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Why does the whole band not travel to away games anymore

Posted on 6/24/18 at 8:41 pm
Posted by Irish LSU Fan
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2014
2456 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 8:41 pm
Why does the whole band not travel to away games anymore?

I have not seen the whole band at a regular season away game in the last couple of years.
Posted by buford4LSU
Thibodaux, LA
Member since Jan 2008
2595 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 8:43 pm to
Alleva is the reason
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
37926 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 8:45 pm to
Where’s Picc when she’s needed?
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6-- the Brazos River Valley
Member since Sep 2015
30606 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 8:48 pm to
I first became aware of the problem during the game at Florida. No LSU fans there in Gainesville was compensated for by little or no sound from the Golden Band of Tigerland.
Posted by MightyYat
StB Garden District
Member since Jan 2009
25029 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 8:48 pm to
Money and more tickets for fans. No school brings the whole band on every road trip anymore.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77734 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 8:50 pm to
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No school brings the whole band on every road trip anymore.


It’s 2018. Not the same game anymore. Piped in music and corporate feel. Not like it was in the 80’s and 90’s.
Posted by Smalls
Southern California
Member since Jul 2009
10294 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 8:50 pm to
quote:

No school brings the whole band on every road trip anymore


Probably, but I'd put money on it that a majority go to at least one road game as a full band.
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
17460 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:09 pm to
I don’t think it’s completely the away teams decision.
Posted by BengalBaritone
DTB
Member since Jul 2015
368 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:09 pm to
They do every year. They take the full band for any postseason game and one regular season away game. Last year was BYU and I'd assume this year will be Miami. The only exception was Wisconsin in 2016 bc it was too expensive to fly the full band so they just doubled the amount they normally take to fly.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
65028 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:13 pm to
Because travel is expensive as shite...this was one of the things that got the axe after the 08 recession and hasn’t come back.
Posted by Michael T. Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2004
8796 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:13 pm to
Money, tickets, and the fact that universities are not allowing full bands to come for bigger games. Remember when we tried to have those stupid halftime concerts that prevented full bands of opposing teams from visiting?
Posted by Irish LSU Fan
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2014
2456 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:17 pm to
Why is the band smaller than it used to be?
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
133516 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:21 pm to
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No LSU fans there in Gainesville was compensated for by little or no sound from the Golden Band of Tigerland.
Try again.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60403 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:30 pm to
quote:

Why is the band smaller than it used to be?


not sure, but it dropped off a hell of a lot...
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
14709 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:38 pm to
The whole band goes to one away game per regular season plus the bowl game (and SECCG is we go). It has been that way for more than a decade.

Given that we cannot sell out any away game allotment anymore and have reduced our own visitors allotment to 6K, the presence of visiting fans in SEC stadia is waning fast.
This post was edited on 6/24/18 at 9:39 pm
Posted by The Truth 34
Chavez Ravine
Member since May 2010
41613 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:40 pm to
quote:

Why is the band smaller than it used to be?


No idea, but there are places in TS where you can barely hear them. Really sucks.
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:45 pm to
quote:

No LSU fans there in Gainesville


Worst road trip in the SEC is why. Obnoxious fans, obnoxious campus police, crappy stadium, and a town that makes Starkville look like Shangri-La.

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little or no sound from the Golden Band of Tigerland


Yeah LSU's Ad needs to step up and allow the full band to travel.
Posted by Smalls
Southern California
Member since Jul 2009
10294 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 9:47 pm to
quote:

reduced our own visitors allotment to 6K


We did?
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60403 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 10:10 pm to
quote:

Yeah LSU's Ad needs to step up and allow the full band to travel.


all it takes is cash....would you be willing to pay more for away game tickets so that this could happen?
Posted by jhhingle
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2007
3256 posts
Posted on 6/24/18 at 10:43 pm to
Yeah not to mention we lost Troy week before and there was a storm possibly coming our way so was low turnout and the small TB was far away from where the LSU section was. I went though and drove from Orlando and back after had pretty good time in O!
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