Stanford Marching Band

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crusse10 said:
The way that they were jumping around on the field while it was being played, it was a disgrace

The soloist at the beginning was great, I'm talking about when the whole band joined in with their storied jackassery.
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Why do you care that they were "jumping around"? Why does everyone have to act like they are at some type of funeral service while the National Anthem is being played? Why is being somber more reverent than enjoying and celebrating the National Anthem?

Moreover, can you please point out the "jumping around" for me?

2013 Rose Bowl National Anthem - YouTube

And, one guy bending back and squatting a little deeply while playing the trombone is not "jumping around".
 
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therealUT said:
Why do you care that they were "jumping around"? Why does everyone have to act like they are at some type of funeral service while the National Anthem is being played? Why is being somber more reverent than enjoying and celebrating the National Anthem?

Moreover, can you please point out the "jumping around" for me?

2013 Rose Bowl National Anthem - YouTube

And, one guy bending back and squatting a little deeply while playing the trombone is not "jumping around".
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Thanks for posting...love that B-2 flyover.

Given the reputation of Stanford's band, I didn't see anything over the top offensive or disrespectful in that clip.
 
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therealUT said:
Why do you care that they were "jumping around"? Why does everyone have to act like they are at some type of funeral service while the National Anthem is being played? Why is being somber more reverent than enjoying and celebrating the National Anthem?

Moreover, can you please point out the "jumping around" for me?

2013 Rose Bowl National Anthem - YouTube

And, one guy bending back and squatting a little deeply while playing the trombone is not "jumping around".
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agree with this.

also, yeah, they weren't doing anything.
 
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The fact that during the halftime show they had to spell out the word funny to try and be "funny" shows that the joke is completely played out.
 
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volfan6782 said:
The fact that during the halftime show they had to spell out the word funny to try and be "funny" shows that the joke is completely played out.
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The fact that it still somehow bothers you suggests exactly what it is that their band is attempting to point out.
 
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therealUT said:
Why do you care that they were "jumping around"? Why does everyone have to act like they are at some type of funeral service while the National Anthem is being played? Why is being somber more reverent than enjoying and celebrating the National Anthem?

Moreover, can you please point out the "jumping around" for me?

2013 Rose Bowl National Anthem - YouTube

And, one guy bending back and squatting a little deeply while playing the trombone is not "jumping around".
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That was it? I think a few people need a diaper change.
 
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I didn't like their shenanigans. I am guessing others do, as they have done it for some time.

But that's OK. It's a free country.

I say to them, "what d-baggery!" They reply, "F--- off, old man!" All is well. It's America.
 
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As a band geek .. I can tell you that scramble drills seem easy but to get everyone where they are supposed to be after just walking or running on the field is harder than it looks. To spell FUNNY on the field believe it or not is harder than it looks

OF COURSE .. I marched under Julian and Everything was planned and scripted and one better not deviate unless you want to see you scholarship pulled and bags packed the next day

The Stanford band wasn't doing anything new....just for a larger audience
 
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therealUT said:
The fact that it still somehow bothers you suggests exactly what it is that their band is attempting to point out.
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One doesn't have to be bothered by them to think they suck.

They may act like they do it only for laughs or to stick it to establishment or whatever, but they're the same as attention-seeking trolls on the internet.
 
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If you want a college band to act like a pseudo military regiment; there are 123 of those in FBS, having one that doesn't doesn't bother me.
 
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therealUT said:
Why do you care that they were "jumping around"? Why does everyone have to act like they are at some type of funeral service while the National Anthem is being played? Why is being somber more reverent than enjoying and celebrating the National Anthem?

Obviously as a child, you weren't taught to show respect or putting your hand over your heart and removing your hat to show respect to the flag.
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AirVol said:
Obviously as a child, you weren't taught to show respect or putting your hand over your heart and removing your hat to show respect to the flag.
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Obviously, I do not care whether an individual is somber during the National Anthem or whether said individual shows any respect for a piece of cloth. Those outward displays have no necessary connection to any respect for the actual ideals of America.
 
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WOULD You PLEASE look at this link for God's sake...THEY were in uniform and they had a great solo Trumpet and they were in formation
They had a flyover and they had fireworks ...come on people what the hell a trumbone player that was probably first chair and wanted to make sure his freshman could hear their notes was getting into the music. Or maybe he was proud to be playing the song or maybe he had bronchitus and the only way he could play was to push air


SO WHAT they weren't in uniform... I have news for you in August when it is 90 degrees that were a few times , we werent in uniform because they were wool

People need to lighten up in no way did they disgrace the Star Spangled Banner
 
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therealUT said:
. . . Those outward displays have no necessary connection to any respect for the actual ideals of America.
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Perhaps not, but the "outward displays" are a widely recognized sign of gratitude and respect for those who have made a tremendous sacrifice to support and allow those "ideals." - even the ideals that you can be disrespectful if you choose.
 
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SaintLouisVol said:
Perhaps not, but the "outward displays" are a widely recognized sign of gratitude and respect for those who have made a tremendous sacrifice to support and allow those "ideals." - even the ideals that you can be disrespectful if you choose.
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The outward displays are recognized by individuals that feel the outward displays are necessary; they are not necessary, so I do not give a damn.
 
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I've been to too many sporting events where people woot when the high note is hit and boo when it is done poorly to get too bent out of shape over how people observe the singing. At Oriole games, they scream the O in "O, say does that....." because they are the O's.
 
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When Atlanta Had a Hockey team we used to Scream KNiGHT right at the the point of "gave proof throught the NIGHT"
Even the soloist would turn the Mic for the crowd ..It was all in the History as we used to have a minor league team named the Knights
I never saw it as disrespectful...For God's sake people most people with any musical knowledge will tell you the Star Spangled Banner is a drunked sailor song
America we copied the music from the brits...We weren't exactly an educated country when we chose the song
 
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CountVolcula said:
What should one expect from a University known to supply the U.S. with Grade A prime socialists
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Like Sally Ride, Len Bosack, Richard Fairbank, Phil Knight, Charles Schwab, and William Rehnquist?

Let's not forget that Condy Rice was also a Professor of Political Science at Stanford. That department must obviously lean toward socialism.

Oh, wait, I forgot, Stanford is in California. Of course it is known to supply Grade A prime socialists. Just like UT, being in Tennessee, is known to produce incestuous rednecks and bible-thumping conservatives, right?
 
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Let's find some common ground here. I think we can all agree that the Stanford band hates America, Jesus, freedom, and John Wayne.
 
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