http://www.gopack.com/SportSelect.dbml

but apparently it is according to GoPack.com

8/9/2006 6:12:55 PM

It is a sport to black people

Just like NASCAR is a sport to white people

8/9/2006 6:15:27 PM

carolina counts it as a PE

8/9/2006 6:16:32 PM

The band is on the field!!

8/9/2006 6:32:02 PM

I wish i could get it counted as an arts elective

8/9/2006 6:40:58 PM

my friend almost got beat up by the ND band during the bowl game

8/9/2006 6:42:04 PM

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"carolina counts it as a PE"

you can have it as either PE or a 1.0 hour academic credit

8/9/2006 7:04:45 PM

We had band class three times a week at state and then we had game day. every class started with calisthenics for a good 15 minutes and then through the class when we got done with a set we had to run back to our spots. Penalty for screwin up on the field was a lap around the track. Is it a fitness class?? no but you will work up a sweat pretty easy regardless

8/10/2006 4:11:32 PM

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"We had band class three times a week at state and then we had game day. every class started with calisthenics for a good 15 minutes and then through the class when we got done with a set we had to run back to our spots. Penalty for screwin up on the field was a lap around the track. Is it a fitness class?? no but you will work up a sweat pretty easy regardless"

OMG.....A LAP AROUND THE TRUCK...YOU POOR BAND FAG THAT MUST HAVE BEEN BRUTAL

8/10/2006 4:42:44 PM

^lol

8/10/2006 5:59:14 PM

^^ Ha, that was very high school of you.

8/10/2006 6:27:49 PM

"THE TRUCK" makes it sound so much funnier

8/11/2006 7:37:43 AM

does that mean the AD has actually started taking the marching band seriously?

becuase it is an important aspect of gameday atmosphere, and i still remember how bad we looked against Notre Dame's huge band (not knocking those who were in band at the time, our band just doesn't get the university support that Notre Dame's does)

8/11/2006 8:48:32 AM

FIRE THE BAND COACH!

8/11/2006 8:58:22 AM

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"becuase it is an important aspect of gameday atmosphere, and i still remember how bad we looked against Notre Dame's huge band "

HA HA.....IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE GAMEDAY ATMOSPHERE??? GIVE ME A BREAK....I BET YOU 99% OF STATE FANS (MINUS THE 1% OF TUBA TOTING BAND HERBS) ONLY REMEMBER US KICKING NOTRE DAME'S ASS THAT DAY!! NONE OF MY FRIENDS CAME BACK FROM JACKSONVILLE AND WERE LIKE...."WOW MAN WE DESTROYED NOTRE DAME IN THAT GAME BUT THEY HAD MORE CLARINET PLAYERS SO I SUPPOSE IT SHOULDA BEEN A TIE"

8/11/2006 9:19:57 AM

Band in highschool was pretty physically demanding, but it was a lot more involved than our crappy band here.

8/11/2006 9:22:44 AM

"'Round here, halftime isss gametime."

8/11/2006 10:00:25 AM

the only game where the band mattered was the Clemson game last year
we got our ass kicked but i had fun nonetheless

the fire twhirling baton throwers were awesome

8/11/2006 10:05:57 AM

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"Band in highschool was pretty physically demanding"

ANYONE THAT ACTUALLY ADMITS THIS SHOULD HONESTLY CHECK AND SEE IF THEY STILL HAVE A PENIS.........NOW THE BANDFAGS IN HIGH SCHOOL WERE DORKY....BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE TRUE BAND FAGS GO TO ANY ENGINEERING LAB AT A MAJOR UNIVERSITY AND LISTEN FOR TWO PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT LAST YEAR'S ST. PATTY'S DAY PARADE WAS.....
FUCKING PUSSIES

8/11/2006 10:09:48 AM

Dr. Fuller (at NCSU) should of been canned YEARS AGO...he's such a Fucking Panzy!! My first two years in NCSU's Marching Band was sweet though, especially winning that trophy during the ACC Basketball competition in Greensboro....I think we smacked Duke, UNC, and then GT for the trophy...correct me if Im wrong...???

8/11/2006 12:59:25 PM

^^ Dude....just grow the fuck up....really.

8/13/2006 1:35:35 AM

We had at least 2 practices a day in high school, lots of kids would lose at least 20 lbs. You are running around for 2 hours with controlled breathing, it wasn't that easy. But yes, it was dorky as shit.

