re: Article about the decline of bands in college football

I wonder why the need for piped in music is necessary. I was in TGBFTL when you could easily following along to the down cheers and whatnot. Now, it’s just noise being blasted from all directions at any given time, ranging from hype noise to ads.

I don’t get the need for the piped music, though. The players are getting paid now, so they don’t need their special hype song to get them in the zone on a big third down. Even if they needed that, it would speak volumes to their own focus, or lack thereof. Getting rid of shitty music and letting the students play more doesn’t impact the bottom line nor product on the field and the atmosphere can remain somewhat traditional.