of them had a large, bushy red and white feather sticking straight up on the front if their hat.