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20 College football teams as Prince songs

By Michael Collins

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 04: Prince performs during the 'Pepsi Halftime Show' at Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 04: Prince performs during the 'Pepsi Halftime Show' at Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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Sep 19, 2015; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers players enter the stadium during the Tiger Walk before the game against the Connecticut Huskies at Faurot Field. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

Sign o’ the Times – Missouri Tigers

Tell-Tale Lyric: You turn on the telly and every other story is tellin’ you somebody died
A sister killed her baby ’cause she couldn’t afford to feed it
And yet we’re sending people to the moon

The smash 1987 double-lp Sign o’ the Times gave us an unforgettable funk glimpse at society in its title track, and last season the Missouri Tigers gave us their view on some societal issues.

The Missouri football team protested some racially charged incidents on campus by threatening to sit out a game, and were supported by their former (now retired) coach Gary Pinkel. The protest brought the national spotlight to Columbia, Mo. and it was certainly a sign of the times on college campuses nationwide.

While protests on campus are not uncommon, for a major football program to join in and to do so by threatening not to play a game – potentially costing the school and athletic department millions of dollars and public relations fallout – was new and unprecedented.

The university president eventually stepped down and the game was played as scheduled, but the message was clear. Big time athletics has a voice in campus politics.

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