Re: Wake complaining about Tiger Band

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Re: Tiger Band is funded by IPTAY

Oct 12, 2018, 3:05 PM

IPTAY does not fund Tiger Band.

IPTAY has only provided 1 type of resource for Tiger Band ever: the uniforms the bad currently wears. IPTAY did this largely as a political move to try and justify a right to control the bands numbers, which didnt work.

IPTAY does allocate a certain number of seats for the band, and they gradually reduce these seats almost every year.

IPTAY provided the band with new uniforms for the first time ever a few years ago. Ever since they gave the band uniforms, they have attempted to claim they have more "authority" over what the band does. Thus far, this has not worked. Every other uniform worn by Tiger Band has been provided by CUTBA.

Tiger Band receives funding from 3 sources:

1. The department budget, which is very very small and barely pays for half of the bands needs. The department budget goes to paying the directors, providing the facilities (sort of) and providing some resources like charter buses, band trip per diem, and music flip folders. The amount of funding the University and the Department provide to the band is utterly dismal. If the football team gets to a big bowl, the department will provide additional funds via IPTAY to charter transportation like planes and such.

2. Private donations. These are received through direct donations to the band which either go through CUTBA or are given to the band directly. These cover the majority of the bands operating expenses. The majority of Tiger Band funding is through donations. This money covers everything else the department budget cant cover. Donations make up the majority of Tiger Band funding. (tiger band has one of the worst band practice fields you will ever see, due to lack of financial support from Clemson).

3. CUTBA. CUTBA works off of donations as well, but these donations are kind of split. Some donations, like the ones above, are in the form of direct monetary contributions to the band. Other donations go directly into the CUTBA accounts which support the band differently. The biggest function of CUTBA-specific donations are for the band endowment to fund scholarships. Behind that, CUTBA provides the instruments, uniforms, local transportation, food, media coverage, outdoor facilities, and more. The renovations for the band field and spirit plaza were all funded by CUTBA. When I was part of CUtBA, I was the one who desinged and implemented the current band tower and Tiger Band sign that currently sits on the field. Clemson University proper did nothing to assist with improving Tiger Band facilities. There is currently a project in the works to replace the Tiger Band field with an artificial field, but Clemson University has all but refused to assist, so a new band field will likely require a few million dollars in private donations to get done.

The band desperately needs a new field. Often I see people criticize Tiger Band for getting formations incorrect during halftime shows. You'll occasionally notice a really crooked line or a formation out of place. This is not because the band members are lazy or subpar, but because the field they practice on is in poor condition due to neglect from the university. The current practice field is not flat, its actually a giant hump. Its not level either, and its filled with run off gulleys, pot holes, rocks, and other things that are actually pretty hazardous to people marching in a formation. Many a band member have twisted their ankles and torn knee ligaments (to the point of requiring surgery, including another band member I dated while in the band) during practice due to the poor state of the band field. Clemson facilities ad IPTAY have been notified of this many times, and even informed when the poor state of the field causes a band member to incur and uneccessary injury. IPTAY ALWAYS blows off the band. They always tell the band they will send a field crew over to the practice field to fill in potholes and remove other hazards. Not once did they ever follow through with it when I was a member. When the band practices on a field that bad, they get really good at marching on a bad field. So, when they go and perform on a good field, the techniques they repeat in practice do not always translate. Their dress points and field references are all off and out of whack, so the final product sometimes is compromised. Tiger Band works very hard and practices as diligently as they can. But, you cant be expected to perform if your practice conditions suck. You cant be expected to win a marathon if the only shoes you can afford to wear are 10 year old flip flops with a broken strap. Same idea here. Dr. Spede is well aware of this ad its one of the biggest issues he is trying to get resolved. Unfortunately, he keeps getting shot down by Clemson who refuses to help. Unfortunately, IPTAY is all about making money, and they see Tiger Band as nothing but a money pit they want no part of.

The band is pretty well covered in terms of instruments and uniforms. They DESPERATELY need a new field, and I think they could even incorporate seating into the band field renovations that could serve multiple purposes. The biggest things you can do to help the band is:

1. Donate donate donate
2. Pressure IPTAY and Clemson to build a new field.

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new sound system was installed. It was ear drum splittingly loud and reminiscent of listening to an AM radio station thats just a notch off the tuning-----thats been quite a few years ago, but the next trip back to Groves a couple of years afterwards, found the system a bit better fine-tuned, but still far too loud for that tiny stadium

Much like uncfans, Wakies have never really bought in to the football program (at least not since the 50's------there was a time when Wake and Clemson had an annual battle as to which was the smallest school in the ACC...both schools were running between 3-5,000 students. After the early '60s, Clemson grew considerably larger)

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Seriously. And the awful

Wake complaining about Tiger Band

Bunch of crybabies. band probably saved Wake from getting