ISU press conference about band situation

[tim_redd]

Or simply not played their instruments.

I go back to my point earlier in this thread. Standing next to a playing marching band is "damage your hearing" type loud.

 

[alarson]

It is a freakin' marching band. It's not a military unit. "Break rank". C'mon.

This is typical in just about any marching band.

 

[alarson]

I go back to my point earlier in this thread. Standing next to a playing marching band is "damage your hearing" type loud.

I wouldnt go that far. Otherwise we'd have a lot of deaf marching band members.

 

[isutrevman]

Or simply not played their instruments.

If they just march quietly through, I honestly don't think there would have been any problems.

 

[Gunnerclone]

It is a freakin' marching band. It's not a military unit. "Break rank". C'mon.

This is typical in just about any marching band.

So that makes it less ridiculous?

 

[tim_redd]

I wouldnt go that far. Otherwise we'd have a lot of deaf marching band members.

I thought they are supposed to wear ear plugs?

 

[Rural]

I was in HS marching band, and one thing we're taught is to not let anyone "break rank", no matter what, we were supposed to make people/crowds go around the band. I'm assuming the Iowa band operates under a similar mindset, which just makes the fact they were intentionally sent that way, to a massive crowd of people, even worse.

I saw Animal House.

 

[alarson]

So that makes it less ridiculous?

Nothing wrong with a band keeping people out of its ranks. But it means the band needs to be aware of potential issues with that and avoid things like pushing into a crowd.

 

[mj4cy]

Still waiting for someone to compile us all a top 10 PR disasters by Gary Barta list. Consider a Christmas gift to CF nation.

 

[Clonefan32]

This is typical in just about any marching band.

OK, still an extremely dumb concept. Can you imagine if offensive line walked around five wide refusing to move all the time because they were taught not to "break rank". You're a band. Your task of playing during the game is over. There is no need to be "in rank" anymore.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Nothing wrong with a band keeping people out of its ranks. But it means the band needs to be aware of potential issues with that and avoid things like pushing into a crowd.

Nothing wrong with a paying customer on public property cutting through them to get to where they need to go either.

 

[Doc]

They should start having the bands go to the same classes/trainings as the athletes about how to handle themselves because they are all obnoxious as hell once they get together.

 

[alarson]

I thought they are supposed to wear ear plugs?

I think drummers usually do but almost no one else does.

 

[Clonefan32]

Nothing wrong with a band keeping people out of its ranks. But it means the band needs to be aware of potential issues with that and avoid things like pushing into a crowd.

"Keeping people out of it's ranks". This is frekain' comical. It's a MARCHING BAND.

 

[Isualum13]

I wouldnt go that far. Otherwise we'd have a lot of deaf marching band members.

Many of them if not all of them wear earplugs.

 

[ArgentCy]

Murph now calling the integrity of Chief Newton in to question.

Who *&%$@@ in his Cheerios? I don't understand the angle here.

 

[FinalFourCy]

This is typical in just about any marching band.

Not when going through a crowd.

The Iowa band applying military tactics and their instruments as a means to force their way though a crowd is an issue.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Who *&%$@@ in his Cheerios? I don't understand the angle here.

The angle is not having ratings drops.

 

[alarson]

Many of them if not all of them wear earplugs.

Wasn't the case when i was in it at least. After 4 years at ISU and another 2 in a DCI corps, Id be pretty deaf by now if hearing loss from being in a marching band was an issue.

 

[Cyclones423]

No one is suggesting they were purposely trying to hit anyone, but c'mon, maybe NOT play your fight song and swing your instruments while trying to get through a highly congested area. Common sense here.

It is a freakin' marching band. It's not a military unit. "Break rank". C'mon.

Haha, I totally agree, but when we were in high school we took it pretty seriously, I imagine a lot of the hawkeye band members do to. Especially with an opportunity to maybe shoulder a few disgruntled Cyclone fans.