The Green Brigade

[KingDL1]

I had no idea the Green Brigade would be there what a nice surprise. I got all pumped up thinking about football, and Coach DanMac.

[eulessismore]

I had no idea the Green Brigade would be there what a nice surprise. I got all pumped up thinking about football, and Coach DanMac.

Cool. They've been really busy the last few weeks. I loved the enthusiasm the ex members showed when playing at halftime of the K State game.

[Mean Green Matt]

It looks like the played it safe and didn't do any marching on the ice.

[All About UNT]

How did they perform Tony?? This is exactly the type of cheap PR we need...keep it up!!

[TheTastyGreek]

Why come we ain't got matching skates and green puffy winter coats for the band?

WHY COME???

[filmerj]

Why come we ain't got matching skates and green puffy winter coats for the band?

WHY COME???

Every other marching band is passing us by!

[UNTLifer]

It would be nice if UA, or whoever supplies our uniforms, would provide them with warm-ups or matching shirts.

Our band is awesome. If they performed half as well as they did at the KSU game they blew the Stars crowd away.

[Quoner]

We did this last year, too. I just saw a bit of them in formation last night (and a text pic from a friend at the game), but they spelled out "UNT" last season.

[Green to the Bone]

And they still managed to have a basketball band at Grambling last night. Well done.

[letsgiveacheer]

That's nice they were there but anytime the band is representing the university, they should be in uniform.

[greenjoe]

I hope, even with the 1,000 degree heat of late August, the Grteen Brigade can show up with matching uniforms to open the new stadium. Wheather that means matching shorts and polo shirts (green I hope) or the full metal jacket marching uniforms, I hope they match.

[Green to the Bone]

That's nice they were there but anytime the band is representing the university, they should be in uniform.

True enough, but this was apparently a late addition; I checked online and it doesn't appear on their schedule for the semester. Therefore, the unis were probably already at the cleaner's. If they're reissued, which is a big logistical operation, they have to be cleaned again -- very expensive, I'm sure. Their summer shorts unis are not appropriate for December on ice.

According to the NTDaily,

Green Brigade takes skills to the ice

they were the only college band invited to play at a Stars game this year and were only able to do it because the Stars kicked in the travel costs. They had a total of 75 seconds to get onto the ice and get set to play; 90 seconds to play; and 75 seconds to get off the ice or the Stars faced a possible $10,000 league fine for delaying the game. Therefore, the Stars lady said the performance "has to be cut and perfect." Which I'm sure it was.

Even for such a brief performance and in civvies, I'd rather offer thanks for an extraordinary effort to promote the gem we have here before an appreciate and pleasantly surprised crowd of potential new fans.

[letsgiveacheer]

True enough, but this was apparently a late addition; I checked online and it doesn't appear on their schedule for the semester. Therefore, the unis were probably already at the cleaner's. If they're reissued, which is a big logistical operation, they have to be cleaned again -- very expensive, I'm sure. Their summer shorts unis are not appropriate for December on ice.

According to the NTDaily,

Green Brigade takes skills to the ice

they were the only college band invited to play at a Stars game this year and were only able to do it because the Stars kicked in the travel costs. They had a total of 75 seconds to get onto the ice and get set to play; 90 seconds to play; and 75 seconds to get off the ice or the Stars faced a possible $10,000 league fine for delaying the game. Therefore, the Stars lady said the performance "has to be cut and perfect." Which I'm sure it was.

Even for such a brief performance and in civvies, I'd rather offer thanks for an extraordinary effort to promote the gem we have here before an appreciate and pleasantly surprised crowd of potential new fans.

I'd agree with you if that was the case, but we just finished the season last week and I'm sure the decision to participate in the Stars game was made long before then. Also, I have some GB members as Facebook friends and one of them just posted that he was turning in his uniform for the last time today. Our band looked pretty rag-tag in that photo.