Posted on 10/26/2004 10:16:38 AM PDT by masterag78
The Aggie Band made a blatantly obvious political statement during the halftime show at the Colorado game with their W-formation. I found this highly inappropriate and offensive, as the political stand is not representative of the entire student body. There is a time and place for everything so. To Dr. Timothy Rhea, director of bands, I would just like to say let's let football be football and save the politics for another time and place.
From a Baylor Bear '65-a big "attaboy" to the FTAB, I wish the Golden Wave had that kind of courage.
The only difference between Baylor and Lady Di this is that Baylor doesn't get killed until they're out of the tunnel.
My Aggie Little brothers response:
Hey dude. All is well here. We have all types in Texas. Back when I was in school and the Aggie Bonfire was still going on, there was a group called "Aggies Against Bonfire." Their 12-15 members would picket the bonfire each year... surrounded by about 10X as many cops to protect them.
The complaint about the band is stupid - especially given that W's dad was at the game standing right in front of the band when they did it!
LOL. Looks like lately they don't have much football nowledge!
My little brother got his BS, masters & PHD at A & M, and his JD at UT Austin, but he is 100% Aggie when it comes to football.
Sorry it's taken me so long to find this thread.
What they are complaining about is actually an old drill. I asked a former BQ friend of mine and he said they used to call it the "Flying W" drill. AKA known as the Whataburger drill. I was there from 89-93, so the drill is at least that old. =)
Aggie Ping!
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