DC: EWU Marching Orders? Bah!

What in the sacred name of John Philip Sousa is going on inside the shallowed halls of my alma mater, Eastern Washington University? Bean counters have decided to save $30,000 by dropping the student marching band program. This is such a sour note. I know. Times are tough. Colleges are hurting, too. But $30k is spit-valve dribble to a university budget. Why, 30 grand probably won’t cover a month’s worth of administrative bar tabs. Yeah, I’ll admit it. I have a mutt in this fight. I logged time as a uniformed member of the Eastern marching band back when I was a trumpet-playing music major/ Doug Clark , SR. More here .

Question: Do you pay attention to the marching band at college football games?