8/13/2006 1:38:36 AM

I was in my high school marching band. It was a predominantly black band, and was similar in style to the HBCU's and Big Ten type bands (high step style). I was a very athletic guy (played ice hockey and baseball) and I still worked up a sweat. We had practice from 3-7 M-Th(sometimes it was longer on thursdays and later the hours changed from like 2:30-6:30 when the school hours changed), and had a quick hour run through on friday before getting 2 hours for dinner and dress. We did laps around the entire school, and suicides of the entire parking lot when messing up. Also we would have to do pushups, leg kicks, and endure other types of boot camp type of treatment. High step marching style requires a lot more energy than corps style (which we would actually do every now and then). We had track team members and basketball players in our band that would be sweating bullets when all was said and done. When you put 150+ people in a small room and get them playing hard and marching hard, it begins to feel like a sauna. Also my band director never believed in wearing anything but our dress uniforms at games and parades. Most of the other schools in Mecklenburg County would wear t-shirt and shorts during the first week or two of the start of football season. Imagine putting a hot ass, musty uniform on in 90+ degree weather. It was brutal. It was worth it though. We were treated like royalty in high school (the football team sucked, but the band was very popular). During my first day of high school, upperclassmen that I didn't even know or didn't even remember were saying what's up and asking me how the band was looking this year. It was quite a weird experience. Also no one would ever mess with you if they knew you were in the band, b/c they'd have to deal with the rest of the people in the band. One time I was walking through the hall and had to squeeze through a couple of people that were talking in the middle of the hall and this one bitch started talking shit. She was like "yo you need to watch where you're going, and at least say excuse me." Before I could even whip around to say, "bitch please" this guy that was with them said, "yo, you better watch your mouth. He's in the band and they'll jump you if you mess with one of their members." She immediately apologized. It was awesome. I wish our band did high step style and was more similar to the bands in the Big Ten.

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8/13/2006 2:02:56 AM

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"NOW THE BANDFAGS IN HIGH SCHOOL WERE DORKY."

the concert band kids, maybe?

orchestra, even?

8/13/2006 2:46:06 AM

damn this thread fuckin reeks!!!!

gg Dude

8/13/2006 3:07:28 AM

anyone ever notice that male flag twirler guy on our marching band?

he makes me laugh

8/13/2006 9:40:36 AM

^x8





^ hahaha i've always seen that guy and been like wtf

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8/13/2006 8:49:31 PM

stop the hatin.

band is an extreme sport, like X-Games

8/13/2006 8:50:58 PM

WHY CANT PEOPLE TALK WITH CAPS LOCK ON!?!?!?!?!?!

wait wheres the gay ass thread for that.......

anyways... band is a sport??

8/13/2006 9:56:40 PM

if you dont think the band belongs in college football, then you need to stop watching college football.

8/13/2006 9:58:13 PM

agreed^

8/14/2006 12:07:02 AM

This shit needs to be Chit Chat.

8/14/2006 12:09:53 AM

when I marched at Providence in Meck. County, we never wore tshirts at games or parades.

Doc would have croaked.

I've got $20 that IHATESTUPID couldn't make a 5-mile parade route with a bass drum.


[Edited on August 14, 2006 at 12:18 AM. Reason : .]

8/14/2006 12:17:49 AM

You guys are all talking about the ND game, and sure their band is better but there are a lot of reasons for that. But were you there during the parade and pep rally at Jacksonville Landing? I assure you things wouldn't have been near as crazy if the band hadn't been there. We were treated like rock stars. That's why I will always defend the band against statements like "no one cares about the band."

9/8/2006 10:37:00 AM

Band was awesome during the clemson game....that needs to happen more often because students cant leave their seats....and the alumni really dont give a shit about the band.


Plus, the songs were better than the crap they were doing for the halftime show. Whoever is in the band thats reading this needs to make it happen at least every other game.

9/8/2006 10:53:39 AM

I was in the marching band at West Wilkes H.S., and our parade was 5.5 miles through both Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro. last weekend in November, freezing most of the time, now THAT was a parade route. I also was in the band at NC State for three years.... College band is so much more fun.... It's also where I met my wife.

9/8/2006 11:00:48 AM

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"Band in highschool was pretty physically demanding,"

i did it for one year, and it was one of the gayest, lamest, shittiest things i've done.

if you want to know about physically demanding, try wrestling or something.

9/9/2006 1:31:48 AM