In her retelling of the story, Kim Mulkey is standing at the front of the room before members of LSU’s marching band.
Hired as the Tigers’ new women’s basketball coach in April, this is her introduction to the famous Golden Band from Tigerland, a group notorious for playing a sample of the 1984 rap song, “Talkin’ Out Da Side of Ya Neck.” “Neck,” as it is referred to in Baton Rouge, is beloved here and also blacklisted during games because of the vulgar chant that students and fans attach to it when played.
While addressing band members for the first time, Mulkey is moving through her normal talking points, but the band seems uninterested.