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Indiana Hires Levy to Improve Game Day as Official Food and Beverage Partner — Hoosier Huddle

IU Athletics Release Bloomington, Ind. (April 17, 2024) – Indiana University Athletics has selected Levy, the sports and entertainment hospitality leader, to partner on an elevated food and beverage experience at IU athletic venues. Levy will oversee every aspect of hospitality on game days and non

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[OpenWheels]

Just some guy?
"Our gameday experience isn't great." "You should get Levy! He posts a lot on those message board things."

That sounds good.
I thought people complain about Pacer games food and drink though? Maybe I have it confused with some other team.

 

[vesuvius13]

It is time IU moved into a more professional environment with concessions. We were locked into local organizations for too long and it hurt attendance.

 

[dr.jb]

the outdated band and lame scoreboard games are hopefully next

 

[82hoosier]

Bands are outdated.

 

[IUCX9]

Bands are outdated.

Never.

 

[mobilehoosier]

Never.

That - times infinity.
As far as I can remember, IU has always ranked nationally in music. Masters appears to be top 25 currently.
Band members can be IU scholarship students too just like athletes.
They need a stage to excel and grow also.
I recognize the student experience is taking a back seat to revenue these days. (Confident we can all see if we look hard enough.)
I hope we maintain opportunities at IU for students from all disciplines.
Kind of struck a chord this morning. Sorry for the mini rant.
Full disclosure, my dad (RIP) graduated with Master from IU Music and was Music Prof at UE for a minute.
Go Hoosiers!

 

[vesuvius13]

That - times infinity.
As far as I can remember, IU has always ranked nationally in music. Masters appears to be top 25 currently.
Band members can be IU scholarship students too just like athletes.
They need a stage to excel and grow also.
I recognize the student experience is taking a back seat to revenue these days. (Confident we can all see if we look hard enough.)
I hope we maintain opportunities at IU for students from all disciplines.
Kind of struck a chord this morning. Sorry for the mini rant.
Full disclosure, my dad (RIP) graduated with Master from IU Music and was Music Prof at UE for a minute.
Go Hoosiers!

Don't get rid of the band but bring in a band director like one of the ones in the bands that are very entertaining.

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

That - times infinity.
As far as I can remember, IU has always ranked nationally in music. Masters appears to be top 25 currently.
Band members can be IU scholarship students too just like athletes.
They need a stage to excel and grow also.
I recognize the student experience is taking a back seat to revenue these days. (Confident we can all see if we look hard enough.)
I hope we maintain opportunities at IU for students from all disciplines.
Kind of struck a chord this morning. Sorry for the mini rant.
Full disclosure, my dad (RIP) graduated with Master from IU Music and was Music Prof at UE for a minute.
Go Hoosiers!

Very few of the Hundred are school of music majors. Marching band is ‘beneath’ most of the music students. Or their discipline doesn’t translate to marching band. Or both.

 

[IUFANBB]

That - times infinity.
As far as I can remember, IU has always ranked nationally in music. Masters appears to be top 25 currently.
Band members can be IU scholarship students too just like athletes.
They need a stage to excel and grow also.
I recognize the student experience is taking a back seat to revenue these days. (Confident we can all see if we look hard enough.)
I hope we maintain opportunities at IU for students from all disciplines.
Kind of struck a chord this morning. Sorry for the mini rant.
Full disclosure, my dad (RIP) graduated with Master from IU Music and was Music Prof at UE for a minute.
Go Hoosiers!

When you fill the stadium consistently around 40-50%; it's hard to get excited about the halftime show. So, the original comments could be coming from someone who has never been in a full stadium & watched a halftime show before. You going to tell the Notre Dame's, Ohio State, Michigan, etc.. Your bands are dated & unentertaining??

 

[Chriselli]

You going to tell the Notre Dame's, Ohio State, Michigan, etc.. Your bands are dated & unentertaining??

I've never seen Notre Dame's band, but I've seen a ton of Michigan's and Ohio State's. Let me be crystal clear that there is no comparison between those two and the Marching Hundred. The difference at halftime mirrors (or is possibly even more lopsided) than what actually occurs on the playing field.

The creativity and resources dedicated to our band, when compared to schools that care, is embarrassing.

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

When you fill the stadium consistently around 40-50%; it's hard to get excited about the halftime show. So, the original comments could be coming from someone who has never been in a full stadium & watched a halftime show before. You going to tell the Notre Dame's, Ohio State, Michigan, etc.. Your bands are dated & unentertaining??

Michigan’s band does zero for me.

Ohio State
Wisconsin
Texas A&M

That’s the list (for me).

 

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When you fill the stadium consistently around 40-50%; it's hard to get excited about the halftime show. So, the original comments could be coming from someone who has never been in a full stadium & watched a halftime show before. You going to tell the Notre Dame's, Ohio State, Michigan, etc.. Your bands are dated & unentertaining??

Stop with the "40-50%' bullshit and actually go to a game.

You might be surprised that your attendance perception is nowhere close to reality.

 

[OpenWheels]

Our Michigan Tech hockey pep band is more exciting than the Hundred. At least our tiny band has a role pumping up the crowd and making games even more fun.

I never understood the hundred not being one of the very best, with IU being a music school. But somebody above is right, the music majors aren't the ones that make a marching band great. Totally different.
I'm not saying the marching hundred sucks, they don't, they are decent. Just always expected more.

 

[ESalum86]

Hire the band director from one of the top HBCU schools and let them go.

 

[indy1203]

Bands are outdated.

lol, can tell you have never been to a game in Columbus, Ohio.https://www.google.com/search?q=ohi...ate=ive&vld=cid:37b8a01e,vid:pK4fFSJ1AD8,st:0

 

[mobilehoosier]

Very few of the Hundred are school of music majors. Marching band is ‘beneath’ most of the music students. Or their discipline doesn’t translate to marching band. Or both.

Thx for the update.

 

[OpenWheels]

Hire the band director from one of the top HBCU schools and let them go.

Ricky Smiley - Black vs White Marching Bands

I was looking for Dave Chappelle who had a hilarious one on white vs black marching bands, years ago. But the above is pretty good.