The Stanford band — reason enough to root against them every time.
Kinda free spirited no?
A widespread panic meets phish sorta bunch
Stanford is the Mensa team.
Iowa will win the Battle of the Bands.
Oh no you don’t...
I went to school close to Stanfart when Plunkett was the BMOC...
No need for student IDs then so I got my dad in to the student section and had a fantastic time...the band, even then, broke the rules, got un-stuffified and had a blast. Oh, and after the game they played great concerts....Last night, after considerable amounts of champagne, while the hubs was out getting Chinese, my 91 yr old dad and I played “All Right Now” from the Stanford band on You Tube.
I’m a pro-life, pro-gun, conservative but on my bucket list is to be a Leland Stanford Junior Marching Band groupie...they ROCK!
That is until they play OU. Talk about an obnoxious band.
you gotta love any band that pisses off the environuts in Oregon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hKhNSR9AWE
The Spotted Owl Show, Stanford Band at Oregon
A little reality re the Stanford band members.
Decades ago one of our younger relatives in his senior year was rushed by Stanford. Not for his grades, his high IQ, his wrestling abilities, but for his ability to play the Alto Sax since he was in grade school.
He, lead his his conservative high school band onto the football field due to his marching abilities and being first Sax. His freshman year in Highschool, he played football. At the end of the freshman game, he had to rush to the Locker Room, get out of his football uniform and get into his band uniform to lead the band on to the field for the varsity game.
His band director, a great guy told him not worry about it, and to lead the band onto the field in his football uniform. He did that a few times and 95% of the fans loved it. The 5% of traditionalist hated it. The band director told the bitchers, said if anyone who could replace this young man with their sax abilities, to could challenge him. None of the challengers were good enough. He was the lead Sax for 4 years in high school
He was offered a Standard scholarship for his Sax and marching skills, half the first year and a full ride the next 3 years based on his sax and marching skills. He opted out.
Anyone, who believes the students in the Stanford marching band are not good with their band instruments should just stay away and let the Stanford band do their thing.