Nedward wrote:As much as dislike the self-fulfilling martydom of the [deleted] band on this board, I would be open to a discussion of a movement AFTER this season. Prefer the DJ songs to get the crowd pumped up and ultimately that's what I care about. Not the jazzy hits of the 60s or some corpse telling me the band played at the jail in 1940 or whatever. Save it.
Eff you little [deleted].
About 25 feet from the Hillcrest track... With the boots so tall and the writing on the wall...
Stallion wrote:tickets have already been issued but for most games I would support keeping them in the same general area but moving the band and the students over to better sections because otherwise there are going to be a lot of empty seats. But I'd kind like to see if the students like being near the open endzone this year. What exactly does that student tent have? Is it a Bring the Boulevard to Ford Concept? They may be onto something having an informal social gathering area. Let's see how this plays out. I don't see how you move them this year when seats have already been purchased. It should be pointed out that the private schools that have been most successful with student attendance-TCU and Baylor give their students prime seating in the middle of the sideline grandstands. Both TCU and Baylor student sections are great seats in their new stadiums
This.
About 25 feet from the Hillcrest track... With the boots so tall and the writing on the wall...
It is perfectly normal and acceptable to express opinions of game day presentation - it's part of why people come to the games. We want it to be as good as it can be in this area, so yeah there is going to be discussion especially after changes are made. If you don't like It don't read it, or maybe pick a different sport.
Nedward wrote:As much as dislike the self-fulfilling martydom of the [deleted] band on this board, I would be open to a discussion of a movement AFTER this season. Prefer the DJ songs to get the crowd pumped up and ultimately that's what I care about. Not the jazzy hits of the 60s or some corpse telling me the band played at the jail in 1940 or whatever. Save it.
ponyboy wrote:Think about it. It's physics, geometry. The opponent's band is at the top right of the horseshoe and the players on the field, the SMU sideline, and the SMU season ticket holders on the west side get a pretty direct hit of sound from the wrong band. The SMU band is placed in the exact same spot Baylor put them at McLane last year, with slightly less than half their sound hitting any human being directly. Much of it is projected down Mockingbird towards the Dallas Country Club. An old lady sitting on her porch on Mockingbird drinking iced tea on Friday night heard more Mustang Band than we did in 206.
Big mistake. Move the band.
Correct....sound reflections from the horsehoe work much better than isolated at the southeast end-zone. A very dumb decision IMO.
