Crowd?

[BTG_Fan1]

3 hours ago, KRAM1 said:

Excellent crowd in the Club level I thought. Better than last year. More came out to their seats, but still...way too many stay inside for good portions or all of the game. Their choice, of course, but sure wish they would come outside and make some noise.  Saw lots of "new" folks trying out their seats.  Their were at least 8 newbies in my section alone that I noticed.  

Thought crowd was OK for Lamar, but work to do.  That "work" starts at SMU next Saturday!

Awesome to hear the new members to the club level.

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Would have liked seeing more of the Lamar fans at the game.. someone said a bunch had come up to get away from the storm.. would have been nice to give them free tickets.. that being said Lamar still had a better turn out than I had expected.

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People are bringing up the whole Labor Day weekend, isn't this when the season normally starts? 

[97and03]

19 hours ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

 

People are bringing up the whole Labor Day weekend, isn't this when the season normally starts? 

Yes, but we are almost always on the road it seems. 

[southsideguy]

there were four chair back seats that were in front of me , that no one sat in last year.  They were empty for the game.

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

On 9/3/2017 at 0:00 AM, BTG_Fan1 said:

Yes it's worrisome, but for the student section that was a good impressive win, even if they were still giving crap to Lamar, from the sideline I told some guy to shut his mouth because he kept giving crap to 1 player.. 

The question is, what does the alumni side do???

Listen, without the band filling in there, that side is basically empty except for the students.  The alumni side is filling in two or three whole sections. 

Those empty sections...that's for the athletic director to figure how to fill.  As of yet, none have been able to do it.  Heart of Dallas Bowl, 5-8 record, and home opener scheduled with a sure win FCS opponent didn't do it. 

A couple of losses in a row to SMU and Iowa would make a UAB sell that much tougher. 

Again, we're not the ones who need to be sold.  Most of us who post will be there every time we can, and will bring two or three along with us, family and friends. 

I always go back to winning.  We must win.  We can't "come close" or "play better than last year" against SMU, but still lose.  Or, "hang in there for a quarter or half" against Iowa, then lose by 35.  Those who are not diehards just see the final score.  A loss is a loss is a loss. 

Like it or not, the casual fan will always be a fickle mistress.  And, those who have had fickle mistresses before know how irritating and expensive they can be for the product you get from them. 

The only magic elixir in the college football realm is winning.  Losing programs don't get invited to better conferences; nor do casual sports fans magically begin to follow them.

The skin in the game for college football programs is always winning.  That's the skin in the game.  Not gimmicky promotions.  Not this opponent or that opponent.  If you are good, people will come see you beat whomever you schedule.  OU's stadium wasn't half full just because they were only playing UTEP last weekend.   

F*cking beat SMU and quit f*cking around.  Otherwise this is just another 4-8 or 5-7 bearfart uncorked so deep in the woods that not even the squirrels can smell it. 

It doesn't matter how many 20-page plans the AD posts on issuu - if the team doesn't win, no one outside the diehards really gives a sh*t.  That's the cold, hard reality of competing for disposal income dollars in the sports entertainment world.

[untjim1995]

I fear the UAB game being a very poor showing. Late September games that are still hot and playing a team nobody cares about and won't bring more than 50 fans with them usually doesn't bode well here.

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

On 9/3/2017 at 9:48 AM, Snowy said:

In addition, Freshmen (and often Sophomores) almost ALWAYS go home during the Labor Day weekend. So, the student side was definitely smaller. I had less freshman come up to my tailgate than in years past. 

The reason I hate the "it's this holiday or that holiday" excuse is that at winning programs, family schedule their trip to include going to the game!

Thanksgiving weekend was never a problem for Texas-Texas A&M, OU-Nebraska/Okie Lite.  Auburn-Bama?  

Come on.  If we are winning, people find a way to get to a game - holiday or not.  They won't pack it in for "well, if we can just manage to beat UTEP, we'll be bowl eligible."     

2 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

I fear the UAB game being a very poor showing. Late September games that are still hot and playing a team nobody cares about and won't bring more than 50 fans with them usually doesn't bode well here.

I hear you, but...let's say we do beat SMU, then lose to Iowa, as expected.  We are then 2-1.  That should excite those affiliated with the school.  If at that point, we can't excite the former students and alumni to beat the Lamar 19,000...

...at that point, you just throw your hands up and say to the coach, you gotta just keep winning, this year and next year and the next year...etc. 

