opinion do vary, but when someone says that our band "plays out of tune" and "marches out of line", I'm sorry, he doesn't know What the F he's talking about.. high school band director showing vids of the nationally known Fighting Texas Aggie band to point how NOT to march, huh?
Just because someone is nationally known doesn't mean they are good. Trust me, UT calls our band the "Showband of the Southwest" and they're technically nowhere near what you would want a band to march like if you were grading them like they do for state level competitions. There a few high school bands who could out march our band I'm pretty sure. Not saying the Aggie band is the worst. They're not. They do what they do and it entertains their fans which is the entire point of having a marching band. You can't really complain too much. It's just if you're going based on pure technical merit they're not as great as their reputation would have you believe. In the end, though, if you enjoy them it shouldn't matter what other people think, no? If it makes you feel better I only remember one performance by UT's band in my 6 years of attending football games there. The 2004 Okie State game. The band played a montage of video games and everyone ate it up. It also could have been that it gets remembered more fondly because we came back from a 35-7 deficit in that game.
Uh...they DO play out of tune. That's just a fact, man. I'm not saying they aren't very good at what they do (precision military marching). They are. My step-dad is an Aggie and he used to take me to all their games during the Jackie Sherrill era. I went just to see the band. I don't hate them like a lot of people on this site. But they DO play out of tune. They don't emphasize tuning. That's a fact. And FYI, I DO know what the F I'm talking about..
For some reason I cannot edit my post but yes it appears a copyright claim was made by Ken Wood. Anyways the video is now circulating the internet at alternate locations. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80733658/ http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3216959/aggies_acting_out_a_homosexual_skit/ http://rapidshare.com/files/271879352/video.mp4.html http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=mov&file=2664video.mp4
What's wrong with yell practice? Is A&M the only school to have a "pep rally" the night before the game? Are there functions the night before at other universities where the fans show up and the coach and players might speak? The answer is yes and A&M isn't different in that regard. Where they are different is what we do compared to others. We file into the stadium 40,000 strong, where some schools might be lucky if they have 1,000 attend. We practice our cheers and get everyone excited about the game the next day. You might not like A&M's traditions and that's fine and I'm glad you didn't attend A&M an be a malcontent, but A&M is unique; some people hate it (you) and some people love it (us). For those who have posted, I want to know which college you graduated from. If you graduated or attend a university in the big 12 or in the now-defunct southwest conference and hate A&M, all I can say is you aren't supposed to like A&M. I can guarantee that other schools in those conferences hate your school as well and the main reason is we compete with each other. For those of you who have chosen to speak up and did not attend any university in those conferences or at all, congrats, you are just a fan and to hate on a school because they are a rival of your favorite bandwagon team is just showing your ass. Texas A&M - 2002
I know it's not football related and really not A&M related anymore but I didn't want to start a new thread on this. Crazy how far this guy has fallen off... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkc/men/6589342.html
He always drank. DWI/DUIs are part of his life. He had them before he arrived at TAMU. He looks like trash though. I like that.
