Band ... Music ... musings

[Cover2]

Simple things that every college band should do:

Put on a killer halftime show. This goes without saying...

Play down cheers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) along with something for major defensive stops. Down Cheers -- and nothing else -- should be played on offense.

Play at the quarters, preferably a school song of some sort before the 4th. (And please, no hokey-pokey)

Play during timeouts and possibly during elongated stoppages of action.

On defense, have the drumline play. Encourage the student section to dance or do cheers along with the drumline.

Play the fight song (or other school song) as often as possible to pump up the crowd and the team -- only during timeouts or other stoppages of action though.

Play the fight song when your team scores -- and win or lose, support your team to the (bitter) end.

I know I'm leaving some things out, but this is really all you need. As fans, we need to support our band and encourage them to continue to support the university and its athletic teams at all events. We may not like everything that they play, but in the end we can't always get what we want...

I think that we need to find something else to complain about.

[Cajunbander]

On defense, have the drumline play. Encourage the student section to dance or do cheers along with the drumline.

Play the fight song (or other school song) as often as possible to pump up the crowd and the team -- only during timeouts or other stoppages of action though.

We have been doing this more often. We try to yell and scream more and get the crowd going more.

[Damon]

Hmm.. must be the bye week.

[RaginCajun2010]

At least they played towards the students this past week. Wasnt the best of songs, but it was a start. I know this is hard to do but it would be nice to do that closer to the end of the half, and hoping some momentum or something from the band pumping up the student sections could carry over into the 3rd quarter, when we are out of it due to halftime.

[locoguano]

Sorry... but if a high school band, or the friends down the road in BR can play throughout an entire game, I really don't want to hear anything about being "tired"...

[Cajunbander]

_ Sorry... but if a high school band, or the friends down the road in BR can play throughout an entire game, I really don't want to hear anything about being "tired"... _

Yeah, a high school band can do it, but we play twice as loud and much harder stuff. Also, how many high school bands do as much as we do? LSU A&M's band is much bigger that us, I guarantee that not everybody is playing 100% of the time, so the fatigue factor isn't as bad for them as it is for us, who have to pretty much play all the time.

You don't see me criticize football much, because I've never played it, I don't know it that well to be able to do that. I love to watch it, but I' not going to try and criticize something I don't know that well. I'm tired of criticism of the band by people who've never put an instrument to their face, or marched in a marching band.

[NOCajun]

_ Hmm.. must be the bye week. _

Yeah, the TEAM hasn't lost in a month, so THESE YAHOOS have to find someone else to B_____ at!!!

[Cajunbander]

_ Yeah, the TEAM hasn't lost in a month, so THESE YAHOOS have to find someone else to B_____ at!!! _

I agree!!!

[Turbine]

I like band.

Kill the piped in music and mike the band


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[RaginCajun918]

I cant do anything but read this thread and laugh... This is good stuff, haha..