SWAC Reprimands Grambling State and Prairie View A&M Bands


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BIRMINGHAM - The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today the Grambling State Marching Band and the Prairie View A&M Marching Band have each been issued a public reprimand for their actions during last Saturday’s Grambling State-Prairie View A&M football game.

Conference rules state that: “once the offensive team breaks the huddle and approaches the line of scrimmage, the band shall cease playing.â€￾ By rule, both bands were asked to stop playing at these times by both the referee and the public address announcer.

SWAC rules state that: “on the 2nd offense the violating band will be reprimanded and suspended from performing during their next contest and/or fined an amount to be determined by the Commissioner. On the 3rd offense the violating band will be suspended from performing the remainder of the season. â€￾

“While we completely understand the importance of the bands to our total game experience, the rules of playing during the game must be adhered to in the interest of competitive balanceâ€￾, SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp said. “There are a number of opportunities for the bands to play and perform between plays, as well as, prior to the offensive team approaching the line of scrimmage. We expect all of our outstanding bands to follow these guidelines.â€￾
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Once again what is the SWAC office going to do? Can you imagine no band at the Bayou Classic? or the Labor Day Classic?

The SWAC office is not stupid. they are not going to risk loosing money, IMO.
 



Where are the reprimands for the LDC in Reliant when sTu was blasting away while our QB was under center?

I spoke DIRECTLY to a SWAC official after this occurred @ the 2nd or 3rd time and he stated (quoting almost word for word) <b>"there's nothing we can do... they're not s'posed to play while the QB is under center but we can't enforce it. seems to me that if you have a loud band, you can use it to your advantage."</b> :confused:

I looked @ ol' boy like this--> :confused: and called the lot of them some stupid inconsistent mofos. :|
 
Yeah, TxSU was going for broke against PV and there was no reprimand. They do need to consistent. But I hope they be more lenient with the rules moving forward.
 
The problem is inconsistant enforcement. The rule is cut and dry. It's in the rule book. I worked on the PV staff when the memo first went out about stand playing. I talked to each referee about what would and what wouldn't be allowed. Almost all of them interpreted the rule differently and enforced it differently. Sometimes, I can understand that, given the size and type of stadium. But what should be uniform is the conference issuing reprimands. In the NFL, a referee may or may not call a chop block on the field based on several factors. But if the league sees it on tape, they will fine the player for it, even if no penalty was called.
 
It is about d@mn time. the SU band should be fined also. That isht is so nerve wrecking. I don't understand...
 
You wanna stop it... drop a 5 yard delay of game penalty every time it happens. It gets stopped real damn quick!
 
MikeBigg said:
You wanna stop it... drop a 5 yard delay of game penalty every time it happens. It gets stopped real damn quick!
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+1

In basketball, if the artificial noisemaker rule is violated, after a warning, referees may call technical fouls on the home team if the behavior does not cease. And they will not hesitate to do it. Do that with the band, and the referee does not have to keep stopping the game for the band, only to do nothing about it. After a 5 yard penalty that gives the other team a first down on 3rd and 4 in the red zone of a 4 point game, I'm sure folks would get the idea.

At the end of the day, by rule, the band is still governed by the rules of the game, and are subject to penalties just as the team on the field is.
 
But Frat why stop it? That's a part of what we call the HBCU game experience. SU and JSU are the two most powerful bands in the SWAC. Both of them playing at full blast plus all of the fans screaming still ain't as loud as stadiums like LSU, Ohio St, or USC. So what's the problem?
 
man, that mess is irritating on the field, when you have to yell in the huddle . Memorial is not as bad as the dome but still.... I understand the tradition, I am a big fan of the Boom and Jukebox. I love the atmosphere. It just creates a rough environment.

I wouldn't be opposed to the bands playing while the ball is in play but I think they should quiet down while a team is lined up under center just my .02
 
Ay Psycho...in premise you are correct. But the difference is, fans screaming and being loud and raucous is not prohibited by rule. Artificial noise, which is what the band is, is against the rule.

I use this analogy. If you hop on the highway and start driving 85, you might pass 4 police officers, and they won't stop you. When the 5th one stops you and tickets you, are you gonna say that you were within your rights because the first 4 didn't stop you? No...you broke the rule.

