2009 Honda Battle of the Bands


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Bands for the 2009 Honda Battle of the Bands Announced
November 10, 2008
(LOS ANGELES, CA - November 10, 2008) –The stage is now set for the seventh annual Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase (http://www.HondaBattleoftheBands.com) scheduled to take place Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Ten Historically Black College and University (HBCU) marching bands have been chosen to participate in the 2009 Invitational Showcase through a combination of online voting by fans and a selection process involving HBCU band directors and university presidents.

Fine-tuning their instruments, practicing their drum major acrobatics and choreographing the dance team’s routines all in preparation to “stomp at the Dome,â€￾ the 2009 lineup includes:
Virginia State University and Fayetteville State University, representing the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA);

Florida A&M University and North Carolina A&T State University, representing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC);

Tuskegee University and Kentucky State University, representing the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC); and

Jackson State University and Texas Southern University, representing the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC);
North Carolina Central University and Edward Waters College, both independents.

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Congrats to all schools. A huge congrats out to the SWAC reps Jackson State and Texas Southern! :clap::clap::clap::clap:
 
Wow, congrats Tigers(both of you)! But I thought they said last year that sTu would not be invited back because they caught a few of the member smoking that sticky-icky last year? Well try not to get caught this year, and blow the roof off that mutha!
 
Question: why hasn't SU been invited yet?:confused: ....or have they been invited and just turned down the invite?.....just asking cause i'm sure people would like to see them too
 
JSUhead said:
Question: why hasn't SU been invited yet?:confused: ....or have they been invited and just turned down the invite?.....just asking cause i'm sure people would like to see them too
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Doc had a problem with the Honda folks, and I guess Jackson is holding the grudge.
 
Before I buy tickets, how can I find out, what side of the stadium Jackson State and Texas Southern will perform to?
 
JSUhead said:
Question: why hasn't SU been invited yet?:confused: ....or have they been invited and just turned down the invite?.....just asking cause i'm sure people would like to see them too
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They have never elected to be on the ballot. This is JSU's third time being on the ballot. They f'ed over us the first time. I am actually surprised that we put our name back in the hat this year.
 
Tigerpride said:
They have never elected to be on the ballot. This is JSU's third time being on the ballot. They f'ed over us the first time. I am actually surprised that we put our name back in the hat this year.
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Southern has been on the ballot. They were invited to the 2004 Honda Battle of the Bands and they turned down the invite, then Honda selected Prairie View to replace Southern.
 
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Really, i don't think any1 can answer that right now....

If JSU & txSU perform back 2 back, you will miss one of their shows since they switch sides after every band
 



Yeah we actually accepted the offer my senior year but we turned it down because of the Parade of Champions in BR.
 
Tigerpride said:
They have never elected to be on the ballot. This is JSU's third time being on the ballot. They f'ed over us the first time. I am actually surprised that we put our name back in the hat this year.
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TP it AINT no ballat lol.... Hell I been knowing JSU was going since at least August.. before "voting" was even finished. Honda already knows who is going. I dont even think nobody votes for that stuff nomore.
 
DAHILL said:
TP it AINT no ballat lol.... Hell I been knowing JSU was going since at least August.. before "voting" was even finished. Honda already knows who is going. I dont even think nobody votes for that stuff nomore.
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exactly....except we knew last fall that we were going...lol
 
DAHILL said:
TP it AINT no ballat lol.... Hell I been knowing JSU was going since at least August.. before "voting" was even finished. Honda already knows who is going. I dont even think nobody votes for that stuff nomore.
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Well, I know that first year was some BS when it came to voting. JSU won the popular vote by a landslide but the committee still chose Grambling. I am not sure if they were bringing in two from each conference back then.
 
The popular vote is, and has always been, only 1/3 of the selection criteria. So it is very possible to win the popular vote and not be selected to participate...How hard is it to comprehend?
 
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