As someone who marched four years in high school and college, I'd much rather see a well-executed show with strong visuals and music. For that, you look at drum corps in the summer, not college. But these kind of scatter bands, like show bands, have their place. If the students and admin are fine with this kind of stuff, then screw the haters. I'm not much of a fan, but every now and then they pull off something awesome (like Todd Graham's Inferno by the Rice MOB).

I think you all missed the point. It isn't about like or dislike. It is about the double standard. If an athlete had done something comparable (I can't imagine what that would be) they would absolutely be disciplined. The band should be held to the same standard as the student-athlete.

With all due respect to those who were in the band, who the hell cares about the band?

(01-02-2016 02:43 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  With all due respect to those who were in the band, who the hell cares about the band?

I do!

Its just young adults in their late teens and early twenties that have not fully matured yet.

They get more of a rush from making fun of others and traditions than honoring them. Its just in their nature to want to buck the establishment. Its fun, right?

Save it for home games, don't take it on the road.

Scatter Bands can be really funny (yes even the MOB) but I really hate it when they co-opt a halftime show and turn it into a political diatribe.

Football Yes. Politics No.

(01-02-2016 04:23 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Save it for home games, don't take it on the road.

Yes, this is the right answer. Stanford should leave the band at home - its time has passed, pointless to offend people just for the sake of offending people.

Im not offended. Just do something interesting. Theyve lost their touch

(01-02-2016 06:53 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Im not offended. Just do something interesting. Theyve lost their touch

This.

At its best, the Stanford band has been hilarious (remember the buzzing chainsaws in Oregon in honor of the spotted owl?). But cows and farmers? Not offensive (unless you're offended by America's biggest export industry). But not really funny either.

(01-02-2016 02:23 PM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote:  I am not offended. I am just tired of their antics. I prefer the classic marching band. The Big 10 does a great job with those.

I like the good B1G 10 bands, but there are some pretty bad ones as well. Iowa at the Rose Bowl was not good. Hideous uniforms, out-dated song selection, & bad arrangements will kill any band's entertainment value. In my opinion, the band staff at Iowa needs to step up their game substantially.

(01-02-2016 08:50 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  

(01-02-2016 02:23 PM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote:  I am not offended. I am just tired of their antics. I prefer the classic marching band. The Big 10 does a great job with those.

I like the good B1G 10 bands, but there are some pretty bad ones as well. Iowa at the Rose Bowl was not good. Hideous uniforms, out-dated song selection, & bad arrangements will kill any band's entertainment value. In my opinion, the band staff at Iowa needs to step up their game substantially.

The worst B1G band is better than most...but you're also from/root for JMU so you know what a quality band is.

Iowa for sure wasn't very exciting out there, but they were the far better of the two.

I have a soft spot for Stanford's band. I think their jokes are too corny sometimes & their musicianship leaves a lot to be desired. There's something to be said for a band with that much energy. They're always excited to be there!

(01-02-2016 09:12 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  I have a soft spot for Stanford's band. I think their jokes are too corny sometimes & their musicianship leaves a lot to be desired. There's something to be said for a band with that much energy. They're always excited to be there!

If they consistently had good humor (like the ECU 51st state thing mentioned earlier) and didn't just go for "shock value" (and get in trouble for it) I'd probably have a soft spot for them too. They do look like they have a lot of fun out there, but with a lot of what they've done recently it's not something I'd personally want to be a part of.

Iowa's band was great doing the National Anthem. Stanford's band probably doesn't know how to play our National Anthem. Maybe Canada's.

(01-02-2016 10:08 PM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote:  Iowa's band was great doing the National Anthem. Stanford's band probably doesn't know how to play our National Anthem. Maybe Canada's.

They'd probably play "O' Christmas Tree" if they were ever asked to play Canada's anthem.

(01-02-2016 01:47 PM)bullet Wrote:  No, it was the whole town chasing the Rice band. They had to get a police escort out of College Station. They made fun of their dog or something like that.

Revalie (sp?) died the week of the Rice/A&M game and the MOB formed a fire hydrant and played where oh where has my little dog gone.

The band got trapped under the stadium by irate Aggies and had to be smuggled out of the stadium.

(01-02-2016 10:40 PM)GO Coogs GO!!! Wrote:  

(01-02-2016 01:47 PM)bullet Wrote:  No, it was the whole town chasing the Rice band. They had to get a police escort out of College Station. They made fun of their dog or something like that.

Revalie (sp?) died the week of the Rice/A&M game and the MOB formed a fire hydrant and played where oh where has my little dog gone.

The band got trapped under the stadium by irate Aggies and had to be smuggled out of the stadium.

The internet tells me it's "Reveille"

(01-02-2016 10:08 PM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote:  Iowa's band was great doing the National Anthem. Stanford's band probably doesn't know how to play our National Anthem. Maybe Canada's.

Stanford plays a pretty mean Anthem. No one else plays it the same way. Probably the one thing they always play pretty well.

(01-02-2016 11:50 AM)HyperDuke Wrote:  

(01-02-2016 12:37 AM)Surbadger Wrote:  Who is the Director of Marching Band Operations? I believe a strict suspension of the program is in order because of multiple incidents.

Good luck with that. That group is 100% student-run, I believe. The university has given up trying to reign them in.

Good. They shouldn't be reign in for poking fun at their opponent. It was hilarious.