Green Brigade

[THOR]

4 hours ago, greenjoe said:

The drum line wore red high top Chuck Taylors if I remember correctly.

the drumline is so bad ass that they can wear whatever they want.  far and away the showcase of the band.  when i played in the green brigade, the A line only marched a game or two...wasn't worth their time and i agreed.

wish they would do their PASIC show at one game...would be awesome for the fans

Edited May 28, 2019 by THOR

[drex]

I think that it is going to be a whole new world for the band this year.

[SilverEagle]

12 hours ago, THOR said:

the drumline is so bad ass that they can wear whatever they want.  far and away the showcase of the band.  when i played in the green brigade, the A line only marched a game or two...wasn't worth their time and i agreed.

wish they would do their PASIC show at one game...would be awesome for the fans

1. Am I to assume that you believe that, at some level, it's also not worth the GB's time to attend football games?

2. This statement of opinion on your part seems to contradict a statement that Dr. Williams made to me in an e-mail exchange a year or so ago. He said that the A-line always performed with the GB at football games.

3. I can't fully convey to you how annoyingly arrogant the above bolded statement is to me.  It only confirms most people's perception of the College of Music's attitude regarding sporting events, and their attitude toward what they perceive as the musically provincial student body and alumni base...…..AKA a bunch of musical rubes.

[SilverEagle]

12 hours ago, drex said:

I think that it is going to be a whole new world for the band this year.

Please don't tease me like that. I'm keeping happy thoughts in my head......that are not being accompanied by the "National Emblem" march.

[THOR]

10 hours ago, SilverEagle said:

1. Am I to assume that you believe that, at some level, it's also not worth the GB's time to attend football games?

2. This statement of opinion on your part seems to contradict a statement that Dr. Williams made to me in an e-mail exchange a year or so ago. He said that the A-line always performed with the GB at football games.

3. I can't fully convey to you how annoyingly arrogant the above bolded statement is to me.  It only confirms most people's perception of the College of Music's attitude regarding sporting events, and their attitude toward what they perceive as the musically provincial student body and alumni base...…..AKA a bunch of musical rubes.

1.  no, the green brigade is the marching band for the school.  there are no backups or substitutes, with the drum line, there were multiple lines. (95-97)

 

2.  maybe in his years as the head, that's what he did, but in my time, the A line did not march every game.  williams was in the band with me and my drum major.

edit:  if the A line always marches, how do the other lines get their marching band credit/requirement if they never march?  or has the squad shrunk in his years to just having 1 line?  when i say LINE, i just mean the bass/snares/quints...the pit are all the regular performers and perform every game

 

3.   the green brigade always marches and enjoys what they do...again...there are no backups for the markching band, but there are for the drumline, thus, the A never marched all games.  other lines had the opportunity to march and perform.

Edited May 29, 2019 by THOR

[SilverEagle]

August 28th update. 

1. The Band will once again wear caps and polo shirts this week-end. However, I have been advised that khaki is out, and black shorts made of light(er) weight material will be worn. More consistency of color and a more breathable fabric.

2, There is going to be a real pregame  starting with a North Texas based fanfare which was composed by the Director Dan Cook. Just this part is in itself historical because I've never heard the North Texas Band play a North Texas fanfare. The playing of the National Anthem will be performed whilst in the formation of a map of the US featuring an exaggerated outline of the State of Texas. The Band will then go into another formation, featuring the outline of the old curfew/victory Bell, to play the Alma Mater. Another thing the Band has never done.

3.There will be no new regular uniforms this year. Selecting the new uni's is a multi-month process involving a lot of meetings that is not expected to be finished until next February. Uniform-by-committee. God help us.

4. I've never observed previous GB's practice in the fall, so I can't asses their group personalities......only the product they put out on the field. 

This group is very hard working and very enthusiastic....at least toward their new director.  I watched their first practice (because I was shut out of the final scrimmage) and they were close-by practicing, so I went over. The same thing this last Saturday (a week later). There was not a scrimmage at Apogee but I could hear the band practicing inside.......so I went in to observe. I started watching around 9:30 and near as I could tell, they had already been there for over an hour. The practice/rehearsal did not end until 12:00. And by then, they had been practicing in the heat (that was exacerbated by the artificial turf)  for probably over four hours. And they did this without anything but the personal water containers that they carried in. There was no ice, no shade, and no large fans to help cool them off during breaks. And there was not one word of complaint from anyone. Not the Band members and not the staff.

The only thing that the athletic department provided for them was access to Apogee stadium. 

5. The Band seems to really like their new Director. So much so that they gave him a nickname......Chef. 

6. What the Band is doing this year (a real pre-game) is going to be more crowd-participation-friendly than just about any version of the Green Brigade that I've seen in......well.......a very long time......if ever. 

BE IN YOUR SEATS FOLKS BY THE TIME IT ALL BEGINS. 

Let's kick our old tradition of being "fashionably late" to the curb.

[THOR]

that's awesome to hear!

 

bad fan here, but i generally walk in right about kickoff (gotta finish my beers), but that's gonna change...stoked to see this new green brigade saturday.  thanks for this info silver

[PlummMeanGreen]

Most of us are fans of our alma mater’s GB Marching band, but with a few tweaks or just a simple entrance like the one in this  video would do wonders.  It would definitely stir up the pre-game crowd & bring tears to many eyes.  (Well, maybe not that melodramatic).🙄

• UH & UNT it seems both have problems trying to fill up a stadium against lesser known opponents.  

