>>So if your school still has a pep band, support them. A day may not be >>far off when "On Wisconsin" is replaced by "Sweet Home Alabama..." >> >NEVER!!! >I can never see this happening at Wisconsin where the Band has such a great >tradition. You'd never see music playing at the Great Dane. The fans, the >Band, and especially Mike Leckrone, Director of Bands, would NEVER stand >for it. > > >Andy... > >I'd like to believe you're right, and I don't think we'll ever see hockey >in Madison without the band. > >However, you've got to be concerned about the downsizing and moving of the >band that occurred when the ice surface was expanded. > >The band's still great, but I think the energy has been diminished somewhat >by moving them off of the glass and up into the ozone layer. > >Comments?? > > Gary I agree. That's why Mike had some of us play in the stands where the fans are. This is done during the 2nd half of football games. I think that riled the crowd up a bit. There's probably a better place to put the band, but I guess they wanted the "on the glass" seats to go to PAYING fans. I dunno. EAT A ROCK and ON WISCONSIN Andy //\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\ \\ From the e-mail desk of: // // Andrew F. Wagner University of Wisconsin \\ \\ [log in to unmask] // // \\ \\ EAT A ROCK ON WISCONSIN // //\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\//\\ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.