of course there's always some complaining about today's band. Too soft, cutting the notes in Rocky Top, etc... but for some reason there was a big discussion where some formers were not too happy with the band taking their tops and hats off at the Fla game. Evidentially it started all kinds of problems. I can remember back in my day that we never took off either. You sat and sweltered. But I understand the other side too. I think that chain went on for a while.
Then there was another about an alumn that went over to the band room before a game and was escorted out by a band member. If you recall I had a similar incident so I threw my encounter in. Between the OP and my post, it made for some pretty intense posting. Wasn't pretty but at least it was in house on a private page. A lot of defenders of Ryder and his ways to the point that some guy who was there about 2007 told me to count it up as a learning experience for my son that you cant just walk into a band room. Ryder posted a olive branch to the OP that he could come by anytime he wanted just let him know. Nothing to me, but that's ok.
Over the past weeks its been another battle of "we shouldn't criticize the directors" vs "then where should we air our concerns?". Its pretty funny but in the end I kept going back to what you said about Ryder.
