In Search of Band Eye Coordination with the PA system

[Turbine]

Put the band director in charge? You’ll get UL Lafayette'd to death.

"Guidelines"

[JMV JustMyView]

"Guidelines"

Hire Roarman to be in charge of game day music.

[HoustonCajun]

Bands all across America are hurting. Bands like sports teams rely on a feeder system. All high school bands were shut down last year due to COVID-19. Most high school band members quit after high school. The result is an entire class, maybe more, of potential band members is basically gone. College band members don't get an extra year of eligibility. So college bands will take a while to recover.

Maybe at schools like UL who, despite over 100 years of football have no tradition. Ok Didn't see that at Texas or any of the P5 schools on tv. I think the entire Texas band was larger that the UL contingent of fans at the game.

[cajunfan79]

It wasn’t so much the volume although it was loud but the lack of base in the voice. It was like listening to music blaring loud on tweeters.

[HelmutVII]

Maybe at schools like UL who, despite over 100 years of football have no tradition. Ok Didn't see that at Texas or any of the P5 schools on tv. I think the entire Texas band was larger that the UL contingent of fans at the game.

Well that is Texas bands in Texas are a big thing, Louisiana,, not so much. Louisiana schools had no band programs at all last year. All high school bands in Louisiana are suffering. I would suspect that the POA has very few freshman members. Big schools may have the money to provide a full scholarship for thier members. Not like that here. It will take a few years to recover.

[fanof71]

Well that is Texas bands in Texas are a big thing, Louisiana,, not so much. Louisiana schools had no band programs at all last year. All high school bands in Louisiana are suffering. I would suspect that the POA has very few freshman members. Big schools may have the money to provide a full scholarship for thier members. Not like that here. It will take a few years to recover.

While the band is small in number, the criticism not directed at the band members as much as the director for making the crowd snooze through yet another POA performance....many college bands salute Led Zepplin, the Who, etc. Various county artist. Etc. Anything but the snooze fest we heard last night.

[RaginCajun309]

What was the musical selection? I’d vote for an Abba/Streisand mashup to really get the crowd into it!

[UL_Cajuns]

What was the musical selection? I’d vote for an Abba/Streisand mashup to really get the crowd into it!

Last year the music selection was great for
The piped music I must say. I wonder why they changed. There was something for everyone.

[Million$Mullet]

What was the musical selection? I’d vote for an Abba/Streisand mashup to really get the crowd into it!

It was Latino appreciation night

[HOUCajun]

Well that is Texas bands in Texas are a big thing, Louisiana,, not so much. Louisiana schools had no band programs at all last year. All high school bands in Louisiana are suffering. I would suspect that the POA has very few freshman members. Big schools may have the money to provide a full scholarship for thier members. Not like that here. It will take a few years to recover.

I was at the UT game and I don’t remember hearing their band. They played mostly piped in music.

[Million$Mullet]

I was at the UT game and I don’t remember hearing their band. They played mostly piped in music.

They played piped in UT band music

[roarman]

The problem is not that the band is that bad. The problem is the music they play. There is a set song after first down, second down and third down. I mentioned a number of times, I feel sorry for the members. A lot of them are really good music majors. So, at the football game they get to play Beau Jacque's, Give Em' Cornbread and the ESPN song 20 or 30 times. If I was in the band and had to do that, I would quit. It's good to know I'm not the only one who has an issue with just how monotonous that is. I realize they're trying to build "tradition", but, that's not the way to do it.