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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
QUOTE OF THE DAY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
"Shout out to the group that made that 'We Are Mizzou Basketball' video."
Michael Dixon Jr. Missouri guard
FACT OF THE DAY
YouTube was founded in early 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim.
About section, YouTube.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What is the most-viewed YouTube video of all time?
A: "Baby" by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - 698 million views
About section,
YouTube.com
THE MORNING BREW Show spirit at games, not on YouTube
A message to aspiring musicians who want to show their college sports fandom and creativity through a music video on YouTube: just don't.
Once again, for the sake of your fanbases' dignity - just don't do it.
Those who watched the "We are Mizzou" music video witnessed some corny choreography and an autotuned musical disaster. The song opens with the question, "What's the worst part about Arkansas?... it has 'Kansas' in it." And it was pretty much all downhill from there. For 3 minutes and 34 seconds, the musical trio of Andrew Carter, Matt Roberts and Tanner Brandell flaunted SEC shirts and danced around on the court of Mizzou Arena.
For those who have not seen the video, consider yourself lucky.
Now, this is not just a shot at Kansas' SEC-bound rival. The let's-show-how-much we-love-our-team-in-rhythmic-
fashion epidemic has victimized the Kansas Jayhawks as well. Last year, Kansas City rapper B Double E released his KU-themed cover of Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow." The song, "Red and Blue KU," currently has more than 350,000 views on YouTube and actually got a positive response from Jayhawk Nation. However, the video definitely has its awkward moments, and there are so many covers of "Black and Yellow" that this song lacks originality.
The real enigma arises when the
universities themselves sponsor these videos that are destined for YouTube humiliation. On Saturday, Murray State University's official YouTube channel posted the video "Murray State Anthem" by student rappers Trubz 'N' Matlock.
As college basketball's lone undefeated team, Murray State definitely has a reason to be excited, but I'm not sure that a university-made rap video does the Racers' basketball team much justice. Although the video blows away "We are Mizzou" in production quality, the fact that the basketball team and school administrators are featured in the video makes it look like a running joke. Murray State fans should probably thank the Tigers for dominating the Internet backlash as both videos were posted within a day of each other.
Kansas' in-state rival Kansas State is notorious for YouTube disasters. The "Power Towel" video from the Ron Prince days in 2007 currently has 334,000 views on YouTube. The video
urges Kansas State students to bring their "Power Towels" for future games, and then Willie the Wildcat randomly strums a guitar for a minute. Although the video was posted in 2007, it could honestly pass for the late 80's with the horrid explosions and graphics in the background.
I think we all know about the "EcoKat" debacle of 2011, which received such a hostile response that Kansas State seemingly removed the footage from the face of the Earth.
From now on, if fans want to show their school spirit, leave the cameras and microphones at home and just go to the games.
— Edited by Katie James
This week in athletics
Men's Basketball
vs. Oklahoma
8 p.m.
Lawrence
There are no athletic events today.
Friday
Women's Swimming
vs. Iowa State
6 p.m.
Ames, Iowa
Track
New Balance
Invitational
All Day
New York City, N.Y.
Saturday
Men's Basketball
vs. Missouri
8 p.m.
Columbia, Mo.
Track
New Balance
Invitational
All Day
New York City, N.Y.
Women's Basketball
vs. Texas A&M
7 p.m.
College Station, Texas
College Station, Texas
**Women's Swim**
vs. Iowa State
10 a.m.
Ames, Iowa
There are no athletic events today.
Monday
There are no athletic events today.
Tennis
vs. UMKC
4 p.m.
Lawrence
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