National anthem as precursor to Coog basketball performance?
The Coogs came up short against a very good Arizona team yesterday, with seniors Lanny Smith and Dion Dowell turning into missing persons.
But even those senior Coogs didn't come up as short as the singer of the national anthem:
The national anthem singer forget the lyrics. When she couldn't readily summon the words on her second attempt past ``by the dawn's early light,'' the crowd at Hofheinz Pavilion rallied around her and started singing.
The crowd carried her through the song, but there are limits to the powers of good intentions.
Even the collective efforts of 7,917 fans couldn't do enough heavy lifting to get the Houston Cougars out of harm's way.
Ouch. Talk about your Bad Sports moments.
The singers UH tends to bring in are terrible most of the time anyway. The Cougar Brass band, on the other hand, is excellent, and they always do a great job with the national anthem. Dave Maggard should do away with the vocalists, and leave it to the band.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/13/08 11:56 AM | Print | Comments (0)
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