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LONGHORNS FOOTBALL
Rice MOB pokes fun at Longhorns' problems with police
Band hears cheers from crowd.
By Kevin Robbins
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, September 23, 2007
With Texas leading 41-7 at intermission, the suspense at Royal-Memorial Stadium actually peaked when the teams left the field.
That's when the Rice Marching Owl Band — the notorious MOB — commenced its halftime show.
Ricardo B. Brazziell
AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Known for its biting spoofs, the 80-piece MOB opened with the "Dragnet Theme." Wearing dark sunglasses and suit coats bearing the Rice crest, the musicians formed the Texas "T" near the south end zone, just as the Longhorn band does before games.
Then their fun started.
Three "Longhorns" in burnt orange shirts and white helmets scampered downfield. Three cardboard black-and-white "police" cars gave chase.
Announcer William Price, a sousaphone player in the MOB, narrated: "In the two years since the MOB last visited Austin, your team's demeanor — and misdemeanor — has changed. Buy a program at today's game. It includes Mack Brown's wrist-slap Top 10 and a photo guide to the next episode of 'America's Most Wanted.' "
The skit was a nod to the Longhorns' recent experiences with the law-enforcement community in Austin. It could've been worse.
"The idea is to entertain people," explained Rice band director Chuck Throckmorton. "People aren't entertained when they're mad."
Made up of students, alumni and a few high-school aged musicians in fedoras and pinstriped trousers, the MOB prides itself on its ability to agitate, as well as play music. Included in Saturday's program were "Wild Thing" and "Born to be Wild."
"Oh, it's a hell of a lot of fun," said script coordinator Jake Neu, a fifth-year senior.
"People don't leave at halftime," he said. "They want to stick around, and see what we have to say."
Original article link...
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/09/23/0923texbuzz.html
LONGHORNS FOOTBALL
Rice MOB pokes fun at Longhorns' problems with police
Band hears cheers from crowd.
By Kevin Robbins
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, September 23, 2007
With Texas leading 41-7 at intermission, the suspense at Royal-Memorial Stadium actually peaked when the teams left the field.
That's when the Rice Marching Owl Band — the notorious MOB — commenced its halftime show.
Ricardo B. Brazziell
AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Known for its biting spoofs, the 80-piece MOB opened with the "Dragnet Theme." Wearing dark sunglasses and suit coats bearing the Rice crest, the musicians formed the Texas "T" near the south end zone, just as the Longhorn band does before games.
Then their fun started.
Three "Longhorns" in burnt orange shirts and white helmets scampered downfield. Three cardboard black-and-white "police" cars gave chase.
Announcer William Price, a sousaphone player in the MOB, narrated: "In the two years since the MOB last visited Austin, your team's demeanor — and misdemeanor — has changed. Buy a program at today's game. It includes Mack Brown's wrist-slap Top 10 and a photo guide to the next episode of 'America's Most Wanted.' "
The skit was a nod to the Longhorns' recent experiences with the law-enforcement community in Austin. It could've been worse.
"The idea is to entertain people," explained Rice band director Chuck Throckmorton. "People aren't entertained when they're mad."
Made up of students, alumni and a few high-school aged musicians in fedoras and pinstriped trousers, the MOB prides itself on its ability to agitate, as well as play music. Included in Saturday's program were "Wild Thing" and "Born to be Wild."
"Oh, it's a hell of a lot of fun," said script coordinator Jake Neu, a fifth-year senior.
"People don't leave at halftime," he said. "They want to stick around, and see what we have to say."
Original article link...
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/09/23/0923texbuzz.html