What does everybody think of TGBFTL?

I don't know what everybody thinks but I know what I think:

TGBFTL is critical to LSU's success.

They really get the fans excited for the pregame, after first downs, defensive stops, etc. I can't imagine going to a home game with no TGBFTL.

Honestly, the past two years their performance has been less than expected. I don't know if it is the restrictions on what they can play ( but lean this way). I hate piped in music. I wanna hear TGBFTL blasting throughout the game.....and yes, bring back NECK

The band is critical to the game atmosphere. Without the band we become a Saints game on Saturday. I hope the band stays forever and the piped in music gets nixed

Seems to me you are trying to start something here...what's behind this thread ?

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Best marching band in the country

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Not sure if serious.

Have you not seen other bands perform?

You fricken can't hear our band and they play a shiety selection of music at halftime.

I get out a lot and have seen many band better than ours. The half time show is easily the worst part of the game.

Love the band, but they need to work on the song selections. Dave Mathews has never rocked. And the half time tribute to Spain is awful and way overdone

No problem with the talent on the field. Just as good as any college marching band in the country and just as good as it's ever been.

The problem is at the Top. There's been a very noticeable (To both GBFTL Alums and regular LSU fans) decline in the quality of the half-time shows and in the overall sound of the band. Very noticeable if you have band experience OR if you don't.

You can equate and correlate the current situation to football.

William Swor and Frank Wickes were Nick Saban. Linda Moorhouse was Bill Arnsparger. Nick Rouse was Miles/DiNardo. Roy King is Curley Hallman and Mike Archer to a tee.

Some coaches are great assistants, but don't have the necessary qualities or knowledge to be Head Coaches or even Coordinators at this level.

Ex-LSU running backs coach Larry Porter is a perfect example. Great RB coach. Great recruiter. Totally incompetent as a Head Coach at Memphis.

Same thing with RK. He simply doesn't possess the necessary qualities to be a great Tiger Band Director. Was perfectly adequate as an Assistant/Associate Director. Not the head guy.

The half-time shows are incredibly BORING. There's no creativity or imagination. There's little entertainment value and that's exactly why so many people get up and leave at half-time. There's no reason to stay in your seat. It's the boring SOS every week.

We can see the reasoning of why the LSUAD is trying to find a way to keep people in their seats at the half. They think that bringing in these Rock Bands will do it, but we disagree. The only thing that will work is to hire an experienced Marching Band Director that has proven success in producing entertaining half-time shows that stand on their own week after week during the season; shows that will have people wanting to stay and watch and that will bring anticipation every week.

Easy fix to the problem if the will is there to actually fix it. Not Rocket Science.

Go hire a "Marching Band Nick Saban."

You'll have to do that because things aren't going to change with Curley.................