re: New policy bans opposing bands from performing in TS

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We now have the most assholish administration in the history of this school. I strongly believe in the maxim "you reap what you sow", and those in control seemingly don't care about anything other than themselves and money, and using deception to accomplish their objectives reminds me of another administration on a much larger scale.

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If you've read the most recent article in the Advocate, just remember that everything they say about "safety" is total BS. As I noted in my first post on p. 5, last year the Auburn band was initially told they couldn't perform because a "guest artist" was supposed to perform with the LSU band and that would take up the entire halftime. (I initially couldn't remember the exact excuse, but I've recently had it confirmed that this was indeed the excuse given.) When the "guest artist" cancelled (and I would write a whole 'nother thread about the athletic department's bungled handling of this issue), initially it looked like the Auburn band would be able to perform after all. It was ONLY THEN that they were told that there was a safety issue about so many people being on the sidelines and thus they wouldn't be able to perform.

So, again, all this talk about "revisiting" the issue and huddling with Risk Management to come up with "a solution" is so much window dressing. They've basically gotten their asses in a sling oven this issue and might be trying to figure out a way to walk this back while saving some face.