The commentator is funny, "Now if that doesn't get you fired up, I don't know what will; unless, of course, you're an Ohio State fan-then you're probably retching the corner or something."
Im a state fan all the way, lived in michigan all my life, most my family graduated from state. But my fuck how amazing your fight song is. Hey I suppose i'll say it GO BLUE
The University of Michigan Marching Band was the very first college band to be awarded the prestigious Sudler Trophy and recognized as the top marching band in the nation by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. You can only win the Sudler Trophy once, so the school that wins it first is the most highly regarded, and that's the University of Michigan. lol It was John Philip Sousa himself that proclaimed that "The Victors", Michigan's famous fight song, was the greatest college football march ever composed. It was composed in 1898 by a University of Michigan student, Louis Elbel. "The Victors" was first performed publicly by Sousa's famous band with John Philip Sousa himself as conductor. So don't be jealous! We don't give a crap about other marching bands, because our band has the pedigree and accolades to back its superiority.
Yes, the Sudler Trophy, which is awarded by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, is considered the Heisman Trophy of band awards, and Michigan was the very 1st college marching band to be awarded the prestigious trophy. Also John Philip Sousa himself proclaimed that "The Victors" was the greatest college football march ever composed. It was also first performed publicly by Sousa & his famous band.
Its also reported that the Victors is the ONLY song to have ever brought tears to the eyes of Bob Ufer. 100 MEEECHIGAN WOLVERINES!!!! And the best damn band too! GO BLUE!
"If that doesn't get you fired up, I don't know what will. Unless you're an Ohio State fan then you're probably retching in the corner or something" LMAO
I can definitely appreciate this as well, but being a band geek, I’m messed up. I was raised in a Purdue house and I dearly love the All-American marching band, but I am going to go to Ohio State which is not only TBDBITL but the best in the universe. But I appreciate this because my high school is in Notre Dame territory and has become the best combination of Notre Dame and Michigan ever... Blue and Gold.,.
@@will5412 It was like a sucker punch in the gut just as you enter the ring for a fight. How could you prevent it? The cut move being signaled by the director, not the drumline or drum major, was put in place long ago. Even well-trained musicians make mistakes. Those that cut too soon clearly heard the drumline's error, at, :30. The emotional effect of the error can be heard in the crowd and seen in the band's performance in the remainder of the vid.
As an MMB member myself, I acknowledge the caliber of the OSUMB. In fact, I think we should all take the time to recognize the quality of ensembles the Big Ten has and appreciate what each of them bring to the tradition and pageantry of the best conference in collegiate sports.
The average person who is not in band would rarely notice the mess up in the beginning....I didn't until it was pointed out. For 95% of the fans it's about the fight song itself and the M formation moving across the field as the instruments boom. This sends chills through me everytime I watch this or witness it live. The march and fight song rule regardless of mess ups...and that is all that matters to most people who view this.
Is it any wonder? Even the legendary John Philip Sousa called "The Victors" the greatest college football march ever composed. Composed in 1898 by Michigan student, Louis Elbel, Michigan's fight song is also a college football march.
This is amazing. The first time I saw this, it put tears in my eyes. Through thick and thin, through wins and losses, I will forever love this school and their teams. God bless every tradition, and school, but when God made Michigan, he truly broke the mold. GO BLUE!
As a Longhorn alum,I bleed Burnt Orange but this is the only non UT video I have saved. It is a fanastic pre game ceremony. I look forward to the time when M has their football program back to the winning tradition!!
I was in the MMB flag corps 75-77. I remember well the sweeps on Elbel Field until your feet were burning. Practicing the 212 beat per minute entry was a major rush. All worth it to hear the Maize and Blue faithful roar when we exited the tunnel, each weekend. I've seen countless marching and corps bands,overall the MMB is right up there with the best. I dig the changes the band has made. The lock step toward the north endzone is very impressive. Keep up the OUTSTANDING work! YUBA and GO BLUE
I'm going to the UoM game on Saturday, should be great. I can't wait to hear the familiar sights and sounds from last year. The weather should be near perfect luckily.
I didn't know Michigan's marching band had clarinets! Our high school marching band does too, but only because it's so tiny. :) But obviously college level clarinetists sound exponentially better than high school, so it's cool that they have them.
This video never gets old. I get the chills watching it on UA-cam, I can only imagine what it must be like to see it in person. You have to love the beauty of college football, and the pageantry of traditions such as this. GO BLUE!
