Worst marching band in the history of the university?

[HelmutVII]

Been there, done that. 100° heat, wool uniform. The problem is, the band directors allow the students to be soft. Another thing. They cater food from an outside restaurant at halftime. I never got that treatment when I was in band. One more thing. That was probably the lamest halftime performance I have ever seen. 6th grade arrangements of Cajun and zydeco songs. Marching about 10 ft to their left 10 ft to their right and nothing else. They just are not putting out the time or the effort. It used to be one of the best half-time bands in all college.

Back then they had a real leader in Jim Goodman and members like Jamie Capell and Mike Ritter.

You must have been in the band 1974 to 1976. I was there. I wonder what Jim Goodman thinks of the current band.

[ULvictory]

So, what happened to the band? They’ve been a running joke for several years. We’ve all seen them. They used to be on the Macy’s thanksgiving parade. Was that like a hand out to the musically challenged?

I don’t like making fun of the band, but come on. We are in one of the most musically rich parts of the country and you get stuff that entertains no one year after year.

When Dr. Malley came from LSU and took over the band in 2013, he changed the entire pregame show (the one we use now) and focused on precision as well as sound. We also put a lot of money in increasing the budget to add more brass making the band number much larger and sound louder. When he left (not sure if it was 2017 or 2017), the band decreased in size and the precision changed.

[CajunVic]

Worst marching band in the history of the university?

worst . . . c’mon man . . . we sure love to say we suck

[Cajunmole]

Y’all are a bunch of whinny babies. This is the most absurd thread ever. Turbine, delete this, please. I am embarrassed for those that are guffing the band. It was a MILLION DEGREES WITH HUMIDITY. The band is there to engage and keep the fans somewhat fired up. They were forced to be there. They were probably miserable in the shorts and t-shirt, which 99% of those in attendance were wearing. Tulane band wore uniforms, you know what, their frickin band director was a frickin idiot.

[R1Letterman]

worst . . . c’mon man . . . we sure love to say we suck

Well it is only compared to ourselves. Im sure the 1928 yanks were told they suck by fans of the 1927 yankees

[JMV JustMyView]

Roarman 2024 for band director!

[RedTails]

I won't chastise the band for not wearing full uniform in that heat (I would support a rule of saying if the heat index is above ____, shorts and t-shirts).

But we do need a full revamp of the band in terms of entertainment value. The band is just boring. Play loud, play fun, play loose, mix in contemporary tunes.

[fanof71]

More bullfighting music!

[RoarMan]

Y’all are a bunch of whinny babies. This is the most absurd thread ever. Turbine, delete this, please. I am embarrassed for those that are guffing the band. It was a MILLION DEGREES WITH HUMIDITY. The band is there to engage and keep the fans somewhat fired up. They were forced to be there. They were probably miserable in the shorts and t-shirt, which 99% of those in attendance were wearing. Tulane band wore uniforms, you know what, their frickin band director was a frickin idiot.

Maybe the defensive players on the team should have worn T-Shirts, shorts and a cap. That way, maybe they would not have tired out like they did.

[ColoradoCajun]

Are you kidding me, don’t you remember the last 11 am we played, fans, band members were dropping like flies. It was 117 degrees on the field. I would never put the band in that situation EVER. Damn, you go put on a wool band suit and sit in that stadium, then let hear ya then

Dude, the football team was completely geared up and were running up and down a 110-yard field in that weather. Pretty much all the marching band does is play their instruments. The least they can do is wear a marching band uniform...