The Deuce: Thanks!*

Just heard that the Marching Illini will be in the 2026 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade - TarheelIllini October 7, 2025, 21:51:34

The MI is getting so much social media pub and, to me, for no reason - ArtVandelay Yesterday, 12:19:11
- There is some validity to your gripes. I've always thought halftime shows - Phytynlini Yesterday, 16:23:24
  - Do you see what tOSU does with making movable formations? YouTube it, that's cool* - ArtVandelay Yesterday, 17:56:35
    - Yep. OSU is a great band.* - Phytynlini Yesterday, 20:47:31
    - I remember when we flipped the bird during the olympics.* - illinibone Yesterday, 18:15:18
- What do y'all think about the MI carrying a flag for each B1G school during their pre-game set? - bjl63 Yesterday, 15:40:06
  - don't care. similar to them playing the opponent's fight song (which they seem to not do any longer) - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 15:43:14
    - Yes they do. Just not when USCs band was there and they had a truncated pregame show for HC* - Phytynlini Yesterday, 16:15:50
      - Ahh OK. That's the game I was at. Thanks - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 17:59:21
- All marching bands sound the same to me. Dated background filler - digs Yesterday, 12:36:39
  - My sentiments exactly* - bjl63 Yesterday, 15:29:24
- I thought the REO speedwagon thing was fun, but surprised there wasn't more shit for it - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 12:31:47
  - As a former MI member, the REO thing was pretty awful. Way over promised and under delivered* - Phytynlini Yesterday, 16:16:49
    - +100.* - illinibone Yesterday, 16:35:27
  - I was expecting Kevin Cronin to actually sing, not just stand there and clap* - bjl63 Yesterday, 15:29:59
    - Kevin Cronin: age 74. Autotune?? - osklister Yesterday, 18:42:30
- I have issues with some things the MI plays and with some of the halftime shows they do - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 12:31:47
  - It's the only song they know. They really really like it so they play it all day. Hooray!* - illinibone Yesterday, 12:33:28
- I'm with you that I don't think the MI focuses enough on generating excitement - IlliniOllie Yesterday, 12:30:55
  - well said, entertainment over musicianship is preferred* - ArtVandelay Yesterday, 13:24:49
  - I think in-game the band is good and has gotten so much better than it used to be - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 12:35:27
    - that plodding sousaphone thing has just got to go. Nothing says excitement like - illinibone Yesterday, 16:41:05
      - The thrusting song? Kids love looking like they're humping the air. It's risquè* - Phytynlini Yesterday, 16:51:11
        
        yeah that one.* - illinibone Yesterday, 16:52:41
    - in-game, I wish there would be more of the band and less of the canned songs/video stuff - bjl63 Yesterday, 15:43:56
  - I would hate it if the MI sounded like Wisconsin - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 12:33:58
    - I wouldn't want the MI to go full Wisconsin, either - IlliniOllie Yesterday, 12:40:49
      - there's definitely still room to improve, on that I agree - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 12:43:48
- To be fair LSU fans only had to travel an hour or so. Anyone that was there knows it was 75% purple* - illinibone Yesterday, 12:28:38
  - The LSU fan next to me said... - ArtVandelay Yesterday, 15:27:16
    - But also, Basically the same as MI? - illinibone Yesterday, 16:35:09
      - BCS Bowl, New Orleans, and we come out with state song and Illinois Loyalty, in comparison - ArtVandelay Yesterday, 18:00:34
Two years ago they came to Washington, IL and marched with the high school band. - ibdoc October 8, 2025, 9:53:02
- Washington kids in the MI makes sense. - JFG October 8, 2025, 9:59:06
Barry has really done a great job as director. The MI does a lot more things now than ever before* - IlliniOllie October 7, 2025, 22:03:49
- And overall they've gotten much "tighter". Sometimes to the detriment of - Phytynlini Yesterday, 16:32:37
  - Yes, but other musicians isn't their target audience* - ArtVandelay Yesterday, 21:47:39
- Not sure any organization does more to positively represent the UofI than the MI* - RSMBob October 8, 2025, 9:57:05
- A road football game would be cool* - ijustkrushalot October 8, 2025, 6:19:05
  - I don't know if they still do any road games (aside from bowl games) - IlliniOllie October 8, 2025, 7:20:31
    - Consider me annoyed that we're a top 25 team playing 2 of our closest possible opponents this year - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 12:41:02
      - don't forget in the richest conference. - illinibone Yesterday, 17:04:43
    - The road trips were awesome. - JFG October 8, 2025, 12:09:07
    - The handbook also has some very strong no-hijinks language. If they did a road trip - illinibone October 8, 2025, 12:05:29
      - IIRC, when the tOSU job opened up, he went to interview. Since then I could take him or leave him. * - osklister October 8, 2025, 13:20:56
      - No more giant 60-lb duffel bags that clink when they move around on road trips? - IlliniOllie October 8, 2025, 12:44:03
        
        My favorite road trip story was when we dispatched with the duffel bag ruse and just used - illinibone Yesterday, 12:05:04
    - I didn't realize that...usually it was one trip per year plus unofficial mini-bands - RSMBob October 8, 2025, 9:48:49
    - this one time at band camp...... - bulldogmba October 8, 2025, 9:43:54
    - no due to cost* - Poldark October 8, 2025, 9:21:46
Thanks!* - Taz October 7, 2025, 22:01:11

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