Tulsa files complaint about Rice halftime show
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:23 pm
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TULSA, Okla. -- Tulsa has filed a formal complaint with Conference USA over the Rice marching band's performance of "Todd Graham's Inferno" during halftime of Saturday's football game in Houston.
Graham left Rice for Tulsa after just one season. His Golden Hurricane defeated Rice 48-43 to win the C-USA West Division title. Tulsa plays Central Florida for the conference championship Saturday.
The band's show depicted a search for the former Owls coach through different circles of Hell -- based on Dante's "Divine Comedy."
The Tulsa World reported Tuesday that the show ended by calling Graham an offensive name over the public address system.
"We filed a formal complaint with the conference and that's where it stands now," Tulsa athletic director Bubba Cunningham said. "I talked to their AD [Chris Del Conte] this morning. Our conversation was very cordial and he said to do what we thought was appropriate."
Cunningham said sportsmanship has been a point of emphasis in C-USA.
"When we don't meet those standards, we need to look at ourselves as a league and find how we can make that experience better," he said.
Man, Rice's band sure was dumb ... kinda funny, but really dumb ...
TULSA, Okla. -- Tulsa has filed a formal complaint with Conference USA over the Rice marching band's performance of "Todd Graham's Inferno" during halftime of Saturday's football game in Houston.
Graham left Rice for Tulsa after just one season. His Golden Hurricane defeated Rice 48-43 to win the C-USA West Division title. Tulsa plays Central Florida for the conference championship Saturday.
The band's show depicted a search for the former Owls coach through different circles of Hell -- based on Dante's "Divine Comedy."
The Tulsa World reported Tuesday that the show ended by calling Graham an offensive name over the public address system.
"We filed a formal complaint with the conference and that's where it stands now," Tulsa athletic director Bubba Cunningham said. "I talked to their AD [Chris Del Conte] this morning. Our conversation was very cordial and he said to do what we thought was appropriate."
Cunningham said sportsmanship has been a point of emphasis in C-USA.
"When we don't meet those standards, we need to look at ourselves as a league and find how we can make that experience better," he said.
Man, Rice's band sure was dumb ... kinda funny, but really dumb ...
