One thing BYU does well is provide a wide variety of activities and special interests to help as many students

Dec 7, 2021
9:40:19pm

Division Bell On again off again

As possible feel like they have a group to belong to. The band fills that role well. Playing at FB games is just one of the reasons for it existing.

Live and let live.

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Time

Could be an unpopular opinion but

TADOW

12/7/21 9:21pm

Yep. 100% agree. The intros at USC were so much better than ours

bdizzle

12/7/21 9:23pm

Totally

David Lo Pan

12/7/21 9:52pm

Agreed. I feel like bands like Michigan really add to the atmosphere.

HONOMO

12/8/21 1:15am

Examples of how Michigan does it?

broll

12/8/21 11:50am

The Michigan band is much bigger.

lightmann

12/8/21 1:22pm

So make our band bigger!! That option should be on the table.

CoolB

12/8/21 4:50pm

Not sure tbh. Just remember watching and thinking wow what a great atmosphere.

HONOMO

12/8/21 8:09pm

They should either decide to be a real marching band (bleh) or significantly downplay it (hooray). The Band is not great

shimmy

12/7/21 9:25pm

Unfortunately you are correct. No one seems to care about funding the Band.

Iki_Balam

12/8/21 1:35am

At least they don't play the Mickey mouse theme song.

DrYfire

12/7/21 9:29pm

The band was still playing 50s band music in the late 90s.

LyleLanley

12/7/21 9:29pm

BYU should send all marching band students to BYU-I instead. Similar vibes

TCuz

12/7/21 9:29pm

100%. It’s so costly to send them to games and bowls too. I say bag it lol

gocougs719

12/7/21 9:30pm

The Band didn't go to Hawaii in '92

BYUBandfan

12/7/21 10:54pm

Like anyone could ever really know that

stoils

12/8/21 5:30am

? I'm pretty sure I know that

BYUBandfan

12/8/21 8:29pm

They also were not loud enough much of the time. And their halftime show

Mot

12/7/21 9:30pm

How much do you think the band costs in lost ticket revenue?

DrYfire

12/7/21 9:31pm

Too much

Social Distance

12/7/21 9:32pm

“Fight You Cougars” is an embarrassment to the school. They bill it as some

DieHarder

12/7/21 9:32pm

I think the band that plays in the Marriott Center is just right

Charles Darwin

12/7/21 9:37pm

“Fight You Cougars” adds absolutely nothing; needs to be retired

ColoSpgs

12/8/21 5:02am

Ya the BYU intro needs some work. The fans are into it and then the team intro

kotacoug

12/7/21 9:36pm

One thing BYU does well is provide a wide variety of activities and special interests to help as many students

Division Bell

12/7/21 9:40pm

Wonder if we would ever see a DJ mixing live in Lavell Edwards Stadium.

CrimWalCoug

12/7/21 9:43pm

They had a DJ at a couple of games this year

SUAVO

12/7/21 10:07pm

Plus the halftime show is the exact same songs each week

Ojiisan

12/7/21 9:58pm

Opposite, I think that is. Was at the Baylor game. Their band was awesome, play

Incentivize

12/7/21 9:59pm

The HS bands and drill teams back in Texas are so much better than BYUs band.

WDaddy

12/7/21 10:03pm

It depends on how much booster money comes from Pro-marching band folks.

Crowd Factor

12/7/21 10:28pm

I wish people would lay off the band!!!

trumpetur

12/7/21 10:50pm

Doesn’t matter how much effort is put into it

CoolB

12/7/21 11:39pm

I'm super glad that dude practices trombone 58 hours a week, but that doesn't mean i want to hear it

dryflyelk

12/8/21 5:08am

With that much dedication, talent and effort, product on the field could and should be better

ColoSpgs

12/8/21 5:13am

Should add that most fans genuinely want BYU to have a big, impressive band

ColoSpgs

12/8/21 5:22am

The band and it's members work as hard as anyone

BigBlue04

12/8/21 8:08am

I'm one of those people who stays after games and listens to the band, so I like

seacougar

12/7/21 11:12pm

How dare you speak of the pride of Provo this way! 😉

mbcougar

12/7/21 11:56pm

They call it the power of the wasatch, which in my opinion really downplays the

Hntrguy

12/8/21 12:10am

The only pre-game change I’d make is to drop that “traditional” song

NorthwestCoug

12/8/21 12:35am

I dont want the NFL at my college experience. Yes your post is asinie.

Iki_Balam

12/8/21 1:36am

As someone who has studied both neuroscience and marketing and performance psych

Punk Philosopher

12/8/21 5:05am

Fake news, but from a marketing standpoint

stoils

12/8/21 5:38am

Well, I think that certainly can be fixed...

Punk Philosopher

12/8/21 6:59am

This is correct. College football requires the band. Pageantry. Pomp.

dave

12/8/21 10:24am

I get where you’re coming from but

BlueLine

12/8/21 6:11am

After further review....here's some suggestions based on your feedback + mine

Punk Philosopher

12/8/21 9:07am

Yes yes yes

chidote1

12/8/21 1:17pm

Punk Philosopher - Get in touch with the Bad Department!

CoolB

12/8/21 4:49pm

Yes

HONOMO

12/8/21 8:11pm

I was in the band and I agree. I only joined because I got free access to games

SouthernCoug

12/8/21 10:45am

I concur

chidote1

12/8/21 1:16pm

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