It's been a thing for 14 years Not "we're not going to commercial and please rise and remove your hats and salute the flag" like that was. For the record, he said face the flag, not salute it. This is the GAME thread, not the POLITICS thread. I would be most grateful if we could all take our political opinions and store them at body temperature and out of direct sunlight. Thanx. It's whether or not people like the song/moment as part of the stretch. It's little different than the discussions we've had about guest conductors singing in the 7th.