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I was a huge supportrter of the students who showed up for the NC State & FIU games, Bravo! Great job.
Today sucked!

I'm a huge fan of our Marching Band! WAS! a huge fan!
My wife and I get ther early to watch them
We sit behind them to listen & watch.
It's part of the experience.
We stay after the game to watch their performance.
It's awesome!
So, you're telling me 90% of the band was too sick to perform today? I call BS.

You disappointed us most when we needed you most!
 
The band is finished, another consequence of going independent in football (I kid. I kid.)
 
They've been there every game every year (win or lose, mostly losses since 2010), and perform after the game when most all the fans have long bailed. I think you can cut them a little slack for sitting one out due to illness.
 
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BugsyCT said:
They've been there every game every year (win or lose, mostly losses since 2010), and perform after the game when most all the fans have long bailed. I think you can cut them a little slack for sitting one out due to illness.
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I was a member of the band, I can't even fathom a scenario where they wouldn't play post-game unless it was some type of weather event... even then. Very odd.
 
They’re half our attendance. Thought it looked empty looking over to their section.
LOL
 
huskyblooz said:
I was a huge supportrter of the students who showed up for the NC State & FIU games, Bravo! Great job.
Today sucked!

I'm a huge fan of our Marching Band! WAS! a huge fan!
My wife and I get ther early to watch them
We sit behind them to listen & watch.
It's part of the experience.
We stay after the game to watch their performance.
It's awesome!
So, you're telling me 90% of the band was too sick to perform today? I call BS.

You disappointed us most when we needed you most!
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Covid, apparently.
 
BugsyCT said:
They've been there every game every year (win or lose, mostly losses since 2010), and perform after the game when most all the fans have long bailed. I think you can cut them a little slack for sitting one out due to illness.
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I am a former band member. I heard this morning that the School of Fine Arts made a decision not to send the Pep Band to BB games at the XL. A tweet from AD DB said that he would look into this. The only thing I can guess is that the band refused to show up in protest. I'm just speculating but the marching band plays at EVERY GAME!
 
Latest update. Marching band did not come due to "illness". Evidently the decision not to send the pep band to XL was reversed.
 
If the band director unilaterally made the decision to not send the band and didn't tell anybody, he should not be the band director anymore. OK, some kids were sick, they could have sent a small pep band of healthy students to provide support to the team. I'm sure some kids would have volunteered. Everyone would have been proud of the band members that made the effort to show up.

I'm sure the story of why the band didn't show up will come out.
 
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UConnJim said:
If the band director unilaterally made the decision to not send the band and didn't tell anybody, he should not be the band director anymore. OK, some kids were sick, they could have sent a small pep band of healthy students to provide support to the team. I'm sure some kids would have volunteered. Everyone would have been proud of the band members that made the effort to show up.

I'm sure the story of why the band didn't show up will come out.
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I agree. Out of 300 kids, there should have been at least one busload at the game. This is the new band director's first year with the band. Not a good start.
 
The more I think about this, the madder I get. I have been a donor to the UConn marching/pep band and I am really pissed that the band director would unilaterally do this and not inform the athletic department. To me that is extreme arrogance and it can't be tolerated. I'm going to divert my future band donations to the football team.
 
UConnJim said:
The more I think about this, the madder I get. I have been a donor to the UConn marching/pep band and I am really pissed that the band director would unilaterally do this and not inform the athletic department. To me that is extreme arrogance and it can't be tolerated. I'm going to divert my future band donations to the football team.
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Needs to fired on the spot. What an embarrassment and total slap in the face to kids who show up, give it their all rain or shine, and suffer through horrendous football but never let on. This administration is lost.
 
giddyup said:
Needs to fired on the spot. What an embarrassment and total slap in the face to kids who show up, give it their all rain or shine, and suffer through horrendous football but never let on. This administration is lost.
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The reason he won't get fired is that he is an assistant professor in the School of Fine Arts. The only thing we can do is to stop financially supporting the marching/pep band until they make a change.
 
