re: We need to talk about the Golden Girls-Tiger Girls feud

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bfniiiiiiiiii:
this could be something that is beyond the control of the directors. or they could be deciding to be leaner. either way, they're succeeding. tiger band looked great and sounded great, even if they are smaller.

Irish LSU Fan: 4. Really? Deciding to be leaner? This is clear BS. With incomplete instrumentation, the sound of the band cannot be as good with previous directors. 20 tubas versus 32 tubas makes a big difference.
Bottom line....the band has declined in numbers and talent. They used to cut around 100 just to get down to 325. Now, they take whatever walks in the door and still can't make 325!!

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Yeahhhh, they're not deciding to be leaner. That's BS. In terms of the scholarships and music majors, I agree LSU could invest more. I wasn't a music major myself, but I recognized how much we benefited from having so many music majors in the ensemble. LSU should have 28+ tubas and tons of trumpets (56+). And the elite 8 piccolos. Anything less (or more on the woodwind side) and they're not recruiting hard enough.