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Southern Pride now placing 'to-go' orders
Band members randomy raid restaurants before GSU home games
Southern Pride To Go
A small group off Southern Pride band members will visit area restaurants to get fans fired up the night before every home football game. - photo by Special
If you were in a Statesboro restaurant or hangout on a Friday before a home football game last year, you might have been startled by a clandestine group of Southern Pride Marching Band members who have dubbed themselves "Southern Pride To-Go."Each Friday before a Georgia Southern home football game, a small group of musicians raids restaurants and hangouts throughout Statesboro playing the fight songs and other popular tunes to get fans fired up for Saturday's game."This is quickly becoming a popular Georgia Southern tradition," said Colin McKenzie, the director of the Southern Pride Marching Band. "It started with a simple idea - nine to 10 marching band members and a van. People loved it last year, and we're excited about this year."The idea began when McKenzie and Christian Flathman, the university's marketing and communications director, talked about ways to get fans, alumni and the City of Statesboro excited about upcoming home football games.
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