Dartmouth 1983
Princeton at Dartmouth
September 17th, 1983
Outcome Unknown
Ladies and gentlemen, after a long, hard summer, the Princeton University Band would like to welcome you back to fall with a re-introduction to football.
“Princeton Forward”
(“Gillette Look Sharp Theme” is played softly during the next few lines.) Hello and welcome to the Big Green Stadium. This is Howard Cosell. On the field the Band will now re-enact the dramatic play that allowed Princeton to come from behind for an upset victory over Dartmouth in 1969. Reflecting the political mood of the ’60s, the team shifts left, while the end goes in motion and lines up in the slot. The quarterback fakes a handoff to the back who dives through the hole, and takes a deep drop into the pocket. The receiver in the slot goes down and in, while the other receiver goes deep. The quarterback fakes to the short man and throws long, hitting the open man who has beaten the Indian deep zone, making him a Princeton football hero.
“You’ve Got to be a Football Hero” (Band acts out play)
But these days, the football hero relies more on the pep pill than on the pep talk. However, the Band could have predicted that a long time ago. Why, playing in a bowl filled with grass, players couldn’t help getting up for the game. Even with Astroturf, the field remains riddled with hash marks. And cocaine has always been a factor, with lines every five yards. Why do you think we’re out here? Forming a bad trip on the field, the Band escapes the green, grim reality of Hanover.
“Basin Street” (Band forms a bad trip…you know, a blob)
And for all the naive freshmen, the Band would like to conclude by informing you that after four years of hard work, you’ve got plenty of mutton.
September 17th, 1983
Outcome Unknown
Ladies and gentlemen, after a long, hard summer, the Princeton University Band would like to welcome you back to fall with a re-introduction to football.
“Princeton Forward”
(“Gillette Look Sharp Theme” is played softly during the next few lines.) Hello and welcome to the Big Green Stadium. This is Howard Cosell. On the field the Band will now re-enact the dramatic play that allowed Princeton to come from behind for an upset victory over Dartmouth in 1969. Reflecting the political mood of the ’60s, the team shifts left, while the end goes in motion and lines up in the slot. The quarterback fakes a handoff to the back who dives through the hole, and takes a deep drop into the pocket. The receiver in the slot goes down and in, while the other receiver goes deep. The quarterback fakes to the short man and throws long, hitting the open man who has beaten the Indian deep zone, making him a Princeton football hero.
“You’ve Got to be a Football Hero” (Band acts out play)
But these days, the football hero relies more on the pep pill than on the pep talk. However, the Band could have predicted that a long time ago. Why, playing in a bowl filled with grass, players couldn’t help getting up for the game. Even with Astroturf, the field remains riddled with hash marks. And cocaine has always been a factor, with lines every five yards. Why do you think we’re out here? Forming a bad trip on the field, the Band escapes the green, grim reality of Hanover.
“Basin Street” (Band forms a bad trip…you know, a blob)
And for all the naive freshmen, the Band would like to conclude by informing you that after four years of hard work, you’ve got plenty of mutton.
