The band is part of the game. I am a Cooper graduate and also started on the defensive line. When the band started playing, it got me fired up, and I am sure it does the same for the players now. I have a daughter in the AHS band, and I see how much hard work and time they put in getting ready for the games. The band should be allowed to perform as much as the football players do.
Bands are as much a part of football at any level as the football players are.
There are no eight-liners here in Erath County. The reason is that local law enforcement officials do not take a neutral stance toward these machines. Operators who inquire about putting the machines here are politely but firmly informed they will be prosecuted. To state it inelegantly, Stephenville and Erath County officials have guts. They refuse to be intimidated by the gambling industry.