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FfldCntyFan said:
I could well be wrong here but I have a strong suspicion that the decision was made well above the band director's pay grade.

There has been an ongoing feud between UConn's leadership and the powers within the state about the cost to the school and needed commitment by the school (at least in terms of the XL center) for games played in East Hartford & Hartford.

It was just a couple days ago that the agreement on XL was reached. I'm not sure that it was coincidental that the blue flu that kept the band from attending the Duke football game occurred in the middle of discussions on the cost and number of events the school would hold at the XL center.
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People keep saying this, and it only proves that they have no idea what they are talking about.
 
pepband99 said:
People keep saying this, and it only proves that they have no idea what they are talking about.
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My connection with the marching band begins with a post on this board's predecessor, more than a dozen years ago, asking for donations to help with new uniforms as the band's uniforms were old and in many cases falling apart It ends with a years later post, attempting to establish an endowment to provide partial scholarships to band members. I made a donation each time

I was merely speculating due to the conspicuous timing. You obviously have some inside information. As a fan of the school and supporter of many things the school is involved with I would appreciate it if you could share what happened as on the surface, the band missing a home game (especially a very high profile one) makes zero sense.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
My connection with the marching band begins with a post on this board's predecessor, more than a dozen years ago, asking for donations to help with new uniforms as the band's uniforms were old and in many cases falling apart It ends with a years later post, attempting to establish an endowment to provide partial scholarships to band members. I made a donation each time

I was merely speculating due to the conspicuous timing. You obviously have some inside information. As a fan of the school and supporter of many things the school is involved with I would appreciate it if you could share what happened as on the surface, the band missing a home game (especially a very high profile one) makes zero sense.
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I don’t owe anyone anything, I’m just trying to debunk those who are even speculating this is somehow nefarious.

An utterly incorrect forecast and Covid were the true factors. All public. Too public. I’m not happy about it either, seeing as I marched myself in a monsoon @ URI as an undergraduate. However, it happened. Hopefully lessons learned.
 
huskyblooz said:
Why tweet yhat you will show up? It's assumed you'll be there.
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1) what else would a band tweet about?
2) errr - the football team does the same thing. It’s even MORE assumed they’ll be there. Going to take a shot there too?
 
BlueandOG said:
Honestly, there is no excuse for the band not to be there. None. Full stop. There is NO WAY this would happen at Ohio State, Michigan...frankly, top tier football school that we aspire to be.
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Let’s not pretend we’re top-tier until we start actually showing up and winning games.
 
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pepband99 said:
1) what else would a band tweet about?
2) errr - the football team does the same thing. It’s even MORE assumed they’ll be there. Going to take a shot there too?
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because i have never seen a tweet from the Band that said that they were 'showing up' .. in 25 years!!!
I don't tweet every day, that I'm showing up!

Let's face it. We LOVE the band. The band messed up by not coming last weekend.
And, while we have stayed 45 minutes after every game to watch them perform, I'll leave that up to my wife.
Because she is pissed !
 
huskyblooz said:
because i have never seen a tweet from the Band that said that they were 'showing up' .. in 25 years!!!
I don't tweet every day, that I'm showing up!

Let's face it. We LOVE the band. The band messed up by not coming last weekend.
And, while we have stayed 45 minutes after every game to watch them perform, I'll leave that up to my wife.
Because she is pissed !
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They literally have done it for every attended game this year. Most college marching bands do similar.

If you're indeed one of the hearty few that stay for post-game - i salute you. Unlike most here, you truly value the band.

 
pepband99 said:
Anyone going to call out the pathetic student section from this game? That was easily the worst one I've seen, maybe barring the UMass game in a tropical storm.
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Two rows deep or so. Bad. I’m surprised they found a student to kick in the FG promotion.
 
Alum86 said:
Two rows deep or so. Bad. I’m surprised they found a student to kick in the FG promotion.
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Not even. I got pictures from several other fanbases asking what happened.

Shockingly only our supposed "fans" railed on the band all week...
 
pepband99 said:
Anyone going to call out the pathetic student section from this game? That was easily the worst one I've seen, maybe barring the UMass game in a tropical storm.
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And yet every week without fail, I read at least 3-4 posts about how the field should be on campus.

The alumni and die-hards from around the state are what keep this team going through the tough times. An 0-5 team on campus would look like a ghost town, and a 5-0 team wouldn't be able to get the folks from western CT to the game due to the miserable traffic. Being in East Hartford is the best hedge for our team, for better or for worse...
 
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pepband99 said:
Not even. I got pictures from several other fanbases asking what happened.

Shockingly only our supposed "fans" railed on the band all week...
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Evidently you don't realize that a marching band actually makes a commitment to attend events such as home football games while with students, attending a game is a discretionary decision.
 
pepband99 said:
Not even. I got pictures from several other fanbases asking what happened.

