Bayou Classic

[Prof K]

:read: :smh: some of you people are sooo funny.

I just can't say what I want to say. An attack on Southern is infact an attack on myself.
Actually the highlight of the trip was wishing Dr. Greggs (one of my heroes) well. I guess I have gotten too old for the rest.
I'm too young to be so tired so I will reserve what's left of my energy.

:hat:

 

[JR]

Where in the article did they declare a winner?




The 32nd Annual Battle of the Bands, featuring the Southern University Human Jukebox and the Grambling State University Marching Tigers, was a celebration of musical rivalry Friday night.

The winner of the Battle of the Bands gained bragging rights for a year, even before today's 1 p.m. kickoff of the Bayou Classic between Southern's Jaguars and the Grambling Tigers at Reliant Stadium.

The battle of the bands is, traditionally, settled by which of the crowds from the two Louisiana colleges cheers the loudest.(southern has a bigger student body)

And it was a sell-out at the stadium, where the crowd from Southern was somewhat larger and slightly louder than the diehards from Grambling.

But proud graduates of both colleges admit the competition is more about school pride than picking a winner.

"The crowd that cheers the loudest gives their school the bragging rights ? at least for a year," said Southern graduate Cartrell Watts. "And Southern's brass section is unlike any other."

Grambling alumus Anthony Williams a social worker at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, said that despite the fierce rivalry, "It's all in good fun. It's a night of good, family fun."

"There's really not a winner. It's just a way for us to all get together and have fun the night before the game," Williams said.

Watts, who played the french horn in the Human Jukebox from 1984-88, was reuniting with other former band members in the mezzanine area of the stadium.

Watts, who earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and married his college sweetheart, Shawn, traveled from Atlanta to attend the Bayou Classic.

He hooked up quickly with fellow band alumnus Everett Crockett, a percussionist in the late 1980s, whose son Aaron Crockett, is now a percussionist for Southern.

Crockett said a "win" for the Southern band would be "sweet" this year, because long-time band director Isaac Greggs is retiring this year.

Props to my LB's Trell Watts and Everett Crockett(Big Thunder) for getting interviewed. We were there celebrating Doc's retirement and 20 years of being members of KKPSI.

The BOTB was not even close. SU wore that arse out. Now I will say this. Grambling is getting better. Still too much going on for me on the field. I did like the unis. They looked good.

 

[MACKG]

It's funny how people can look at the same thing and come to such different conclusions. I wish some of you could have been sitting near me on Friday night. I always sit near SU'nites that admit that they got drove that night. Oh well..pride is a mother...

Does anyone know if there are copies of last Friday night's activities for sale. I just called the Reliant Stadium and they didn't record anything. I know the Superdome used to do this in the early 90s.

Thanks

 

[SUtrp96]

It's funny how people can look at the same thing and come to such different conclusions. I wish some of you could have been sitting near me on Friday night. I always sit near SU'nites that admit that they got drove that night. Oh well..pride is a mother...

Does anyone know if there are copies of last Friday night's activities for sale. I just called the Reliant Stadium and they didn't record anything. I know the Superdome used to do this in the early 90s.

Thanks

You can see the clips from friday night on M'sport if you ever want to stop believing your lies... :tup:

 

[JR]

It's funny how people can look at the same thing and come to such different conclusions. I wish some of you could have been sitting near me on Friday night. I always sit near SU'nites that admit that they got drove that night. Oh well..pride is a mother...

Does anyone know if there are copies of last Friday night's activities for sale. I just called the Reliant Stadium and they didn't record anything. I know the Superdome used to do this in the early 90s.

Thanks

I also talked to many former GSU band members and all they could do is shake their heads. They are not happy at all with the state of the world-famed. But some of you are I guess. No big deal. It is about to get real ugly now. Mr. J aint going to have no mercy on them like Doc did.

 

[OnlySU]

I also talked to many former GSU band members and all they could do is shake their heads. They are not happy at all with the state of the world-famed. But some of you are I guess. No big deal. It is about to get real ugly now. Mr. J aint going to have no mercy on them like Doc did.

There was a former GSU band member in the same hotel as me,with his band jacket on,and he said the same thing,,,,,,,,,,,SU.... :bowdown: Like i said,in the mid 70`s there was NO DOUBT.... :bowdown: :bowdown:

 

[BLUEVIKE 93]

So you're saying that Grambling's Band Director looked into the audience at the BOTB and told his band, "This crowd really wants to hear Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen." :xeye: Then, actually played it.

"Cocaine is a hell of drug!"

And you're tryin to tell me that they didn't jam that? C'mon man. I don't know where you were at, but from where I was sittting, I didnt see anyone in their seats. We all knew SU was done when they broke out "Neck". :lol: