[Treebound]

Having been at the game, the Iowa fans were upset by the "Pink Locker Room" pre-game show and were not ready to listen to or try to understand the approach of a scatter band hailing from Stanford.  They were upset and taunting 2 minutes into the pre-show, claiming "band superiority" (whatever that is).  Needless to say, the taunting and comments ceased 11 seconds into the game.  As for half time, we could have played "God Bless America" and they still would have booed given the dismantling that took place on the field.   

My suggestion to the band is that they distribute leaflets (paper and internet) to future non-Pac12 competitors to inform them of their slap-stick approach with some hints and tips along the lines of:  Stanford is known as "The Farm" and X number of students matriculate from Iowa, to try to soften the blow.      That being said..."Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore" and if they can't take a joke.... (that's a JOKE)!

As for the LSJUMB, we had 3 band members come over for dinner before they left for Pasadena.  All three are freshman with my son and they were all great, very bright kids/students with varying degrees of musical talent and all enjoy the band immensely!  Only one of them was from CA.  I think the culture is changing somewhat given this year's probation and that's probably a good thing, to a point.  Maybe the pendulum had swung a bit too far, but as others have noted, the script was approved by multiple parties including Iowa.    The scripts are clearly less racy now, given the AD approval, but it needs to provide enough fun to keep the kids engaged.  It's Stanford, and most undergrad alums know that a "traditional, boring" marching band would not be very popular and would likely fail.  It's not part of the culture of LSJU and I'm fine with that.  I don't go to football games because my band is great.  If you do, then Stanford is probably not a great fit, so pick from one of the other 79 programs that marched this bowl season. 

[Treebound]

Having been at the game, the Iowa fans were upset by the "Pink Locker Room" pre-game show and were not ready to listen to or try to understand the approach of a scatter band hailing from Stanford.  They were upset and taunting 2 minutes into the pre-show, claiming "band superiority" (whatever that is).  Needless to say, the taunting and comments ceased 11 seconds into the game.  As for half time, we could have played "God Bless America" and they still would have booed given the dismantling that took place on the field.   

My suggestion to the band is that they distribute leaflets (paper and internet) to future non-Pac12 competitors to inform them of their slap-stick approach with some hints and tips along the lines of:  Stanford is known as "The Farm" and X number of students matriculate from Iowa, to try to soften the blow.      That being said..."Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore" and if they can't take a joke.... (that's a JOKE)!

As for the LSJUMB, we had 3 band members come over for dinner before they left for Pasadena.  All three are freshman with my son and they were all great, very bright kids/students with varying degrees of musical talent and all enjoy the band immensely!  Only one of them was from CA.  I think the culture is changing somewhat given this year's probation and that's probably a good thing, to a point.  Maybe the pendulum had swung a bit too far, but as others have noted, the script was approved by multiple parties including Iowa.    The scripts are clearly less racy now, given the AD approval, but it needs to provide enough fun to keep the kids engaged.  It's Stanford, and most undergrad alums know that a "traditional, boring" marching band would not be very popular and would likely fail.  It's not part of the culture of LSJU and I'm fine with that.  I don't go to football games because my band is great.  If you do, then Stanford is probably not a great fit, so pick from one of the other 79 programs that marched this bowl season.