(function(){var src_url="https://spshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js'playList=519061207&height=381&width=570&sid=577&origin=SOLR&videoGroupID=155847&relatedNumOfResults=100&responsive=false&relatedMode=2&relatedBottomHeight=60&companionPos=&hasCompanion=false&autoStart=false&colorPallet=%23FFEB00&videoControlDisplayColor=%23191919&shuffle=0&isAP=1&pgType=cmsPlugin&pgTypeId=addToPost-top&onVideoDataLoaded=track5min.DL&onTimeUpdate=track5min.TC&onVideoDataLoaded=HPTrack.Vid.DL&onTimeUpdate=HPTrack.Vid.TC";if (typeof(commercial_video) == "object") {src_url += "&siteSection="+commercial_video.site_and_category;if (commercial_video.package) {src_url += "&sponsorship="+commercial_video.package;}}var script = document.createElement("script");script.src = src_url;script.async = true;var placeholder = document.querySelector(".js-fivemin-script");placeholder.parentElement.replaceChild(script, placeholder);})();An innocent mistake or a crude shot at a rival' During Saturday's halftime performance, the Kansas State Marching Bandformed the image of what many thought was a giant penis, which then went right into the mouth of their rival team's mascot.K-State claims it was only trying to represent the Enterprise, the spaceship from the "Star Trek" shows and movies, doing battle with the University of Kansas Jayhawk. And indeed, the band was playing the "Star Trek" theme during the performance in the middle of a game against South Dakota, which included space-related images and music. (NOTE: The video above and some of the images below may be considered NSFW for some.)"There was absolutely no intent to display anything other than the Enterprise and the Jayhawk in battle,"Frank Tracz, director of K-State's marching band, wrote on Facebook."If I am guilty of anything it would be the inability to teach the drill in a manner that these young people could have succeeded."Tracz included a diagram showing the intended formation:A printout of the schematics obtained by The Collegianfrom a member of the band also shows the more Enterprise-like formation:The Collegian obtained a photo of the Marching Band's formation from one member:http://t.co/EN0mKR2Xdj pic.twitter.com/N1H63rdAnE Tate Steinlage (@SteinlageT) September 6, 2015Tracz will meetwith school administratorson Tuesday, according toKCTV-5, and both the bandand K-State University President Kirk Schulz issued apologies on Twitter: I am sorry if anyone was offended by the performance at half-time. https://t.co/5589bLIJRs Kirk H. Schulz (@kstate_pres) September 6, 2015On social media, not everyone believed it was the Enterprise: Can u imagine being in the #KState band & calling ur parents abt tonight's performance, "hi mom! Look for me. I'm the left ball." Aimee Patton (@AimeePatton11) September 6, 2015 Slow clap for KState Marching Band, BUT WHY YOU LYYYYYYYYIN pic.twitter.com/eQvSB1RtEu Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) September 6, 2015 So I made a gif from my photos... #ksuband pic.twitter.com/TU9bWoDe4I George Walker (@pkmnct) September 6, 2015Even the captain of Enterprise joined the discussion, although actor William Shatner -- who portrayed Capt. James T. Kirk -- suggested the band's formation looked like his old ship: Yes! Did you see the plan for the formation' It's exactly this https://t.co/9wbe8XnQgd William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) September 7, 2015 .@heykim @KStatePride @kstate_pres pic.twitter.com/z31NiV3OB2 William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) September 7, 2015Responding to Schulz's apology, Shatner added: I wonder if Mother Nature needs to apologize for cloud formations with these same people' https://t.co/wl7jFzzvHA William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) September 7, 2015Also on HuffPost: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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