This is what I was afraid of when there was little mention of the band in the first announcements for the North Avenue move. There is simply no reason the band shouldn't be a highlight of the pregame festivities outside the stadium. It's one of the main differentiators from a random Falcons or Braves or United game.
You misunderstood my point. It's not keeping people out of the stadium, but there are a lot of people that wait until that to go in. It's tough to get in, go to restroom, get something to eat if you like to do that before the game, etc. and be in your seat by kickoff. I've done it numerous times. Watch the band and go strait in, try to get something to eat, and make it to my seat just in time for kickoff. I still think that needs to be done earlier.
The first 2 offensive plays of the game were that screen (or whatever you call it). They both totally failed. I only remember it being used one other time during the game, and incredibly he worked, although not for much yardage. I don't why it worked that one time, but not the others. I don't think it ever worked against L'ville, and I don't remember it ever working much at all in the past. I always sit there cursing the OC...LOL
Since he was apparently happy at UGA to be considered more of a consultant to Moncken than anything, after having been an OC at other schools prior to that, I'm not sure that he is actually wanting a HC coach job. Maybe if he succeeds at Tech, then he will be happy to remain in that position. One can hope anyway.
The message needs to be to line up for the player walk and follow them in. By time you get through security, get food, take a leak and get to seats, the team is dressed and warming up. You should be in your seat for that and the A/V should be coordinating with the band to create energy until kickoff.
If it can generate a consistent 4-5 yards on 1st or 2nd down , then it would be helpful just for that. However, if it can do that it will force LB and DB to cheat to stop it and that opens up gaps elsewhere, gaps that can lead to huge gains. The alternative is to let us go down the field 5 yards at the time. It’s a great play if we can run it, but it takes lots of work to get the timing down. I’d like to see them keep trying.
YJA is like 2.5 hours before kickoff, the band would have to play through their entire stands tune library like 40 times to fill up that time. I would rather the band continue to direct people towards the stadium (Campanile -> Library -> Calaway) than go straight inside. Plus it is always weird to me when bands leave the stands during pregame just to line up and do their pregame and go back into the stands.
Those first two plays of the game, there was a defended standing face to face in front of the guy the ball was thrown to. There is no way that that could ever work like that. A real screen where the receiver/back sprints out after the snap is far more likely to be successful than that play. I am still not sure how it worked the one time that it did.
They supposedly gave free keychains or something like that on Saturday, but as usual, nothing was being given out at the North Ave gates to the stadium. It seems that if you don't enter through the north stands entrance, which you can't do if you are in the upper east, then you don't get anything. When they gave out the Calvin bobble-heads a few years ago, if they gave out any at the North Ave gates, they were long gone before I got there. I only managed to get one through the generosity of a friend who picked up 4 of them at the gate he entered. The people who arrange these things really don't have a clue.
I didn't see anybody handing them out, but I really didn't need one anyway.
way better than gold unis for louiseville game. even my wife who has no idea what the correct shade of gold is asked why our unis looked so weird. i still cant believe institute lets adidas get away with worse looking unis than russell put out. but yes GWG sharp
Faulkner is auditioning for a head coaching job. The better he does, the more likely he lands a sweet HC deal. Same with Weinke
I suppose the reasoning is construction. I didn't care much for it on the street at north avenue. The band should be playing the stairs like they have been doing traditionally since 2004-ish. Wreck coming down the hill. All that jazz.
