It's the "Chinese Bandits" song that's played as others have mentioned after the defense stalls a team's drive. Now, if you're wondering why Chinese Bandits? That was the nickname given to the defensive unit on the 1958 National Championship team by then Coach Paul Dietzel, who used a 3-team platoon system. He got the nickname to the defense to the unit from an old comic strip called "Terry and The Pirates," which described Chinese Bandits as the "most vicious people in the world," the way he wanted his defense to play. There is a famous photo of that defense wearing Chinese masks that appeared in Life Magazine.
The bowing goes with the "Chinese Bandits" fanfare. Chinese Bandits dates back to the late 1958 NC team, but the current incarnation was reinstituted by the Tiger Band in the 1980's as a defensive stop cheer. Somewhere along the line it became less of a Chinese bow with folded arms and more of a Wayne's World "We're not worthy" bow with outstretched arms.
It's really cool, I was one of my favorite cheers when I was in Tiger Band. 2 years ago when we got that new provost she told Tiger Band to stop calling it Chinese Bandits because it was politically incorrect. Just to call it Bandits. The lady is from Kansas or something so apparantly she has NO idea why it's called that in the first place. Even if you took the WORD Chinese out of it it would still be a Chinese chord progression. That's only one of many reason I don't like her.
here are the pictures from the Oct 12, 1959 LIFE Magazine One of the best elements of LSU history get emasculated by Political Correctness - sad. I believe we play it after a defensive stop or turnover- generally 3rd or 4th down.
