Watch THE Ohio State Band take the field before every home game. It still brings goosebumps to my body.

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Aug 1, 2017
5:13:22pm

DwideCougar Walk-on

Watch THE Ohio State Band take the field before every home game. It still brings goosebumps to my body.

The entire stadium is glued to the field, and involved with the band. I think it would be AMAZING to bring some of that to BYU. One thing TOSU has almost all brass and percussion. Very few other instruments, so they are LOUD. Plus the way they march is cool too.

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POLL: BYU marching band?

bushy7

8/1/17 12:58pm

Keep, but upgrade. Uniforms look meh. I think they could be more interesting.

SD-Y-FAN

8/1/17 12:59pm

Marching Band uniforms are pretty expensive. surprisingly so

Cougarclaw

8/1/17 1:00pm

The uniforms were updated during the blue and tan era, sadly.

scottfunkel

8/1/17 1:23pm

Yes, and they look terrible. I can't believe they've lasted this long.

SD-Y-FAN

8/1/17 1:24pm

They were updated again in 2009 to their current uniforms.

cougarfan84

8/1/17 2:32pm

I didn't realize that, and I'd bet that I pay more attention to the band than

scottfunkel

8/1/17 2:45pm

RE: I didn't realize that, and I'd bet that I pay more attention to the band

najwinters

11/20/17 3:06pm

Get rid of them. Get rid of all marching bands. They're not entertaining.

Chambana Coug

8/1/17 1:00pm

That would mostly be fine with me. However, I do like a good drum line at a

bag

8/1/17 1:02pm

I don't watch the halftime show and wouldn't miss it if it were gone. But I do

Tricky

8/1/17 1:04pm

Record it and play it on the speakers!

Chambana Coug

8/1/17 1:06pm

I thought about that - but if the kids in the band enjoy it who am I to say no?

Tricky

8/1/17 1:11pm

Have you ever watched Ohio States band do their thing? Its fantastic

8/1/17 1:11pm

I've watched ND and Michigan. Still not entertaining to me.

Chambana Coug

8/1/17 1:41pm

I love TBDBITL I wish BYU would step it up. I remember students practicing for TBDBITL in fields and yards

DwideCougar

8/1/17 2:14pm

to clarify - are you speaking specifically about the half-time show - or are you including them sitting in the stands?

HarlemCoug

8/1/17 1:01pm

All of it.

bushy7

8/1/17 1:02pm

Get rid of halftime show, but keep in the stands. Their halftime shows are

8/1/17 1:03pm

If the NCAA adopts a strict 20 minute half time, then it won't really matter.

SD-Y-FAN

8/1/17 1:05pm

Anything that keeps the band off the field is ok in my book.

8/1/17 1:05pm

Keep them in stands only if they get a new play list!!!!

Kerbouchard

8/1/17 1:11pm

The band songs in the stands are great. I think they need more material, but

SD-Y-FAN

8/1/17 1:04pm

I love them in the stands - they are terrible on the field...

HarlemCoug

8/1/17 1:09pm

Though much maligned marching bands are an essential part of college football.

8/1/17 1:03pm

I bet college football would go on just fine without them.

Chambana Coug

8/1/17 1:04pm

Keep them, invest in them, give them course credit.

OldCosmo

8/1/17 1:04pm

I agree with you completely. "In-home" is a great way to describe it currently

andrewg3

8/1/17 2:24pm

They do get course credit - 0.5 credit hours for 6 hours rehearsal per week (on

cougarfan84

8/1/17 2:38pm

IIRC, you are exactly correct. ...and it shows on the field.

OldCosmo

8/1/17 2:48pm

Is it .5 credits now? It was 1 credit when I was in it. Shame if they lowered it

andrewg3

8/1/17 3:37pm

I don't know about right now but as of 10 years ago it was 0.5 credits.

cougarfan84

8/1/17 3:42pm

Just give them more than 5 songs to play

Indy Coug

8/1/17 1:07pm

and get rid of all the ones they've been playing for 20+ years

Kerbouchard

8/1/17 1:13pm

Do we get to keep the Cougarettes? asking for lots of friends. Male ones.

Cougarclaw

8/1/17 1:08pm

GET OFF THE FIELD!!!

MarylandFan

8/1/17 1:19pm

I think BYU should have a marching band but not the one we have

Y'zMan

8/1/17 1:20pm

That is incredible. That routine requires an incredible amount of discipline.

scottfunkel

8/1/17 1:31pm

The best part is the amount of crowd involvement. Listen to the fans and the

Y'zMan

8/1/17 1:35pm

That was impressive.

VACOUGFAN

8/1/17 2:31pm

1990 Holiday Bowl

trumpetur

8/1/17 3:13pm

I still remember going to the gym at the MTC in late Aug and hearing the drums

CaliWG

8/1/17 1:23pm

i have a yearly pleading and begging of Admin to change BBall and Fball halftime

stealth

8/1/17 1:28pm

you're right

Unibro

8/1/17 1:58pm

Bring back sheet drops!

teancum

8/1/17 2:38pm

Grew up in Texas and loved the Texas Aggie Band and the Longhorn Band

The Farm

8/1/17 1:28pm

BYU could & should have an awesome, or at least distinctive band

ColoSpgs

8/1/17 1:37pm

They should study up on Joshua

Q-grr

8/1/17 2:12pm

Keep them because they are part of the pageantry, but more radio songs.

Zoobieman

8/1/17 1:52pm

As a former member of the BYU Marching Band...

andrewg3

8/1/17 1:54pm

Watch THE Ohio State Band take the field before every home game. It still brings goosebumps to my body.

DwideCougar

8/1/17 5:13pm

Keep it, but make it more like a southern marching band

8/1/17 2:04pm

I love them at the cougar!

BYUbob

8/1/17 2:07pm

Beats the Stanford marching band.

ChurroNieves

8/1/17 2:22pm

Hearing the sound of drums while entering the stadium just feels like football

8/1/17 2:26pm

Keep them, but change their hats to baseball caps.

8/1/17 2:36pm

Our band is crappy

grungeymtnman

8/1/17 2:38pm

There actually is a reason for this

teancum

8/1/17 2:50pm

Yeah I believe it

grungeymtnman

8/1/17 2:56pm

I disagree

trumpetur

8/1/17 3:20pm

Also.....

trumpetur

8/1/17 2:59pm

That's not the reason. The real reason is this.

andrewg3

8/1/17 3:50pm

Agree - leadership makes all the difference.

8/1/17 4:08pm

NEW half-time show

8/1/17 4:10pm

Songs and Formations

trumpetur

8/1/17 2:51pm

Seems to me like the band director should read this string. Maybe one of you ex-

Y'zMan

8/1/17 6:42pm

Former Band Member Thoughts

trumpetur

8/1/17 2:47pm

Good thoughts.

Chambana Coug

8/1/17 2:54pm

Agreed. I look at my phone during halftime not because I need to or am

8/1/17 3:08pm

Former band member for one year - and I agree

8/1/17 3:52pm

Sometimes....

trumpetur

8/1/17 3:10pm

Keep, but we still get to mock.

HenderCoug

8/1/17 2:49pm

STOP PLAYING POPCORN POPPING...

Cougarpride

8/1/17 4:59pm

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