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Meet, act & depart...
OK... Cali/Big D/Boss....
Think about it then.... What sense does it make to put in all the work that it take to prepare for your opponent across the field, if I need a lawyer present to defend you when a ref, who should be paying attention to the game and who has been doing a horrible job only keeping track of the game, now decides that I'm going to try and determine if the band is playing out of turn or not? And decide, incorrectly, that they are and that band gets reported and the SWAC says they can't go to their next game that they really don't want to miss, for one reason or another.
I'm telling you folks are already noticing it. There were a number of callers on SU's post game show asking what was up with the band not playing or for playing so little. MVSU didn't show up. But, the rules say, they can only play at specific points that don't always match when the crowd is wonder why its band isn't into the game. So, they are making the bands look bad to its fans when they are present. It is better for them to be at home and make it real easy to decide why it is so quiet in the stadium, especially traveling with 200 - 400 mouths that are being feed 3 times a day, plus hotel, plus bus rental which includes todays highly inflated gas prices. All because some wimpee folks say the bands are interrupting the game.
I've been to high school games for two straight weeks. Guess what? I heard those prodimately white high school bands playing all game. In fact, my home town's band (Rowlett) reminds me of USC in the stands. Them mostly white boys and girls are playing, dancing, cheering, the whole game. This is what we did in the 80s. We cheered for our team the entire game - offensive and defensive cheers. Big plays, we played our fight song or another school song. Timeouts either we or our opponent would play a jam.
I truly don't know why so much energy is put into these rules. If you have problem directors/bands, handle them at your school with the leadership of your administration and alumni or Commissioner, Directors and university Presidents/Chancellors should meet and address it directly with those renegade directors who don't understand they are at the game to support their teams, not just blow and beat at their opposing band.
Ole G, I've been to State Fair Classics. It does not destract from the game for me. i watch ever play of the game and I heard each song, each fanfare, each cadence. Now, when the game becomes a blow out, which hasn't happened in a couple of years, they can literally say to heck with the game. But, at that point, folks are leaving the game and going to the fair anyway. So, who cares... I'm still watching every play and listening to every song, fanfare and cadence.
Now, I have seen a band or two that was so hyped to be in Mumford Stadium (say Bama State) until it appears for a quarter that they don't realize they are at a football game, until they realize SU isn't responding to them, but playing or cheering for the Jaguar football team. But, it is rare. Nothing worth these excessive ruling.
I thought republicans were running this country. Doesn't that mean less government regulations?
Peace...
but you are better than this man.