[DallasGreen]

Did not help our image to have a band that shows up in the attire of a Junior High band. Yes it was hot. How many other college bands did you see in shorts and t shirts? You think it's not hot for the players in pads, etc.? If UNT band plans to come to SMU dressed like Denton's Jr. High band I for one hope they stay home. I admire their spirit and enthusiasm, but this is on their leaders in the music dept. Either get them some lightweight summer, real uniforms or cut it down by half to 200 so they can look like a real D-1 college band.

[MeanGreenDan]

4 minutes ago, DallasGreen said:

Did not help our image to have a band that shows up in the attire of a Junior High band. Yes it was hot. How many other college bands did you see in shorts and t shirts? You think it's not hot for the players in pads, etc.? If UNT band plans to come to SMU dressed like Denton's Jr. High band I for one hope they stay home. I admire their spirit and enthusiasm, but this is on their leaders in the music dept. Either get them some lightweight summer, real uniforms or cut it down by half to 200 so they can look like a real D-1 college band.

I saw some band members on Twitter making fun of themselves and their "uniforms". Sounds like even they would rather not be wearing mismatched khakis and black socks.

[MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF]

7 hours ago, DallasGreen said:

Did not help our image to have a band that shows up in the attire of a Junior High band. Yes it was hot. How many other college bands did you see in shorts and t shirts? You think it's not hot for the players in pads, etc.? If UNT band plans to come to SMU dressed like Denton's Jr. High band I for one hope they stay home. I admire their spirit and enthusiasm, but this is on their leaders in the music dept. Either get them some lightweight summer, real uniforms or cut it down by half to 200 so they can look like a real D-1 college band.

Exactly.  Can you imagine the bands at OU or Texas pulling that?

[UNT 90 Grad]

16 minutes ago, MeanGreenMailbox said:

Exactly.  Can you imagine the bands at OU or Texas pulling that?

And the North Texas camp counselor band:

 

Edited September 5, 2017 by UNT 90 Grad

[GRN-WHT]

 

[DeepGreen]

I thought the halftime show put on by the Green Brigade was absolutely horrible and an embarrassment. Yes, they are big in numbers, loud, and can play.  But the show was nothing. And what, two songs, plus the fight song?  WTF?  We can do so much better, but we don't.  Same crap year after year.

[SilverEagle]

5 hours ago, DeepGreen said:

I thought the halftime show put on by the Green Brigade was absolutely horrible and an embarrassment. Yes, they are big in numbers, loud, and can play.  But the show was nothing. And what, two songs, plus the fight song?  WTF?  We can do so much better, but we don't.  Same crap year after year.

I've already conveyed my disappointment to the new head of the school of music. I sent him a list of my concerns last year before he took over. The results are that there is NOTHING CHANGED. Our Band is vastly underachieving as a football band, and as the (football) representative of one of the premier schools of music in the nation. I wish someone had captured on video the pathetic entrance the band made........which is unchanged from the last two or three years........PATHETIC. 

This bloated and unwieldy 400 member band is a perfect example of "bigger is not better".  The only reason I can think of to have this monstrosity is to fill up spaces on the  student side that otherwise wouldn't have been filled. And have more friends and family members come to the game to watch them perform. 

Two songs and a fight song? I totally agree. It's not as if they had to make time for the visitor's band. 

Please send your concerns to the Dean of the College of music.

John.Richmond@unt.edu

or this guy

Warren.Henry@unt.edu

 

[SilverEagle]

6 hours ago, GRN-WHT said:

 

Here's what was going on in LaLa land Saturday night.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxNuIAgZF_8

 

 

 

[golfingomez]

don't worry... i'm sure we won't have to sit through Michael Jackson's "Thriller" for the tenth year in a row around Halloween...

 

rolls eyes

[aztecskin]

12 hours ago, DeepGreen said:

I thought the halftime show put on by the Green Brigade was absolutely horrible and an embarrassment. Yes, they are big in numbers, loud, and can play.  But the show was nothing. And what, two songs, plus the fight song?  WTF?  We can do so much better, but we don't.  Same crap year after year.

I'm not one for much band talk but yeah I brought my mom-in-law (first time visitor) and she commented about the short show, low quality.

[UNT 90 Grad]

7 hours ago, SilverEagle said:

I've already conveyed my disappointment to the new head of the school of music. I sent him a list of my concerns last year before he took over. The results are that there is NOTHING CHANGED. Our Band is vastly underachieving as a football band, and as the (football) representative of one of the premier schools of music in the nation. I wish someone had captured on video the pathetic entrance the band made........which is unchanged from the last two or three years........PATHETIC. 

