Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

[95UNIGRAD]

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Oops - just a slip of the keyboard, right 9?

[9YRPLAN]

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ive never denied being an iowa fan.

[UNIpanther99]

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I heard the UNI pep band will not be there.

[BCPanther]

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I heard the UNI pep band will not be there.

If true. Screw em. There always seems to be an excuse. I guarantee they won't be there Saturday either. They won't be there during break.

No need to take them to St Louis or wherever we play in the NCAAs...

[jnutt]

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If true. Screw em. There always seems to be an excuse. I guarantee they won't be there Saturday either. They won't be there during break.

No need to take them to St Louis or wherever we play in the NCAAs...

yeah no kidding. if you don't come to the regular season games you shouldn't be allowed to go the Tourney IMHO

[JazzPanther]

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If true. Screw em. There always seems to be an excuse. I guarantee they won't be there Saturday either. They won't be there during break.

No need to take them to St Louis or wherever we play in the NCAAs...

I seriously hope you're joking...Were you at all the exhibition games? Did you happen to see the UNI women play Upper Iowa and the men play Northern State? The pep band is playing at nearly every game this year and yet you still find a way to complain. You really can't ask people to stick around over breaks (especially when both directors are from the eastern states). Please get over yourself.

[BCPanther]

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100% not joking.

Its called committment. Either you're committed or your not.

The comment on directors is laughable. If someone is paying me and they say I have to be somewhere, regardless of where I live or what I want to do, I have to be there. Guess what, my office is closed the day after thanksgiving, but my boss says I need to stop in and work for a few hours, guess what. I am working the day after thanksgiving. No different.

Bring on Jock Jams...

[JazzPanther]

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Directors are grad students. Not full-time professors or employees. To quote Mike Gundy, "get you facts straight."

If you want to talk about laughable, comparing band members to full-time employees is more than just laughable. Let's be honest here, what's more important, basketball pep band or family? Are you one of the people that says Charles Tillman should miss the birth of his kid to play football?

If you go back and look at this conversation from a year ago, I was one of the biggest proponents to getting the band to play for ANY nonconference games. This is a HUGE step this year starting the basketball pep band before the spring semester starts. Is it perfect yet? No. Is it moving in the right direction? Absolutely. I know Iowa State has an alumni band that plays over breaks. I'm assuming you're an alumni. Would you like to coordinate and arrange it? Otherwise, I think the basketball pep band will eventually get to a point with some band there for games over breaks and during marching band rehearsals. You have to walk before you can run. For now, I urge you to look at the immense progress made rather than continue to whine about it.

[9YRPLAN]

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theres no reason to bedowngrade the pep band.

[BCPanther]

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Simple question(s).

Are they getting paid? Is it something they've committed to?

I believe Tillman should be there for the birth of his child. The fact that you are comparing the birth of a child to spending a month around the holidays with family is also laughable.

I agree there is progress, but when 99% of other schools at our level can have a pep band at all times, its still embarrassing. Keep at it Jazzy, keep fighting the good fight with the music department.

I am done. No more band talk from me. The dead horse has been beaten to death yet again.

[JazzPanther]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

Simple question(s).

Are they getting paid? Is it something they've committed to?

I believe Tillman should be there for the birth of his child. The fact that you are comparing the birth of a child to spending a month around the holidays with family is also laughable.

I agree there is progress, but when 99% of other schools at our level can have a pep band at all times, its still embarrassing. Keep at it Jazzy, keep fighting the good fight with the music department.

I am done. No more band talk from me. The dead horse has been beaten to death yet again.

They're paid as grad assistants, so interpret that however you want. As to what they've "committed" to exactly, I'm not sure what their specific duties as a GA are.

The 99% figure is 100% false. The fact is that it's logistically difficult to get equipment, instruments, directors, and members arranged to play during breaks. I think it will ultimately have to be a similar model to what Iowa State does with a mix of current students and alumni in order to get all the parts covered and have a director in place. That's definitely something I'd be interested in helping to start. However, I'm no music major and that job is much bigger than me.

Speaking of logistics, the athletic department has yet to get the new pep band uniforms to the band. The point being that this is a work in progress, and there will be growing pains for everyone (athletics, members, fans) involved. It's not a commitment issue, it's a logistical one. Call UPS maybe and see what solutions they may have.

[BryceC]

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Honestly who gives a crap about the band? ISU's doesn't play that often over breaks either. Usually alumni, or local high schools in the area. Frankly I prefer that because our band does the dumbest chants you've ever heard.

[caagman]

Re: Barta sez decision on in-state basketball games could come soon

Honestly who gives a crap about the band? ISU's doesn't play that often over breaks either. Usually alumni, or local high schools in the area. Frankly I prefer that because our band does the dumbest chants you've ever heard.

Honestly, who gives a crap about isu?