Kansas State officials apologize after their marching band caused offense when it accidentally formed the shape of male genitalia
- Marching band tried to depict their rival's mascot in battle with a spaceship
- But it looked uncannily like male genitalia entering the Jayhawk's mouth
- Kansas State claims the incident was an accident with 'no malice intended'
- Nonetheless, viewers rushed to Twitter to point out the unfortunate slip-up
Kansas State's marching band has apologized for performing a surprisingly explicit half-time formation.
Director Frank Tracz insisted the troupe had been trained to depict a Jayhawk - their main rival's mascot - in battle with a spaceship for the Star Trek-themed half-time against North Dakota.
However, the ship bore an uncanny resemblance to male genitalia - and as it 'attacked', it looked like it was entering the Jayhawk's mouth.
Uncanny: The Kansas State band formation bore a striking resemblance to a sex act at half time on Saturday
Issuing a public apology, Tracz released the blueprint chart used in rehearsals to emphasize that the 'misinterpretation' was an accident and he 'meant absolutely no disrespect or malice toward the University of Kansas'.
He added: 'There was absolutely no intent to display anything other than the Enterprise and the Jayhawk in battle.
'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.'
Nonetheless, viewers were quick to comment on the apparently graphic performance on Twitter.
"The chart below represents the drill from tonight’s show. There was absolutely no intent to display anything other...
Posted by K-State Marching Band on Saturday, September 5, 2015
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'Tell me this isn't a Jayhawk and "something" going into its mouth. You can't convince me otherwise,' tweeted viewer Scott Pufahl, who also posted a video of the scene.
'kstate band is made up entirely of 12 yr old boys,' remarked Darby Trilliland.
'Uh... interesting formation for the Kansas State band,' Timothy Burke wrote.
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