CollegeMarching.com presents "Across the 50" sponsored by Peacocks Marching World

Michael and Drew are back and debate on why so many bands are being interfered with at halftime by football players this year. Garret Kessling Co-Founder of Tonal Innovation joins them for an extensive interview on how they are helping bands go paperless and in the process saving bands upwards of $40,000!

The boys make their picks for the bands that impressed them most over the last two weeks and Drew reveals a secret about his marching band past. In the second half of the show the boys debate the cause of college football games running too long as conferences start to cut time from bands at halftime. Bands discussed include Purdue, Ohio State, UTSA, Southern University, Clemson, Auburn, Houston, Rice and Iowa.

Mike and Drew discuss their favorite halftime shows from the last weekend, discuss the overreaction to the Clemson halftime show, debate the safety of a percussion ensemble on the sideline and Drew challenges Michael to the name game again.

Mike and Drew discuss the impact of Hurricane Harvey with UTSA Spirit of San Antonio Director, Ron Ellis. They wrap up the show discussing whether HBCU bands should have different rules at halftime than FBS bands after FAMU was penalized because the Marching 100 went a few minutes over their halftime time allotment.

Across the 50 is produced by CollegeMarching.com and presented by Peacocks Marching World, everything you need to perform. Head over to marchingworld.com to see their huge collection of band gear and marching supplies.In this episode Michael talks about his recent visit to Nebraska where he saw the Cornhusker Marching Band at their huge preseason exhibition performance, they then discuss the @CollegeMarching Game Day trip this week to Colorado State. After the break, Drew challenges Michael to the "Name Game" where he has to guess different college band nick names and then they wrap up the show sharing some of the college football coach speeches that were made to bands this last week and discuss their impact on band programs. Our game day coverage is brought to you by tonalinnovation.com. They are bridging the gap between music and technology with the eFlip and Unison app, allowing bands all across the country to go paperless. The eFlip is a powerful tool being used by both marching bands and pep bands. Get your basketball band ready for the hardcourt with the eFlip.

Mike and Drew chat with Tony Falcone, Director of the Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band about their upcoming preseason exhibition concert that is unmatched across the country. They also chat about the DCI championships and how some bands are getting a head start coming into band camp.

"Across The 50" welcomes Longhorn Band Director Scott Hanna into the studio to discuss life as a band director at one of the biggest band programs in the country. Michael and Drew also tackle some major storylines that they are keeping an eye on as the season approaches.