COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Texas A Yell leaders
It is a tradition of almost 90 years, which is played in front of more than 25,000 people before each football match, and this year no enthusiasts were allowed due to coronavirus, letting Yell leaders do so alone in front of the school band, their voices echoing in cavernous space.
“It’s a little strange, but I think it went well,” Yell leader Keller Cox said through his mask moments after the end.
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They began the gentle occasion in 1931. It includes fables mocking the opposing team, choreographed screams and some songs through the band. The pep-rally tasting occasion attracts between 25,000 and 30,000 people, but has sometimes had crowds of 40,000 or more.
On the first fanless Saturday morning, the Yell Leaders directed not only for the band, but also for the cameras that broadcast it live online. Cox asked those watching from home to take videos from their computers and post them on social media.
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The 30-minute occasion also included a stimulus to continue wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and a special welcome to the more than 10,000 texas A freshmans
Yell’s leaders worked with the university and athletics branch for weeks to get permission to organize the crowds of the occasion. Danny Pugh, Vice President of Student Affairs, Texas A
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Pugh and Cox on Friday night’s occasion to be a dress practice session and are hopeful that, if things go well, they can take enthusiasts to Midnight Yell for upcoming games.
“We’re going to use this first as a lever honestly,” Cox said. “To inspire our scholars to be safe. Because we need to have scholars there, but at the end of the day, if cases come up, that’s a possibility.
Normally, thousands of enthusiasts line up to enter the stadium and their talk fills it up when the doors open at 11 p. m. and run in almost every single seat in one aspect of Kyle Field.
On Friday night, Kyle Field, who has more than 102,000 seats as the fourth largest school stadium in the country, was unsettlingly silent as the clock set beyond 11am. Event. .
About 30 minutes later, you can hear the Fightin ‘Texas Aggie Band arriving at the stadium from a distance.
In the absence, there were no enthusiasts to applaud, Yell’s five Leaders recovered vigorously and smiled broadly towards the ranks in the rows of empty seats. Texas A’s “Gig ‘Em” signal
The group’s laughter erupted when the Yell Leaders shared a zinger about how Vanderbilt, a 30-point outsider, will surely lose on Saturday. The stadium, so quiet a few minutes earlier, temporarily swallowed the band’s sounds while playing The Aggie War Hymn. and other classic school songs.
While the band seemed quite noisy in the sparsely populated stadium, the maximum and angry sounds of the night came from Parsons Mounted Cavalry, which placed their cannon on the other side of the stadium and fired it several times, causing a loud explosion. and a huge puff of smoke after shooting.
And while no fan can be with him on Friday night as he screams, Cox believes it’s vital that culture passes as the country goes through this tricky moment.
“You can’t put any price on it, ” he said. ” It’s amazing to have a chance to do it. Array. . . Aggie’s spirit brings so much hope to others. “
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