Great topic. I'm Class of '90 Gen X and if we're not playing Sheck Wes or something similar in '24-25, we are killing the game experience for today's students. Balance, compromise, and timing is the answer. I would hope the PA/DJ and Aggie Band brass meet weekly to work on timing and "choreograph." There's way too much at stake for not working together for 100K+ fans.

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RepublicOfTexas said:

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Incorrect, the gameday experience with a DJ is significantly better than when I was in school without a DJ. That said, they can be better about coordinating between the band/yell leaders.

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Many olds don't want to admit it, but this is the truth. I remember all of those lethargic 11am games during the Fran era. The DJ would have helped us power through those sad times.

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I have no comment on the dj as I haven't gotten back for a game since their appearance.

But I was there for the first 3 years of Fran… losing sucked, but everyone around me was always full of energy (angry counts). What was to power through? Win or lose you still hung out with 36K of your closest friends for 4 hours on a Saturday. And when it was a beautiful day - what else could you ask for ? (You know besides a Time Machine to stop the hiring of Fran)

Urban Country Boy said:

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Good Bull Jones 17 said:

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I'm not saying do away with the DJ.

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Do away with the DJ.

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your opinion matters less than 5 star recruits that love the gameday atmosphere, because you like wins more than you hate the dj.

I only go to a game once a year. Therefore, my opinion may be ignored, which is fine. Also, I be old, so I have that going against me as well.

However, even with my old age, and not knowing the majority of the songs played...the DJ killed it! Even my 72-year old mom stood up and got jiggy!

In summary, after experiencing it first hand, I am cool with the DJ!

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The DJ plays fun music. It's a good atmosphere in Kyle Field. I get it. But can we get a break from the remixes and give the student section and yell leaders a chance to do some yells? We didn't even get to do a BTHO LSU once the game started. Non stop club music.

I'm not saying do away with the DJ. Just give us some room for tradition. Nickelback remixes are not what made this university great. Tradition is. It's one of the most commonly cited reasons for folks coming to this school. Am I alone on this?

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yes u are alone. It's ok that u like your experience during your time. And if the experience Saturday was not up to par well cool too. But nothing was wrong with it and it doesn't have to revert back because it's different for u. Actually they probably didn't even have the equipment to even do it back then.

We should have the DJ perform at half time instead of the band.

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Let's face it, 100+ years of the same ol' yells and brassy military songs hasn't produced a winning / championship program.

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Right, that's what has prevented us from having a "championship program" !!!!! So I guess you think a DJ and cRAP "music" is the answer ? Then all we need is the right DJ and the right music ! Sure....... like Dr. Pepper Larry says "just keep on believin'"......

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Games are better now than they were 15+ years ago in almost every way except cost

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.....and winning at least a Conference Championship ....... and the last time that occurred was in 1998.

The DJ is great.......... for those people with short attention spans.

We sound like an NBA game now, and that's not a compliment.

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JJxvi said:

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Games are better now than they were 15+ years ago in almost every way except cost

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.....and winning at least a Conference Championship ....... and the last time that occurred was in 1998.

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RC didn't need no freaking DJ to win all his conference titles.

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Luke The Drifter said:

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Let's face it, 100+ years of the same ol' yells and brassy military songs hasn't produced a winning / championship program.

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Right, that's what has prevented us from having a "championship program" !!!!! So I guess you think a DJ and cRAP "music" is the answer ? Then all we need is the right DJ and the right music ! Sure....... like Dr. Pepper Larry says "just keep on believin'"......

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No, I didn't say that's what has prevented us from winning championships. What I am saying is that it hasn't helped us win any championships. There is a difference.

Again, as I said in a previous post, I want what the players want. And if the players want a DJ and music I wouldn't listen to anywhere but Kyle Field, then it's good by me.

We can say Kyle Field is just like any other stadium now that we have a DJ, but that's simply not true. There are PLENTY of things that make Kyle Field unique. Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Florida, etc. all have piped in music over the PA, but are any of those venues even close to having the same atmosphere as Kyle? No. No they are not.

Kyle Field (and us crazy, passionate Aggie fans) will always be Kyle Field. Let the current generation of students make this their A&M...just like we made it our A&M when we were in school.

The best shot of the night. Kyle Field literally shaking the cameras 💀 pic.twitter.com/kR6L5XLc8n

— Garrett Gross (@Garrett_66) October 29, 2024

Serious question: Are yells still done? I haven't been to a game since the first one of last year. I can't recall hearing any yells.

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Cromagnum said:

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It has to suck to be in the Aggie Band these days. You march in, and do a halftime drill, and get to play the War Hymn and Spirit of Aggieland and wildcat a handful of times, but have to listen to rap music the rest of the game.

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The band still plays, and the DJ defers to them whenever they do play. After the NCAA changed the rules about when bands could play in 1986 (ask the SMU band about that rule), you hear the FTAB a lot less than you used to. I think the mix is about right. They should probably mic the band up a bit so that you can hear them throughout the stadium (it's hard to hear any band if they aren't playing in your direction).

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That ***** DeLoss Dodds made the rule after the 1985 blowout at Kyle Field. The Aggie Band took every opportunity to play when the opponents had the ball.

I vividly remember SMU getting that 15 yard penalty that gave us a 1st down and eventually won the game at Texas Stadium.

