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re: Past time to finally do away with Univ Marching Bands

Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:45 pm to
Posted by Montezuma
Member since Apr 2013
3629 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:45 pm to
quote:

Instead of the band doing the Power T or whatever your school does, each University could use the students to line up.


You sound real Big 12 right now.
Posted by Pigfeet
Ark Mods are Fascists
Member since Mar 2010
19783 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:56 pm to
quote:

Good thing most of your fellow fans don't think the same way that you do



58% do, bands are archaic, look to the future
Posted by agswin
The Republic of Texas
Member since Aug 2011
4341 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 5:01 pm to
quote:

Try going on a hunger strike until they drop the band. I heard that works now.


#bandlivesmatter

#solidarity
Posted by Monticello
Member since Jul 2010
16197 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 5:02 pm to
Totally agree. Marching bands provide no significant value to the game experience and cost millions. Ditch them.
Posted by Pigfeet
Ark Mods are Fascists
Member since Mar 2010
19783 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 5:12 pm to
quote:

Marching bands provide no significant value to the game experience and cost millions. Ditch them



Posted by jcaz
Laffy
Member since Aug 2014
15549 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 5:40 pm to
I'm 24. I'm all about a band AND the sound system.
Nothing wrong with tradition.... Frick off
Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
55224 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 5:46 pm to
Sorry yours sucks


Ours is awesome and it's not going away
Posted by WarDamnBears
Auburn
Member since Mar 2015
44 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 5:50 pm to
I love our band. Some of the halftime shows may be boring, but then you get some like the one the AUMB did last weekend against Georgia. It was Back to the Future theme and the band provided the music for the video that was on the Jumbotron. I thought it was very well done! You can watch it here
Posted by Pigfeet
Ark Mods are Fascists
Member since Mar 2010
19783 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 5:56 pm to
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It was Back to the Future theme



and the school pays how much for all the kids to play you some "Back to the Future" halftime show.

C'mon man, the money would be better suited for research and retooling the education system
Posted by FishFearMe
United States
Member since Jul 2015
7196 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 6:06 pm to
Go for it Arky!

Posted by dswear
Member since Nov 2014
168 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 6:22 pm to
Most of the people who do marching band aren't even on scholarship anyways or at most they get a scholarship that simply pays for the class credit. It's basically people volunteering their time and you want to get rid of it.
Posted by dswear
Member since Nov 2014
168 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 6:27 pm to
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and the school pays how much for all the kids to play you some "Back to the Future" halftime show.

C'mon man, the money would be better suited for research and retooling the education system


Then we need to get rid of all of these title 9 sports and other men's sports that no one remotely cares about. Just drop everything except football and basketball.

After we do that we can all agree to hard cap head coaching salaries since we're all so worried about the money being spent.

Yeah, all that sounds like great fun.
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
14099 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 6:35 pm to
Percussion section alone should keep this from ever happening. But, I think something new and innovative should be explored. Marching bands have grown stale for the most part, but it is college football tradition.
Posted by wmr
North of Dickson, South of Herman's
Member since Mar 2009
32518 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 6:38 pm to
you're the worst.
Posted by cmayes56
Alabama
Member since Oct 2015
2843 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 10:53 pm to
The Tennessee Band is better than the football team. Maybe you hillbillies should stop playing football and concentrate on Band Festivals.

Perhaps you could manage to win one of those, because there are 3rd graders that have never seen the vols beat Alabama. ..lol
This post was edited on 11/20/15 at 10:54 pm
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42620 posts
Posted on 11/21/15 at 12:14 am to
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Perhaps you could manage to win one of those, because there are 3rd graders that have never seen the vols beat Alabama. ..lol


There are 3rd graders smart enough to figure out a guy whose username is Pigfeet and whose listed located is in Arkansas is an Arkansas fan not a Tennessee fan and yet no less than two Bammers have fallen for it.
Posted by chadr07
Pineville, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
7875 posts
Posted on 11/21/15 at 12:18 am to
So your saying owning a gun, reading the bible and praising God is living in the past? Welp enjoy your eternity burning in hell cause God doesn't accept people who put him in the past.
Posted by Litigator
Hog Jaw, Arkansas
Member since Oct 2013
7535 posts
Posted on 11/21/15 at 12:18 am to
He be wearing some camouflage.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42620 posts
Posted on 11/21/15 at 12:32 am to
quote:

He be wearing some camouflage.


No doubt. Deep undercover.
Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
24113 posts
Posted on 11/21/15 at 12:51 am to
I find pretty much all the SEC bands to be boring. I hope at some point my generation wants bands that mix up the current boring routines. I'd like for Bama to be able to Alabama A&M during the game, and at halftime.
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