Didn’t know about this. Looked up “Power ROC” and found this:

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Oct 7, 2021
4:39:43pm

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Not a good pump up song but at least the artist is named ROC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C_YUupZE04

Honestly I could only listen for five seconds before I bailed.

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How did Power become the ROC's pump up song?

Bill Moore Esq

10/7/21 4:29pm

Because it's about the song itself maybe, not the singer?

Turnpike Lane

10/7/21 4:30pm

huh? I'm just wondering the origin story of how it became a tradition.

Bill Moore Esq

10/7/21 4:31pm

During basketball one year, one student had the idea, they spread it around, and

BYUCougarsFan

10/7/21 4:34pm

Kudos to that guy. Jealous we didn't have such fun in my day.

Bill Moore Esq

10/7/21 4:40pm

It’s so old now. Pretty sure they were jammin to this during the jimmer days.

'69chevy

10/7/21 4:32pm

It's a great crowd song with they heyy, ohhh. Then the ROC came up with a cool

BYUCougarsFan

10/7/21 4:32pm

I agree. I like that it's a tradition unique to BYU. Getting the whole stadium to do it would be unreal.

Pimpin4Paradise

10/7/21 4:44pm

What stereotypical mormon song do you want? Scripture Power?

GhostRider

10/7/21 4:37pm

I already said i like it.

Bill Moore Esq

10/7/21 4:38pm

"In our lovely deseret"

ryebrye

10/7/21 4:46pm

As long as it's the 2nd verse please.. gets me amped!

GhostRider

10/7/21 4:58pm

Because that song, and whole album, is a masterpiece.

allaboutthegainz

10/7/21 4:38pm

Didn’t know about this. Looked up “Power ROC” and found this:

(Private)

10/7/21 4:39pm

Power is great. The 4th quarter clap thing is an abomination and should be trashed immediately.

TCuz

10/7/21 4:59pm

The clap thing really doesn't work. I agree. Some version of it maybe could, but as constituted it's sorta lame.

Trent

10/7/21 5:08pm

Is there where people clap and Cosmo pounds the big drum?

BYUHawk

10/7/21 10:40pm

Too bad they don't play it all the way through

BIG XII Coug

10/7/21 6:06pm

They used to have a version with the lyrics and we’d sing along in the ROC.

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