What would you do with a drunken sailor? What would you do with a drunken sailor, early in the morning?
While popular folklore would answer, "shave his back with a rusty razor" or "put him on the back porch 'til he's sober," New Mexico State University (NMSU) alumni have a different answer.
The school's alumni association is trying to shut up all the drunken sailors in the stands because they think it makes the school look bad. In case we're being cryptic, here are the specifics:
The NMSU fight song has a lot to do with getting drunk. It declares a lot of "unacceptable" axioms like, "And when we win this game we'll buy a keg of booze and drink it to the Aggies 'til we wobble in our shoes."
Now that's what we call a fight song! ASU's fight song pales in comparison with lines like... we have no idea what the ASU fight song is, sorry. It's sad, but we're betting that nobody outside of the Devil's Den can sing the song either.
The sad fact is, our fight song is fraught with lines like, "Fight with your might and don't ever yield," and "Long may our colors outshine all others!" Let us be the first to say, "Thanks for the most generic fight song you could possibly come up with."
Fight with your might? Could we be any more mundane? How about: Battle with your rattle, or scurry with your fury. Be-bop 'til you drop; shake it please, don't fake it.
Apparently, our fight song was composed by a group of budding 8-year-old poets. The difference between the NMSU fight song and the ASU fight song is that theirs has a tradition. Their fight song has a sense of meaning that students can identify with.
Some NMSU alumni have brought forth memories of singing the song in the early 1930s. Can anybody remember singing ASU's fight song last week?
It's a sad day for sports when a tradition is snuffed out by political correctness. The NMSU fight song is about to lose its "boozy references," according to the Associated Press.
Heaven forbid they have a fight song that actually enlivens their fans. Not only should NMSU hold onto their fight song, but other universities around the country should emulate them.
It's not enough to tell fans to "root, root, root for the home team." We have to encourage them to "chug those mugs for Terrell Suggs," or something to that effect.
Why are we fooling ourselves? Fight songs are meant to inspire, enliven and get a fan psyched up! NMSU is one of the few schools with the winning formula. Rather than watching their song go by the wayside, it's time for the Devils to show our support, and drink to home court.
Go Devils!
