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<blockquote data-quote="halfwaytoheaven" data-source="post: 1056907" data-attributes="member: 33077"><p>Nope. Athletic department funds the marching band, and they call the tunes. They don't seem to care much about the halftime show, but they definitely have a say on what gets played in the stands. Why they don't do something about it is beyond me. Back when we were in the WAC we played pretty much anything we wanted to. Graduate assistants were always coming up with arrangements of fun songs. Current songs, even. We used to play the Superman theme every time LT made a big play. Imagine how cool that would have been for a Kerley kickoff return. But something changed when we went to CUSA, and ever since it's been a steady diet of The Horse. I HATE The Horse.</p><p></p><p>As for adding people to the band, how would you do that? It's not like they turn anyone away. Or they didn't when I was there, thank goodness. Some people on band scholarships are required to be in the marching band, which is unheard of at most schools. They even let students from TCC play in the band (do they still do that?). I guess you could fund some marching band scholarships. That might ease some of the attrition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="halfwaytoheaven, post: 1056907, member: 33077"] Nope. Athletic department funds the marching band, and they call the tunes. They don't seem to care much about the halftime show, but they definitely have a say on what gets played in the stands. Why they don't do something about it is beyond me. Back when we were in the WAC we played pretty much anything we wanted to. Graduate assistants were always coming up with arrangements of fun songs. Current songs, even. We used to play the Superman theme every time LT made a big play. Imagine how cool that would have been for a Kerley kickoff return. But something changed when we went to CUSA, and ever since it's been a steady diet of The Horse. I HATE The Horse. As for adding people to the band, how would you do that? It's not like they turn anyone away. Or they didn't when I was there, thank goodness. Some people on band scholarships are required to be in the marching band, which is unheard of at most schools. They even let students from TCC play in the band (do they still do that?). I guess you could fund some marching band scholarships. That might ease some of the attrition. [/QUOTE]
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