Yes, we need the Hilton atmosphere to emulate an NBA arena, because the NBA has been flat out awesome for years.
No more band, please!
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You know, day games at Wrigley were tradition. And manual scoreboards. And teams riding the bus everywhere instead of charter planes. And fans discussing the game at the water cooler instead of on the Internet. But sometimes old traditions that aren't worth keeping die.
If you don't like college bb go to dsm energy games with the 30 other people there. You won't be missed. The band would be.
Aaaaand, there it is. It's official, you don't just have a controversial opinion, you're a complete tool. Congrats.
Grow the **** up, man.
Even if they're all speakers there will still be some old grammaphone complaining that these new tweeters and woofers aren't getting into it as much as they should.
This isnt the NBA. the band is a must in College athletics. people would freak out if they didnt have the band. you are significantly out numbered. is it annoying at times yes, does it make me mad when I get yelled at by the stupid saxophone player because I am Cursing at the players..yes. I know they are annoying but it is essential and the atmosphere at hilton would suck
While we're at it, lets get rid of the basketball players too! Think how pumped the crowd would get with non-stop Sandstorm blaring through the loud speakers.100% agree and we should get rid of cheer leaders too, and the students section needs to go too. And the 5 claps, what the **** is up with that. Tradition is full of stupid.
Ah, so you're one of the hockey attendees.. Might explain some.
BTW, before I continue with my post -- I'd like to point out that the Hockey Band is completely student run -- it is not connected to or run by the ISU Music Department in any way.
Anyways, of course coaches or players aren't going to thank the band after a big win! Why the hell would they? The band is just a special group of the fans.
I know what you're saying, that the crowd doesn't necessarily 'get into it' when the band is playing, but that's not really the point. The band is there to play music for the enjoyment of the fans, and to provide a unique gameday experience.
Believe it or not, some people do actually enjoy live music that isn't pumped through speakers. And also, believe it or not, some of those people aren't and never were in band.
As a final comment -- there's a lot of room between playing the fight song less often, and getting rid of the band.
DISCLAIMER: I was a proud member of the band, am a pround Alumni Band member, and proud of being a nerd, so suck it.
The band is great, BUT does overplay "Fights". When I watch the replay over the next couple days I'm going to count the number of times it's played. Nearly every timeout it gets played Boomer Sooner style.
Unfortunately "Fights" is also a participation killer compared to something like "Sandstorm", " Party Rock", etc.
Unfortunately "Fights" is also a participation killer compared to something like "Sandstorm", " Party Rock", etc.
I think It can be annoying for some fans who attend every game but for the people who can only make a couple games a year or only one game a year it plays a major role into their game day experience. people would **** if the band was not part of the game
Even as an old fogiy, I agree - going to the right music at a timeout can really pump the crowd. When they go to Sandstorm now, everybody goes insane and I start looking for the onside kick. I think that song will live forever for us, every Cyclone will have a Pavlovian reaction to it. It used to be just another JockJams tune, but now...it's special.
That said, I do love the band. Just gotta have the right songs and right timing.
Maybe some lonely music major can arrange a Sandstorm beginning morphing into the fight song. That would be like a three-way with the Norwegian AND Swedish Bikini Teams....
That's why I love the 1:44-1:53 mark in this video...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Gze3Xmvws]Iowa State Football - YouTube[/ame]
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