Sports fans around the country were saddened to learn that former Michigan head coach and athletic director Bo Schembechler had died at the age of 77. Perhaps the group of people most surprised by the mellow-harshing, morbid news was a Columbus-based punk band called the Dead Schembechlers.
In the wake of the ol’ ballcoach’s passing, the band has decided to call it quits and donate the proceeds of its final show — headlining the Hate Michigan Rally before Saturday’s big matchup of undefeateds — to a charity chosen by Schembechler’s family. Frontman Bo Biafra reportedly said “This will be it for us as a group,” and the band posted the following message on its website after hearing the news:
“The band is crushed to learn of the death of Bo Schembechler. We named this band after Coach Schembechler to honor him as the face of Wolverine football. We have never wished ill will upon him in any way and have always wished him the best.
How unfuckingpunk is that? We were kinda hoping Biafra and his Woody Hayes-dressed cohorts would release a statement that wished the larger-than-life coach’s soul luck as it burned in fiery Hades before threatening the Schembechler family that it may stop by the funeral with some friends to beat Bo’s relatives and light the casket on fire. I guess these just ain’t yo’ daddy’s punk rockers.
Related Video: If you’re in the dark about this band, check out the Dead Schembechler’s first ever music video, Bomb Ann Arbor Now.
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