Quote Originally Posted by Milkman View Post
"Ski U Mah" apparently has its origins in boat rowing.

U of M Rugby captain John Adams had heard Sioux boys yell "ski-yoo!" when they won canoe races on Lake Pepin. He incorrectly interpreted that phrase as the Sioux word for victory, or exultation and suggested it as a cheer for the University rugby team. A co-captain added the "mah" to make it rhyme with "rah" and created "Ski-U-Mah!" The slogan has been used to cheer on the Minnesota Golden Gophers athletics teams, and was written into the lyrics of University songs including the "Minnesota Rouser", "Go Gopher Victory", "Minnesota Fight" and "Minnesota March".


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski-U-Mah_(slogan)

Also fitting that its origins include misinterpreting victory.
Kfans already got commercials with fleck saying ski u mah.

On a side note...so dumb. Nothing fires up today's kids like ski u mah or rah.