Actually, it was. When they were designing the stadium, they had other ideas in mind besides the UTA football team (they knew football was on its way out). The stadium was to provide a home venue for all the arlington schools, among other things. During the design process, university officials contacted Ray Lichtenwalter about what kind of stadium would be best for band events. His reply: "tall and narrow". So the stadium may not have been built for the band, but marching was kept in mind during the design.