Nashville’s Music City Bowl Executive Director Scott
Ramsey said today that “[programs] centered around our local
marketing effort,” will push the University of
Wisconsin’s Marching band off of the field during this
year’s Music City Bowl.
Relegated to a pre-game battle of the
bands and the Fifth Quarter that must be shared with the Southeast
Conference team’s band, one of Wisconsin’s showcase
attractions is being held off the field during the halftime
show.
It is well known from anyone who travels
to the far west side of campus the amount of sweat and effort put
in by band members throughout the fall.
While we certainly agree that local
interests play a large rolein any bowl contest, thousands of
Wisconsin students, alumni and fans who will trek south for the
contest should be, at the very least, allowed to see their band
play at halftime. If the band itself is to take the expense and
hassle of the trip south, they should be allowed to do what they do
best: captivate crowds with their unique brand of halftime
performance. Why should we expect anything less from the Music
City?
