A black and gold crescendo indeed, reaching a fever pitch late into the Richmond night, in VCU's hour of need.

Perhaps the band's new composition inspired the VCU Rams on the floor, as they throttled the University of Miami Hurricanes 77-70 on Sunday in a contest that went down at the College of Charleston ...

One Saturday, the marching band traveled to Norfolk State ... he suggested it be added at Rams basketball games. Kopacsi, the VCU band director at the time, first heard the anthem in the fall ...