We were hosting Southwest Minnesota State, and the game went into double overtime. The band hung in there and represented our department in fine style, never complaining (that I could hear, anyway) about the extra time put in. We have also resumed our role as head cheerleaders, making more noise than the rest of the crowd in Rice combined.
Something happened that I'd never seen before: after the conclusion of the game, while the band was playing the victory song, the basketball team came over to the band section, went INTO the band and started high-fiving the kids. I've never seen that, and it was pretty amazing for the players to show appreciation for the band and what they do. In the other places I've been the band has been treated with disinterest at best and animosity and ridicule in other cases. It's this camaraderie that makes Wayne State such a neat place to live and work.
Bravo, pep band! I hope you realize what a special and unique moment that was.
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I have to say that it was a pretty cool thing to see. It always has amazed me at Wayne State how little the crowd ever actually got into the game. It would be nice to see more student support for our athletics, but it just doesn't happen like it could.
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