By: So......

So......
Fri, 24 Apr 2015 16:08:52 +0000

Let me get this straight: Someone who has not come through the OSUMB is automatically not qualified to lead the program? This seems to be the logic of many people associated with the program. So let's flip the script.... Urban Meyer was not a graduate of OSU, grew up in Ohio, coached at BG, has proven himself OUTSIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY and everyone welcomes him with open arms, a red carpet, money, etc. Dr. Henderson, not a OSU grad, terminal degrees from two fantastic school/teachers, teaching and performance experience both nationally and internationally, could bring even more great/positive exposure to an already fantastic program in the OSUMB & OSUAB.....yet, he isn't qualified or welcome? Dr. Hoch would have been a great choice for the position, no doubt about it, but he isn't. The other 3 candidates have resumes that far exceed writing shows that have gone viral on YouTube. What Hoch and Waters have done for this program are incredible but the only thing they can hang their hats on are being on YouTube. Since when does millions of YouTube hits make someone qualified to be a band director of a marching band? What sense does that make? That's like saying that publisher of any YouTube hit is qualified to run Apple, Microsoft, etc. Yes, carrying along traditions of the program are there, same style uniforms, marching technique, auditions, blah, blah, who cares.....really, in the grand scheme of things? This position means more to the university now than every before and they want someone in there who has proven themselves as an educator on a much bigger scale than OSU. Why wouldn't people want that anyways? People need to be open to someone else, THAT IS NOT APART OF THIS PROGRAM, to lead and do what he (or she if it ever happened) needs to do to maintain the all of the great things about the program that the entire rest of the world has come to know. There will be no woodwinds, color guard (flags, rifels, sabers, etc), twirlers or anything that is not brass and percussion. If you really think that anyone is going to come in and change that, you are an idiot. The traditions of this band have been around for far to long for someone to come in and change that. If they hire Henderson, great!! Hoch would need to learn to work with someone who offers a different perspective than what he has.....and if he really loves the program as much as the rest of the alumni, current membership, parents, fans then he would do that and so should you! Finally, SHUT UP!!!!! THE ADMINISTRATIONS ISN'T GOING TO HIRE SOMEONE WITH OSU TIES AND IF THEY DO, THEY WILL LOOK STUPID!!!! At the end of the day, there will still be a band on the field when for the 1st home game against Hawaii and they will look and sound just as great as they have since 1878. Give it a rest, let the process work. Jesus....