UM Band???

[Rich K]

I thought this thread would be about kicking gris trolls off the site. I didn’t even know they still had a “banned”. What about Monty, do they still have Monty?

[BFcatfan]

There are reserved seats for the band for this game. UM Has until Wednesday to decide if they will be bring theirs or not. The seats are use them or lose them for the band. If they don’t come those tickets will be released back to MSU.

That's crazy if true. Hopefully that eats into their total visitor allotment at least.

From the NCAA Football Operations Manual.

Bands. Host institutions must make space available for the visiting team band, on request. The host institution may
place the location for the band seating in the same location as is used during the regular season. The band seating block
should be in addition to the regular visiting team seating block. Band members who are in uniform and performing at the
championship will not be charged admission to the competition or their band seating block.
If the visiting institution intends to bring its band to the game it shall be required to notify the host tournament manager
no later than Monday at 5 p.m. (host institutions local time) that it will be bringing its band and the size of the band. The
early notice will allow the host institution ticket operations as much time as possible to accommodate seating for the
visiting teams band.

As a courtesy, institutions that plan to travel to a road game with their band should consider potential matchups in future
rounds and notify potential future hosts sites well in advance of their intent to bring a band. This will allow potential host
sites to have plenty of time to plan accordingly.

Bands, or any component thereof, are allowed to play during time-outs, halftime, and before and after the competition.
Bands are not allowed to play during the game, meaning once the ball is spotted and the umpire or center judge backs
away from the ball, the band must stop playing.

They all play the skin flute so it’s a fairly quiet band.

[lutecat]

I enjoyed the SFA band. They are the best sounding marching band I've ever heard in person. Yes SotW is good. But SFA was really good.

But yes they need to stop playing when supposed to. I did get a kick out of them playing once the ball was caught on a kickoff during the return. The William Tell overture.

I don't think you would have enjoyed them if you had been in my seat. I WILL agree with you that it was a big band and they played VERY LOUD.
I was amazed that SFA brought that many band members all the way from east Texas up here. I had to wonder, did they come on a bus (heck of a long drive,) or did they fly (talk about expensive.) But I agree, whatever UM shows up with surely will be no match for the SFA band.

I was in the section right next to them.