Just wait until next time BG loses a home game, whenever that might be. Some people will blame absolutely anybody for a ridiculous loss and the band seemed like a good scapegoat. Yeah, it sucks. There's a few issues the band has to work out, like a clear understanding of when to cut off, but the band is NOT at fault for any BG losses.PresBG wrote:TG1996 wrote:I think someone forgot their sarcasm goggles.PresBG wrote:For the individual who asked in the last thread if there could be a drum minor...yeah, ok....so the dm (drum minor) tells the DM (drum major) whats up? who tells the dm if he's not paying attention? and then who tells that person? and so on and so on? But more importantly, a drum MINOR? really?
And the only reason I made that comment at the time was because the trend of the *ahem* "discussion" was that the drum major having his/her back to the field was the main issue.
Yeah, suppose I could have taken those darn goggles off. Sorry. lol.
And on a totally random note: anyone else notice how quickly this thread started to die the minute it got moved to the band forum? I am glad that this thread got moved to where it should have been started in the first place (including the other wonderful thread), but where are the near 5-10 pages of posts like the last time?
Where is everyone that has/had a problem? Have all the concerns finally been addressed? Interesting...
My suggestion from my years in FMB as a massive football spectator - when you see that the team is lining up and you know you should stop playing, do what I did. Put your instrument down, stare at the drum major, get their attention, and point at the field. They'll turn around, look at the game, and cut off. They can't see the field during songs, but people in band can, so if you can get them to stop directing, go ahead. This is a much better solution than potentially, however unlikely, getting the team a 15 yard penalty, keeping the team from hearing signals, and getting a bunch of pissed off AZZ posters riled up.