Where to begin... Well to start off they're bouncing up and down like abunch of idiots. Epic fail at 0:30 At 1:00 the music dies and sounds like a small animal being killed. The drum major at 1:30 is obviously trying to be better than all other drum majors by touching his head, however, he is falling on his head and knees more than anything else. At 2:30 they must think they are Wisconsin or something. They only made a letter M and marched back and forth a bunch. 1:56 WTF? They didnt sound good
Sends chills down my spine everytime I hear it. I love it! Go Blue! And as for the drum major they have done it for years, just a superstition. If he nails it, then another win for Meeechigan. As well as the baton toss in the goal post.
We don't play it twice, that's the way the song goes, it goes into an interlude and back into it for one more verse. When you have the best fight song in the land, why stray from it. Look up Temptation and the Hawaiian War Chant, we play those throughout the game as well. We have a sick tradition with Temptation.
@killerbees312 wrong! at HBCU's most people do come for the bands. In New Orleans, most people come for the bands. I am a proud graduate of Jackson State University and the famous Summa Cum Laude of Bands, the SONIC BOOM OF THE SOUTH, the best band in the nation
I have the most respect for these people, but i hate this style of marching.. I know its traditional and I know someone on here is going to argue.. but no need, I just prefer corps style.. amazing Job to these guys though!
and every nfl player that played for osu still "gives a rats ass" for osu i live in the town that a.j. hawk played for and he still makes visits back to his highschool team
shaknbake... OSU doesn't spell their name either... remember you're not the only school in Ohio.. It's Ohio State... you're spelling the name of the Ohio U Bobcats
i never anything about preparing for the nfl and i think he would because a ton of schools scouted him and he said he didnt want to to any of them but osu
I love the band, but this must have been the first game of the season, because the band members up at the base of the "M" were unsure of when to move to form the quadruple lines. Cody Martin from Plano was superior in his performance. Overall, how could you not like it? Michigan and Auburn currently have the two most emotionally charged entrances for bands. This is unbiased as I am not an alumnus of either.
Anyone who matters agrees with me..Your band is a good, top tier band .. However it doesn't sound any better, doesn't march any better and doesn't dress any better.. You blend in quite well.. It takes more than that.. There is a reason the FTAB has been requested by the President for parades in the capital, and were invited to march the streets of Dublin, Ireland.. There is a reason that NUMEROUS former members have had their ashes spread on the PRACTICE field.. Swallow that blue pride buddy..
Well unfortunately for you not only does this band have equal peers but is not even the class of the midwest, that goes to Norte Dame. Not to mention, this might hurt, Ohio state's band is more impressive than this. But if you want marching royalty you might consider having a look at The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band. Ask OSU's or Michigan's band director and they wont deny that the FTAB is superior. I enjoy Michigan's band and would have silently but I saw your comment and thought I'd enlighten you
ok... sorry, but UW Wisconsin Madison's Marching band is MUCH better. The beginning was sloppy, and the just go back and forth in an 'M'. Not to difficult to follow someone when the ENTIRE band is doing it! Thew drum major isn't that great either, UW Madison's drum major kicks the butt out of this one. Also, everyone gets excited when they do like 3 measures of high stepping, Wisconsin's Band does ALL high stepping! LOL... this band is good, but they don't even compare to Wisconsin! lol
@Brett11996 but what i can't understand is the fact that the "little brother" thing gets coined, and coincidentally michigan hasn't beaten msu since then. but to those ignorant fans, our wins "shouldn't count" (direct quote from an idiot guy i know) because of 3 reasons: 1. 3 years of rich rod 2. 1 year where one msu player goes rogue, and suddenly our entire team "plays dirty" 3. all time records and i doubt any other rivalry uses the same term, mike hart did coin it 4 years back, didn't he?
You say everyone attends to watch the game, they you should have visited out team. More people were there to watch and DANCE with our band. How do I know? Almost everyone left at halftime and said good job to our band director. This year and last year we get e-mails from people who claimed they cried and were moved by our marching show. If you listen, you can even hear the crowd get quiet when Frank Starts singing.
@kruegertown89 both of you aren't worth my time... it was statistically an upset, but when one team is as overranked as michigan, (your coach said it himself), i hardly consider it an upset. all of your arguments really don't matter at all, because we have the most important statistic, the head to head on michigan. and our win over wisconsin may have been a fluke, but msu dominated the well over half the game, wisconsin had a late run to tie it, so we had to resort to a hail mary.
