Music and School Spirit

This whole week I have been trying to think about what I could write about for my blog. Obviously, I would write about something pertaining to music, but what? I was thinking about critiquing various artists that we constantly hear on the radio that are overplayed, or the latest and most popular song on 9.33flz. However, today’s game against Syracuse definitely sparked an idea and got me brainstorming, once again, on the impact music has on us.

I really don’t think we can even come to realize all that music can do to us, whether the effects are good or bad. It influences our attitudes, moods, perspectives, and our interaction. Music easily alters our mood swings, as I discussed on my previous blog. It also energizes us and feeds our adrenaline.

Today, at our Homecoming game, despite the loss I saw how music brought all of the fans together. With the USF fight song, the Alma Mater, and even the National Anthem, Bulls all around the stadium showed support and pride for not only for our school but also for our country.  Songs such as “All I Do Is Win” that are played just about every five minutes of our football games unite the fans just by letting us goof around and dance like a bunch of idiots around the stadium. I was so pumped with the school spirit at the start of the game; it was a neat picture seeing all of the hands up in the student section flowing to the rhythm of the music. Usually when at the game, you end up sitting next to, or a few people surround you that you may not know. However when USF’s marching band, better known as The Herd of Thunder stampede’s across the field playing “The Bull” your neighbors suddenly become your best friends because of the energy through the music played. Sometimes, you might get along because your neighbor is wicked drunk, but on other occasions the music played is what unites you and brings out your USF Bull’s pride.