So you know the correct meaning of the word “ingratiating” now?
Mission accomplished
My two cents are that the bands are an essential part of college football, playing fight songs, victory songs, and between play songs. Halftime shows are not even what they do best, IMO, it’s all the other stuff
And yes, people would definitely miss that if it were gone. College football isn’t the same without Script Ohio, or Notre Dame fight song, or even Iowa’s Imperial March on 3rd down. Want to see a game without marching bands? See an NFL game