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Band Directors from other Schools??

Posted by sT4Lyfe04 on October 2, 2010 at 7:42am

Most prominent band programs hire their own alumni..there are a few schools tho that will hire from other institutions..here's 3 off the top of my head...Alcorn,Jackson, TXSU...i wanna say bama st too..not sure on that 1 tho...but i said that to say this

 

 

Does this mean you throw all your school spirit and pride out the window when excepting a job at another institution??...for example..ast bd at txsu c.gibson is an alcorn alumni..would it be wrong for him on an txsu off wk to come down to Alcorn's homecoming and join in on homecoming festivities with his SOD band shirt on???(i know txsu& alcorn usaully play  each other for their homecomings...its jus an example)

 

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  • ChuckTaylor October 2, 2010 at 8:27am
    A job is a job! When you graduate you enter the REAL WORLD! All that "undergrad" pride really doesn't amount to anything

    Being a member of Band Staff is no different than a College professor who teaches at Grambling that graduated from UAPB, or a Football Coach who's on the Football staff at Southern who graduated/played at PV. Same thing goes for a basketball coach who graduated from Jackson St and is coaching at AlabamaA&M. Are those people suppose to throw out pride in their schools all because they're WORKING at a different college?

    Same applies to College Presidents. You never lose school spirit or love for your school, regardless of where you end up in life.
    Example: I know people who attended Alcorn for undergrad. During their undergrad years they talk all the noise to Jackson State and sometimes express just how much they hate JSU and talk about it like a dog lol (in state rivalry talk) but then they end up going to Grad school at JSU... and they still go back to Alcorn for homecoming games or other school functions.

    If TxSU's BD wants to go back to Alcorn and wear his purple & gold SOD shirt for homecoming then I don't see anything wrong with it because he is a former member. Only small minded people would look at something like that and see a problem with it (or try and smack it) because they don't realize there is life beyond undergrad band.
  • sT4Lyfe04 October 2, 2010 at 8:45am
    i agree to some degree...i dont personally think its anything wrong with it and should be displayed more often in my opinion...but if i was marching in that band director's band im not sure how i would feel...if it was outside the swac it wouldnt mean anything but its something unsettling about seeing your band director in another band shirt supporting another rival band in the same conference...
  • DARRICK(GREYSKULL) BOLTON(JUKE87 October 2, 2010 at 10:54am
    YALL ONLY SAY THIS CAUSE YALL SCHOOLS HAVE NO TRADITION OR PRIDE,,SOUTHERN WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER HIRING OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY...WHY?,,WE HAVE ENOUGH ALUMNI TO PICK AND CHOSE FROM AS WELL AS TAKE OVER OTHER PROGRAMS,,,AND YES BAMA STATE TOO...(RALPH CHAPMAN)..JUKEBOX ALUM
  • DARRICK(GREYSKULL) BOLTON(JUKE87 October 2, 2010 at 10:54am

    YOU SUCK BRUH,,,MAN!!!,,DID YOU EVEN MARCH?
    ChuckTaylor said:
    A job is a job! When you graduate you enter the REAL WORLD! All that "undergrad" pride really doesn't amount to anything

    Being a member of Band Staff is no different than a College professor who teaches at Grambling that graduated from UAPB, or a Football Coach who's on the Football staff at Southern who graduated/played at PV. Same thing goes for a basketball coach who graduated from Jackson St and is coaching at AlabamaA&M. Are those people suppose to throw out pride in their schools all because they're WORKING at a different college?

    Same applies to College Presidents. You never lose school spirit or love for your school, regardless of where you end up in life.
    Example: I know people who attended Alcorn for undergrad. During their undergrad years they talk all the noise to Jackson State and sometimes express just how much they hate JSU and talk about it like a dog lol (in state rivalry talk) but then they end up going to Grad school at JSU... and they still go back to Alcorn for homecoming games or other school functions.

    If TxSU's BD wants to go back to Alcorn and wear his purple & gold SOD shirt for homecoming then I don't see anything wrong with it because he is a former member. Only small minded people would look at something like that and see a problem with it (or try and smack it) because they don't realize there is life beyond undergrad band.
    Band Directors from other Schools??
    Most prominent band programs hire their own alumni..there are a few schools tho that will hire from other institutions..here's 3 off the top of my he…
  • DARRICK(GREYSKULL) BOLTON(JUKE87 October 2, 2010 at 10:56am
    SU GRADS ARE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER IN THE COUNTRY,,WE EVEN HAVE GRADS DIRECTING BIG TEN BANDS
  • bamasax4 October 2, 2010 at 12:13pm
    ibama state has a decent number of alums working at other schools from scsu to cau to stillman miles and several others.
  • JGrows October 2, 2010 at 12:34pm
    Lawd, I vote that for "most IGNORANT comment on bandhead" lol. Man school pride is great but in the REAL WORLD when you have a family and kids to feed...all that gets thrown out the window. Come on Greyskull you older than me, you should know that. Lastly please save the "we are the world speech". No one cares.

    DARRICK(GREYSKULL) BOLTON(JUKE87 said:
    YALL ONLY SAY THIS CAUSE YALL SCHOOLS HAVE NO TRADITION OR PRIDE,,SOUTHERN WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER HIRING OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY...WHY?,,WE HAVE ENOUGH ALUMNI TO PICK AND CHOSE FROM AS WELL AS TAKE OVER OTHER PROGRAMS,,,AND YES BAMA STATE TOO...(RALPH CHAPMAN)..JUKEBOX ALUM
  • Deschaun October 2, 2010 at 12:36pm
    I agree JGrows....a job is a job...folks got families to support aint nobody thinking bout school pride
    JGrows said:
    Lawd, I vote that for "most IGNORANT comment on bandhead" lol. Man school pride is great but in the REAL WORLD when you have a family and kids to feed...all that gets thrown out the window. Come on Greyskull you older than me, you should know that. Lastly please save the "we are the world speech". No one cares.

    DARRICK(GREYSKULL) BOLTON(JUKE87 said:
    YALL ONLY SAY THIS CAUSE YALL SCHOOLS HAVE NO TRADITION OR PRIDE,,SOUTHERN WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER HIRING OUTSIDE OF THE FAMILY...WHY?,,WE HAVE ENOUGH ALUMNI TO PICK AND CHOSE FROM AS WELL AS TAKE OVER OTHER PROGRAMS,,,AND YES BAMA STATE TOO...(RALPH CHAPMAN)..JUKEBOX ALUM
    Band Directors from other Schools??
    Most prominent band programs hire their own alumni..there are a few schools tho that will hire from other institutions..here's 3 off the top of my he…
  • TClef2 October 2, 2010 at 12:46pm
    I remember watching a D-1 football game (This is a truthful situaton, i just cant remember the specific schools...so Lets just say Florida State and LSU). The guy who just took the job at FSU as head basketball coach was a LSU alumnus...when the commentater asked him was he rootin for his alma mater or his employer, the guy said "Oh this is a no-brainer. Florida State is the one paying the bills. Florida State all day."

    You take from that what you want.
  • TClef2 October 2, 2010 at 12:49pm
    Oh yea.....if the director of bands at Ohio State University, the collegiate band with a tradition and history longer than ANYONE'S, can have a director that didnt go there, It must not be that bad of a thing.
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