Question about college football..

[Deuxcents]

I like football..especially college rivalries but why is it when the games are televised, they do not show us the marching bands? Instead of us enjoying the halftime show that the kids have worked hard to prepare, we get the talking heads rehashing the first half of the game?

[walkingman]

1. Good question. I think mainly they have to make time for their talking heads to tell you what to think.

[Deuxcents]

2. Yeah..I guess they gotta earn those big bucks but..I'd rather see some real talent with the bands

Those kids practice long n hard and we don’t get to see them

[PeaceWave]

3. Because you have stupid bands like the Stanford Marching Band that eff it up for everyone...

Seriously, what is this horse shit? These fools have been placed on double secret probation multiple times. Who in their right mind thinks it's okay to drop their trousers and defecate on a football field at halftime?

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/stanford-marching-band-temporarily-suspended-for-unacceptable-behavior/171107/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/stanford-university-band-suspended-for-systemic-cultural-problem/

[boonecreek]

7. Wow, I missed that?

Thank Dog.

[PeaceWave]

9. I'm guessing you didn't miss this other gem (helping cost their team a win) from this same band...

[boonecreek]

13. Oh yeah, I remember that one.

It was all over the sports news. Thanks for sending.

[usonian]

11. I remember a game decades ago that was so bad ...

How bad was it?

It was so bad that a dog ran onto the field, took a dump, and it was the highlight of the game.

Band member just ran a GO route.

[Journeyman]

4. Nobody's betting on the bands . . .

[Drum]

5. One of the best insights I've heard today.

[Silent Type]

6. If lots of people wanted to watch bands, they'd show it. Wouldn't have to employ stupid sports panels

at halftime.

I like to watch the bands too.

[Fla_Democrat]

8. It's a football game, not a concert.

The bands are there to keep the attendees from getting bored, and start acting up.

The talking heads are there to keep the viewing audience from changing to another channel to watch something else during half time, and affecting ad revenue.

[usonian]

10. In a small school, the bands are more watchable than the game.

The Stanford band is always fun, though.



How can you not love this?

Sbnation:

The show, which was as much about comedy as a marching band, had an entire section titled “The Band Buys a Cybertruck,” which saw some of the band’s budget go to buying a new vehicle, which is all the “rage” as the band called it — while also looking like “a DeLorean designed by a fax machine.”

[berniesandersmittens]

12. Advertisers buy the half time show

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