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re: Y'all understand that almost all Big12 schools put the visitors bands in the upper deck?
Posted on 9/8/22 at 11:17 am to Bama Bird
Posted on 9/8/22 at 11:17 am to Bama Bird
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feel like we did this to Miss State in 2008 maybe. I have no idea why but I remember the band being in the upper-north end zone (could have been someone else)
I believe they decided to bring their entire band because it's such a close trip. I think Alabama also did this in Starkville one year and was in the upper deck. Because of that we both decided to put them in the upper deck instead of taking the entire lower level seating for the band.
The usual SEC practice is enough lower bowl tickets for the opposing teams travel band and 1,000 or so fans and everyone else split up in 2-3 upper deck sections.
This post was edited on 9/8/22 at 11:18 am
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Posted on 9/8/22 at 11:30 am to SummerOfGeorge
The SEC madates that visiting fans receive either 5 or 10 percent of their tickets HAVE to be in the lower bowl and the band is included in that number. So if its 5 percent at BDS, there are 5000 seats alloted to the visitor in the lower bowl.
The SEC also mandates that if you play at Vandy you simply just take the stadium over as you please.
The SEC also mandates that if you play at Vandy you simply just take the stadium over as you please.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 12:13 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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I believe they decided to bring their entire band because it's such a close trip.
Probably the case. I don't know if it's the same for all schools, but I assume it is. However, I know someone in the Tennessee AD, and when it comes to when and where the band can travel, there are certain guidelines they follow.
For example, there is a limit to how many miles they can travel by bus. And then when you get to further distances, even with a limited amount of band members, they usually have a limited amount of away games the band can attend due to costs like flying, hotels, etc.
In the end, it basically comes down to costs and you can't have a bunch of kids on a bus like it's a greyhound trip.
A short trip like that, no problem at all to take the entire band.
When Alabama played Oklahoma @ Oklahoma in 2002, Alabama didn't bring it's band at all. But at least Oklahoma was classy enough that their band played quite a bit for Alabama. Always remembered that and thought it was very cool of them.
This post was edited on 9/8/22 at 12:14 pm
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