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Let's face it, 100+ years of the same ol' yells and brassy military songs hasn't produced a winning / championship program. I'm thinking it's OK to take our collective heads out of the sand and try something new.

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Actually 85 years ago we won a national championship.

It's probably been more of a player/coaching issue for not winning then the band playing Noble Men of Kyle

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JJxvi said:

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Games are better now than they were 15+ years ago in almost every way except cost

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I'm '03...whats a conference championship?

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Really? I haven't looked down that way recently but I can't believe we haven't upgraded that area a bit from the cheapest possible CMU install. I understand it's surrounded by people but at least wrap it in some TAMU vinyl.

I'm 61 and the DJ is fine.

And we did do BTHO during the game. Why the hell fo we have to do it three times in a row?

I like wildcatting and making as much noise as possible but squads left doesn't make more noise. I was a ct too so it's not like I have a dislike for yell leaders. I just want it loud.

I don't care one way or the other about the DJ but I would like more balance. The thing I don't like is how every second of the game has to be noise. There is no chance to just sit and talk to your neighbor without screaming at the top of your lungs.

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Even the dj booth is straight out of communist Russia

I'm class of '88. I remember often complaining and getting wide agreement from other Aggies on too many yells, or more specifically the Yell Leaders deciding to do more yells between possessions, or for too long as the opposing offense was getting started. The complaint was that it disrupted the din of noise and took momentum away from the 12th Man in creating havoc for the other team.

Sounds like the DJ is doing the opposite of that. The most important thing of all in the Kyle Field experience is the wall of noise the 12th Man and the rest of the crowd makes to disrupt opposing offenses.

It sounds like yells are being done at appropriate times, I hope that continues, but priority 1 is unparalleled noise.

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There is no chance to just sit and talk to your neighbor without screaming at the top of your lungs.

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Before game. TV timeouts. Halftime. Injury timeouts. After game.

Those are your quiet times.

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WES2006AG said:

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I have to imagine that most of the people against the DJ haven't stepped foot in Kyle in a while. Saturday night was absolutely electric and the DJ played a role in creating that environment.

Sorry today's students don't like exactly what you did 40 years ago.

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Two things can be true at once- deep baselines from trash music blared over the PA contributed to an electrifying atmosphere at times. It's also true that the DJ undermines the band and yells, thereby making Kyle Field more of a generic CFB or NFL experience, while an electrifying atmosphere is possible at Kyle Field without a DJ (see 2018 LSU, 2017 AL, 2010 Nebraska).

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I agree with this. In general, I'm not crazy about the DJ but will admit that, especially for night games, it gets the students involved and absolutely contributed to the fun Saturday night. It was also a good way to overshadow the obnoxious LSU band.

But there were 2 or 3 times on Saturday night that the crowd was going nuts and yelling BEFORE the DJ started the music. When the music stopped with 15 seconds left on the play clock, the crowd was definitely quieter than when the music started.

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Actually, can we just get rid of the yell leaders instead?

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Absolutely NOT!

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Then can we at least make them less...um..."flouncy"?

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Nice word. I am good with them as they are.

Fun fact: Not sure this still how it is but the head Yell Leader would suit up for Two a Days. Tough. Lots of respect.

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I can assure you none of today's yell leaders are suiting up for football practice. You know how I know? Because they're still alive. Those dudes would get killed on a football practice field. And I mean literally killed.

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You might be right there. It is like being in a car wreck every day.

47 years old, been to damn near every home game since 1996.

DJ Mike is the best thing that has happened to Kyle. Whatever limits the amount of yells, the better.

The DJ needs to go the **** away. Its ruining the game experience. I wonder what assclown even decided to force that on us all.

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I'm class of '88. I remember often complaining and getting wide agreement from other Aggies on too many yells, or more specifically the Yell Leaders deciding to do more yells between possessions, or for too long as the opposing offense was getting started. The complaint was that it disrupted the din of noise and took momentum away from the 12th Man in creating havoc for the other team.

Sounds like the DJ is doing the opposite of that. The most important thing of all in the Kyle Field experience is the wall of noise the 12th Man and the rest of the crowd makes to disrupt opposing offenses.

It sounds like yells are being done at appropriate times, I hope that continues, but priority 1 is unparalleled noise.

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Thats some good perspective from an old ag. We can definitely look at the past with rose colored glasses and forget the issues of the times.

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Good Bull Jones 17 said:

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The DJ plays fun music. It's a good atmosphere in Kyle Field. I get it. But can we get a break from the remixes and give the student section and yell leaders a chance to do some yells? We didn't even get to do a BTHO LSU once the game started. Non stop club music.

I'm not saying do away with the DJ. Just give us some room for tradition. Nickelback remixes are not what made this university great. Tradition is. It's one of the most commonly cited reasons for folks coming to this school. Am I alone on this?

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yes u are alone. It's ok that u like your experience during your time. And if the experience Saturday was not up to par well cool too. But nothing was wrong with it and it doesn't have to revert back because it's different for u. Actually they probably didn't even have the equipment to even do it back then.

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I guess you overlooked the multiple times I've said in the OP and throughout the thread where I said I wouldn't get rid of the DJ. Actually, my specific word to describe Saturday night was "electric." I just want yells too.

These complaints aren't new. I remember when we got the HD video board (2006 or so) people were saying the same thing. "So many videos the yell leaders can't do any yells".