News & the grapevine just confirmed FAMU is out & can't hit the field until 2013.. What y'all think about that?
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20120514/NEWS/120511013/Update-Ammons-calls-continuing-suspension-FAMU-s-Marching-100?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|frontpage
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I mean it is really only one marching season...they will be fine
i feel you.. now lets be real about something.. you think thats fair to a WHOLE band program when clearly everyone didn't know & didn't have anything to do with it?? not to mention them & their involvement in campus activities.. the surrounding community of schools.. FAMU's arms reach a long way. thats 1 of the most historic bands around & they aren't aloud to do ANYthing for a year.
Jarvis Carlisle said:
Yea I think its fair cause you have to start from scratch in order to get rid of a bad INTERNAL problem you gonna have to wipe the program clean...I mean im sure the ones that werent involved would allowed back into the program but thats just business you gotta wipe it clean...it has been in the system so long
They might get that. But if they do return next year....like my patna said, all former members need to be disqualified to participate and perform. Real is real *Kanye Shruggs*
thats what i thinking
SWAC/TRUTH said:
I thought they would have been done for 5 seasons. I hope ALL of our bands are looking at this and learning from this. Perhaps ALL of our bands should be putting "safe practices" in place in order to prevent from going through this same fate...or worse.
You see what FAMU is going through. Imagine what the next band COULD go through because some knuckleheads decided to break the law. I promise it wouldn't be pretty.
I just created a petition: National Band Organization, because I care deeply about this very important issue. Petitioning congress to sign into law that Recognizes MARCHING BAND is a sport. By doing this you open up Scholarships and Grants on the Federal, State and Local levels for public and private levels.
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you got mine.. #RealLife.. my city planned on gettin this together this coming school year
Gregory Johnson said:
I just saw the report on (OTL) on ESPN. Im just wondering how will this effect the classics this upcoming season. And what gets me the most is how they let non FAMU students participate with the band. But i really believe that the suspension should of been longer but hey . Let's this be a lesson to all HBCU and all other marching programs in this country that hazing will not be tolerated.
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