Originally posted by Batman
Man,
I thought WE were bad about things like this. *smh*
I was at both the BOTB (middle of the floor), as well as the game (on the field), and was impressed by BOTH bands.
Less the miscue on the song by SU at the BOTB, I thought the band battle was intense, extremely intense, and no band was CLEARLY better than the other. Southern had good strong songs, so did A&T. I thought Southern was more entertaining at the BOTB (the soloist, guys doing the routine on the floor, Dancing Dolls), but I thought A&T repped, as well.
Game time:
I understand where BOTH groups are coming from when they talk about the game, and they look at things from two different standpoints.
FIRST, Southern has some amps, you can't take that away from them. So does A&T.
A&T played more often during the game, but I was told that they got a couple of warnings for doing so.
When Southern wanted to open up, they did. A&T was open pretty much the whole game.
Halftime:
Southern did their typical drill, and it went over well. That's not to take away from what they did, as they do it well. Crowds eat up the way SU puts the score on the field. The DM for SU was good. I actually had a chance to meet the brother. Real cool person. The Dancing Dolls did great. I enjoyed the routine. Everything that Southern did, I had seen before, so there was nothing that was new to me. I enjoyed their show, though.
A&T's drum majors had a nice opening to the halftime show. The drill went well, and Golden Delight (their auxiliary unit) did a really good job. The sound from A&T was nice, as was Southern's, and the dance routine went over well. I enjoyed A&T's show.
As far as who did better, it's not for me to say, and it's really not that important to me, as BOTH bands gave those in attendance great performances, both on the field, and in the stands. I'll have to give it to A&T's trombones, though. They were playing non-stop. Great selection of fanfares.
Go ahead, rip up my comments. I really don't care, as it's not that deep to me.
Congrats again to both bands. The fans really enjoyed your shows, and you repped HBCU bands well this past weekend.
Peace.
But the extra time I put in at school with my kids more than makes up for the 'service' element of our organization. You know us band directors ain't just directors - we're mentors too.
