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re: Hearing some rumors about tGBFTL head band director is leaving LSU.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 7:13 pm to LSURussian
Posted on 7/7/23 at 7:13 pm to LSURussian
My choice would be Dr. Jon Sweet. I hired him as my band director when I was a principal and since then he went into college bands at Kentucky and was top assistant at Purdue the past 4 years. He just took the head band director job at Washington State University. He's one of the best as designing halftime performances and does clinics all over the country. He won't come as he & his wife just moved to Pullman, but I tried to convince him. That Purdue band was very good and had some very good shows. Their show at the Citrus Bowl was excellent
This post was edited on 7/7/23 at 7:27 pm
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Posted on 7/7/23 at 7:19 pm to 18handicap
They’ll almost certainly just promote from within. LSU doesn’t care enough about Tiger Band to actually go out and conduct a nationwide search to find the best candidate like they should do
Posted on 7/7/23 at 7:23 pm to Pledge
Linda... Moorhouse...
Posted on 7/7/23 at 7:25 pm to Pledge
Band went to shite when it was out under the music department. That won't change.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 7:49 pm to reauxl tigers
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Hopefully they stop his sped up rendition of The Star Spangled Banner
When did they start doing that?
Posted on 7/7/23 at 8:11 pm to LuckySo-n-So
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This all happened when Jindal slashed state funding. All departments in campus started cannibalizing each other. SoM wanted the GBFTL money under their purview so they could rearrange the deck chairs. Tiger Band has not been elite since then. Then Roy King, then Linda leaves, etc. etc.
Yep. It was essentially a cash grab by the School of Music, and it happened under Alleva and F*King Alexander's watch. Once Frank Wickes retired and Linda left, the steal was on. Roy King tried to hang on for a few years, but when he stood up to Damon Talley and Todd Queen, they got him fired.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 8:14 pm to Pelican fan99
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They’ll almost certainly just promote from within. LSU doesn’t care enough about Tiger Band to actually go out and conduct a nationwide search to find the best candidate like they should do
Most certainly. Talley and the School of Music won't give up Tiger Band without a fight, even though he despises it. They'll promote from within or hire another puppet they can control.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 8:27 pm to LouisianaLonghorn
They need to make a call to the human Jukebox.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 8:46 pm to Veritas
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I like when they play Right Above It
LSU’s version of Right Above It is so good. It’s their best song
Posted on 7/7/23 at 8:53 pm to Fus0623
But will the new person play "Louie Louie"?
Posted on 7/7/23 at 9:02 pm to Directional Tiger
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They need to make a call to the human Jukebox.
Seems the thing President Tate would do given his oratorical style at public events.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 9:02 pm to Pledge
Good
Posted on 7/7/23 at 9:06 pm to SUB
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Hopefully Scotty makes a home run hire here!
Scott's first homerun move would be to get the band out of the Music Dept. and into the Athletic Dept.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 9:12 pm to Schmelly
Hopefully the new director will start the Tiger Rag with the band above the oak tree on victory hill. The last several years it has moved future and further down hill and does not have the same effect. I even spoke to Dr. Jones about this 2 years ago and it went in one ear and out the other! I have been tailgating right there for the last 25 years and it would be nice to have the traditional starting place again.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 9:22 pm to Pledge
Bring Corey Spurlin home from Auburn. He has vastly improved their band while the GBFTL has been in decline.
This post was edited on 7/7/23 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 7/7/23 at 9:32 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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We've been missing that Latin flare the Tiger band is known for.
Who can forget Pictures of Spain?
Posted on 7/7/23 at 10:11 pm to lsursb
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Bring Corey Spurlin home from Auburn.
He would be my first call, but it won't happen because the School of Music doesn't want Tiger Band to be good.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 10:21 pm to TigerLawProf
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Scott's first homerun move would be to get the band out of the Music Dept. and into the Athletic Dept.
If he could somehow do this, I have no doubt that he would hire a great new director. TAF needs to get involved somehow.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 10:27 pm to LouisianaLonghorn
As a TB Alum I'm been deeply embarrassed of the sound and halftime marching performance. Opposimg SEC bands have smelled blood in the water.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 10:44 pm to LSUBanker
I can’t comment on the precision of the marching because I’ve never been in a marching band and rarely focus on it unless it’s pregame where they’re supposed to march in a straight line. 
But the halftime shows have been so much more entertaining than when I was in college (‘15).
That Latin flare bullshite brought nothing. I do think they need a lot more brass tho
But the halftime shows have been so much more entertaining than when I was in college (‘15).
That Latin flare bullshite brought nothing. I do think they need a lot more brass tho
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