Yesterday we were slaughtered. Due to some still fresh feelings on the BYU Cougar fan side, I'll not mention much about the football team.
But, man, I loved playing at the game! I forgot what it's like to march at a home game . ..the excitement, the exhilaration, the fans, the cheers . ..man, it was so much fun! And Synergy? Pump it up, man! Because it was the first home game, and the Utah game, there were soo many people there during pregame. That was the loudest crowd I've ever played for. Rock on.
Not mentioning the football team, I think the most embarrassing thing of the evening was the Star Spangled Banner. Because of the giant flag on the field, we were positioned all in the north endzone. Which means that half the band couldn't see the director from where he was on the 15yd line. So the half of the band that couldn't see him was almost an entire measure off. Great . ..the one thing the entire stadium has in common, and we totally botched it. Oh well . . .we did great on our combined patriotic number at halftime.
I love the 33-yr tradition that we have to play a combined number with the Utah Band at halftime. I like what the announcer said as we were coming on the field together, "To celebrate the red, white, and blue . . ." I just never made that connection before. Between the two schools, we have our country's colors. Anyway, I give major props to the Utah band. When we rehearsed with them, they were so nice. I was very impressed with their good sportsmanship. They sounded great in the stands (they played significantly more than we did). And their show music, although lacking in dynamic contrasts, was very flashy, in-your-face type music. Way cool. Then again, their football team played the same way . ..in-your-face.
Perhaps because our team wasn't playing so well, but I felt like our fans actually listened to us at this game. To quote my friend Lisa, we're all winners in the band. I may have felt sad, but I just played and it made me feel better. And yes, even when we played the fight song after the last buzzer, I was still cheering as loud as I could "Ra-ra-ra-ra-ra! GO COUGARS!!" There's just something about playing in the band that makes any football game enjoyable. Even when our football team is slaughtered.
I've gotten mixed reactions from non-band people. "I'm sorry you had to stay the whole time." Shoot, I'm not! We are the true BYU fans, are we not? We stay there and support the team, even when we lose. We are the loudest and truest fan section. "The best thing about the game was the band!" Well, that's true. At least some BYU people dominated the field. Even if it was only for 15 minutes at halftime.
But, man, I loved playing at the game! I forgot what it's like to march at a home game . ..the excitement, the exhilaration, the fans, the cheers . ..man, it was so much fun! And Synergy? Pump it up, man! Because it was the first home game, and the Utah game, there were soo many people there during pregame. That was the loudest crowd I've ever played for. Rock on.
Not mentioning the football team, I think the most embarrassing thing of the evening was the Star Spangled Banner. Because of the giant flag on the field, we were positioned all in the north endzone. Which means that half the band couldn't see the director from where he was on the 15yd line. So the half of the band that couldn't see him was almost an entire measure off. Great . ..the one thing the entire stadium has in common, and we totally botched it. Oh well . . .we did great on our combined patriotic number at halftime.
I love the 33-yr tradition that we have to play a combined number with the Utah Band at halftime. I like what the announcer said as we were coming on the field together, "To celebrate the red, white, and blue . . ." I just never made that connection before. Between the two schools, we have our country's colors. Anyway, I give major props to the Utah band. When we rehearsed with them, they were so nice. I was very impressed with their good sportsmanship. They sounded great in the stands (they played significantly more than we did). And their show music, although lacking in dynamic contrasts, was very flashy, in-your-face type music. Way cool. Then again, their football team played the same way . ..in-your-face.
Perhaps because our team wasn't playing so well, but I felt like our fans actually listened to us at this game. To quote my friend Lisa, we're all winners in the band. I may have felt sad, but I just played and it made me feel better. And yes, even when we played the fight song after the last buzzer, I was still cheering as loud as I could "Ra-ra-ra-ra-ra! GO COUGARS!!" There's just something about playing in the band that makes any football game enjoyable. Even when our football team is slaughtered.
I've gotten mixed reactions from non-band people. "I'm sorry you had to stay the whole time." Shoot, I'm not! We are the true BYU fans, are we not? We stay there and support the team, even when we lose. We are the loudest and truest fan section. "The best thing about the game was the band!" Well, that's true. At least some BYU people dominated the field. Even if it was only for 15 minutes at halftime.
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