Holler for the Band!!

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Dr. Tracz is retiring. This is his last football season.

He’s done a lot of good things but rumblings are that it is time.


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[Cartierfor3]

Dr. Tracz is retiring. This is his last football season.

He’s done a lot of good things but rumblings are that it is time.


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say more about that

[cfbandyman]

he has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever in Lawrence this year...

I am rooting for this so hard

Would enjoy this

[MakeItRain]

Dr. Tracz is retiring. This is his last football season.

He’s done a lot of good things but rumblings are that it is time.


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As a non band hater, and someone not at all familiar with the day to day, everything around game day and pregame is extremely stale and the band has a massive role in that. It's no secret that Dr. Tracz is let's say, hesitant to change and is really particular about his fiefdom.

I can also report that he's ruffled some feathers around the athletic department multiple times. The email begging for money for Ireland was embarrassing for the department, especially given the funding was already provided for the band, and he didn't go through the proper channels in making sure that email, with a very false narrative, went out.

[pissclams]

He’s had to fight for every inch to make that band program elite. Like him or not, he earned their Sudler Trophy (closest thing to a college marching band national championship).

Outside of all of that, he’s a tremendous human being and he does a lot to help band programs in the state.

[MakeItRain]

Like him or not, he earned their Sudler Trophy (closest thing to a college marching band national championship).

[Cartierfor3]

Dr. Tracz is retiring. This is his last football season.

He’s done a lot of good things but rumblings are that it is time.


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say more about that

As a non band hater, and someone not at all familiar with the day to day, everything around game day and pregame is extremely stale and the band has a massive role in that. It's no secret that Dr. Tracz is let's say, hesitant to change and is really particular about his fiefdom.

I can also report that he's ruffled some feathers around the athletic department multiple times. The email begging for money for Ireland was embarrassing for the department, especially given the funding was already provided for the band, and he didn't go through the proper channels in making sure that email, with a very false narrative, went out.

Hadn't heard about that email. I can understand why it would be a problem.

[Cartierfor3]

As for pregame, I'm not sure what changes people want. Drop Wildcat March?

[MakeItRain]

I'm not a wildcat march hater, I'm indifferent to it and don't think it's the biggest issue with the pregame, though I wouldn't be mad if it were gone. If it stays, they should incorporate some cooler marching band thing. Script Ohio isn't some crazy pump up song, people just like it because of what the band does. Same thing with Texas A&Ms fake army music, it's the precise marching that people like.


The run on continues to be cool, I like it. The ceremony of allegiance is wack. I get that we have to do the national anthem, listening to the preamble and doing the pledge of allegiance is completely unnecessary, it's a football game. I liked the few years when the band formed a K tunnel and the players ran through it. If it was the operations staff, or the head coach that got rid of that, that's fine, I guess, if it was Dr. Tracz that did, it should come back.

[Rage Against the McKee]

They should form a script "state" and make a big deal about crossing both of the Ts.

[Cartierfor3]

I'm not a wildcat march hater, I'm indifferent to it and don't think it's the biggest issue with the pregame, though I wouldn't be mad if it were gone. If it stays, they should incorporate some cooler marching band thing. Script Ohio isn't some crazy pump up song, people just like it because of what the band does. Same thing with Texas A&Ms fake army music, it's the precise marching that people like.


The run on continues to be cool, I like it. The ceremony of allegiance is wack. I get that we have to do the national anthem, listening to the preamble and doing the pledge of allegiance is completely unnecessary, it's a football game. I liked the few years when the band formed a K tunnel and the players ran through it. If it was the operations staff, or the head coach that got rid of that, that's fine, I guess, if it was Dr. Tracz that did, it should come back.

You are correct about the Ceremony of Allegiance, losing that would be a major upgrade. V good ideas.

[bananaeater]

I'm not a wildcat march hater, I'm indifferent to it and don't think it's the biggest issue with the pregame, though I wouldn't be mad if it were gone. If it stays, they should incorporate some cooler marching band thing. Script Ohio isn't some crazy pump up song, people just like it because of what the band does. Same thing with Texas A&Ms fake army music, it's the precise marching that people like.


The run on continues to be cool, I like it. The ceremony of allegiance is wack. I get that we have to do the national anthem, listening to the preamble and doing the pledge of allegiance is completely unnecessary, it's a football game. I liked the few years when the band formed a K tunnel and the players ran through it. If it was the operations staff, or the head coach that got rid of that, that's fine, I guess, if it was Dr. Tracz that did, it should come back.

You are correct about the Ceremony of Allegiance, losing that would be a major upgrade. V good ideas.

Its such a weird thing to do before a game IMHO.

[Rage Against the McKee]

The ceremony of allegiance will never go away, despite everyone hating it. Nobody is going to subject themselves to that week of phone calls and emails.

[PandaXpanda]

It's just such a buzzkill.

[Trim]

More dongs.

[Spracne]

Dong Hits For Jesus

[CHONGS]

Like him or not, he earned their Sudler Trophy (closest thing to a college marching band national championship).

Yeah the Sudler Trophy is not really anything to brag about.  It's a participation prize. It's actually pretty damning that we only got it so recently.

[pissclams]

Like him or not, he earned their Sudler Trophy (closest thing to a college marching band national championship).

Yeah the Sudler Trophy is not really anything to brag about.  It's a participation prize. It's actually pretty damning that we only got it so recently.

i have no idea what it is, and I know nothing about the band or its director. i stole that entire post from another message board.

[MakeItRain]

The ceremony of allegiance will never go away, despite everyone hating it. Nobody is going to subject themselves to that week of phone calls and emails.

I'll bet you a six pack that if we make an external hire it will be gone next season.

[chum1]

Sean Snyder should be band director.