For a decade it was a thriving program. It was a string of incompetents from Hathaway, the Rock Star, terrible Presidents and a lazy, clueless BOD that destroyed everything. We can’t even field a GD marching band with out screwing it up. There is no excuse for the level of success of the program over the last decade except consistently bad decisions after bad decisions.
The band thing probably speaks to ongoing communication issues. It is not unheard of for alumni to fill in when necessary at other schools.