Its that time of year again

#26
#26
Have no fear, our band will play it the way that God intended...
 
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Originally posted by Orangewhiteblood@Jul 31, 2005 10:56 PM
Have no fear, our band will play it the way that God intended...
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:laugh1: I hope they at least listen to how it should sound... it would appear FSU did not.
 
#28
#28
Well, not to be rude, but regardless how they play it, be damn glad someone is. Otherwise, the walls of Neyland Stadium would never hear it. UAB isn't bringing their band, and if they were, there wouldn't be much reason for them to play it.

I could give two you know what's if the opposing team's fans like the way that the Pride plays it. I've hated it since the first time I heard it, and now, the fact that there are ungrateful lil peons on the other side of the field, whining about the speed and tone of it, makes me hate it even more.

Maybe one day the Pride will quit doing it.
 
#29
#29
Why even preface that with "Well, not to be rude"... I dont see anything but resentment in what you said. I dont think most Vol fans would like it if the Million Dollar Band played Rocky Top 3 times as slow as the Pride plays it. You, personally, might not take offense, but I GUARANTEE you some will (and probably EVERYONE in the band). Play it right or not at all. If youre not intending to be insulting, that's not too much to ask I dont think. Most schools, believe it or not, wouldnt give "two you know what's" if the opposing team played their fight song or not.
 
#30
#30
I think it's pretty classy for them to do that. We are one of the few schools who do anything like that. Actually, I've only heard Notre Dame's band do the same. They play on the field before AND after the game. I forget all that they play, but they do in fact play the opposing team's fight song along with theirs both times. I really enjoyed that.
 
#31
#31
I also like the tradition. There is nothing wrong with respecting the other team and their fans.

 
#32
#32
The problem with "respecting other team's fans" is that (as we see here) they don't appreciate it. That's what pisses me off about the Pride doing it. I'm glad we can say that we are classy enough to do it, but it still pisses me off.
 
#34
#34
Not that it really matters, But i always enjoy POSL doing the visitors fight song.
The way its done, and rolls right off into Rocky Top.

Ive always assumed it was in NO way an insult, But more of a Welcome to Neyland and maybe just to fire up the visiting fans?

I know if i was seated in the visitors section somewhere in BFE and their band came out and turned to us and struck up Rocky Top. My blood pressure would sky rocket.
Not that id take it as a personal insult, More of an 'OH HELL NO' they just didnt!
Likely id not be the only fan that it fired up?

I Appreciate the entire spectacle of Tennessee Volunteer football, fans, bands, traditions.
 
#35
#35
Part of what was offensive about the FSU situation was 1) they played it much slower than we do and 2) our band WAS even there.
 
#36
#36
Just to be clear, I have nothing againt you or the Blazers. I just have mixed feelings about the whole POTS's traditions with playing the other team's song, and that was before I ever thought that some of them might not appreciate it. That makes it that much worse. Wish you were gonna be there to hear it, I know you have said you can not come.
 
#37
#37
Originally posted by BeltwayVol@Aug 1, 2005 9:08 AM
Just to be clear, I have nothing againt you or the Blazers.  I just have mixed feelings about the whole POTS's traditions with playing the other team's song, and that was before I ever thought that some of them might not appreciate it.  That makes it that much worse.  Wish you were gonna be there to hear it, I know you have said you can not come.
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Maybe some of it will be picked up by the JPSports mics during their pregame discussion, but I doubt it. I would like to hear how it sounds when they play it.
 
#39
#39
You'll be lucky to get JP to pick up most of the game itself, much less any pregame stuff.
 
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Originally posted by orangetd88@Aug 1, 2005 2:28 PM
You'll be lucky to get JP to pick up most of the game itself, much less any pregame stuff.
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:lolup: That's a fact!

Maybe they can run footage of the band during that segment in the middle of the 3rd quarter when they always interview somebody DURING THE GAME??
 
#41
#41
At least we won't have to listen to them get Houston and Riggs confused anymore.
 
#42
#42
....or watch the camera jerk when the playaction fools the cameraman . . . again. :disappointed:
 
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Originally posted by GAVol@Aug 1, 2005 2:46 PM
....or watch the camera jerk when the playaction fools the cameraman . . . again.  :disappointed:
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I know, I've always said that it's too bad that the JP camera man wasn't playing safety for the other team.. :banghead:
 
#45
#45
Anyway, I posted this is the spirit of getting yall ready for the season. It's not far away now...
 
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