BYU's marching bad sucks. They only play crappy showtunes and pioneer songs from

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Sep 28, 2018
8:04:15am

IceCreamButt Playmaker

The 1850s.

They are great at one thing and that is lulling people to sleep with their terrible halftime shows.

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What’s going on with the Cougar Band?

Bryceo19

9/28/18 7:45am

No one cares about the marching band except the marching band and their moms.

OneUpper

9/28/18 7:48am

Sorry, but marching bands are part of college football

Brigham

9/28/18 8:30am

Don't apologize. I'm not going to. The appeal of the band has always been lost

OneUpper

9/28/18 9:06am

Also, your need to reveal that it's in your nature to be rude and condescending

ArchbishopMitty

9/28/18 12:13pm

Ok. Who are you again?

OneUpper

9/28/18 3:54pm

Crowd trumps band. True. But the band is a cool tradition.

canofpicante

9/28/18 12:34pm

A “cool” tradition? Let’s revisit the definition of “cool”

FairWeather-L.I.T.S.

9/29/18 8:03am

You don’t make sense

canofpicante

9/30/18 9:48pm

I care about the energy of the crowds. Marching bands energize crowds. Ergo, I

BlueBlood94

9/28/18 9:23am

Unfortunately the BYU band does not meet any of your qualifications.

Skipshot

9/28/18 10:21am

And that's the point of the OP.

TailgateU

9/28/18 12:05pm

I should've added, "and never has"

Skipshot

9/28/18 11:01pm

You’re wrong. This is my point. The BYU band used to be a force.

Bryceo19

9/28/18 11:09pm

Skipshot

10/2/18 12:18pm

Amen. My first game at the horseshoe (Ohio State) I was blown away by the colle

wiscougarfan

9/28/18 12:01pm

Took my brother to (sadly) BYU’s last win over Utah

Tsisquan

9/28/18 2:00pm

You are from Utah aren't you?

ditch

9/28/18 8:48am

Nope.

OneUpper

9/28/18 9:03am

Well there goes my streak of not stereotyping.

ditch

9/28/18 9:31am

Typical Texan.

Kugmo

9/28/18 12:06pm

The only reason I say that is because I grew up in Utah and felt the same way.

ditch

9/28/18 3:57pm

Agree. Grew up in the south and it was much more of an enjoyable part of the

Resurgens

9/28/18 4:01pm

Bands are important. Part of the pageantry of college football

reddead

9/28/18 10:24am

I like the band. It adds to the stadium ambience. They used to play "Jaws".

Benfica1

9/28/18 10:33am

You’re obviously wrong.

canofpicante

9/28/18 11:56am

We have an awesome mascot and the Cougarettes are also...amazing. The band is

Str8CashCougar

9/28/18 12:07pm

Not if you go to the right place, and we could learn from that place.

TailgateU

9/28/18 12:08pm

Never was a more false statement spoken.

ArchbishopMitty

9/28/18 12:10pm

Terrible take

Goliath

9/28/18 12:50pm

Another football related statement you'd never hear in TEXAS.

Accipiter

9/28/18 1:36pm

This is a west coast attitude

BYU03OSU06

9/28/18 2:14pm

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ComeOnCougars

9/28/18 6:11pm

RE: No one cares about the marching band except the marching band and their

BYUBandfan

9/30/18 9:32pm

I think you might have had an exaggerated opinion the band when you were in it.

kccougar

9/28/18 7:54am

BYU's marching bad sucks. They only play crappy showtunes and pioneer songs from

IceCreamButt

9/28/18 8:04am

I don't expect anything more though. think about it... BYU band geeks

Dissenter

9/28/18 8:06am

They should at least try to be relatively up to date. It's like the band thinks

IceCreamButt

9/28/18 8:09am

YOU DON'T LIKE THE GREATEST SHOWMAN AT HALFTIME?

Dissenter

9/28/18 8:13am

This I agree with.

Resurgens

9/28/18 10:18am

Many years ago the did a few halftime shows with Cosmo & various super heros

BYU Fan

9/28/18 8:12am

That was my favorite show while I was in the band

BYUBandfan

9/28/18 1:31pm

I wish they would hire a band director from one of those all black colleges.

CougarAndMerlin

9/28/18 8:21am

Or one born in the 20th century.

IceCreamButt

9/28/18 8:29am

Massive advantage? LOL.

WDaddy

9/28/18 8:22am

One time the tubas played so hard it literally changed the trajectory of a pass

Hedonic Threadmill

9/28/18 9:35am

The band definitely has its place but good sporting event music>>>>>>>>>>>>marching band. ESPECIALLY the boring BYU band

TEXAS

9/28/18 8:26am

Yep. Some college bands do bring a good element of the spectacle of CFB, but

Resurgens

9/28/18 10:19am

Cal has an awesome band.

crazY

9/28/18 10:55am

Yeah! Imperial March! Now I’m going to play harder! Said no football player ever

Nakedbootleg

9/28/18 8:29am

Surprise if they heard it. When I played, I never payed attention to that stuff

Iki_Balam

9/28/18 9:52am

Jr. high bands just aren't very loud

kooogar

9/28/18 10:27pm

They play it for the fans, not the team.

