Saturday Schedule

(1hr duration – 7.5 half hours before kick-off) 12:00-12:45pm – If you did not pick up your packet on Friday and you are to receive a Tan Lot pass, please pick up your parking pass outside of the Tan Lot (Willowdale Garage) - the parking garage off of Willowdale Drive. 

(1hr duration – 6.5 hours before kick-off) 1:00-2:00pm – Pick up your registration packet at the Indoor Practice Facility (IPF) directly behind Mountaineer Field, if you did not pick your packet on Friday at the CCAM. Those who’ve not checked in by 2:15pm will not be allowed to march. No exceptions! 

• IPF – You can drop off cases and personal belongings (including clear bags and change of clothes) at the IPF. A security guard will be on duty all day. Enter the door at the front corner entrance and head to the very back of the building.
• Tickets must be claimed by 4:30pm or they will be redistributed.
  
• Be sure to get your field number from John Hendricks III or Ellen Ramey.

If you have a pre-teen/teen with you as your guest, please let us know ASAP at info@wvualumniband.org. You must also stop at the registration table in the IPF for updated information on Saturday morning.

(1hr duration – 6.5 hours before kick-off) 1:00-2:00pm – The equipment will be available inside the IPF. Don't be late; volunteers please arrive on time. Rental area will close at exactly 2:00pm. Be sure to bring your $50 deposit and completed rental form if you did not get your rental at the parade Friday (Checks only please! Checks will be returned to you when the rental is turned back over to John Sinsel.).

(1.75hr duration – 5 hours and 15 minutes before kick-off) 2:15-4:00pm – FIELD REHEARSAL WITH THE PRIDE - Only those registered to march pre-game/halftime will be allowed to enter the facility for practice. You must have your wristband and personal ticket/ticket lanyard for entry. You must enter through the Press Box tunnel. No exceptions!

On-field marching and music rehearsal with drill. Don’t be late and be prepared for a fast-paced rehearsal; those who’ve not checked in by 2:15pm will not be allowed to march.  

(30-minute duration – 3.5 hours before kick-off) 4:00-4:30pm – Everyone is encouraged to return to the IPF for a brief meeting with the Officers, Board of Directors, and members for award presentations; singing of the Alma Mater; and last minute announcements about the day's events before breaking prior to pre-game. Unclaimed tickets will be redistributed at this time. You are welcome to stay and visit with friends and members of The Pride. Those who ordered boxed dinners will pick up their food. 

(1 hour 30 minutes before kick-off) 6:00pm – Depart the IPF for Law School Hill. Warm-up and prepare for parade block. Members will be checked for wristbands and personal ticket/ticket lanyards.

(1 hour before kick-off) 6:30pm – Those choosing not to go to Law School Hill - You will meet The Pride at your tunnel gate and march in with them. Don’t be late or you will not get in! If you arrive after 6:45pm, you will be sent to your seat and you won’t get to march. You must have your personal ticket/ticket lanyard and wristband to enter. This is by order of WVU Athletics.

(50 minutes before kick-off) 6:40pm – Step off in parade block at Law School Hill to head to the tunnels

(30 minutes before kick-off) 7:00pm – Band staged in tunnels for Pregame

(21 minutes before kick-off) 7:09pm – Combined Pregame Show with The Pride

Post-Performance - After performing we will leave the field immediately. Those exiting the press box side will exit the stadium via the press box side tunnel. They will reenter at the Southeast gate and will need to get tickets scanned and go through metal detectors. They will then feed down into Section 100. Those with mobility issues could go this route to use the elevator.

Those members exiting pregame from the "student's" side will go up the stairwell to Section 100 seats. 

Please do not go any other way to get off the field than what is set for each side of the field. 

Halftime Performance - 

• About 5 minutes left in the 2^nd quarter, the Alumni Band will start down the stairwell to return to field at Section 100.  All members will reenter the field this way. If we are all not on the field by the end of the quarter, we will hold those left in the stands until after the visiting team has exited the field.

• After halftime, all members returning to Section 100 or their own seats, will exit the field via the stairwell at Section 100. Only those permanently leaving the game can exit the press box side tunnel. Once you leave there is no reentry.

• For those Alumni Band members that have their own seating tickets, they may exit the field after pregame, return at the beginning of halftime, and exit after halftime via the stairwell closest to their seats. They must have their wristbands. These members who have larger instruments (i.e., tubas and drums) can be stored during the 1st half down near "The Pride" seating area. However, instruments are not allowed to be stored on the field after halftime. The instrument must exit the field with the member. 

All rental equipment must be returned to the equipment truck, behind the IPF within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the game. If you plan to leave the game early, please notify John by email/text (JohnSinsel@wvualumniband.org/304-288-0583) prior to homecoming, if possible, so that your instrument can be taken back to the IPF.

Remember, the alcohol policy applies to all facilities we enter during game day. You are representing the WVU Alumni Band and our actions will determine if we get to spend the day with The Pride in the future. Have a good time but please be responsible.

Attire Guidelines – Please wear a gold WVU Alumni Band shirt and dark blue pants/dark blue jeans, comfortable shoes, and white headwear. If you do not have an Alumni Band shirt, a gold WVU shirt is acceptable. Please be sure shirts are family friendly for TV. .  

Music - Music can be downloaded and printed from the website. Please log-in with your username and password at www.wvualumniband.org. Go to the list of tabs on the left side of the page and find your section tab. Music is located in your instrument/section tab. Percussionists, please note we do have written parts for your section this year.  YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING MUSIC THIS YEAR FOR PREGAME AND HALFTIME:

1. Fight Mountaineers
2. Mountain Dew
3. Walk Him Up/Old Man River