Hell yes..during drives especially.
Rap music sucks during a football game.
Leave that sht to basketball.
Rap music sucks during a football game.
Leave that sht to basketball.
Do you think the band should still play at the games?
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My gawd what a horrible idea. The band rocks. Haltime show who cares but love the pregame rituals. Keep em the same they get me fired up.
Also one of my favorite sounds in life is drums playing between plays at college football games. Love the drum cadences, its a football sound. Wish there was more of that and less piped in noise and music.
Also one of my favorite sounds in life is drums playing between plays at college football games. Love the drum cadences, its a football sound. Wish there was more of that and less piped in noise and music.
I think OSU's band is actually a bit smaller numbers-wise, but don't hold me to that. They're all-brass and they don't have a pit section so they make a lot of noise for their size.
My impression (as someone who was in the CMB some time ago and still periodically does the alumni band day, as well as attending multiple games per year as a fan) is that the quality of the band is much the same as it's been for many years. I wouldn't claim to be an expert, so take that as the opinion of a somewhat-experienced amateur.
The staff and the kids in the band really appreciate the support of people like you, so thanks. Nobody's getting paid to be in the CMB, and the kids try out (and pay tuition for the credit hour) because they like band and they're the team's biggest fans around.
Some people wont stop until they destroy everything and replace with soulless crap that reflects themselves and the past 20 years of no talent ass clowns.
After this quest, you should head down to Lawrence, Kansas and tell them to stop the Rock Chalk Jayhawks pregame tradition. Before you know it, every college in the country can blare out the same song from Space Jam from the loud speakers just like every generic run of the mill pro team.
Why do I get the feeling that the 10 people that voted No aren’t Husker fans in the first place and the majority of them are Ioway trolls..
WTF are you talking about. It's a discussion point. I didn't say I was anti-band. I'm like a lot of people that just want a fresh approach and not a halftime show dedicated to Johan Sebastian Bach. Easy Brocho Cinco.
Of course the band should play. I know in this day and age the stadium experience is dominated by piped-in music over the sound system. And I like that. It really energizes things. But the band has a critical role to play too. Eliminating them from the game day experience would be a true diminishment of the overall experience. And those kids in the band work hard and deserve to be there.
Personally, I would rather have rap music blasted over the PA system between every down and coordinated with some over the top graphics on all the video boards in the stadium. Make sure the ribbon is also flashing strobe-like as well.
Keeps those who are suseptible to seizures away from the games. They're usually a drag, anyway.
Keeps those who are suseptible to seizures away from the games. They're usually a drag, anyway.
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The in game production needs a total overhaul. It's the same cuts of music. Every time I hear STAND UP AND SHOUT a little part of me dies inside
What about the it's third down? I thought I was at a k-state game the first time I heard that.
My son is a freshman and JUST made the band on Sunday. It is a whirlwind for him (and us) so far, but I am super proud and happy for him. Cant wait to watch him at the bowl game this year!
Congrats to your son! It's a great experience. The feeling the night you see your name on the roster and the first band song starts while you have no idea what's happening is difficult to describe. One of the directors posts the video on social media each year and it takes me to a happy place.
What instrument does your son play?
I wouldn't have any music later the 76 played, thats when disco turned music into the noise it is now...
No they were clapping and cheering for first downs like it was a TD since they came so few and far between.
I've got a CD of the Cornhusker Marching band called Live at the Lied. Whenever I get down in June and I am missing football season, I just crank that up. I want to hear Hail Varsity after every possession!
The band is ok, but how about not playing the stupid music over the PA system. It is too LOUD and so much of it is worn out music. Be nice to hear the quarterback bark out the snap count and hear the audibles.
How about the opposite and people get loud when the opposing team is in the huddle? Instead of letting them get to the line and audible before ramping it up.
I think the bands create an atmosphere that is part of the whole experience. It's not just a halftime show but the fight songs and even getting the fans going. I can't fathom why you'd want to lose that.
I'm sure all of the shows for this year are set, but you're welcome to contact the band and suggest a Rush show for next year. There's a good chance that the directors are Rush fans themselves. Some people might say that's just another show of music for old fogies, though.
Don’t the redskins and ravens have a band?
Lots of older nfl teams have fight songs, too
Bear down!
Lots of older nfl teams have fight songs, too
Bear down!
Robbie Robertson just passed away in the last couple weeks
Levon left us some time ago
Both forayed into movies after the Band broke up. Levon as an actor and Robbie doing composition for Scorsese.
May their lifelong blood feud continue with zeal in the afterlife
All-time legendary group
Keep the band. Ditch that stupid ass Irish song. Just the worst.
What I am talking about is that those songs have tradition. When I think Husker home games I think of the Huskers kicking ass, the smell of hot dogs and Runzas in the air, and the trumpet section playing the same familiar songs before the start of every home game. That's tradition to me. A fresh approach is what losing programs with half filled bleachers try. That's my opinion in this discussion.
You haven’t felt that at an NU game for some time when you start with Huskers kicking ass. Like I said, I’m all for the band, just spruce things up. GBR
I would be all for changing up the multimedia stuff. In fact and I've said this for years now, I would be fine with taking away the Tunnel Walk. Put it on hiatus for a year or two. Then when the team is back to playing real Husker football surprise the fans with a return of the Tunnel Walk.
You're right about that. What's going on in Memorial Stadium the last several years is akin to ancient Rome when the empire was crumbling but I won't digress. I guess we just disagree about songs that the band is playing. So much of college football tradition seems to be getting stripped away, I think the traditional Husker pregame songs are much like the Buckeye band to dot the "i" in Ohio or any other tradition.
Any chance Bud Crawford could lead the team out of the tunnel in a game. That would be fun
Levon fan here, The Band was amazing and so was he........He is one of but a ton a generational talent in this video....
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1989, Jeff Hanna,Jimmie Fadden,Bob Carpenter,Jimmy Ibbotson ,Johnny Cash ,Roy Acuff ,Bruce Hornsby ,Paulette Carlson ,Michael M.Murphey ,Earl Scruggs ,Roy Huskey Jr. ,Randy Scruggs ,Ricky Skaggs ,Chris Hillman ,Jimmy Martin ,Levon Helm ,Emmylou Harris ,John Hiatt ,Roger McGuinn ,Bela Fleck ,Sam Bush ,Mark O'connor ,Rosanne Cash ,Jerry Douglas ,Chet Atkins ,Marty Stuart ,Vassar Clements ,the Carter Family ,John Prine
Sure I yell my head off when the opponent’s Qb goes up to the line, but I don’t need ACDC playing at 200 decibels to do that.
The bands should stay the hell away from playing . Last time I remember they played a trumpet player got dropped by a bear and the play is still very famous. No they shouldn’t play. What kind of question is that? Game should remain 11 vs 11. Defense vs offense or special teams. Why get the band into it?
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