Rose Bowl - Bands get airtime

[schnetty]

During the Rose Bowl broadcast, ABC/ESPN featured the halftime performances of the USC and Michigan Bands.  For about two minutes each, there were no announcers, no graphics, no scores - just BAND!

As we've discussed on other threads on this board, Marching Bands are part of the atmosphere that makes a college game day the unique experience that it is.  With all of today's focus on TV presentation, it was great to see ABC/ESPN choose to give these bands some airtime which could have been used for ads or ANOTHER highlight recap of bowl week.

I would sincerely appreciate it if you took a few seconds to fill out this feedback form for ESPN/ABC Sports to tell them you appreciate this decision.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?page=contact/espntv

Who knows - maybe this will mean you'll see your own HERD OF THUNDER at halftime of our BCS Bowl next year!

Thanks - and GO BULLS!

[80mins]

I wouldn't be surprised if that's a Rose Bowl demand. Having marched in the Tournament of Roses parade back in '99, the entire organization is very band-friendly, and Rose Bowl's been in bed with ABC for some time now, so I bet that partnership melps make that concession. Still, I'd love to see that to spread to the other bowls!

[HOTMello2005]

During the Cotton Bowl, Auburn and Nebraska marching bands had similar airtime.

[amie_abull]

Thanks for pointing this out - I sent in a comment!   :GoBulls

[USF03]

It was a lot better than watching sportscenter highlights or more ads.  Even if you arn't a big band person, it's nice to hear your band playing as background music at home... right?

Of course, this shouldn't matter.  Everyone should be at the game!

[amie_abull]

Yeah, but we could hear H.O.T. over & over on the game DVD that we get from _EI!!!!

[bulls96go]

that was good.

HOT is making strides

[MikeG]

Yeah, but we could hear H.O.T. over & over on the game DVD that we get from _EI!!!!

nice picture of Mike

[amie_abull]

Thanks, MikeG!! I love your shots - I feel like I'm re-living the game as I go through the slideshow each week.   :GoBulls

[JoeB]

Citrus Bowl had some guy singing about Orlando with dancers behind him.  Brutal.  All you really need is both bands to do their thing.  These bowls need to learn this.