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Vols Band Director Fired Over Season: Is Butch Jones Next?
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:25 pm
Looks like the UT Football Season is falling apart! The Famous Band is in revolt over the season, and it's longtime band director has been put down by UT Admin. Ominous times in Knoxville, to say the least:
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"We fully support the Pride of the Southland Band," Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek said in Monday’s release. "But lately it's been plain to see that there'll be fewer opportunities to play "Rocky Top", so we're reviewing the possibility of doing away with the band."
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Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:26 pm to ConwayGamecock
The hell is this?
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:28 pm to ConwayGamecock
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:28 pm to ConwayGamecock
frick. The. Band.
Dave "The Hitman" Hart
Dave "The Hitman" Hart
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:28 pm to ConwayGamecock
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Vols band director fired for not knowing his role and shutting his damn mouth
fify
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:29 pm to ConwayGamecock
With opportunities to play Rocky Top dwindling annually over the past decade, he probably cracked under the pressure.
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:31 pm to ConwayGamecock
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?
UTK fans, is that about right?
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....
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... 
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:41 pm to lowspark12
Neyland was the craziest it had been in a very long time the other week against UGA. Band played quite a bit but everybody seemed to enjoy hearing some rap and rock. Sousa's just pissed because he knows it helped create a great atmosphere. Good for Hart and Cheek. No need to put up with this crap.
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:42 pm to ConwayGamecock
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UT on Wednesday termed as "disrespectful to the chancellor and the athletic director" efforts by Sousa and band members to go public with their criticism.
Hmmmm...so anyone who wants to publicly criticize a high ranking state official is "disrespectful". Surprised they didn't call him insubordinate too.
fricking fascist.
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:45 pm to ConwayGamecock
I'd be more than okay with Alabama hiring him
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:46 pm to ConwayGamecock
There are consequences for insubordination. Sousa decided he wanted to air the dirty laundry in public. Not surprising that Dave Hart decided to let him know who is running the AD.
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:57 pm to GoBigOrange86
Chancellor Jimmy got rustled.... :rimshot:
Tip your waitresses, I'll be here all week
Tip your waitresses, I'll be here all week
Posted on 10/14/13 at 4:57 pm to troywew
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Chancellor Jimmy got rustled....
Well done.
Posted on 10/14/13 at 5:02 pm to GoBigOrange86
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Sousa
Is he in anyway related to John Philip Sousa?
Posted on 10/14/13 at 5:03 pm to GoBigOrange86
So one of the SEC schools actually had an opportunity to shite-can the terrible piped in music AND THEY FIRED THE BAND DIRECTOR INSTEAD??? 
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