tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post2375343672536745972..comments2023-12-21T10:20:43.344-05:00Comments on The Hoover Street Rag: Whatever This Is: The ShortcutGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461267960136260783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-28992498587783341642007-03-16T16:03:00.000-04:002007-03-16T16:03:00.000-04:00Wisconsin's band is definitely overrated. The fir...Wisconsin's band is definitely overrated. The first time I saw them as a member of the MMB, they came into the Big House, fracked notes all over the place, and left three plumes on the field. And that was just pre-game. That said, I still think that they deserve the Sudler more than Indiana, especially given that the stated criteria for the Sudler.. Besides, IU's just a glorified MAC band anyway. <BR/><BR/>BTW, one of my favorite trolls we've gotten on this site so far is the anonymous commenter who posted "Wisconsin's band wipes the floor with Michigan's. Deal." the <A HREF="http://hooverstreetrag.blogspot.com/2006/11/bits-and-pieces.html" REL="nofollow">last time</A> I said something negative about the Badger Band. So very middle school.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461267960136260783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-20334586882793368792007-03-16T08:28:00.000-04:002007-03-16T08:28:00.000-04:00Big Ten love and all that, but Wisconsin's band is...Big Ten love and all that, but Wisconsin's band is grossly overrated. Sure they're good <I>at what they do</I>, but being good at what you do does not make <I>what you do</I>, itself, good.<BR/><BR/>As entertainers they're top notch. As a marching band, they're unprofessional, sloppy, and terrible musicians. They're like the hyperactive cousins of the Big Ten marching bands who need Ritalin in order to behave but their parents won't give it to them because they don't believe in 'doping' their kids. <BR/><BR/>I give them credit for that high-step they do all through halftime, which must get tiring, but it makes them sound like crap bouncing around like that.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, 5th Quarter is a good idea in theory. Anything that keeps people in the stadium to watch the bands is great, and I'm sure it's fun at Camp Randall with thousands of people doing the same goofy dance to the Chicken Dance or Tequila. But when you hear those at a wedding, you don't compliment the DJ. They performed zero original songs while phasing horribly, but hey, they had fun doing it I suppose.<BR/><BR/>On a side note, I did like that their fans chanted "high school band" at the MMB. The fact that they cared enough to taunt our band is fantastic. It means they were paying attention. Indifference is far worse than hatred, and I'd rather hear them cheer against us than not cheer at all.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09117896432653125563noreply@blogger.com