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Post by Maxell on Dec 12, 2019 20:34:42 GMT -5
ALMOST? lol
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Post by Maxell on Dec 12, 2019 20:55:43 GMT -5
They did a traditional SWAC halftime. Step two drill, girl feature, gimmick (white boy dancing), spell a word on the field, dance routine w/drummers and sousaphones standing still. That's why our halftime shows are better. But we digress, I'm not talking about the 7 minutes on the field, I talking about the other four hours of a band's game day which is just as important in HBCU world believe it or not.
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Post by 919aggie on Dec 12, 2019 21:42:36 GMT -5
Like this video from Alcorn....We will always have the better field show..But in the stands? Nahh, too bland.
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Post by aggie2039 on Dec 12, 2019 22:45:24 GMT -5
Like this video from Alcorn....We will always have the better field show..But in the stands? Nahh, too bland. [twitter url="https://twitter.com/youngin_Josh/status/1203473223003910144"]
I agree...we cant see Alcorn or Southern in the stands.
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Post by Freeze on Dec 12, 2019 23:26:55 GMT -5
Alcorn rocked OUT in the stands at the CB last year too. And they gonna do it again this year as well.
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Post by Maxell on Dec 14, 2019 0:53:51 GMT -5
In the stands., we’re like Atlanta A&T in Drumline. lol
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Post by 919aggie on Dec 14, 2019 7:32:02 GMT -5
In the stands., we’re like Atlanta A&T in Drumline. lol Lmao exactly!! I just want them to play something that makes me say “D*MMMNNN” just 1 time! I am a huge fan of our band but the stand tunes just aren’t aggressive at all imo...
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Post by bigpeete1 on Dec 14, 2019 8:44:10 GMT -5
BRING BACK DR. THOMAS JONES
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Post by blessedaggie84 on Dec 14, 2019 9:07:03 GMT -5
Noooo, the band doesn't need him back. We just need the staff now to understand how ineffective they are in the stands and work on that.
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Post by aggieblackie2 on Dec 14, 2019 9:38:37 GMT -5
I love our band and pep band when they perform, but they play the same song over and over again.
I was not too happy about the performance and half time show last year at the CB. We got to understand that on a big stage like the CB we got to kick it to another level.
We act as though we are too high and mighty to throw down. Somebody, anybody needs to convey this to our band director and his staff.
Damn!
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Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 14, 2019 9:42:37 GMT -5
In the stands., we’re like Atlanta A&T in Drumline. lol Lmao exactly!! I just want them to play something that makes me say “D*MMMNNN” just 1 time! I am a huge fan of our band but the stand tunes just aren’t aggressive at all imo... Best moment of the season was when they played that "I Got Five On it" remix in the stands at Duke. Had the entire standing rocking. And let's not forget when the Machine played "T-shirt" two years ago in the stands at Charlotte. Those were some unforgettable moments.
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Post by Maxell on Dec 14, 2019 12:52:28 GMT -5
Lmao exactly!! I just want them to play something that makes me say “D*MMMNNN” just 1 time! I am a huge fan of our band but the stand tunes just aren’t aggressive at all imo... Best moment of the season was when they played that "I Got Five On it" remix in the stands at Duke. Had the entire standing rocking. And let's not forget when the Machine played "T-shirt" two years ago in the stands at Charlotte. Those were some unforgettable moments. Imagine if that was the norm and not just one "moment" each year.
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Post by 919aggie on Dec 14, 2019 13:04:31 GMT -5
Lmao exactly!! I just want them to play something that makes me say “D*MMMNNN” just 1 time! I am a huge fan of our band but the stand tunes just aren’t aggressive at all imo... Best moment of the season was when they played that "I Got Five On it" remix in the stands at Duke. Had the entire standing rocking. And let's not forget when the Machine played "T-shirt" two years ago in the stands at Charlotte. Those were some unforgettable moments. Just look at this! Its almost as if were too "Wine & Cheese" to battle back. We usually only have one good "Hype" song per season. The makeup of our band just isnt designed to be aggressive(lack of brass instruments). Don't even get me started on band size and the band room smh. The band students barely get schollys..maybe 2k if that. Seems like the SWAC just takes band more seriously.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Dec 14, 2019 14:03:17 GMT -5
I've tried to stay out of this "Who's better than" conversation because I'm very bias. But I thought I'd share a few numbers with you guys.
Folks on this site more than anybody else understand that it takes resources (money)to build any program... sports or bands. And to build a top level band, like building a top level football team, you've got to pay to play. You need scholarship money to get top level student musicians as well as athletes to come to your school to perform. So let's talk about annual scholarship budgets just for band students:
Norfolk State..$400,000 (Every student is assessed $100 student fee for band scholarships) Jackson State...$700,000 (75 out of state band student waivers) Tennessee State... $1.2 Million (85 out of state band student waivers) Grambling State... $325,000 Alcorn State... $600,000 Prairie View... $810,000 FA&MU ...$1 Million
A&T... $100,000 and no out of state band student waivers!
With $100,000 we have to recruit against every top level HBCU band as well as all the PWI bands in the state. And don't forget, the BGMM is also operating out of a drafty warehouse ...not a first class music complex.
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Post by outsidethinker on Dec 14, 2019 15:26:27 GMT -5
I've tried to stay out of this "Who's better than" conversation because I'm very bias. But I thought I'd share a few numbers with you guys. Folks on this site more than anybody else understand that it takes resources (money)to build any program... sports or bands. And to build a top level band, like building a top level football team, you've got to pay to play. You need scholarship money to get top level student musicians as well as athletes to come to your school to perform. So let's talk about annual scholarship budgets just for band students: Norfolk State..$400,000 (Every student is assessed $100 student fee for band scholarships) Jackson State...$700,000 (75 out of state band student waivers) Tennessee State... $1.2 Million (85 out of state band student waivers) Grambling State... $325,000 Alcorn State... $600,000 Prairie View... $810,000 FA&MU ...$1 Million A&T... $100,000 and no out of state band student waivers! With $100,000 we have to recruit against every top level HBCU band as well as all the PWI bands in the state. And don't forget, the BGMM is also operating out of a drafty warehouse ...not a first class music complex. We understand the budget discrepancy which is extremely tough, however we're talking about just playing better songs and "being ghetto again" lol. Should that really require a much larger budget?
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