This bloated and unwieldy 400 member band is a perfect example of "bigger is not better".  The only reason I can think of to have this monstrosity is to fill up spaces on the  student side that otherwise wouldn't have been filled. And have more friends and family members come to the game to watch them perform. 

Two songs and a fight song? I totally agree. It's not as if they had to make time for the visitor's band. 

Please send your concerns to the Dean of the College of music.

John.Richmond@unt.edu

or this guy

Warren.Henry@unt.edu

 

I don't have a big beef with them running onto the field.  It's better than them strolling out onto the field into their spots.

Here are my annoyances:

- I HATE the bit they do late in the game where they start to play a song, stop, start it over again, stop in a different place, rinse and repeat.  They make a game out of it to see if someone doesn't stop.  I know someone has said this is a distraction weapon towards the other team, but then why do they do it when we're on offense.  It just seems like they are bored and doing bits instead of supporting the game.  

- I don't like the little dances and whatnot that the xylophone folks do.  Looks really childish.  I'd rather them wait patiently until their next playing part.  

Edited September 5, 2017 by UNT 90 Grad

[UNTLifer]

They were voted top band.  Act like it!

[BTG_Fan1]

On 9/4/2017 at 8:05 AM, 97and03 said:

Yes, but we are almost always on the road it seems. 

I don't recall but wasn't last years game vs SMU at home week 1 over labor day? 

13 hours ago, SilverEagle said:

I've already conveyed my disappointment to the new head of the school of music. I sent him a list of my concerns last year before he took over. The results are that there is NOTHING CHANGED. Our Band is vastly underachieving as a football band, and as the (football) representative of one of the premier schools of music in the nation. I wish someone had captured on video the pathetic entrance the band made........which is unchanged from the last two or three years........PATHETIC. 

This bloated and unwieldy 400 member band is a perfect example of "bigger is not better".  The only reason I can think of to have this monstrosity is to fill up spaces on the  student side that otherwise wouldn't have been filled. And have more friends and family members come to the game to watch them perform. 

Two songs and a fight song? I totally agree. It's not as if they had to make time for the visitor's band. 

Please send your concerns to the Dean of the College of music.

John.Richmond@unt.edu

or this guy

Warren.Henry@unt.edu

I wasn't around for the band to play, but Thank you for directing people to the correct people to contact! This gets +1 just for that.... Voicing and giving the correct people input will lead to us getting a reply back as to why something was done or if anything gives them our input... I hope you hear back from either or both of them, and if you do please give us an update. 

[Aquila_Viridis]

Well as for wearing uniforms, maybe not make them sit on a solar panel facing the sun for a late afternoon game.

[GRN-WHT]

18 minutes ago, Aquila_Viridis said:

Well as for wearing uniforms, maybe not make them sit on a solar panel facing the sun for a late afternoon game.

6 pm is late afternoon? Every other school's band wears their uniforms during the heat. 4 examples posted above. The UT game was at 11 am, the OU game was at 2:30 pm. Both those bands spent the entire game in the sun, ours was only in the sun for a half.

[UNT 90 Grad]

The Green Brigade will need to play loud on Saturday to compete with SMU's band...seeing that SMU mics up their band in the stands.

 

 

(lame)

[GRN-WHT]

Of course our band comes out wearing shorts and t-shirts again. I know that we have much bigger problems right now, but SMU wore their uniforms. UT had another 2:30 game, they wore their uniforms, but our snowflakes couldn't be bothered. Embarrassing.

[UNT 90 Grad]

2 minutes ago, GRN-WHT said:

Of course our band comes out wearing shorts and t-shirts again. I know that we have much bigger problems right now, but SMU wore their uniforms. UT had another 2:30 game, they wore their uniforms, but our snowflakes couldn't be bothered. Embarrassing.

SMU had that whole "best dressed band in the land" thing to live up to. 

[Ryan Munthe]

5 minutes ago, GRN-WHT said:

Of course our band comes out wearing shorts and t-shirts again. I know that we have much bigger problems right now, but SMU wore their uniforms. UT had another 2:30 game, they wore their uniforms, but our snowflakes couldn't be bothered. Embarrassing.

I saw this on campus today while they were walking to the busses and this pisses me off so goddamn much. Why even march, just play a Lady Gaga cover and be done with it.