Alright you clicked on it. Yet another in a long list of threads about our entrance song, but I think this could work and here's why:
Despite what you'd say about the song itself (or the man who wrote it for that matter), Power at Kyle Field was undeniably one of the best entrances in CFB. What made it special was the buy-in and energy from the crowd 100k strong, especially the student section. It was less about the lyrics in my opinion, and more about how easy it was to jump in and make your presence felt with the "AH's" and the "A's".
Fast forward and Power should be off the table. We tried something different last year but it didnt seem to capture the same energy because it wasn't recognizable.
If you haven't heard about the Kendrick Lamar / Drake feud go research it and come back. Hundreds have weighed in and can educate better than me, but to sum it up, Kendrick dropped the hammer, the final word if you will with the last song in the beef, "Not Like Us". I guarantee you if you played this song, the entire student section would automatically know to break into chants of "THEY NOT LIKE US" that repeats over and over in the song's hook.
I think this is the perfect thing to get back the mojo that once surrounded the entrance when it was Power.
The beat goes hard, and gets people moving. It's culturally recognizable and would be super easy to pick up when the season starts. And most importantly and can't think of a more fitting phrase to chant 100,000 strong than "they not like us".
Aggies have always had an identity that finds camaraderie in how we're viewed as weird or cultish. We're outsiders, us against the world, or as our university has said "we're different, and that's what makes a difference"
What university is like Texas A&M? What student body is like the Aggies? Everyone wants to be the 12th man, but there's no substituting the original.
"THEY NOT LIKE US"? You're damn right they are not
Despite what you'd say about the song itself (or the man who wrote it for that matter), Power at Kyle Field was undeniably one of the best entrances in CFB. What made it special was the buy-in and energy from the crowd 100k strong, especially the student section. It was less about the lyrics in my opinion, and more about how easy it was to jump in and make your presence felt with the "AH's" and the "A's".
Fast forward and Power should be off the table. We tried something different last year but it didnt seem to capture the same energy because it wasn't recognizable.
If you haven't heard about the Kendrick Lamar / Drake feud go research it and come back. Hundreds have weighed in and can educate better than me, but to sum it up, Kendrick dropped the hammer, the final word if you will with the last song in the beef, "Not Like Us". I guarantee you if you played this song, the entire student section would automatically know to break into chants of "THEY NOT LIKE US" that repeats over and over in the song's hook.
I think this is the perfect thing to get back the mojo that once surrounded the entrance when it was Power.
The beat goes hard, and gets people moving. It's culturally recognizable and would be super easy to pick up when the season starts. And most importantly and can't think of a more fitting phrase to chant 100,000 strong than "they not like us".
Aggies have always had an identity that finds camaraderie in how we're viewed as weird or cultish. We're outsiders, us against the world, or as our university has said "we're different, and that's what makes a difference"
What university is like Texas A&M? What student body is like the Aggies? Everyone wants to be the 12th man, but there's no substituting the original.
"THEY NOT LIKE US"? You're damn right they are not
