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Ranking the 10 best college football fight songs

By Phil Poling

12 November 2016: USC quarterback #14 Sam Danold leads the Trojan band in a song after the game against Washington. USC defeated Washington 36-13 at Husky Stadium on November 12, 2016, in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
12 November 2016: USC quarterback #14 Sam Danold leads the Trojan band in a song after the game against Washington. USC defeated Washington 36-13 at Husky Stadium on November 12, 2016, in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – APRIL 13: A general view of the Miami Hurricanes helmet on the bench during the annual Spring Game at Nathaniel Traz-Powell Stadium on April 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – APRIL 13: A general view of the Miami Hurricanes helmet on the bench during the annual Spring Game at Nathaniel Traz-Powell Stadium on April 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

No. 9: Miami Hurricanes

The University of Miami is one of the most storied college football programs in all of college athletics. The UM band, referred to as the, “Band of the Hour,” also has a long history.

For nearly 90 years, the Band of the Hour has played at Hurricane football games and international competitions and events. Their fight song, “Miami U How-Dee-Doo,” doesn’t appear to be inspired by any single event in their history, but it is a very proud tune.

Simple yet catchy chants of, “Mi-ami, Mi-ami, Mi-ami, Hurr-i-canes!” ring out by students and alumni alike when it’s played. Typical fight song lyricism like scoring more points and chasing a victory are also included, but there’s just something about the Band of the Hour playing it.

That name – The Band of the Hour – was given by the public address announcer in 1948 just prior to a halftime performance. “The Man of the Hour played by the Band of the Hour,” said the announcer as the band prepared to play a Henry Fillmore song. The nickname caught on and has since been adopted.