Both Moo U regular season losses were blow-outs unlike those for Michigan. lol Please, MSU got lucky. It's great to see their luck end. How did Moo U get Wisky at home 2 years in a row? That game should've been played in Madison & would've been a blow-out, & MSU's win on a deflected Hail, Mary pass in Lansing was a fluke. MSU was also lucky to play OSU without its suspended players. MSU was also lucky to have 2 weeks to prepare for Michigan at home. It was also lucky to escape Minn. at home.
@kruegertown89 The Moo U win over Ohio State was also a fluke. Moo U faced an undermanned OSU team lacking all of its suspended players, whereas Michigan beat an OSU team at full strength. Moo U nearly lost to Minnesota at home as well. When you consider the full body of work as all voters should, the 2 loss Michigan team is better than the 3 loss,15th ranked Moo U team. It was a very fair final BCS ranking. It should've been Mich, against Wisky in the title game as well, the 2 best B10 teams.
@xHaterofHatersx It was an upset! Even at the time the game was played, it was considered an upset, whereas the ND win over Moo U was so much of a blow out, that hardly anyone consider that game an upset. One game does not an entire season make. NO, just because you upset Michigan after having 2 weeks to prepare & the home advantage, doesn't mean you're good enough to beat Nebraska or Notre Dame. Moo U is clearly not ready for big time college football, & your win over Wisconsin was a fluke.
@pagliacci567 lol i'm not denying that msu had three losses, but that was after playing an extra game... a game the michigan wasn't prestigious enough to play. and the fact that you think that our "fluke" win over wisconsin should be disregarded is comical and not worthy of a response. next time, bring up an argument that i haven't heard 5 times and can't be debunked through a simple look at statistics beyond the record.
@killerbees312 I never generalized that almost everyone attends a football game to see the band. I said that in my school district there are some schools whose bands are the central attraction. Honestly, the attention span of some of you critical, highly hostile commenters would make a goldfish laugh. It may be beyond your comprehension, but yes, in some schools, the band's popularity is on par with the football team's, and sometimes even better.
@anonymousowa1 im still in high school. i'm only a sophomore and im not the only one who sees this. we play our show during every half time at every home football game and no one watches or applauds. we work harder than most of the sports teams and no one gives a damn. the football parents yell at us when we're on OUR SECTION of the stands when we play our pep tunes or stands music, whatever you wanna call it. trust me no one in our school cares.
@MichiganFan39 Yes they do, and as a Michigan fan, I take pride in respecting my team's traditions as well as those of the other schools. I enjoy the sport so much more when I take the time to see the bigger picture. I think that the OSU and UM marching bands are both distinguished, so I can't possibly or intelligently deem one as better. I subscribe to the art of appreciating each band, as opposed to comparing them. It's about music and tradition, performance and precision. GO BLUE!
@RebelFlagHoistedHigh My point has always been that UM and OSU are amongst many distinguished marching bands. I repeat MANY. To state one as superior is not only hard, but impossible. You even stated that yourself. If you are going to nickname your band TBDBITL, expect others to take issue. It is an ignorant statement because it arises from a subjective point of view. Not an educated one. All I was saying is that OSU was not the only gig in town when it came to marching bands.
@Rockmangoes It's irrelevant mentioning how they "raised" the bar when the arbitrarily lowered that very same bar. As bad as going 1-9 is, having to relinquish a season's worth of victories is far worse. Losing to your greatest rival is not a crime, but violating the rules of conduct is. It has been said that "all glory is fleeting". While I don't know the outcome of this year's version of The Game, I can tell you that Michigan will not be the pushover it has been the last few years.
@RebelFlagHoistedHigh More objectivity from Buckeye Nation. Fans of every college team think that their band is the best. I am sorry, but there is no such thing as the The Best Damn Band In The Land....It's pure subjectivity and nothing more. When one considers how many great, and I do mean great marching bands there are, it is arrogant and unfounded to deem any band as being superior to all. I can respect fanfare and pride, but not ignorance. Seems to be widespread in Buckeye Nation. GO BLUE!
