(01-03-2016 12:11 AM)Grungy Wrote:  

(01-01-2016 02:00 PM)Ricefootballnet Wrote:  Watching the Rose Parade on tube, saw the Stanford band scatter its way down Colorado Boulevard, a big hit with the crowd and the commentators. 300 members...

Who said 300?
Look at the pictures of their formations and count the bodies on the field (not even close to 300) and compare that count to what I understand to be the LSJUMB's self-imposed size limit of 144 (approx).
The last I heard, they actually have try-outs, to limit their membership.
But that "last" was over 15 years ago…

I applaud their show - it was clever, rather than gratuitously raunchy.

There was a time when I would have enjoyed the challenge of going toe-to-toe with them at half-time...

Talking heads on NBC Parade of Roses broadcast said 300.

(01-03-2016 12:11 AM)Grungy Wrote:  ... I understand to be the LSJUMB's self-imposed size limit of 144 (approx).
The last I heard, they actually have try-outs, to limit their membership.
But that "last" was over 15 years ago…

In the Stanford band's website, its "staph" does not mention tryouts or an upper limit of members (http://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/03/02/...tree-week/ and http://lsjumb.stanford.edu/join-band.html).

There are tryouts for the Tree (http://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/03/02/...tree-week/) and the Dollies (http://web.stanford.edu/group/lsjumb/cgi...2.php?pg=2)

(01-04-2016 03:55 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(01-03-2016 12:11 AM)Grungy Wrote:  ... I understand to be the LSJUMB's self-imposed size limit of 144 (approx).
The last I heard, they actually have try-outs, to limit their membership.
But that "last" was over 15 years ago…

In the Stanford band's website, its "staph" does not mention tryouts or an upper limit of members (http://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/03/02/...tree-week/ and http://lsjumb.stanford.edu/join-band.html).

There are tryouts for the Tree (http://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/03/02/...tree-week/) and the Dollies (http://web.stanford.edu/group/lsjumb/cgi...2.php?pg=2)

Stanford's Trees and Dollies and Marshall's Carrots

http://emu.csnbbs.com/thread-628991.html