Benfica1

9/28/18 10:34am

Yeah, not all effects are conscious. Especially the psychological ones

WhiteKnight

9/28/18 1:55pm

RE: Yeah! Imperial March! Now I’m going to play harder! Said no football

Bryceo19

9/28/18 11:13pm

I would add that Popcorn Popping creates terror for the opposing team

D.T. Survivor

9/28/18 8:36am

I took you seriously until you said just kidding.

crazY

9/28/18 10:56am

“The players would dig deep too” when they heard the band play?

GeraldGarner

9/28/18 8:48am

would they also "Get Stiff 3rd Down" when the band played?

OGSuperfan

9/28/18 11:26am

Here are the 4 reasons

Ryan M

9/28/18 8:56am

I'm more concerned with the crappy speaker situation in LES. It is downright awful.

Turnpike Lane

9/28/18 9:08am

Anyone else think the band should sit In the top corner of the stadium?

SL12

9/28/18 9:13am

I think they should sit far enough away that I don't have to hear them.

fredgarvin

9/28/18 10:54am

Stadium audio and marketing has taken over the events at game.

Count Cougar

9/28/18 9:20am

^this

Iki_Balam

9/28/18 9:52am

True, but money pays for football.

Benfica1

9/28/18 10:36am

And BYU is too cheap to let the band travel

YSeattle

9/28/18 9:26am

Most school bands don't travel, except to really close games.

Turnpike Lane

9/28/18 9:30am

Wat? best bud on USC's band traveled every game

Iki_Balam

9/28/18 9:53am

They are an exception not the rule. Why I said most.

Turnpike Lane

9/28/18 9:54am

"Most"

IceCreamButt

9/28/18 9:54am

This is false. Most P5 schools have a traveling band constituent

YSeattle

9/28/18 12:43pm

If I counted correctly there 64 p5 teams. There are 129 FBS teams. Even if

IceCreamButt

9/28/18 1:01pm

Maybe that’s the case now but I traveled with the band at least

demon_llama

9/29/18 6:32am

The best (and only good) thing our band does is show up and fill their section.

Skipshot

9/28/18 10:16am

As a former member of the Cougar Band, let me tell you what has happened

andrewg3

9/28/18 10:30am

I'd love to know how these types of people get into jobs

Iki_Balam

9/28/18 11:07am

Directing the marching band is probably the third or fourth priority for the

demon_llama

9/29/18 6:35am

Wrong-o. This guy is the director of athletic bands. Football and b-ball only.

andrewg3

9/29/18 6:01pm

ok, well, that wasn't the way it was when I was in the band. Dr. Peterson ran it

demon_llama

9/30/18 2:05pm

"I know a great director who has been chomping at the bit for the BYU job..."

m0resn0w

9/28/18 12:33pm

Thank you! Someone without a Smart remark about how bands are nerdy.

Bryceo19

9/28/18 10:40pm

RE: What’s going on with the Cougar Band?

che flaco

9/28/18 10:35am

If I remember correctly when the band moved from the north end zone to the south end zone they were no longer

RoaroftheCougartails

9/28/18 10:42am

Not true, as the band was mic'd last year.

andrewg3

9/28/18 1:17pm

The "band was a commanding force and massive advantage"???

fredgarvin

9/28/18 10:50am

Seriously, how old are you? Cause had you gone to games when the band made

Bryceo19

9/28/18 10:44pm

RE: Seriously, how old are you? Cause had you gone to games when the band made

fredgarvin

9/28/18 11:27pm

What’s up with that awkward chant thing the announcer has to explain each game?

NorthernCougFan

9/28/18 11:06am

The pregame?

demon_llama

9/29/18 6:38am

Yes

NorthernCougFan

9/29/18 6:35pm

Pride of the Wasatch! where have you gone!

OGSuperfan

9/28/18 11:24am

I was in the marching band in high school and have a lot of respect for the

SWP

9/28/18 12:05pm

I was never in the band.

Bryceo19

9/28/18 11:18pm

I love the band, especially since they got rid of the uniforms with tan

BlackBart

9/28/18 12:25pm

In reply to: "The uniforms are looking sharp!"

m0resn0w

9/28/18 12:36pm

I guarantee the players don’t even notice the band is there.

Romex

9/28/18 12:45pm

I’ve been a BYU football fan since 1980, I can’t think of one thing the band

USMCdad

9/28/18 1:05pm

Uhhh...the Cougar Spell! C'mon now

andrewg3

9/28/18 1:18pm

Do you not consider the pregame show tradition and memorable?

demon_llama

9/29/18 6:23am

All I know is, CAN THEY PLEASE PLAY THE FIGHT SONG AT AN UP-TEMPO????

rggee

9/28/18 1:11pm

^^^^THIS^^^^ a million times this.

andrewg3

9/28/18 1:18pm

The tempo that the team sings in the lock room after a win is horribly fast.

demon_llama

9/28/18 3:26pm

I'm a former drum major for the BYU marching band and have been consistently

demon_llama

9/28/18 3:23pm

lotr music (and starwars) was great... decades ago

Dissenter

9/28/18 3:29pm

Or "When the Saints come marching in" way old

Count Cougar

9/28/18 3:50pm

but latter-day saints. GET IT?

Dissenter

9/28/18 4:05pm

I get it, but its kinda weird. And they have been doing it for decades.

Count Cougar

9/28/18 5:57pm

It’s a standard from the pregame

demon_llama

9/29/18 6:19am

Which years were you in the band?

Littlerich

9/28/18 8:35pm

I love the tradition and pageantry that has always been part of college football

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