Over time, the SWAC refs have behaved like the first 4 cops. Now we have been pulled over and ticketed.
 



s phi s said:
Ay Psycho...in premise you are correct. But the difference is, fans screaming and being loud and raucous is not prohibited by rule. Artificial noise, which is what the band is, is against the rule...
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...and the bands can be raucous and loud fans as long as they don't use their instruments in being raucous and loud. Fans (non-band members) who use artificial noise-makers in being raucous and loud are to be removed from the venue by the police.
 
Not sure why Gram was reprimanded.... In all honesty PV was being totally disrespectful even after the man said to stop playing... They continued to play like he did not even make the anouncement.... Kinda reminded me of how Jstate was doing in the 3rd quarter of the SCG last year.... OH WELL!!!!!!!



But like someone else said neither coach complained.....
In my opinion it starts at the top....
 
jsupop33 said:
man, that mess is irritating on the field, when you have to yell in the huddle . Memorial is not as bad as the dome but still.... I understand the tradition, I am a big fan of the Boom and Jukebox. I love the atmosphere. It just creates a rough environment.

I wouldn't be opposed to the bands playing while the ball is in play but I think they should quiet down while a team is lined up under center just my .02
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I agree.....
 
They do need to enforce this rule across the board if they are going to do it. But they also need to make a little more sense of the rule. Sure the bands need to come down or stop for the teams to snap the ball or while in the huddle. But at the same time they can't kill the atmosphere of the games.

And all its gone take for all hell to break loose is for the refs to decide to enforce something they have been letting go all year in some crucial game.
 
Panther88 said:
Where are the reprimands for the LDC in Reliant when sTu was blasting away while our QB was under center?
I spoke DIRECTLY to a SWAC official after this occurred @ the 2nd or 3rd time and he stated (quoting almost word for word) <b>"there's nothing we can do... they're not s'posed to play while the QB is under center but we can't enforce it. seems to me that if you have a loud band, you can use it to your advantage."</b> :confused:

I looked @ ol' boy like this--> :confused: and called the lot of them some stupid inconsistent mofos. :|
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Where da hell is the reprimand for that damn JUMBOTRON making all that unnecessary noise during the whole game?????:kaioken:
 
DR. GSUAKA93 said:
Where da hell is the reprimand for that damn JUMBOTRON making all that unnecessary noise during the whole game?????:kaioken:
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And thats the other thing. Why are they worried about the bands with commercials running while the QB's were under center?
 
BLAQUE PRINCE said:
They do need to enforce this rule across the board if they are going to do it. But they also need to make a little more sense of the rule. Sure the bands need to come down or stop for the teams to snap the ball or while in the huddle. But at the same time they can't kill the atmosphere of the games.

And all its gone take for all hell to break loose is for the refs to decide to enforce something they have been letting go all year in some crucial game.
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SU's band has pretty much followed this rule for a while. It hasn't cut down the atmosphere of our games.
 
jag4life said:
SU's band has pretty much followed this rule for a while. It hasn't cut down the atmosphere of our games.
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Because your man director does an excellent job of doing fan fares and snippets in between plays. Yall announcer says " And that's another jaguar first down" and yall band being poised, disciplined and into the game knows it's time for a fanfare or quick fight song snippet and stops. Your crowd anticipates it and settles back down for the next play.

Kudos to him and the juke! (Damn I can't believe I typed that) :sick:
 
Comegy needs his ass whooped for not saying a damn thing in the 4th quarter when the Jukes were blasting on our offense on 1st and Goal at the SU 5 yard line. Them jokers were cranking out the loudest intros they could. They blasted until it was 4th down. Result: FG.
 
s phi s said:
Ay Psycho...in premise you are correct. But the difference is, fans screaming and being loud and raucous is not prohibited by rule. Artificial noise, which is what the band is, is against the rule.

I use this analogy. If you hop on the highway and start driving 85, you might pass 4 police officers, and they won't stop you. When the 5th one stops you and tickets you, are you gonna say that you were within your rights because the first 4 didn't stop you? No...you broke the rule.

Over time, the SWAC refs have behaved like the first 4 cops. Now we have been pulled over and ticketed.
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Sounds about right. :tup:
 
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