It's nice to be noticed for doing well. It was well deserved for the Spirit of Northwestern marching band to be included in a recent list of "Eight Great College Marching Bands" on a music blog by band fans at Quinnipiac University.
Northwestern's SON was listed alongside bands from Texas Tech, Baylor, Texas A&M, Georgia, Michigan, James Madison and Jacksonville State.
This could set up a repeat of the sensational 2006 halftime show at the NSU-Baylor football game. The teams, and maybe the bands, meet again in Waco this Sept. 6.
We saw the Jacksonville State band when the Gamecocks were associate members of the Southland Conference through 2002, and their kudos are well deserved.
Texas Tech's band was superb when we were in Lubbock last fall. In fact, it was band alumni night and one of the returning members was Traci Wancho, wife of former Demon sports information director (1985-89) Tom Wancho.
We've also seen the Georgia band in person at a Demon game, that one in Athens in 2002. They put on quite a show between the hedges!
Would love to see the James Madison band in a playoff setting (if they would travel here or meet in Chattanooga!)
For the complete list with comments, visit this link:
http://www.collegeotr.com/quinnipiac_university/eight_great_college_marching_bands_8637
Doug Ireland, SID
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