Game Day:Marian University: The Entertainers

For several days after I visited Marian University in Indianapolis on Saturday, I kept thinking to myself how much I enjoyed the experience and how much I'd like to return this weekend -- purely as a spectator -- to see the Knights' semifinal tournament game (NAIA) against St. Xavier University (game pictures were included in yesterday's post). Then I remembered that Marian was charging $15 for admission and another $10 for parking -- $25 total, and I couldn't help but try to resolve how Marian could do that when other small colleges in Indiana were charging nothing for parking and only $5 admission.

I got over that thought process when I reminded myself, finally, that Marian put on a wonderful, well-rounded show -- the athletic competition on the gridiron, and the pregame and halftime (especially) entertainment, the Marian Marching Knights, Drumline and Color Guard. It costs money to support those ensembles, not to mention the football team. Plus, no other small-school I visited this fall came close to touching Marian in doing all that for its spectators. And ... it sure still beats the heck out of what it would cost to pay for parking and admission at a Colts game. (OK, right here, the naysayers would chime in, "And this year, who would want to?")

Today's post is dedicated to the Marching Knights, Drumline and Color Guard. Thank you for an opportunity to photograph your entertaining performance Saturday. To see a gallery of more pictures from these ensembles, visit the link in this sentence.

My next post will be devoted to the Marian University campus and its landscape, from shots taken before and after Saturday's game.