@Rockmangoes Wrong, wrong, wrong.....If you remember correctly, Lloyd Carr retired. He wasn't forced out due to lack of performance. He resigned because he felt it was in his best interest, as well as that of the program. What gets lost in the vitriol is how OSU and UM have each pushed one another to excel. What makes this rivalry so dynamic, is what has made these programs so great. The intense desire to achieve, and the indomitable will to win.
@sportcardcollector9 Why did you take the time to watch this video? The reason for your hatred of UM is quite simple. Certain OSU fans feel a sense of entitlement. As to why, who knows. Your animosity stems from the simple fact that historically, UM has has had the better of Ohio State. Woody Hayes had a losing record against UM, and you hate us for it. UM laid to waste many a Buckeye dream. I guess what they say is true. Envy begets hate, and this couldn't be more applicable than to Ohio State.
@smb333 "and the fact that you have no linguistic merit in your argument" I seriously lol'd. Are you trying to be ironic? Linguistic Merit?... in an argument? I'm sorry but your logic is so fundamentally flawed that it is self-defeating. You're done. My argument was that Michigan's band is not rated ever, so they can not possibly be overrated. Linguistics never even factor into the argument. My comment is entirely readable. Perhaps your reading comprehension needs work.
@smb333 "the general perception by the public is that they are one of the best in the country" Uh... firstly, nobody says that. Michigan isn't the one that is self-proclaimed TBDBITL. If anybody says that Michigan's band is the best in the country, it surely isn't Michigan saying it. If other people want to say it, then there is nothing the band or the school can do about it. But of course, Michigan is the arrogant ones right? How do I know they study? Because it's Michigan. That's how.
@ThoseWhoStayUofM@ lol..I did not mean "rated" as in the result of a competition, I just meant that the general perception by the public is that they are one of the best in the country, and they just aren't....and how do you know they all study??? Did you take a survey? It's a Big Ten University, of course they study...so do I....and the fact that you have no linguistic merit in your argument, (seriously, it's barely readable..), and that you called me retarded, discredits your entire comment...
@ThoseWhoStayUofM lol..I did not mean "rated" as in the result of a competition, I just meant that the general perception by the public is that they are one of the best in the country, and they just aren't....and how do you know they all study??? Did you take a survey? It's a Big Ten University, of course they study...so do I....and the fact that you have no linguistic merit in your argument, (seriously, it's barely readable..), and that you called me retarded, discredits your entire comment...
@KMW52 what? They kept something simple so OSU could do something more complex?? They didn't invent anything, they just did what big ten bands still so today. I guess you can keep clinging to that if you think it means Michigan's band is better. That really has no meaning, there is no metric. If you think prancing onto the field is somehow better than a band with military precision then good for you. BTW, no one can hear clarinets in a 110,000 seat stadium. All brass is so much better.
@KMW52 Do you know what Script Ohio is??? It is not a standing diagonal spelling of Ohio in cursive. Home bands honor the opposing school by making their logo or school name while playing their fight song. That was all they did. That is not Script Ohio. Script Ohio is a ROUTINE, starting from the 'O' block, uncoiling, continuing with the drum major writing 'Ohio' and, of course, ending with the dotting of the 'i'. The Best Damn Band in the Land > the scUM marching band.
@xHaterofHatersx Yeah, it's true, Michigan did the script Ohio 1st. OSU came to the Big House without their band, being a 2nd rate university. So the Michigan Band, feeling sorry for them did the script Ohio. Ohio St., never able to come up with anything original, adopted the script Ohio pretending it is all their own. Their latest borrow from Michigan came when they started the ridiculous tradition of putting a "thee" before their name. More Wolverine envy complex! :D
@nick5man5 1. There was a new director this year. 2. There were 110,000 screaming fans that made it a hell of a lot more difficult to hear the percussion cadence command. 3. There was probably some confusion within the percussion section. 4. This is probably the only time this has ever happened, and it has most certainly not happened since. 5. The rest of the pregame show went swimmingly. Just listen to those trombones at 2:33! Stellar.
