By: Common Sense

Common Sense
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 02:40:27 +0000

If The OSUMB has been the premier marching band program for decades and decades; And if all the best, most passionate students, who's dream it was to end up a director of a similar organization, smartly went to OSU to be a part of such a great program; And if part of their world class education and training including being good enough and hard working enough (during the toughest MB tryouts in the world) to earn a position in the The Best Damn Band In The Land; And if they were a graduate and likely PhD recipient from OSU's School of Music; And if they were among the best in the country and were possibly able to earn the honor of being an OSUMB Graduate Assistant or a GA at a similar top program; And if then went on to be a world class directors of other collegiate marching bands... If many of the best marching band directors in the world pursued, followed, and succeed in the above journey... Then how on earth does it make any sense to specifically exclude ANY candidate that has EVER been a part of the OSUMB Family, in any capacity??? How does the search for a replacement even have a chance to successfully find a world-class Director when you are intentionally excluding all the best possible candidates, who have gone through the best program, journey, and career path to be qualified to lead TBDBITL??? It is an irrational, political, pig-headed, and ultimately flawed strategy that doomed the search from the start.