In my opinion.....Southern had the best band....However our Regal Blues held their own. I believe the Regal Blues outperformed the Southern Band's dancing girls!!
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In my opinion.....Southern had the best band....However our Regal Blues held their own. I believe the Regal Blues outperformed the Southern Band's dancing girls!!
AgreedOriginally Posted by 70TECHGRAD
I felt a little like Kanye West comparing Taylor Swift to Beyonce.......
Should Tech schedule Southern as a regular opponent? Would Southern be willing? It is really nice to have a big crowd. We were entertaining my wife's family so I watched the game on TV. What is a reasonable estimate of the number of Southern fans?
I don't think you would get that big of a crowd, if we played every year. The novelty would wear off. After the lopsided score, they wouldn't bring as many next year. This time they wanted to show off their band and had hopes of being able to compete. I think every 3 years would be perfect! Get Grambling next year, if we want to schedule a FCS first game.
NSU, SU, GSU . . . should guarantee a good crowd if Tech continues to schedule 1AA every year. Play them in sequence and it shouldn't get old. Tech just can't lose any of the games.
That assumption is probably more in line with your fans. All I heard constantly Saturday night from Tech fans was "The stadium should be packed like this at every game"
Our bands isn't a novelty to us ( They are to Tech fans) and neither is playing in front a large crowd. We come to support our team and our bands wherever they are, under whatever circumstances and it's not predicated on whether or not we win or lose.
Strangely enough we still believe in the old adage it's "just a game" and we don't get discourage or lose sleep over a loss no matter what the score, that's why we were tagged the Jaguar nation.
Just FYI, I am a Tech guy, but cheer for the Jags too. I know the history well and have a degree from both Universities. The band was not a novelty to me. I understand it is to some of our fans, but don't forget that Grambling is right next door (although, most of us know that Southern has the better band).
All I was saying is that Southern would not bring as many people if we played every year. I am one of you too, but I know both programs well (and Tech is my true school, since I am a 4th generation Tech person). If we played every 3 years, I think Southern would deliver the most fans. I think we could expect about 2000 NSU, and about 4000 from Grambling, if alternating between the three. I, also, know that Southern is a program in demand for the entertainment value and the fans.
It was great to see the band again and awesome to see that Southern and Tech are both programs that I can be proud of for the classy fans. The score was about what I expected, but the atmosphere was awesome.
Thanks for being on our board, Statboy, I will be following the Jags the rest of the year - as always.
GO DAWGS!
Back to the thread theme, one of our future opponents have a band "in the news."
Anyone else having issues with editing a post? Cursor goes away, can't seem to do anything right
Sometimes a spaceship is just a spaceship.
Re: The Human Jukebox Video (Awesome shot of the Joe)
We had a great time tailgating with Louisiana Tech fans this past weekend!!! Thanks to Ruston for the Southern hospitality!! It was awesome being able to celebrate the return of a long awaited for football season and the Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band!!! We're glad you guys enjoyed our band....you just might see them performing at Super Bowl 50!!!
Check it out on the Southern University Marching Band Facebook page!!!
http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015...wl-50-halftime
that is priceless!Sometimes a spaceship is just a spaceship.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/a...g-band-n470631
Check out the 2:32 mark.
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