Just so everyone knows the history of Script Ohio, it is very simple. Yes, Michigan's Marching Band did perform it first, however, it is not the same as how The Ohio State Marching Band peforms it now. They did it diagonally across the field, in script, to the tune of Fight The Team. It looked similar to the common end to a Michigan field show where they spell "The End". Ohio State does script Ohio to the tune of Le Regiment. Ohio Sta"e created Script Ohio as it is known, Michigan simply spelled
@GoHard1102 actually HBCUs come from University of michigan. this is the first college marching band america has ever seen back when college football got started. then after them came the greatest HBCU band that ever marched and that would be FAMU marching 100. all of the first band directors of an HBCU band graduated from this school because this was the only school at that time that had music as a major and a marching band as well
As an Ohio State fan, I respect Michigan. I honestly don't see any reason for me to root against UM every single week because if Michigan wins, so does the Big Ten. I'm not saying I like Michigan (Well, I don't.) , but I defiently respect them and wish them the best in the coming year not only in football, but in other sports too. Defiently can't wait until the big showdown in football this year -- hopefully two top ten teams battleing it out for a BCS/National Champ. birth. Good luck to y'all!
@RandomSpewBros: My high school band director was UM's drum major for three years in the late 70's. His first game against Northwestern, the field was soaked. When he broke through the block M, he slipped an slid fifteen yards. The crowd was laughinhg their as*es off. Even in the early 90's, he'd hear someone say at least five times each year they once saw UM's drum major once slide 15-20 on his ass.
@tonybologna31 ha! way to change the subject! we suck right now, u can't be at the top forever, but we'll be back so enjoy ur 2 wins in a row. even then, we'll occasionally lose to msu. it happens, footbal is unpredictable, but the Michigan Marching Band will always be better, face it, it's basically because we have a great tradition nd msu doesn't, plain and simple. oh, we always sucked at basketball lol
@mike0n0jake0inc Michigan was 3rd in scoring, last in turnovers and 7th in total yards per game. So you are completely wrong. Tressel packed it in and ran for 251 yards all over you guys. Who cares about brandon graham? who cares if the patriots draft him. Who cares about mel kiper or playing to the whistle? He did nothing against ohio state. Stop bringing up the NFL. it doesn't prove anything. Our pros are still better.
@mike0n0jake0inc actually the report i saw had OSU #2. but again irrelevant, our team is so stacked from the year before, you lose top recruits because they wont start for 2 years now. It's a 3 year cycle. 2 great years, then a mediocre year. It's that way with all top schools. You have to wait for the starters to all leave so that there can be a chance for a top recruit to play. Look at our roster. Our second team could beat Michigan tomorrow. really.
@mike0n0jake0inc apparently spelling is YOUR weakness. Buckeye fans respect what bo schembechler brought to the rivalry. Woody Hayes was a far greater coach but it was a sad day when he left UofM and died. You don't have enough respect to admit when your numbers and players can't compare anymore. Brag about most wins ever and I'll tell you that since 1919, we have more than you. We were miserable for 20 years. We know that
@mike0n0jake0inc ok? one person? Michigan produced 1. Henne is not the starter yet. You're talking about one player in Michigan's history. Name a good linebacker, safety, running back, wide reciever. Manningham? Edwards? Are you kidding me? You're talking about the NFL when its about college. Clarrett was thrown out of OSU for being an idiot. Tell me michigan's never had that happen...
@PedroahTheDestroah you are right. they won the first sudler trophy which was picked by journalists. Ohio State won the first one picked by College Band directors. One person called it "one of the greatest marches". congrats. The michigan band is weak. heard em, seen em, even conducted them for a few concerts. nowhere near the quality of the other 2 thought their school of music is far superior. your football team is better than your band anymore..
@dmyerz7: It makes me sad to see someone representing a Big Ten school bashing other schools in such an immature way. I know there's a rivalry, but seriously, we're not seven years old. Both Michigan and Ohio State have excellent band traditions. Both order their batons from the same manufacturer (as do some other schools). And the backbend without the hat still requires a lot of flexibility and control. Your comments are unnecessary.
just in case osu fans didnt know this script ohio is a lie it was FIRST Performed by Michigan in the 1930's dnt believe me look it up i am so tired of hearing osu fans say how great script ohio is to be honest it takes forever and it's not all the interesting to look at unless your a tradition kind of person now i dnt want to hear ppl talk shit to me so beforee they call me a liar plz look it up
ok i watched the michigan and the ohio state marchign band performances and i have to say that both of them are good BUT i have to give it to michigan cause there is actually energy the crowd and they are singing the fight song people are clapping and it's not a long and painful to watch with osu it's you know waiting five minutes just for it to finish and then dotting the i and it makes you want to say hurry up but both of them are very good
Spats. . . capelets. . . hesitation steps. . . back-bending drum major. . .sigh. . . for decades, I've enjoyed the half-times of college games more than most of the games themselves. Few things stir the blood as does a strutting drum major/majorette, leaning backward upon the wind of his/her passage, prancing down the band divide while music shivers the very air. . .