Shockingly only our supposed "fans" railed on the band all week...
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Bro you gotta give it a rest, just because you’re the only one who named their handle after the band doesn’t mean that you are the only one who supports the band.

The band SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. The way they handled themselves on Military Appreciation Day was unprofessional, they embarrassed themselves and the university! Plenty of us were at the game that day, and were very disappointed that the band left us hanging like that. It showed poor leadership. People were understandably upset, but it’s not the end of the world. Let it go.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Evidently you don't realize that a marching band actually makes a commitment to attend events such as home football games while with students, attending a game is a discretionary decision.
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So you’re justifying a no show?
 
mikedog10 said:
Bro you gotta give it a rest, just because you’re the only one who named their handle after the band doesn’t mean that you are the only one who supports the band.

The band SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. The way they handled themselves on Military Appreciation Day was unprofessional, they embarrassed themselves and the university! Plenty of us were at the game that day, and were very disappointed that the band left us hanging like that. It showed poor leadership. People were understandably upset, but it’s not the end of the world. Let it go.
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I completely agree they should have been there.

I just think the lack of student attendance is much more pervasive, common, and avoidable.
 
pepband99 said:
So you’re justifying a no show?
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No. I'm merely stating that you are attempting to compare apples to oranges.

If I decide not to go out bar hopping to see who I can run into one night that's one thing. If I tell a buddy I'll give him a ride to the airport then blow it off, that's something entirely different.
 
Great analogy by FFDCntyFan. And pep band ain’t wrong either.
McManus probably regrets last week. That said….
The band has to show, so it’s on the admin they report to, and he/they pulled them out. As for the non band students, a 9 am ish bus ride for hungover kids plus bad weather was a recipe for a sparse showing.
 
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I am wondering if there is a way that the university could entice students to attend the football games by giving some sort of incentive, perhaps some priority in getting into home basketball games? Would that work?
 
buddy said:
I am wondering if there is a way that the university could entice students to attend the football games by giving some sort of incentive, perhaps some priority in getting into home basketball games? Would that work?
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The incentive is winning. People showed up for NC State as they had hope for the season after a 6-7 season.
 
Though this is old news, I feel the need to defend the organization I put so much time and effort into as a student.
The XL debacle and not going to the game was an unfortunate coincidence.
A pep band would have been better than nothing, sure, but if the only healthy kids are 12 flutes, 4 tubas, a saxophone, the kids in the pit, and all your trumpets are out because the whole group got sick…it doesn’t really work.
 
ElderGenY said:
Though this is old news, I feel the need to defend the organization I put so much time and effort into as a student.
The XL debacle and not going to the game was an unfortunate coincidence.
A pep band would have been better than nothing, sure, but if the only healthy kids are 12 flutes, 4 tubas, a saxophone, the kids in the pit, and all your trumpets are out because the whole group got sick…it doesn’t really work.
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Nobody believes that health story. Just stop.

I’ll give the band kids the benefit of the doubt.

Boycotting the game just showed us how little difference the band makes.
 
ElderGenY said:
Though this is old news, I feel the need to defend the organization I put so much time and effort into as a student.
The XL debacle and not going to the game was an unfortunate coincidence.
A pep band would have been better than nothing, sure, but if the only healthy kids are 12 flutes, 4 tubas, a saxophone, the kids in the pit, and all your trumpets are out because the whole group got sick…it doesn’t really work.
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The band is over 300 kids I believe. I doubt 283+ were sick. And if they were...the band director needs to say that.

I would guess if the band director has to make the decision again...it wouldn't be to stay home.
 
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ShakyTheMohel said:
The band is over 300 kids I believe. I doubt 283+ were sick. And if they were...the band director needs to say that.

I would guess if the band director has to make the decision again...it wouldn't be to stay home.
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You very clearly don't know the director personally then. This thread makes it sound like his alarm went off that morning, and he decided "meh, not going today." He told athletics they weren't coming. It wasn't a secret.
 
ZooCougar said:
Nobody believes that health story. Just stop.

I’ll give the band kids the benefit of the doubt.

Boycotting the game just showed us how little difference the band makes.
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It wasn't a boycott and that's the truth. You can choose to believe that, or not.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
The band is over 300 kids I believe. I doubt 283+ were sick. And if they were...the band director needs to say that.

I would guess if the band director has to make the decision again...it wouldn't be to stay home.
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The statement from the university essentially made it clear the excuses were a joke. The addition of the phrase “and other factors” clearly was saying the band director is a baby.
 
ElderGenY said:
You very clearly don't know the director personally then. This thread makes it sound like his alarm went off that morning, and he decided "meh, not going today." He told athletics they weren't coming. It wasn't a secret.
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He should be let go before his probationary year is up. UConn has enough institutional losers.
 
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