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JoeStuckInOH

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32. I played NCAA football (prior to 2009), and we were always on the field for the NA.

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 03:21 PM

Sep 2017

I can't imagine why most pro teams weren't doing that given the NCAA was doing it.
Best pump-up song I can think of right before kickoff.

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I wonder if this will lead to the NFL not playing the anthem at games anymore. [View all] Ken Burch Sep 2017 OP

No...it is ingrained everywhere..peewee leagues included LeftInTX Sep 2017 #1

I thought that it started in 2009 when the DoD, or the Homeland question everything Sep 2017 #2

No... LeftInTX Sep 2017 #4

I recently read an oped saying that many think that this is how the national anthem ends question everything Sep 2017 #25

It's been a tradition at baseball games forever. Girard442 Sep 2017 #7

The players were not on the field for the NA prior to 2009 GusBob Sep 2017 #9

So true. Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #10

For which the NFL received millions of dollars EffieBlack Sep 2017 #17

Heard 9 mil. Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #18

Not entirely true. They weren't required to be but were allowed to be on the field. Angleae Sep 2017 #23

I played NCAA football (prior to 2009), and we were always on the field for the NA. JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #32

That would be great but I heard they get paid to play it. Is that true? lunasun Sep 2017 #3

Paid by whom? WinkyDink Sep 2017 #6

OH I guess it's they pay the NFL to have the players come out and stand for the anthem. My bad lunasun Sep 2017 #11

Who is the they in this case? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #20

Read the link in my reply DOD,Ntl guard lunasun Sep 2017 #24

fascinating. Thanks (nt) question everything Sep 2017 #28

That really adds another dimension of f*cked up to this debacle. nt prayin4rain Sep 2017 #42

As long as they don't start praying, yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2017 #5

NASCAR mountain grammy Sep 2017 #34

I do hope so. The flag and National Anthem has no place in sporting events. LiberalFighter Sep 2017 #8

I am with you on this. MontanaMama Sep 2017 #33

It makes leisurely dudes feel like they are "doing something" besides getting drunk, gambling and bettyellen Sep 2017 #40

Military Recruiting Should Stick To NASCAR... Grassy Knoll Sep 2017 #12

They could have a Demolition Derby Brigade. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #14

Yes, You Can Bring A Horse To Water.... Grassy Knoll Sep 2017 #15

I'm all for "Pop Goes the Weasel" ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #13

Or maybe "The Hokey Pokey". Ken Burch Sep 2017 #41

Not to be a wet blanket sarisataka Sep 2017 #16

One can only hope. nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #19

Let's review the 14 defining characteristics of fascism. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #21

In other countries anthems are only played burrowowl Sep 2017 #22

I think that the British anthem is played in theaters before the performance starts question everything Sep 2017 #30

Reminds me of a scene from the movie "An Everlasting Piece" Ken Burch Sep 2017 #43

Or they can keep playing it. cwydro Sep 2017 #26

Third Option ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #27

And the bathrooms! Kick everyone out who is already in there too! ;) nt ExciteBike66 Sep 2017 #29

Works For Me! ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #37

All about advertising the military and promoting war. guillaumeb Sep 2017 #31

I wish the Yankees would get rid of Gawd Bless aMURK-ah during the 7th-inning stretch stopbush Sep 2017 #35

I nominate Creep by Radiohead as the new NFL song, a beautiful song when done acoustically Not Ruth Sep 2017 #36

I'm all for that. pangaia Sep 2017 #38

As Aaron Rogers noted, fans at last nights game showed their respect stopbush Sep 2017 #39