Breaking: Alabama's Million Dollar Band Won't Be At Texas Game

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It sounds crazy but it's true!

The Alabama Crimson Tide will head to Austin, Texas this Saturday, September 10, to face The Texas Longhorns (1-0) at Darrell K. Texas Memorial Stadium.

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What is a Bama game without The Million Dollar Band?

I don't know if its ever even happened.

Early this morning the Cullman daily broke the news. More news has come since.

Cullman Daily

Alabama’s Million Dollar Band will not be traveling to Texas this week after a controversial seating decision along with limited capacity, according to sources.

The below picture is of TCU’s band in the same section the Longhorns had reserved for the Crimson Tide.

AJ Spurr, USA Today

Chris Del Conte , Vice President and Athletics Director for the University of Texas, tweeted a response about the announcement that The Million Dollar band won't be attending calling it "unsportsmanlike"

“We moved the visitors section from the lower bowl to give our students a contiguous student section,” explained Del Conte. “Thus creating a fantastic atmosphere for in DKR.. if a visiting team elects to bring their band must sit in the seats allotted for visitors.”

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