New Band Director

by **MustangSally** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:00 pm

Apparently, the new director of the Mustang Band has been officially chosen to replace Dave Kehler who left to pursue a doctorate.

Don Hopkins, the new director, was previously the head director at South Garland High School.

He's an SMU alum from the early 80's, so that means one more on campus job actually filled by someone who KNOWS SMU and went here.

Hubba hubba Don! We're expecting big things!

by **Bergermeister** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:40 am

Is he from the "96 Guys and a Doll" era? Can we ever get back to 96? If you say this is good news... this is a heckuva deal! (as long as the "marketing" department doesn't make you change the Diamond M to "Old English" or "Times New Roman" or a new font created by a focus group)

by **Billy Joe** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:44 am

How does this relate to the football team? Didn't think so. Let's keep this board open to SMU football talk. If you want to talk about the band do it on your own private email account or via phone with each other.

by **KnuckleStang** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:52 am

Billy Joe wrote:How does this relate to the football team? Didn't think so. Let's keep this board open to SMU football talk. If you want to talk about the band do it on your own private email account or via phone with each other.

Um...nobody's gonna respond to that?

by PK » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:00 am

Billy Joe, I agree for the most part that we need to be football specific on this board, however there is not...and I repeat...not any other group of students alums or fans that provide more spirit and support for our football team than the Mustang Band. Forget half time entertainment for a moment and imagine what a larger band playing our fight song during the game would mean to the team and fans. In other words, it is relevant to discuss the possibility of the band getting back to its old full fighting size.

by **jtstang** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:05 am

Billy Joe wrote:How does this relate to the football team? Didn't think so. Let's keep this board open to SMU football talk. If you want to talk about the band do it on your own private email account or via phone with each other.

We already beat that horse of a football team to death, there's nothing more to say. Where the f--- were you, newbie? On the phone or checking your private e-mail?

by **DiamondM75** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:47 pm

PK wrote:Billy Joe, I agree for the most part that we need to be football specific on this board, however there is not...and I repeat...not any other group of students alums or fans that provide more spirit and support for our football team than the Mustang Band. Forget half time entertainment for a moment and imagine what a larger band playing our fight song during the game would mean to the team and fans. In other words, it is relevant to discuss the possibility of the band getting back to its old full fighting size.

When was the last time you saw the band leave after halftime?

by **RGV Pony** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:17 pm

Billy Joe, the band MAKES college football. Go to a game, any game, anywhere. Then make it a BIG game, at a big-time school. Tell me, when you go home afterward, what's going through your mind...an extra point that was made, or the fight song?

And no, I wasn't in band in high school or college. I was an athlete. Now, as a fan, I don't think college football would be college football without the band.

I commonly cite the following example of how important band/crowd involvement is. This is from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution the day after we saw LSU beat UGA at the SEC title game in '03. This is how football & the band were meshed:
"Georgia's return to the title game had spawned some concern around the conference. Had this already become the SEC's worst nightmare --- a dome-field advantage for Georgia, an annual SEC Dawgfest in the Georgia Dome?
Uh, hardly. Not with LSU's fans and 32-tuba Tiger band matching Georgia decibel for decibel. And not with the Tigers themselves dominating the first half."
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 12/7/03

by **bubba pony** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:22 pm

the title "New Band Director" is a clue. if you only want to read pure football concentrate on the title. I for one am o.k. with versatile SMU information. this forum offers interesting information other than football.

by **EastStang** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:48 am

If there's a topic you don't want to read, Aggie, don't read it. I like to know about what's going on with things like the Band since they are an integral part of SMU football games. If you actually stumbled into the stadium after drinking on the boulevard, you would know that.

by **jtstang** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:59 am

EastStang wrote:If you actually stumbled into the stadium after drinking on the boulevard, you would know that.

That's how I know it.

by **WorldStang** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:04 am

Another great post for "Around the Hilltop" Forum

by PK » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:50 am

WorldStang wrote:Another great post for "Around the Hilltop" Forum

The webmasters have been considering another board just for that. Maybe they will create one now.

by **MizterTea** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:28 am

Billy Joe wrote:How does this relate to the football team? Didn't think so. Let's keep this board open to SMU football talk. If you want to talk about the band do it on your own private email account or via phone with each other.

sucka, half the people on this board are either mustang band boosters, alums, or current members... if there can be a 57 page thread about hamburgers, and 26 DIFFERENT threads started during any ONE football game ... just with updates about the GAME

...then there can be ONE simple thread about the band during the summer

Billie Joe =

I pity the fool !

by PK » Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:05 am

MizterTea...where have you been hiding?

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