This has been on the news locally. Seems like the AD and the band director really came to verbal blows about how the dead time in the football games was going to be filled. The game presentation/ops side of the argument was trying to limit how often the band played during games, and fill that previous space with canned music, while the band director aired very public complaints that the football program/athletic department was trying to limit the band's effectiveness and airplay. I guess the band director learned that it's not a good career decision to pick a fight with your employer.

UTK fans, is that about right?

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Posted by ConwayGamecock

South Carolina

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:35 pm to RoyalAir

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This has been on the news locally. Seems like the AD and the band director really came to verbal blows about how the dead time in the football games was going to be filled.

Tell them to have no fear: the Gamecocks will take of that this Saturday....

On a serious note: I watched some of the UT-UGA game, and did recall hearing some music after a score or something that sounded clearly like studio music coming from loudspeakers, and not from a live band. I couldn't believe UT would do something like that with their big band, but now I know....

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Posted by lowspark12

nashville, tn

Member since Aug 2009

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Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:35 pm to RoyalAir

It seemed to me the UT band was playing more during the UGA game... I thought it was just b/c they hadn't had a lot to cheer about over the last few years, but I guess it was a ploy by the band director...