Use to really enjoy the blocking off of Mckinley Street for the Friday afternoon "Pep Rally" at the KEG.....Cheerleaders on the roof top of the KEG and the beer trucks in the parking lot....guess that hasn't been done in a while....but it sure got the students worked up to go to the game on Saturday night.....do they still have a pep rally on Fridays before the home games....and the Yell Like Hell for the student organizations....
I'm pretty sure they don't have pep rallies on Fridays before the games, but they do have Yell Like Hell (but not for every home game). I could be wrong; if I am wrong, UL isn't doing too good of a job in the promotion department. We did have a Ragin' Roar earlier this year in the Student Union parking lot though, had a few activities going on and they actually sold beer.
It would be neat if we could come up with something like the Ohio State band and "Dot the i" or like Texas A&M's band doing their intricate march at half time as a traditional half time show. Maybe we could march back and forth across the field forming an "L" and then shadow the "L" with the state of Louisiana and have someone dot it with a Fleur de Lis where Lafayette is, followed by our Alma Mater and fight song incorporating the spelling of C-A-J-U-N-S in it so the fans could sing it out. And, EVERY half time is the same, so there is nothing new to have to learn each week. Just a thought, but I would think some creative minds could come up with something that would be the start of a great tradition.
Another tradtion to start would be to have the band form an "L" through which the team runs at the start of each game, from the tunnel through the "L" onto the field. We are LOUISIANA. Let's use the "L" in more of what we do. It is LEGAL, it is distinctive especially when shadowed by the state of Louisiana, it is legally marketable, and it says who we are.
And, let's find a way to incoporate the yelling of C-A-J-U-N-S into a song so the fans can get into the game. They spell T-E-X-A-S at UT and T-I-G-E-R-S at LSU and do similar things at other schools. We need to get the fans more into the game and this would fire them up.
Hi Cajunbander......you do a great job. I come inas early as possible so I can see the boys warm up and listen to you play. I like the song you play after the touchdowns. Don't listen to the whiners ....if they have nothing to complain about they make something up.
I think the band does a hell of a job. My only complaint is that it isn't loud enough on the field. Is it because of the acoustics in that the field is not a bowl and has openings at either end? I was at the LSU/McNeese game and both bands were extremely loud. I always assumed LSU was louder than UL because the band was so much larger, but when I heard McNeese, they were almost as loud with a lot fewer members. When UL plays I almost have to strain to hear them (not that they don't sound good, becuase they do). Anyway, just curious.
Keep up the good work.
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