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A few ACC programs don’t seem to be all that interested in bringing Stanford and Cal Berkeley into the conference, and we explain why. Plus we have a wild story involving the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Las Vegas Raiders and a porn star that actually makes perfect sense. Then, we are flying through the entire NFL and we have the most burning question for each team in the league. What will be the keys to every team’s season and what could lead to their downfall? We spend some time on each team in the NFL, and let you know what to watch this season!
This week on the Daly Dose YouTube video, a few ACC programs don’t seem to be all that interested in bringing Stanford and Cal Berkely into the conference, and we explain why. Plus we have a wild story involving the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Las Vegas Raiders and a porn star that actually makes perfect sense.
When it comes to college athletics, people often miss the forest for the trees. Everyone wants to be a football or basketball school that dominates every game, but often many miss the teams that do just that, but in sports that don’t get as much attention.
That ends today.
It’s time to recognize what your favorite school’s real best sport is, and it’s not football.
Texas
Texas has been back. In fact, Texas never left. To question the dominance of a program that has packed arenas and brought hardware to trophy cases consistently over the last four decades would be silly, because no one has done swimming and diving like the Longhorns.
Texas history of winning in the pool dates back to the 1930’s. Texas was the Men’s Southwest Conference Champions 38 times from the year 1932-1996. They’ve continued to lead the pack in the Big-12, where they have won every single championship since the conference the league began in 1997.
The women’s team is just as dominant, winning their 20 th Big-12 championship in 2022. The combined men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams account for 22 NCAA national championships.
University of Denver
If a sport requires a cold setting, chances are the University of Denver Pioneers are going to be a top contender. The Pios recently added 2022 NCAA Hockey National Champions to their resume, and while they have dominated the ice in the last few decades, nobody has been able to compete with their skiing program.
They hold an NCAA record of 24 National Championships, four more than the runner up University of Colorado. The 24 championships is third most among any team in a single sport event. Eighty individual champions have worn the crimson and gold dating back to 1954. The program has sent skiers to every single Winter Olympics from 1948-2018.
Cal, USC, UCLA, Stanford
The entire state of California holds a monopoly on the sport of water polo, so much so that there has never been a non-California school in a NCAA division one championship.
Of all the California schools, Cal Berkley is king of the pool. They currently hold the title of back-to-back NCAA Champions after they defeated USC 13-12. It is the fifteenth time they’ve floated to the top of the water polo world. UCLA, Stanford, and USC are close behind them with 12, 11, and 10 championships.
UCLA and USC’s fierce rivalry continues in the water. The two schools consistently rank near the top of the rankings, which only increases the intensity of the match. Every time the two schools faced each other in 2022, the match ended with a score within two points or less.
North Carolina
Let’s set something straight, the University of North Carolina is a field hockey school. Four out of the last five NCAA championships have gone to the Tar Heels. Their most recent championship in 2022 capped off a perfect 21-0 season. For the last 42 years they were led by the winningest head coach in NCAA division one history, Karen Shelton.
Under Shelton’s management the team won 10 national championships and 25 conference championships. In her time with the team, she also sent 16 players to represent the US in the Olympics.
She retired after the 2022 season, leaving the program on a high note. They are currently searching for the next head coach to continue their dominance.
Nebraska
With the death of Nebraska football rose a new program that would go on to dominate the NCAA, bowling. Beginning as a club in 1990, they were at the top of the the club bowling scene, amassing national championships in 1991 and 1995. In 1996 it became recognized as a varsity sport by the school, and in 2003 it became an official NCAA team.
From there, the team took off. The team has never been ranked below seventh nationally. Their sixth and most recent championship came in 2021, where they knocked off Arkansas to win the NCAA Bowling Tournament. The same year Crystal Elliot was named National Bowler of the Year, the ninth Corn Husker to win the title.
Notre Dame
The gold helmets of Notre Dame are worn proudly by their best athletes, the fencing team. The fencing team competes in the ACC where they have held 42 conference championships.
From 1975-1980 the Irish won 122 straight matches breaking the NCAA record for most consecutive varsity matches won in a row. The record stood for over a decade. During that span they picked up their first of 12 national championships, their most recent coming in 2022. Both the men’s and women’s teams have seen success over the years, they have 41 individual champions combined in program history.
In conclusion
It’s time to stop pretending your favorite school is something it’s not. Taking a deep dive into what a school is really good at is eye opening, so take pride in what they’re good at, even if they don’t play on a Saturday.
The University of Stanford has no official mascot. The tree seen at sporting events for the Cardinals is actually a mascot for the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB), and they have a long history of incidents that have gotten them banned from colleges across the nation.
On Monday, the band representative got suspended from his own school after the current person playing the Tree held a sign reading “Stanford Hates Fun” during a football game.
According to Stanford Daily, a paper at the university, this was in response to the school suppressing “social opportunities” for its students. The previous person who held the mantle of the tree will step into the role again until the suspension lifts after the football season.
