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Power Rankings (High Major/Division 1) – October 2023
The first ESPN BOTY National Rankings have arrived, and…Well…I’ve got some thoughts. Before I get to the meat and potatoes of this edition of View From The Sidelines, I want to take the opportunity to give a BIG shout-out to…
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On the Field This Season
#ProtectTheCraft · #PreserveTheHistory
The Rankings Room
Pre-Season Polls · D1 · D2
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The VFTS Pre-Season Top Ten – Division 1
Hello, and welcome back to View From The Sidelines! The 1st Ever HBCU Band National Championship quest is right around the corner,…
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The VFTS Pre-Season Top Ten – Division 2
Hello, and welcome to another edition of View From The Sidelines! The 1st Ever HBCU Band National Championship quest is on the…
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The HBCU Band National Championship is here.
HBCU marching bands now have a framework to determine a TRUE competitive pecking order for the craft. Will it go far enough?…
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The VFTS 2023-24 Season Preview
The 2023-24 HBCU Band Season is right around the corner…
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VFTS Series
Legendary Forgotten 5ths
The fifth quarters that never made the highlight reels — revisited, rewatched, and broken down from the sidelines.
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Legendary Forgotten 5ths – Southern vs Texas Southern, 2006
From the Stands
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Oh…So….It ain’t “Just Us”???
Before we get started with the festivities, I’d like to thank all of the folks over the years that have taken the time to read my thoughts on our craft.…
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Often Imitated…Never Duplicated
Dr. Issac Greggs – January 3, 1928 – April 28, 2014 On April 28th, 2014, H.B.C.U. community lost one of it’s most iconic figures. The State of Louisiana lost one…
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Random Thoughts…Post Honda Voting/Post MCC Edition…
It’s been a few weeks since we were blessed by Honda with the 2013 participants for this season’s B.O.T.B. event in Atlanta. For posterity sake, I’ll re-post the finalists below:…
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Show up…Show Out…But BE Creative!
As a self-admitted ‘band enthusiast’ (b.k.a. BandHead), I have a tendency to be a bit ‘critical’ when it comes to our craft. As an H.B.C.U. ‘BandHead’, you could say that…
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An ‘Old’ Face makes the Sonic Boom’s appeal ‘Brand New’…Again
The H.B.C.U. marching band landscape has few constants. There are only a handful of programs that have developed a formula for success that has endured what typically faces OUR programs…
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Directory of Bands
Every HBCU band program in one place — names, schools and conferences.
From the Bleachers
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