North Greenville pep band wears Furman purple as Big Dance stand-in
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) — The prospect of a student at a Division II school being an active participant at March Madness is a long shot – about as long ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) — The prospect of a student at a Division II school being an active participant at March Madness is a long shot – about as long as from Tigerville, S.C., to Limerick, Ireland. When Furman University planned two years ago for its pep band to be on the Emerald Isle this month, there was no way of knowing the Paladins would make the NCAA tournament this season for the first time in 43 years. In January, though, it was certainly seen as a possibility and prompted a call from the school's senior associate athletics director, Drew Ingram, to Gary Rhoden, director of athletic bands at North Greenville University.