Nebraska Fight Song
I don’t quite understand what it is with a Nebraska fight song – we actually have quite a few Nebraska fight songs, but any Nebraska fight song is just about enough to get anyone’s spirits rising. I personally think that there’s nothing too special about a Nebraska fight song, not really, but I have to admit that hearing a Nebraska fight song being played, or hearing someone sing it, is about enough to bring tears of pride to my eyes, enough to make me want shout out with glee and say something aggressive like “Take THAT, Oklahoma!”. Seeing as a Nebraska fight song is played in some sporting events – the favorite being “Hail Varsity”, which is played after the Nebraska Cornhusker Football Team scores a touchdown. Something about a Nebraska fight song inspires the raising of spirits and a sense of being one in strength with all other Nebraskans. It’s a truly strange phenomenon.
I mention this now because I was hanging around with Wesley and my brothers (blood-related or otherwise) at the kitchen as I was looking through job advertisements when Louie, one of the newer boys, began to sing a Nebraska fight song - “There Is No Place like Nebraska”. Before I knew it, we were all singing that particular Nebraska fight song, swaying and laughing like fools. But the singing made me feel hopeful; and this Nebraska fight song made me turn my face to the future.