Concerning the possibility that Union might ban visiting pep bands from coming to Achilles Rink as a group: While Union certainly has the right to set an policy it so chooses, I, as a fan, don't like it. I think that visiting pep bands add to the excitement of the game and pumps up the adrenaline of both groups. I know that probably the most pumped up game Clarkson had last year was our win over Cornell with their Pep band in attendance. I don't think we would have been AS loud or AS psyched up if we weren't trying to outdo the the Cornell bozos.. I mean, band. As far as it being to loud and too obnoxious, welcome to college hockey. The college hockey atmosphere is more exciting and more electric than any other level of hockey because of the enthusiasm. That is something that (if you're lucky) goes with the territory. It is what separates college hockey from other levels of hockey. I know that most adults prefer a "quiet" rink and like to sit on their hands but it is the students which lend the enthusiasm and their soul to their team. Clarkson is typically one of the loudest arenas in the ECAC but over break, with no students, it was practically a mortuary. SLU is usually pretty loud but it was so silent during the Clarkson-SLU game (before SLU students returned) that when my friend yelled something at Spagnoletti (SLU goalie), it was like the only noise in the whole arena. Bands add to the overall atmosphere of college hockey and I hope Union does not ban any like UVM banned Clarkson's pep band. It's a hockey game not the opera. _____BRI [log in to unmask] '95_____ Adirondack Red Wings, Calder Cup Champs: '81 '86 '89 '92 ------------ ECAC and AHL contact for rec.sport.hockey | GO BRUINS! Join the AHL mailing list: [log in to unmask] | USA HOCKEY! ____LET'S GO TECH!____PHOENIX SUNS ROCK!____U ARIZONA BASKETBALL ------------