College students making music videos to celebrate their school’s sports teams, it seems, is a meme for which there is no end in sight.
Though some of these videos are undeniably awful, cheesy, and/or just plain lame, I don’t really have too much of a problem with them. As someone who loves his alma mater and bleeds school spirit, I can appreciate kids indulging their creative juices in an attempt to give their fellow fans something to rally around.
Last year, my favorite of these videos was released. Daniel Weber and Brice Fox blessed Hoosier Nation with “This Is Indiana,” which I initially resisted but soon came around on. Now the song gets played at Assembly Hall during games and we use it in our intro to The Assembly Call.
And just last week, a group of Purdue students, led by Mirror Men Music, made what can be viewed as a response video, when they released “Boiler Up.” I’ve watched it, and removing all subjectivity from the discussion I don’t think it’s anywhere close to as good a song or as well produced as video as “This Is Indiana.”
But that’s just my opinion, and you are free to take it with several grains of salt since I’m an IU grad who obviously hates Purdue (but is respectful of the Boilers).
What I’m trying to say is that my opinion doesn’t count. Of course I like “This Is Indiana” more. The question is, which song and video do you think is better? Listen, then vote.