The mascot is much like the band it represents: disorderly, a little creepy, and fun. Anyone can join the LSJUMB, even if they have no experience at all. They dress in costumes at football games and have been known to perform obscene and sometimes even offensive halftime performances.
In 1997 Notre Dame banned the LSJUMB from performing at their school until 2000 after their halftime performance, titled: “The Irish, Why Must They Fight?” featured themes from the Irish Potato Famine while some band members dressed as a Catholic Cardinal. Both the President of Stanford and the Athletic Director sent a sincere apology. The band went a different direction in its apology, and instead apologized for their performance’s mis-interpretation.”We think it absurd that Notre Dame can claim a whole ethnicity as its mascot, and further characterize this ethnicity as belligerent: the Fighting Irish,” the LSJUMB said in a press release. “Furthermore, to represent the Irish, Notre Dame uses a leprechaun. Most Irish people we know are not, in fact, leprechauns.”
It wasn’t even the first time they had been banned from Notre Dame. In 1991 the band was banned after a student dressed as a nun and conducted the band with a crucifix.
The band wasn’t always this way. They were a normal, uniformed, marching band until 1963, when Stanford cut funding to the music program, causing beloved Band Director Julius Shuchat to go on strike. When Shuchat did so, so did the band. They refused to play football games and other events.
Stanford eventually dismissed Shuchat and replaced him with Arthur P. Barnes. The band continued their strike until Shuchat made a deal that allowed the band to be student run in exchange for their participation in football games. From there, chaos was born.
Giving the power of the band to a handful of college students has had its pros and cons. A pro is the band is incredibly inclusive and writes its own music and halftime shows. A con is they are unofficially banned from the state of Oregon.
This came after they protested the logging industry during their halftime performance when Stanford played Oregon in 1990. At the time, The Spotted Owl was under threat of losing its habitat due to deforestation because of the logging industry. In response to this the band spelled out “OWL” and “AWOL” in its performance. Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt ordered the band to not return to Oregon after the game.
One of the band’s most famous pranks backfired on them. In the famous 1982 “The Play”, Cal returned an onside kick for a touchdown to win a game over Stanford in the closing seconds. The Stanford band rushed onto the field early, causing a disruption, allowing the game winning score to happen. The intention was to celebrate early after Stanford had won the game. Instead they created one of the most iconic moments in college football history.
2006 was a big year for the band’s antics. In February the person in the Tree costume was fired for having a .15 blood alcohol level during a basketball game. She was caught at halftime and cited for public drunkenness. Just a month later, the mascot was banned from the Women’s NCAA Tournament in Denver after dancing in an undesignated area and refusing to leave. In August the band itself was suspended indefinitely after they were busted for destruction of school property. They had vandalized their own “Band Shak”, a building on campus designated for the band.
The band has had its cases of serious incidents as well. In 2015 the band was banned from traveling with sports teams after an investigation found sexual harassment, hazing, and other forms of harassment within the band.
While the ban on the band’s travel has been lifted, it is still unlikely they will be seen on other college campuses. Many do not allow the group to play in their stadiums. They are especially hated at the Rose Bowl.
In 2013, 2014, and 2016, the band caused outrage at the Rose Bowl. In their usual unorthodox sense, the band stormed the field at halftime in wacky outfits and wild playing styles. Some in the drum line were playing other instruments like the skateboard instead of a traditional drum.
In 2013 they spelled “FUNNY” across the field, in 2014 they made the shapes of various internet icons including the Snapchat Ghost. In 2016 they angered Iowa fans after they brought out a fake cow on the field that just kind of moved around during the performance.
Many appreciate the wacky band; many also find it absurd and offensive. Here at the Daly Dose, we believe when you give the reins to a bunch of college kids, don’t be surprised when they dress up as multiple brides during their halftime performance at BYU (that happened).
This week on the Daly Dose, we remember Jackie Robinson, discuss whether or not the Los Angeles Chargers could be moving again, and both the new NBA season and the 2019 World Series are now under way!
One college basketball team has already made history before the season even starts, and our Daly Dose I-team has found the cause of former college football coach Mark Richt’s heart attack!
Then we pivot around the world of sports, looking at both some flattering and unflattering snapshots in MLB, the NBA, NCAA Football, and the NFL! MLB loves to show their home runs, but the postseason always seems to change their focus. The NBA could have a serious fan base problem. College football still has 10 undefeated teams, but we explain why that’s no reason for concern. The, we examine the terrible NFL officiating, and are the New England Patriots not as good as advertised because of their soft schedule? We review these scenarios and more!
Finally, with the Wisconsin Badgers getting beat last weekend after being favored by 30.5 points, we countdown the Top 5 college football upsets of all time by Las Vegas point spread!
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We preview the weekend in sports including some interesting college football games, some impactful NFL games, and the World Series continues in Los Angeles.
Then, with the NFL trade deadline looming, we remember the Top 5 in season NFL trades of all time!
Monday on the Daly Dose, we are recapping what we learned from a very busy weekend in sports!
One team in the MLB playoffs has to be making everyone else nervous, one NFL coaching staff may need to start updating their resume, and our college football dream for this season remains alive.
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