Minnesota Rouser

" Minnesota Rouser " es el himno de la Universidad de Minnesota . Se interpreta en todos los partidos de los Minnesota Golden Gophers .

La frase "Ski-U-Mah" formaba parte de uno de los primeros cánticos de bienvenida a la Universidad de Minnesota.

Los aficionados de los Gophers tradicionalmente levantan los puños en el aire durante el deletreo y hacen un movimiento circular con el puño durante el grito.

La letra original se publicó en el Minneapolis Tribune el 21 de noviembre de 1909.

Fue el tema de un concurso organizado en 1909 por el Minnesota Daily y el Minneapolis Tribune para componer una canción adecuada para los partidos de fútbol americano de Minnesota, que sustituyera al himno " ¡Salve, Minnesota! ". La canción fue escrita por Floyd Hutsell, entonces director del coro de la Primera Iglesia Metodista Episcopal de Minneapolis. Originalmente incluyó una estrofa, pero hoy solo se canta el estribillo. Fuera de Minnesota, Hutsell es más conocido como "Robert LaMar", un destacado actor y productor de vodevil y opereta. La canción se tituló originalmente "The U. of M. Rouser", pero con el tiempo se la conoció simplemente como "Minnesota Rouser".

Sheet music to the winning song was published November 21, 1909, as a Supplement to the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. Written in the key of G major, it was titled "The U. of M. Rouser" and was dedicated to B. A. Rose, Band Master, U. of M. The verse was included in this publication. The Judges for the fighting song, listed on the back, were: A.O. Eberhart, Governor of Minnesota; Cyrus W. Northrop, President of the University of Minnesota; Carlyle M. Scott, Professor of Music, University of Minnesota; J.A. Sende, Chief Musician, University of Minnesota Band; and Arthur Allen, President of the University of Minnesota Glee and Mandolin Club.

The contest spawned another prominent Big Ten song. William T. Purdy also submitted a song for the contest, titled "Minnesota, Minnesota." He withdrew it from the contest at the urging of his lyricist, Carl Beck, who wanted to offer the song to the University of Wisconsin, where it became "On Wisconsin".

The Boston-based rock orchestra, The Wings of Fire Orchestra, uses a variation of the U. of Minnesota Rouser on the song Connorfool (from Bullfighter Ballet, 2006).

On The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, the lyrics are changed to "Wossamotta, Hats Off to U" ("Hail, Wossamotta, hail/Better we should land in jail.")

• Ski-U-Mah

• University of Minnesota Band Alumni Society (1992). Minnesota, Hats Off To Thee. Taylor Publishing Company. pp. 191–192. ISBN 0-9629747-0-6.
• "The Minnesota Rouser". Regents of the University of Minnesota. 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2006-09-09.
• "Ski-U-Mah". Regents of the University of Minnesota. 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2006-09-09.

• The Minnesota Rouser as performed by the University of Minnesota Marching Band