In the world of sports, there is an obvious hierarchy from the day you start playing until the last time you hit the field, rink or court.  You go from the low levels of youth sports and grow along with others.  If you’re good enough you to go high school, college and maybe play professionally. 

With NCAA basketball heating up and heading into the post season next week on some levels, the familiar sound of the college band is bound to ring through web casts and TV broadcasts throughout the nation.  But are pep bands a thing of the past, or are they necessary to the enjoyment of college basketball?