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Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:00 pm to Gatorbait2008
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Honestly...I'm not one who watches the half time shows they bore me to death. Still like having the band. They are basically the directors of the cheers. They are an much worse looking extension of cheerleaders though far more useful
Depends on the show. I always like seeing our homecoming show because we always have a Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse as well as a better band performance but I think they do more in between plays than at half time. We didn't have a band when we traveled to Autzen because Autzen doesn't really have the space and it sucked. You don't realize how important they are to the experience until they aren't there. It's the background of college football and games feel empty without it.
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Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:01 pm to 18handicap
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Where do you get your information from? Dr Wickes retired 3 years ago. Roy King has been the director. You should get your head out of your arse & get your facts right before you post.
I fixed it. That's who I meant. Wickes was actually incredible. Roy King has sucked the life out of TGBFTL.
Oh, and GFY.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:01 pm to Gatorbait2008
I just hope that people realize that band kids have little to no say in what we play. The directors just give us the music and expect us to memorize it. No questions asked.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:02 pm to Prof
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I always like seeing our homecoming show because we always have a Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse
UT fans get fired up over Homecoming Horses
That's your damn homecoming queen you big dummy.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:05 pm to Carolina Tide
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I just hope that people realize that band kids have little to no say in what we play. The directors just give us the music and expect us to memorize it. No questions asked.
Oh yeah, definitely. I mean, the kids in LSU's band today probably aren't jamming out to Jungle Boogie and Ants Marching on the weekends.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:06 pm to pvilleguru
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Are Tennessee's fans not sick of the circle drill yet?
Not really but to be honest the band's value to me is pre-game festivities, running through the T, saluting the hill, rocky top, playing our Alma Mater and Down the Field (our actual fight song), playing the Tennessee Waltz as we are leaving the stadium etc. The half time shows can be nice but they are less important to me than all the other things the band does.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:08 pm to MightyYat
I'm absolutely shocked these bands hadn't gone to a more Black College Band format(really popular hits and dancing)... I know it requires replacing a lot of white folks and that may be the issue but, Black bands jam! they're even fun to watch on youtube... Even in HS when we play against a team with a good Black band it is awesome to hear and watch. And they jam whether they are up by 20 or down by 30.
In HBCUs the half time shows are what people really come to see. People go to get their food about 15mins before halftime so they can come back and watch the show.. But major college bands do suck.
In HBCUs the half time shows are what people really come to see. People go to get their food about 15mins before halftime so they can come back and watch the show.. But major college bands do suck.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:09 pm to Pigfeet
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UT fans get fired up over Homecoming Horses That's your damn homecoming queen you big dummy.
And she's beautiful.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:11 pm to Prof
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but to be honest the band's value to me is pre-game festivities, running through the T, saluting the hill, rocky top, playing our Alma Mater and Down the Field (our actual fight song), playing the Tennessee Waltz as we are leaving the stadium
all can be done with an Iphone and the student body, cash in hand
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:18 pm to Pigfeet
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all can be done with an Iphone and the student body, cash in hand
No it really can't. You can't do the Vol Walk and Salute to the Hill or run through the T without them. It may look simple but it's really not. UT's band has marched in more Presidential Inaugurations than any other band besides US Military Bands. It's older than our football program and the uniform they wear harkens back to our military history (it's modeled after our old dragoon uniform) which is older than any other non-military academy. Why on Earth should we give that up?
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:20 pm to BamaStepL
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But major college bands do suck.
I think the problem is the ignorant fans in the stands.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:23 pm to Pigfeet
not a big marching band myself..but there are standards. Ohio st Marching Band actually makes $$. All seats are endowed and they make CD or downloap MP3/4"s and turn a profit every year as well as entertain.
The difference between the OSUMB and every other is there is competiton..just like on the fb team. Every year is new tryouts. These kids want to be band members not for the perks..but for the accomplishment it represents.
Maybe its' just Ohio...high school marching bands are still a big thing with mostly the same participants as the football team if not more.
bottom line...either invest the $$ and energy and dedication it takes to become entertaining..or go spin your records on big speakers.
The difference between the OSUMB and every other is there is competiton..just like on the fb team. Every year is new tryouts. These kids want to be band members not for the perks..but for the accomplishment it represents.
Maybe its' just Ohio...high school marching bands are still a big thing with mostly the same participants as the football team if not more.
bottom line...either invest the $$ and energy and dedication it takes to become entertaining..or go spin your records on big speakers.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:32 pm to LowCountryBuckeye
Besides, give up the Band and you'll be stuck with Lee Greenwood singing God Bless the USA at half time (or whatever hokey country song is popular) or Chubby Checker asking you to do the twist. Older UT fans will know what I'm talking about with Greenwood. There was a time he fricking lived at Neyland.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:34 pm to Pigfeet
how well your band travels is a leading indicator of TOP programs.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:36 pm to Pigfeet
OP can go frick himself.
Marching bands are part of the pageantry of the game. Unless yours sucks, which must be the case.
Marching bands are part of the pageantry of the game. Unless yours sucks, which must be the case.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:38 pm to Pavoloco83
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Marching bands are part of the pageantry of the game. Unless yours sucks, which must be the case.
Bingo. They are a part of what makes college football so much better than the NFL.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:39 pm to Pavoloco83
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pageantry
Get the frick out of here with that shite, pageantry, my gawd.
Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:42 pm to Pigfeet
Good thing most of your fellow fans don't think the same way that you do. If you don't like the band, either go get some food at halftime, or just don't go to the game.
I'm sure the band kids won't cry over you not showing up.
I'm sure the band kids won't cry over you not showing up.
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Posted on 11/20/15 at 4:44 pm to Carolina Tide
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Good thing most of your fell fans don't think the same about you. If you don't like the band, either go get some food at halftime, or just don't go to the game.
I'm sure the band kids won't cry over you not showing up.
I'm starting to think a band nerd beat him up and took his girl.
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