Marching bands passing up football. (Spokesman-Review article, paid subscription required to read the article.)

"The band puts energy on the field and into the game, Frame said. But marching band has become its own competitive sport, with little time left for cheering on the football team."
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"We've got our own competition schedule to follow, and we work really hard," said University band member Evan Drassen, 14. "I'd like to see the football players out there trying to do it."
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He remembers a time when the football game was the place to be on a Friday night, with the band helping the crowd cheer on the team.

Now, the crowd will often get bigger when the band comes out.

"The football team runs off the field, and then the cheering starts," Hartse said.