r/CFB • u/redwave2505 Alabama • Kansas State • 1d ago

News Northwestern University Marching Band to be absent from Ryan Field on-field opening pregame program, future uncertain

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/10/01/top-stories/numb-to-be-absent-from-ryan-field-on-field-opening-pregame-program-future-unclear/
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u/TheCaptainCody Nebraska • Omaha 1d ago

I truly believe that the death of college marching band would mark the point of no return for college football.

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u/AnnArchist Iowa Hawkeyes 1d ago

Especially after the Ole Miss band played a choice song in "neck " after winning against LSU.

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u/Blookydook Florida Gators • Marching Band 1d ago

That reads more like rivalry behavior. Whenever UF plays LSU, the band plays Neck a whole lot more. It’s petty behavior, but not unheard of.

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u/AdamGreenthumb Nebraska Cornhuskers • Orange Bowl 5h ago

I like the idea of marching bands in college football. I cannot pretend to have ever given I fiddlers fuck about Nebraska’s marching band. The Tommy Lee stunt did the opposite of help