Woody Hayes winner of five National Championships as football coach at Ohio State University was so moved by the Buckeye marching band that he rose up from the bench one day and said “That is the best damn band in the land!”
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After seeing these videos few if any could dispute Woody’s
TBDBITL – this all brass and percussion marching band is as close to perfection as it gets. They are simply the best. They float around that field writing a script OHIO and making it look easy. It is not. That kind of perfection takes a tremendous amount of work, practice, patience, and dedication.
TBDBITL – this all brass and percussion marching band is as close to perfection as it gets. They are simply the best. They float around that field writing a script OHIO and making it look easy. It is not. That kind of perfection takes a tremendous amount of work, practice, patience, and dedication.
Note how they dot the “I” in Ohio. It is an honor to be the dot and sometimes guest celebrities, such as Bob Hope or John Glenn, take their turn at being the most famous dot in the land. The dot is usually a fourth or fifth year sousaphone player.* In this video, if I’m not mistaken, it is a female dot. It was not until the 1970s that women were allowed to march with the band.
I was going post the Ohio Script ramp entry and performance here by itself. BUT, you have to check out this half-time show at an OSU vs Nebraska game Oct. 6, 2012. Simply incredible.
My Valley High School Marching Band hat and plume is off for you OSU – the best damn band in all the land.
Half-time homage to video games – amazing!
Credits: The Ohio State University Marching Band Ramp Entry, Script Ohio & Pre-game show. OSU vs Indiana University. 11 5 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdWolVsKlAI by mbandfan2 on YouTube.
OSU Half-Time Show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzzbrFgcUw posted on YouTube by HandMRowGoBucks·
*For a detailed description of the band check Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ohio_State_University_Marching_Band
Photo: The Buckeye Battle Cry, http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2013/04/changes-coming-for-tbdbitl/
Logo: The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands - http://tbdbitl.osu.edu/
OSU Half-Time Show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAzzbrFgcUw posted on YouTube by HandMRowGoBucks·
*For a detailed description of the band check Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ohio_State_University_Marching_Band
Photo: The Buckeye Battle Cry, http://www.thebuckeyebattlecry.com/2013/04/changes-coming-for-tbdbitl/
Logo: The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands - http://tbdbitl.osu.edu/
