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Band Last Night

Postby Smerkins » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:35 pm

I love the band, but they did not help their case last night.

First they showed up late, well after the majority of the students and took the seats in front of us. Then turned around and told us to be quite when we were cheering and did not participate in our cheers. Then played some really awful music.

Come on band step it up and be friends with the student body instead of stuck up [deleted].
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby East Coast Mustang » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:44 pm

I heard their bus was late picking them up, that's why they were late arriving to the game.
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby Smerkins » Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:46 pm

East Coast Mustang wrote:I heard their bus was late picking them up, that's why they were late arriving to the game.


Fair enough, but that doesn't explain their hostility towards us.
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby blackoutpony » Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:15 pm

They told you to be quiet??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

Someone in the band please come and explain yourself.....
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby SMU Spartan » Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:45 pm

I'm going to admit it did sound a bit sloppy last night. Bus being late is unfortunate but the person with me commented how much tighter the sound was coming from the Baylor band in comparison.

Granted though it was their first game of basketball season. It will get better over next few games as they get more rehearsals in.
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby gostangs » Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:01 pm

It was Baylors first game also, and they sounded good. It was not a great night for the band.
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby DanFreibergerForHeisman » Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:49 pm

The major problem with the band last night - as far as the actual playing - was the set player was apparently not prepared.

With no solid beat the band was extremely loose and sounded terrible.

You don't just walk in when you have been playing at football with a billion drums and instantly convert to using a set. I will assume it was lack of practice and not lack of ability.

No comment on other problems with the band (asking SMU fans to be quiet, dancing, etc.).

I did hear the piccolo though!
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby CalallenStang » Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:51 pm

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:The major problem with the band last night - as far as the actual playing - was the set player was apparently not prepared.

With no solid beat the band was extremely loose and sounded terrible.

You don't just walk in when you have been playing at football with a billion drums and instantly convert to using a set. I will assume it was lack of practice and not lack of ability.

No comment on other problems with the band (asking SMU fans to be quiet, dancing, etc.).

I did hear the piccolo though!


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Re: Band Last Night

Postby AustinPerson » Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:58 pm

Our band was a complete dud compared to baylor's. Of course, tcu' band will always suck with those stupid wind instruments.
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby Rebel10 » Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:00 pm

AustinPerson wrote:Our band was a complete dud compared to baylor's.


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Re: Band Last Night

Postby SMU Spartan » Sat Nov 09, 2013 7:40 pm

There was a black kid and his dad in front of me at the game (kid plays for duncanville basketball). Anyways he looks and in disbelief says, "they're singing peanut butter and jelly". I paused a second and said, "I have no choice here. This is a white people moment. " We all shared a good laugh.
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby malonish » Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:40 pm

I've heard plenty of people tell lies about the band. I wasn't there but I was in the band at an away game where a guy said he had to duck a trombone the whole game. I knew it was a lie, having been there and there were no fans in the middle of the cramped band stands area. I can't explain the basketball game stuff but I'm putting it out there that people can, have, and will lie.
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby malonish » Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:42 pm

blackoutpony wrote:They told you to be quiet??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

Someone in the band please come and explain yourself.....


I highly doubt it. I know the back rows(Tubas, trombones) personally and they wouldn't say that.
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby blackoutpony » Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:47 pm

malonish wrote:
blackoutpony wrote:They told you to be quiet??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

Someone in the band please come and explain yourself.....


I highly doubt it. I know the back rows(Tubas, trombones) personally and they wouldn't say that.


Well smerkins, what you got for us?
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Re: Band Last Night

Postby malonish » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:13 am

blackoutpony wrote:
malonish wrote:
blackoutpony wrote:They told you to be quiet??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

Someone in the band please come and explain yourself.....


I highly doubt it. I know the back rows(Tubas, trombones) personally and they wouldn't say that.


Well smerkins, what you got for us?


In all fairness he wrote they told him to be "quite." Maybe they told him to be quite honest or something- to tell TCU how he really feels about their awful colors.
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