UConnJim said:
The reason he won't get fired is that he is an assistant professor in the School of Fine Arts. The only thing we can do is to stop financially supporting the marching/pep band until they make a change.
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Lmaoo yeah let's punish the kids for a decision they had not input making. The director should and will get fired or at least removed from the post, no need to make the band suffer.
 
This is another example of UCONN damaging itself, and the list is L-O-N-G: everything from the PP hire to the ConFLiCT to the COVID season. A big time program would NEVER have this happen. A big time program would have sent out a call to alums from the band to fill in and it would have been a feel-good story.
 
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How Sway?! said:
Lmaoo yeah let's punish the kids for a decision they had not input making. The director should and will get fired or at least removed from the post, no need to make the band suffer.
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Watch, they will not fire him. I just can’t support what he did and there will be no repercussions. This situation would not have happened at 99.9% of colleges, yet, UConn is going to tolerate it. Sad.
 
Who cares? They are just truly unpaid kids with no NIL options like the athletes. It's not printed on the ticket that you are entitled to a postgame concert. If the band director was just trying to prevent the spread of illness, than so be it.

Though, maybe Roberson is like Yondu in the MCU and needs a whistle to direct a projectile and that is why you are all mad that the flute section was a no-show. In that case I am fuming...
 
This might be a stupid question but do the kids on UCMB get any type of financial aide for being a part of the band
 
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Pretty pathetic when you can’t get a straight answer from your friendly state institution. The leadership is bush league.
 
Personally, I think our band is soft and didn't want to attend because it was raining.
 
Windham4th said:
Who cares?
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Many of us care because we enjoy the band. The band cares because they work their tails off just like athletes all week. This to get to perform for a short time six or hopefully seven times a year. On to basketball and hockey pep bands get chosen from the large marching band. Many UConn fans and the parents of the players care. Many like yourself do not even realize a good portion of fans in the house are parents of the band and cheer members. Every bottom counts. ;)
mymustang said:
This might be a stupid question but do the kids on UCMB get any type of financial aide for being a part of the band
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Not sure of financial aide but I was told some time ago they got an abysmal quarter credit each semester. No actual proof though.
Maybe Band dad could help on this one.
UCTitleTown said:
Personally, I think our band is soft and didn't want to attend because it was raining.
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No attack but personally I think you are very young and not attended many UConn games. If you were in The Dog House yesterday I thank you. But I have witnessed The UCMB for decades and the band has played in rain, sleet, snow along with the wind.
Your opinion could not be further from the truth.
A new band director panicked with some sick players. Maybe out of caution but most likely sees liability lawyers adds on TV all day every day. He could have sent a smaller group and not let a lot of people down.
This being the team, the fans, the band and the school. :(
 
Woof 101 said:
Many of us care because we enjoy the band. The band cares because they work their tails off just like athletes all week. This to get to perform for a short time six or hopefully seven times a year. On to basketball and hockey pep bands get chosen from the large marching band. Many UConn fans and the parents of the players care. Many like yourself do not even realize a good portion of fans in the house are parents of the band and cheer members. Every bottom counts. ;)

Not sure of financial aide but I was told some time ago they got an abysmal quarter credit each semester. No actual proof though.
Maybe Band dad could help on this one.

No attack but personally I think you are very young and not attended many UConn games. If you were in The Dog House yesterday I thank you. But I have witnessed The UCMB for decades and the band has played in rain, sleet, snow along with the wind.
Your opinion could not be further from the truth.
A new band director panicked with some sick players. Maybe out of caution but most likely sees liability lawyers adds on TV all day every day. He could have sent a smaller group and not let a lot of people down.
This being the team, the fans, the band and the school. :(
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1) If nobody cared about the band, they wouldn't have been missed. Given the numerous threads here, it's clear many do.
2) 1 credit per semester (so 1/3 of a "normal" class) for many many more hours committed.

As a band alumnus and a current band parent, this weekend was "not great Bob," but we move on. Hoping for great weather and a full band on Saturday.
 
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