MEMORIES. As a young kid & teen I loved going to the Astrodome for Coog football games & their Band Days.  One year they had 13,000 bandsmen (or persons) 🙄 at one of those with Skitch Henderson as a Guest Conductor.  Doc S.  took over Tonight Show after Skitch left.

I saw freshman Warren Mcvae’s first UH game & poor feller fumbled so much I lost count.  He got that corrected & became a UH star.  So many more memories of Rice & UH college football at an early age.

🔴❇️Would loved to have seen a game between UH & UNT in 1968–We had 2 future NFL #1 draft choices on the Mean Green DL. UH had a great team in 1968, too). 

Dammit! Love me some college football!  

✅ GO MEAN GREEN!

 

Edited August 28, 2019 by PlummMeanGreen

[greenminer]

56 minutes ago, SilverEagle said:

I started watching around 9:30 and near as I could tell, they had already been there for over an hour. The practice/rehearsal did not end until 12:00. And by then, they had been practicing in the heat (that was exacerbated by the artificial turf)  for probably over four hours. And they did this without anything but the personal water containers that they carried in. There was no ice, no shade, and no large fans to help cool them off during breaks. And there was not one word of complaint from anyone. Not the Band members and not the staff.

Welcome to marching band.  Now go each lunch then we will see you at 1 PM for the remaining 7 hours of today’s practice.

[PlummMeanGreen]

I would say for the number of hours each Green Brigade member will work their tails off in any Fall semester & for “1” (one) measly credit hour it would be nice when the IPF is not scheduled for athletics that their group be told of its availability (if they need it). 

GMG!

Edited August 28, 2019 by PlummMeanGreen

[Hunter Green]

On 5/24/2019 at 9:23 AM, SilverEagle said:

Rick Flair......well done. 

Here's an idea. If he is still alive we could put him in an outfit like this and make him a guest Drum Major for one of  the Green Brigade's performances this fall.

Now THATS what I'm talkin about!!

[Hunter Green]

On 8/28/2019 at 10:58 AM, SilverEagle said:

BE IN YOUR SEATS FOLKS BY THE TIME IT ALL BEGINS. 

When does the pre-game performance begin?

[97and03]

Love that they played “Everything is Awesome” from the LEGO Movie after that big sack 

[Moobs]

I thought this was pretty damn cool. 

[Felozano]

3 minutes ago, Moobs said:

I thought this was pretty damn cool. 

Good pic. We were talking about this on the way home. Thanks for sharing!

[Mad Hatter]

I didn’t hear Fly Like An Eagle 74 times last night.

[Salsa_Verde]

I thought the band sounded a lot louder yesterday. Could just be me though. 

[GrandGreen]

I thought the band was much improved.  I can't believe anyone couldn't notice the difference.   Some of the comments on this thread must be from people not at the game. 

[All About UNT]

1 hour ago, GrandGreen said:

I thought the band was much improved.  I can't believe anyone couldn't notice the difference.   Some of the comments on this thread must be from people not at the game. 

What comments? Every comment since the game started has been positive

[Rudy]

I'm just thankful that they got the power down song out of the way early. 

[PlummMeanGreen]

Hey Silver Eagle (or anyone):

More brass in this Green Brigade than ever?

👍👍

GMG!

Edited September 1, 2019 by PlummMeanGreen

[NM Green]

I have to give a HUGE shout out to the Green Brigade.  That entrance really amped up the crowd and then when acu gave us the Ball It was curtains for the purple. The first 15 minutes  including pregame was breathtaking.  Couldn’t even run out to grab a beer.

The GB sounded terrific.  The look was a 1000x better and I loved the more upbeat tunes.  They played the entire game and I heard new sounds. 

Overall they put on a show and there was strong coordination between the team, band and fans to creat that memorable opening. I have a reason to get into the stadium 30 minutes earlier.  The GB is realizing it’s showmanship potential and more importantly it’s connection to the average fan is outstanding. 

Thank you GB for listening to some of our feedback and for crushing it yesterday!

UNITE

GMG 

[FirefightnRick]

Let me just say,...that was the best damn performance of music and marching of the GB I’ve seen in 35 years.  

If you appreciate the changes let Fessor Cook hear about it.

daniel.cook@unt.edu

 

Rick

[Hall Eagle 2011]

1 hour ago, NM Green said:

I have to give a HUGE shout out to the Green Brigade.  That entrance really amped up the crowd and then when acu gave us the Ball It was curtains for the purple. The first 15 minutes  including pregame was breathtaking.  Couldn’t even run out to grab a beer.

The GB sounded terrific.  The look was a 1000x better and I loved the more upbeat tunes.  They played the entire game and I heard new sounds. 

Overall they put on a show and there was strong coordination between the team, band and fans to creat that memorable opening. I have a reason to get into the stadium 30 minutes earlier.  The GB is realizing it’s showmanship potential and more importantly it’s connection to the average fan is outstanding. 

Thank you GB for listening to some of our feedback and for crushing it yesterday!

UNITE

GMG 

I agree. The GB seemed more engaged throughout the entire game than in previous years, playing short little “somethings” on first downs or if ACU had a loss of yards, they played a quick little something. “God Bless America” was beautiful - I love that they outlined a map of the USA with Texas outlined.

Overall, they sounded LOUD last night. It was a different vibe in that stadium and they were a big contribution to that. The students showed great support for them as well, cheering them on loudly.

This might be an unpopular opinion ...I liked the halftime show, but didn’t love it. Pre-game was awesome though. Looking forward to seeing what they do the rest of the season! 

[UNT 90 Grad]

So glad they didn’t do that game amongst themselves late in the game where they start playing and stop abruptly over and over.  Always made me feel like Nick was getting bored.