jimjimbo Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 It's always something..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 I was at the WVU homecoming yesterday. I marched with the 280 piece alumni band. It was just a fantastic day. We striped the stadium gold and blue. The camera angle is from where I sat in the stands with the band. This is the alumi drum line starting the pre-game. I am on the goal line with cymbals, 3rd from right. It is a thrill to be on the field with 65,000 people screaming, the sound gets focused right onto the field. You can't even hear yourself yelling at the top of your lungs. Look at the sky, it was 72 degrees and just beautiful. It was a good day to be a Mountaineer, no matter where you are. My 4-0 Mountaineers just got ranked 22nd or so. It won't last as we get to the meat of the Big 12 Conference play. Still, it's fun to be considered in the top 25. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Dave- Great photos. You had a perfect day, including a 17 - 16 victory over KSU. Thanks for posting the pics. If you can beat Tigers, Penguins, Cougars and Wildcats, you can beat what's ahead too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Dave, I'm guessing the alumni band played a few songs? What were they? Great day for you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 2 hours ago, JL Sargent said: Dave, I'm guessing the alumni band played a few songs? What were they? Great day for you guys! We play the classic school fight songs, Fight Mountaineers and Hail West Virginia, then the un-official state song, Take Me Home, Country Roads, by John Denver. We then go off the field, and re-enter to play the Star Spangled Banner, arranged by Don Wilcox, the band director when I was there. I am a HUGE fan of the SSB, and I've heard hundreds of versions, vocal, barber shop, band, military band, etc. The arrangement for band is the BEST I've ever heard. As I stand on the field, I hear 24 tubas, 60 trumpets/melos blast into my ear behind me. No speaker system in world can reproduce what I hear, standing there. The arrangement is NOT soft, it is a magnificent LOUD upbeat version that is musically glorious about everything that is great about our country. Here is the WVU Pride of West Virginia and the Alabama Million Dollar Band playing the WVU arrangement of the SSB. The Alabama Director of Bands is a WVU alum and my former drum major. Listen to what happens when they reach the traditionally "soft" part ..."and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air..." THIS is what rockets and bombs are supposed to sound like! The music starts at 2:25. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Great video Dave! Fun to watch that. My brother was in the Million Dollar Band many moons ago. 24 tubas is a bunch! 6 is a lot around here for HS bands. On the football front. Here is this weeks top 10. Alabama Ohio State Clemson Michigan Washington Houston Louisville Texas A&M Tennessee Miami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 So what happened to the Louisville quarterback phenom? JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Apparently he did quite well. http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/why-clemson-and-louisville-could-both-make-the-college-football-playoff-100216 http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/boxscore?id=25848 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 1 hour ago, JJkizak said: So what happened to the Louisville quarterback phenom? I'd say he had trouble finding his groove in the first half of their game against Clemson. Louisville still almost won it. 42-36 final score 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 1 hour ago, JL Sargent said: I'd say he had trouble finding his groove in the first half of their game against Clemson. Louisville still almost won it. 42-36 final score I noticed that he sure had skinny legs and ran a lot. That's not good for the NFL as they would tie his legs into a knot. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 32 minutes ago, JJkizak said: I noticed that he sure had skinny legs and ran a lot. That's not good for the NFL as they would tie his legs into a knot. A lot of those super fast guys have skinny calves. Stef Curry (Warriors) is like that. If you look at Peyton Manning (Peyton on Sunday Morning commercials, retired and at the Park) his calves are skinny. I think scouts are starting to assess Jackson's NFL QB skills, such as the ability to throw from the pocket. I don't think anybody wants to repeat another Johnny Football disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 35 minutes ago, wvu80 said: I don't think anybody wants to repeat another Johnny Football disaster. Of course that was about character flaws and addictions. LJ doesn't appear to have all that baggage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Go Navy. Although I know they had a basketball team a while ago, I'm still not convinced UH is a real school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I take it back. Elizabeth Warren graduated from there (along with a few others in the history of the school) with a Bachelor's in speech pathology and audiology. Quick---who knows what audiology is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Too bad for the Coogs. A & M looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 7 minutes ago, oldtimer said: with a Bachelor's in speech pathology and audiology. Quick---who knows what audiology is? Everybody! What I want to know is what is speech pathology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Being from WV you should know. It's a specialization in the evaluation of communication disorders, voice disorders and swallowing disorders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Being from WV you should know. It's a specialization in the evaluation of communication disorders, voice disorders and swallowing disorders. No politics, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 He he. He said, "swallowing disorders." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Brigham Young beat Michigan State at MSU. BYU has lost several games by slim margins, they may be the best 3-loss team in the nation. WVU beat them a couple of weeks ago, again by a slim margin. Signature win for BYU. You guys tell me, devastating loss for MSU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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