Just Asking

[bbneutralfan]

Anyone know why the Middle Tennessee band did not perform either prior to or at halftime last night? That had to cost the school some $$$ to bring there band to Marshall to only sit in the stands. If it was our band making the trip to MTSU and not getting to play our fans would be upset. Just asking as I thought it made us look a little like we didn't want them to perform.

 

[GreenDuke]

Visiting bands routinely don't have any on field participation. They're there to lend support for the team and their fans.

 

[bbneutralfan]

K but seems a bit expensive. Marching Thunder generally only goes to a P5 location - not a CUSA stadium just to support the team but I guess you are right.

 

[GreenDuke]

I would think if the home team extends an invitation in advance to a visiting band they might perform on field. My experience is the visiting band only brings a portion of the full unit much as a pep band for basketball. For instance Thurs night unc-cheat brought probably 75 members of the band even thought they are 10 minutes away. Without looking I would say the ACC has guidelines regarding the number of band members that travel to away games.

 

[MarshallSnare]

Visiting bands routinely don't have any on field participation. They're there to lend support for the team and their fans.

Central Florida's band played a halftime show the last time they visited the Joan.

 

[Always The Herd]

When I was in the band "MANY" moons ago. We performed at the away games.

 

[herdalicious]

Visiting bands can't be eating up valuable advertising time.

 

[cincyherdfan]

My sister in law asked a couple of the Middle Tennessee band members that question as they were leaving the other night and they said they didn't perform because they just brought their "pep band". Wasn't their full marching band.

 

[bbneutralfan]

Wow that was there pep band! Wonder how big their marching band is then?

 

[Herdon2]

They were freakin loud.

 

[MARSHALL77]

Probably afraid they would leave band equipment in one of the end zones...........

 

[BleedsGreen33]

I found it rude that when our band would play they would start. Our band needed to blow harder. They kept getting drowned out.

 

[Sean Hammond]

I found it rude that when our band would play they would start. Our band needed to blow harder. They kept getting drowned out.

They also played when we got the "We Are...Marshall" chant going pretty strong there in the second half.

I thought that could have been a pretty special moment, everything considered. But with the lack of people, the chant couldn't drown out their band.

 

[herd4life5 (HN)]

Howard's band was awesome back in the day...

Just throwing that random thought out there