Band and Cheer Stuff

[Chop]

Below are some good videos cross posted from another thread.

 

[Chop]

And here's the 1920 UT band in some interesting 'busboy / bellhop' type uniforms, with fezes for headwear! Copied from another thread:

It makes one think that these could be one-off special uniforms for playing at the Shriners' convention, or something ...?

 

[Ajo Macho]

"I DON'T LIKE CHAAAAANGE WE NEED TO KEEP THE BELLHOP UNIFORMS WITH THE FEZ!!!!!!"
- The ancestors of those that defend our current uniforms

We changed 'em once, we can change 'em again. It's long past time for an update.

 

[tchill]

A few years ago, we went to a game in Austin (I live far away). We were walking back to the car and were in front of the band building when they got back from the stadium. They played Texas Fight right there. It was amazing hearing it from ten feet in front of the band.

 

[Horngal12]

I miss the band playing Longhorn Victory March and March of the Longhorn. They seemed to stop playing them around 98 or so.

 

[Chop]

"I DON'T LIKE CHAAAAANGE WE NEED TO KEEP THE BELLHOP UNIFORMS WITH THE FEZ!!!!!!"
- The ancestors of those that defend our current uniforms

We changed 'em once, we can change 'em again. It's long past time for an update.

Coming soon... Throwback Saturday, where the Longhorn Band will don the 1920 bellhop uniforms and march from the Driscoll Hotel to the stadium before the game (after helping some customers with their bags of course...).

 

[Chop]

I personally don’t care whether our band uniforms stay the same or switch to something new—as long as they look distinctive and have some sort of Texas / Western flair to them.

No Nike swooshes, Big 12 logos or any advertising whatsoever though.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

"I DON'T LIKE CHAAAAANGE WE NEED TO KEEP THE BELLHOP UNIFORMS WITH THE FEZ!!!!!!"
- The ancestors of those that defend our current uniforms

We changed 'em once, we can change 'em again. It's long past time for an update.

Be careful what you ask for. I've noticed that most of the high school bands are now sporting DCI-styled unis.
If LHB followed suit, they could be wearing something like

(with burnt orange instead of green, of course)
or

(I love those throwback pith helmets)
or

I love DCI, and have been to a couple of their roadshow competitions. But I don't think that the DCI uni is a good match for the LHB.

 

[Chop]

Be careful what you ask for. I've noticed that most of the high school bands are now sporting DCI-styled unis.
If LHB followed suit, they could be wearing something like

(with burnt orange instead of green, of course)
or

(I love those throwback pith helmets)
or

I love DCI, and have been to a couple of their roadshow competitions. But I don't think that the DCI uni is a good match for the LHB.

The top band looks like pimps. The middle band looks like an 1800s British Empire honor guard.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

And if you want something a bit less flamboyant, we could go with something like what the LSU band wears:

or maybe Purdue

Just replace the P with a T and put a Bevo head on the shoulder. Not sure about those spats, though.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

I kinda' like the spats.

 

[Ajo Macho]

Be careful what you ask for. I've noticed that most of the high school bands are now sporting DCI-styled unis.
If LHB followed suit, they could be wearing something like

(with burnt orange instead of green, of course)
or

(I love those throwback pith helmets)
or

All of those would be an improvement.

A burnt orange version of something like the Cavaliers uniform (green one, top photo), with our current hats, would be badass.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

A burnt orange version of something like the Cavaliers uniform (green one, top photo), with our current hats, would be badass.

That could work. But it would have to retain the western fringe on the shoulders, and perhaps the zig-zag stripe on the trousers.

 

[Ajo Macho]

That could work. But it would have to retain the western fringe on the shoulders, and perhaps the zig-zag stripe on the trousers.

No, no, no, goodness, for heaven's sake, no.
You're describing the exact same uniform we currently have.

 

[WorsterMan]

I kind of like the Purdue and tOhio State band unis.... I llike the spats FWIW.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

I kind of like the Purdue and tOhio State band unis.... I llike the spats FWIW.

I wasn't dissing the Purdue band uniforms; I just didn't think that would be a good look for Texas.

btw, I think the Purdue All-American Band kind of gets overshadowed by tOSU. They put on some great shows and do more with their big drum than just wheel it out onto the field.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

The Pitt Band has unveiled their new uniforms.
Pitt marching band unveils new uniforms for 2019 football season

Change the colors to burnt orange, change the shako to a Stetson, put a Bevo head on the chest; it could work.

 

[Horn6721]

Just like there is only one Longhorn mascot ( think how many Tigers , Eagles etc) and only one school with Burnt Orange as color ( think how many have marroon blue or green) Shouldn't the band uniforms stay unique?

 

[SabreHorn]

It ain't a fashion show. They ain't there to be purty; they are there to play Texas Fight. The Eyes of Texas, March Grandioso, and give me time to go pee and visit the concession stand between the second and third quarters.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

It ain't a fashion show. They ain't there to be purty; they are there to play Texas Fight. The Eyes of Texas, March Grandioso, and give me time to go pee and visit the concession stand between the second and third quarters.

And Wabash Cannonball

 

[Horn6721]

I still like why they play Wabash Cannonball
and at KSU fans who thought the band was playing it for them.
Actually the reason KSU has it as a fave in an interesting story too

 

[WorsterMan]

And part way through playing March Grandioso, stop suddenly and in unison yell loudly: BEAT THE HELL OUTTA ou!!!

 

[Giovanni Jones]

And half way through playing March Grandioso, stop suddenly and in unison yell loudly: BEAT THE HELL OUTTA ou!!!

Just for you, WorsterMan: watch for it at 1:57 in this video

 

[Giovanni Jones]

I still like why they play Wabash Cannonball
and at KSU fans who thought the band was playing it for them.
Actually the reason KSU has it as a fave in an interesting story too

I must say, that's a pretty cool origin story
Last note standing | #WildcatWay | Kansas State University

 

[Chop]

I still like why they play Wabash Cannonball
and at KSU fans who thought the band was playing it for them.
Actually the reason KSU has it as a fave in an interesting story too

Whatever KSU's story on Wabash Cannonball is, they have nothing to compare with the routine on this song performed by our pom squad / chaps girls!

 

[Ajo Macho]

Just like there is only one Longhorn mascot ( think how many Tigers , Eagles etc) and only one school with Burnt Orange as color ( think how many have marroon blue or green) Shouldn't the band uniforms stay unique?

I agree. The football uniforms should be unique too, something like this:

Or if we're going "traditional", something like this:

There's traditional, and then there's archaic. There's unique, and then there's god-awful.
A lot of us on this board understand as much when it comes to football uniforms, but can't tell the difference regarding band uniforms.

 

[Horn6721]

Ajo
You do not like the band unis?

 

[horninchicago]

Can't believe all the discussion about the band's uniforms. They make no difference to my game day experience when I am able to attend. More succinctly, to borrow a phrase, it don't make a ****.

 

[SabreHorn]

Our football uniforms are unique, original, traditional. Mess with them and get a beach front vacation in Anahuac.

 

[Ajo Macho]

Ajo
You do not like the band unis?

I'd have a hard time thinking of a college band uniform I like less. Maybe Tech.