If you haven't been paying attention – and let's be honest, hopefully you haven't – there's apparently been a lot a controversy surrounding the 2013 Pride of Oklahoma marching band.
Apparently, the longtime director of the Pride of Oklahoma recently retired, and OU President David Boren and some micro-managing regent went around a search committee and handpicked Justin Stolarik from Wisconsin to be the new director. This raised some eyebrows on campus because Stolarik allegedly did not meet the minimum requirements for the job and he failed to kiss President Boren's ring when they first met. Also, I guess band members and alumni were both hoping OU would go with an internal candidate or something. At least I think that's the story. I was in band in middle school and some of high school, and writing all this just brings up some really bad memories.