Chizik paying Band's trip to Kansas

**sodakjoe** · 11-13-2007, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by isumellie

Sorry to burst the bubble but Chizik is not paying for the band to travel to Kansas. ISU and KU bands and athletic departments made an agreement last year to let KU come here and not have to pay for their seats if we could go there the following year. Then all the bands would have to pay for is the travel expenses. We have known since last year that we were going to KU this year.

Yes the Big XII did pass a rule saying that for a band to travel they have to pay for the seats that they take up that is why ISU and KU made this agreement.

Thanks, isumellie...I would have said the same thing, but you beat me to it

**ajk4st8** · 11-13-2007, 06:44 PM

Who pays for band travel?

**sodakjoe** · 11-13-2007, 06:50 PM

Usually, it's the Athletic Department...unless it's being run by Bruce VDV.

**cstrunk** · 11-13-2007, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Who pays for band travel?

Yeah, maybe Chizik is paying for everything besides seating?

**DaddyMac** · 11-13-2007, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by sodakjoe

Usually, it's the Athletic Department...unless it's being run by Bruce VDV.

Well, maybe Chiz wrote a check to the AD covering the expense this weekend? I doubt anybody thinks he's hooking up directly with the charter service.

Come on - let us have this one. Don't take the illusion away! We desperately want to believe Chizik is the coolest coach in college football, and this reinforces that. So, just go away with your..... truth.

**cyclonenum1** · 11-13-2007, 07:09 PM

I can't believe the band does not regularly make the away conference games! Well, whoever is paying for the trip it will be nice to have the band their blasting the ISU Fight Song as we throw the monkey wrench into KU's BCS hopes and shock the nation!

**Flag Guy** · 11-13-2007, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by DaddyMac

Well, maybe Chiz wrote a check to the AD covering the expense this weekend? I doubt anybody thinks he's hooking up directly with the charter service.

Come on - let us have this one. Don't take the illusion away! We desperately want to believe Chizik is the coolest coach in college football, and this reinforces that. So, just go away with your..... truth.

Sorry I'm tired/cranky/apathetic/lathargic/all sorts of other **** today, and am specializing in **** slapping people back to reality, I'll work on letting people live in blissful ignorance

**Flag Guy** · 11-13-2007, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by cyclone#1

I can't believe the band does not regularly make the away conference games! Well, whoever is paying for the trip it will be nice to have the band their blasting the ISU Fight Song as we throw the monkey wrench into KU's BCS hopes and shock the nation!

I'm not in the band but I can tell you lack of money would be one reason... as someone else noted band has to pay for each seat they take up (that gets expensive after a while) not to mention the cost of transportation and lodging

**Cyclone90** · 11-13-2007, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by heshwar

It has been a LONG time since the full band has traveled with the team. Maybe Oklahoma State in '98? Anybody know? We sent a pep band to nebraska in '03 I know.

I was always jealous we didn't get to travel as much as some other bands do. But thats the way it goes when taking a band costs a boat load of money I guess.

From 85-88 we traveled to one Big 8 road game, plus the Iowa away game every other year. Full band. 85 to Norman, 86 Boulder, 87 Lawrence, 88 Boulder again. Pretty cool considering we never had a realistic shot at a bowl game. Left at around midnight all liquored up, drank some more on the bus (yes on the bus back then), tried to sober up during the day and then arrived at a local high school Friday night. Stayed with local band parents that night, then headed off for the game. Drank more Saturday night in the hotel. My 40 year old body couldn't do that anymore.

I must say the OU trip was probably the best reception wise. A great ovation. Even better than many home games. Of course that was before we went overtime and made their band cut their show short.

**JRE1975** · 11-13-2007, 08:05 PM

I have been to most of the Big 12 venues and the only band that comes close to ours is Texas A&M, and that is based more the precision drill work than the quality of the sound and the music. We may struggle on the field, but in the band department we are pretty impressive.

For all the work they do, they should get to go to at least one away game a year.

**theshadow** · 11-13-2007, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by heshwar

It has been a LONG time since the full band has traveled with the team. Maybe Oklahoma State in '98? Anybody know? We sent a pep band to nebraska in '03 I know.

I was always jealous we didn't get to travel as much as some other bands do. But thats the way it goes when taking a band costs a boat load of money I guess.

Other than trips east on I-80 (and bowl games), I'm thinking Oklahoma 1998 (Halloween).

1996 - none
1997 - full band to Minneapolis; full band to Columbia.
1998 - full band to Norman.
1999 - two buses to Lincoln.
2000 - 20 people to Waco (out of the pocket of Steve Bergstrom); one or two buses to Stillwater.
2001 - two buses to Lincoln.
2002 - none
2003 - pep band to Lincoln. (?)
2004 - none
2005 - none (with road games in Lincoln, Columbia and Lawrence!!!)
2006 - none
2007 - pep band to Lincoln; full band to Lawrence.

**alarson** · 11-13-2007, 08:25 PM

Yeah. figures after im done with my 4 years in band they go on a conference road game (i was in 03-06, and didnt get to go to lincoln as i was a freshman)

Ill be there at KU anyways though!

**theshadow** · 11-13-2007, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone90

From 85-88 we traveled to one Big 8 road game, plus the Iowa away game every other year. Full band. 85 to Norman, 86 Boulder, 87 Lawrence, 88 Boulder again. Pretty cool considering we never had a realistic shot at a bowl game. Left at around midnight all liquored up, drank some more on the bus (yes on the bus back then)...

There's a picture floating around somewhere that appears to include: a grotesque hotel hot tub (after a game of 69 [people] in a tub), Cichy next to or being thrown into a hotel pool, and multiple cases of RWB stacked on the pool deck covered by a towel. I wish I could find it.

Between all of that, and having to walk on bus seats because the aisles were literally full of coolers...

Glory days.

**brandnewsaves** · 11-14-2007, 01:49 PM

Kinda of off topic, very similiar situation

Mark Turgeon, Texas A&M's Head Basketball Coach, bought the whole student section tickest to both Preseason NIT games at Reed, Texas A&M's Arena

If Turgeon didn't buy the tickets at $20 a pop, students would have had to pay for each game

Chizik and Turgeon

**Cybone** · 11-14-2007, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by theshadow

Other than trips east on I-80 (and bowl games), I'm thinking Oklahoma 1998 (Halloween).

1996 - none
1997 - full band to Minneapolis; full band to Columbia.
1998 - full band to Norman.
1999 - two buses to Lincoln.
2000 - 20 people to Waco (out of the pocket of Steve Bergstrom); one or two buses to Stillwater.
2001 - two buses to Lincoln.
2002 - none
2003 - pep band to Lincoln. (?)
2004 - none
2005 - none (with road games in Lincoln, Columbia and Lawrence!!!)
2006 - none
2007 - pep band to Lincoln; full band to Lawrence.

1993 - Full Band to Lawrence
1994 - Full Band to Norman, OK -footage from this trip is keeping me from a career in politics.
1995 - Full Band BACK to Lawrence
1996 - Iowa City...maybe that was it....