Nice job MOB
Over the past week, the Marching Owl Band has made national news for their performance at the halftime of the football team’s game against the University of Tulsa last Saturday
(See story, page 1). What did the MOB do that was so amazing? They did their job — entertaining Rice while acting as a thorn in the side the opposing team. We could not be prouder.
Unfortunately, Tulsa does not feel the same way and has filed a complaint to Conference USA about the MOB’s performance for calling their head coach, and former Rice head coach, Todd Graham a douchebag at the end of a Dante’s Inferno themed show.
This complaint is utterly ridiculous. Todd Graham is a big boy, not to mention a public figure, and he should be able to take a few dirty words. This perverted idea of sportsmanship as censorship has gone too far, and the MOB should be rewarded for its performance, not punished. After all, one of the great parts of sporting events is demonizing the opposing team — Yankees-Red Sox games are certainly a lot more fun than Nationals-Marlins games.
We encourage the MOB to keep up the good work — stay funny, relevant and mean. After all, the Texas A&M message boards all currently filled with praises of the MOB, and when Rice and A&M agree, you know you have a winner. But, in exchange for these entertaining shows, Rice should make sure that the MOB does not face any financial trouble handling potentially imposed fines. A few thousand bucks is a small fee to pay for pride.
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