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Kansas State sorry after boldly going where no marching band has gone before

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Kansas State’s halftime show drew more attention than their play. Photograph: Orlin Wagner/AP

Kansas State’s marching band reached for the very stars themselves as they decided to start the college football season with a routine that took on the majesty of the galaxy. Instead they appeared to produce space porn.

The theme for their halftime show against South Dakota was science fiction, taking in Star Wars and Star Trek. But when the band went to form the Starship Enterprise things went terribly wrong, with an anatomically correct representation of a man’s most private place stretching from the endzone out to the 50-yard line.

The display quickly drew an apology from Kansas State president Kirk Schulz on Twitter:

Meanwhile, band director Frank Tracz said that “there was absolutely no intent to display anything other than the Enterprise and the Jayhawk in battle.”

Rumors that Kansas State’s next routine revolves around the golden age of steam and will depict a train going into a tunnel remain unconfirmed.

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