I can't imagine that young people would stop coming to the games without blaring music (not without music, just not blaring music) or without announcers shouting into the microphone. But I know too many alums that are fed up with it and wonder if the athletic department cares about them and their perspective. And without their support (b…
I can't imagine that young people would stop coming to the games without blaring music (not without music, just not blaring music) or without announcers shouting into the microphone. But I know too many alums that are fed up with it and wonder if the athletic department cares about them and their perspective. And without their support (both financial and attendance) the program would be in worse shape than it already is. The athletic department needs to get a clue. I didn't see too many students at the last game. So maybe the deafening music really isn't all that important.
The answer is the athletic department really could not care less about alumni. I consider the aggressive, piped in music to be an active “screw you” to all of us that value the pageantry of the band, and the DJ to be an active “screw you” to the mic men. You could mix the band and the mic men stadium wide, but you refuse to because you are genuinely telling us you do not want us as part of the program.
I can't imagine that young people would stop coming to the games without blaring music (not without music, just not blaring music) or without announcers shouting into the microphone. But I know too many alums that are fed up with it and wonder if the athletic department cares about them and their perspective. And without their support (both financial and attendance) the program would be in worse shape than it already is. The athletic department needs to get a clue. I didn't see too many students at the last game. So maybe the deafening music really isn't all that important.
The answer is the athletic department really could not care less about alumni. I consider the aggressive, piped in music to be an active “screw you” to all of us that value the pageantry of the band, and the DJ to be an active “screw you” to the mic men. You could mix the band and the mic men stadium wide, but you refuse to because you are genuinely telling us you do not want us as part of the program.