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Thank you for posting that. I agree. I just got back home to Texas and I was going to start a similar thread if someone else hadn't. I couldn't believe my eyes and ears last night; the Band of Pride LOOKED AND SOUNDED GREAT!! And it was the best halftime performance I can remember from the BOP.Originally Posted by nadB
Very well done, BOP. Take a bow!
One is paid to play and one isn't.
Glad to see so many enjoyed, I , the same as you, cannot remember a time I enjoyed it more or have seen them looking and sounding so great!
Does anyone know where one could find a BOP roster? I believe there may be a member or two that is from my hometown and I would surely like to tell their parents how many compliments this weekends performance has garnered. I live in a pretty small town so I more than likely know either parents or grandparents.
Hey thats me! I hope Jaqwis saw what we did. I wanted to get us ribbons with "Dogs4Dancy" or something on it, but I thought of the idea too late. Glad so many people seemed to like it.
Just my thoughts: small details count. We're trying to develop a rivalry and a sense of compelling athletics; not committing our student organizations to this cause holds us back. It seems we've arranged to schedule the USM game around Thanksgiving every year as our "rivalry in dixie" so we either commit to having the band available or not, including when we play at home. I hope we all haven't forgotten how it felt to have USM fans and their band show up our fans and band in our own house last year. I'd imagine USM band members were on their holiday last year too. I don't figure Auburn leaves its band at home when it plays Alabama over Thanksgiving.
I can't imagine there aren't solutions to the issues (financial or otherwise) which have come up. Require/provide those who volunteer, to bus to and from Ruston and allow the students who live on campus access to housing? Arrange overnight lodging around Hattiesburg?
Why are we recruiting kids to the BOP if they don't go play at our most important games anyway?
Chatted with MOB director of bands, Mr. Throckmorton on the bench as the BOP took the field. Asked him about their performance at Baylor where they formed a star then a Roman Numeral IX to poke fun at the resignation of Starr, the school president, and their continued time in the public with female student abuse and Title IX issues. "They complained to us, but I told them if they'd quit denying everything publicly it would one day go away. As a result, every day brings a new public revelation, like, what, yesterday?"
What about tonight in Ruston, I asked. Didn't see any jabs at Ruston and Tech.
"We just couldn't find anything to have fun with this trip. By the way, did y'all ever decide which shade of blue you liked?"
We both had a good laugh.
Since we sent a pep band to Rice last year, they did the same to us this year. . . . . . sarcasm.
Louisiana Tech University
Flagship of the University of Louisiana System
We should just change to a semester calendar...right this minute!
The students can be given an I for the class to hold over until Winter Quarter. Too easy.
The school needs to figure housing and food. Too easy.
The powers that be need to want to do it. Too hard.
Last year's band turnout wasnt bad, the Rice game in 2014 was much smaller. I think the USM director even complimented how many we had because it was so hard for him to get people to come for his band.
Besides, USM is a C-USA team. We need to continue fostering our relationships with Southland conference teams.
That flag is upside down.
Not impressed with the Mob.
I thought the BOP was great! I guess I'm in the minority, but I also enjoyed the MOB halftime show. Glad the MOB showed up. That is one of the things that makes college football great.
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