Monday, July 23, 2012

FAMU eyes improved attendance

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - The Florida A&M athletic department is ramping up its campaign to get fans to Bragg Stadium in a season that its football team will have to play without the sound of the Marching 100 in the background.

And the effort by athletic director Derek Horne is getting a little help from the Leon County Tourism Development Council. Horne said during an interview with the Democrat on Tuesday that entertainment is being planned to fill the void created by the absence of the band.

Former president James Ammons suspended the Marching 100 earlier this year amid an investigation following the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. Ammons resigned last week.



Meanwhile, Horne is making an aggressive push to not only win back fans who might have decided they won’t attend games without the band but to those in nearby areas. A grant from the LCTDC will be used primarily to target fans from Jacksonville to Pensacola and nearby Georgia areas, he said.

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