@Brett11996 i respectfully disagree. while there are the classy and respectful fans, if you were in the shoes of a born and raised msu fan, i think you would find that a shocking majority of the uofm fanbase carries at least an inkling of that false superior attitude, and the whole "little brother" thing proves it...
@pagliacci567 first off, "upset"... against michigan... lolololol and keep bringing up irrelevant non-conference notre dame who michigan could only beat because of the biggest fourth quarter meltdown of the entire year. your comment reeeks of walmart wolverine idiocy, and the fact that you think the game would have been any different in AA is hilarious. try harder.
@camellane33 exactly, they're glamorous, with their large fanbase and ridiculous amounts of money, but beyond that is a shitty football team reaping the rewards of the broken system that is the bcs. i'd rather have a good football team with no recognition than an overrated one with too much recognition, but that's just me :)
The commentator is funny, "Now if that doesn't get you fired up, I don't know what will; unless, of course, you're an Ohio State fan-then you're probably retching the corner or something."
WakeEternal Michigan game basketball is good for lunch today and tomorrow football basketball
Im a state fan all the way, lived in michigan all my life, most my family graduated from state. But my fuck how amazing your fight song is. Hey I suppose i'll say it GO BLUE
The University of Michigan Marching Band was the very first college band to be awarded the prestigious Sudler Trophy and recognized as the top marching band in the nation by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. You can only win the Sudler Trophy once, so the school that wins it first is the most highly regarded, and that's the University of Michigan. lol
It was John Philip Sousa himself that proclaimed that "The Victors", Michigan's famous fight song, was the greatest college football march ever composed. It was composed in 1898 by a University of Michigan student, Louis Elbel. "The Victors" was first performed publicly by Sousa's famous band with John Philip Sousa himself as conductor. So don't be jealous! We don't give a crap about other marching bands, because our band has the pedigree and accolades to back its superiority.
Yes, the Sudler Trophy, which is awarded by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, is considered the Heisman Trophy of band awards, and Michigan was the very 1st college marching band to be awarded the prestigious trophy. Also John Philip Sousa himself proclaimed that "The Victors" was the greatest college football march ever composed. It was also first performed publicly by Sousa & his famous band.
Then why did half the band in this clip swing the gates 8 counts early?
jpuckett351 A Google search found that they were awarded the trophy in 1982. Does that help? :-P
jpuckett351 It was the first game of the season- Give them a break.
Its also reported that the Victors is the ONLY song to have ever brought tears to the eyes of Bob Ufer. 100 MEEECHIGAN WOLVERINES!!!! And the best damn band too! GO BLUE!
"If that doesn't get you fired up, I don't know what will. Unless you're an Ohio State fan then you're probably retching in the corner or something" LMAO
Even being an OSU fan, I can still definitely appreciate this :-) Guess growing up being a band geek does that to you.
I can definitely appreciate this as well, but being a band geek, I’m messed up. I was raised in a Purdue house and I dearly love the All-American marching band, but I am going to go to Ohio State which is not only TBDBITL but the best in the universe. But I appreciate this because my high school is in Notre Dame territory and has become the best combination of Notre Dame and Michigan ever... Blue and Gold.,.
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@_ PopularNutria66 I will always love that OSU/UM rivalry. Got lots of friends from both sides. 😉
All allegiances aside, how can anyone not appreciate something such as this?
Because they messed up the turning out of the M at the end of run-on.
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@@will5412 It was like a sucker punch in the gut just as you enter the ring for a fight. How could you prevent it? The cut move being signaled by the director, not the drumline or drum major, was put in place long ago. Even well-trained musicians make mistakes. Those that cut too soon clearly heard the drumline's error, at, :30. The emotional effect of the error can be heard in the crowd and seen in the band's performance in the remainder of the vid.
As an MMB member myself, I acknowledge the caliber of the OSUMB. In fact, I think we should all take the time to recognize the quality of ensembles the Big Ten has and appreciate what each of them bring to the tradition and pageantry of the best conference in collegiate sports.
The average person who is not in band would rarely notice the mess up in the beginning....I didn't until it was pointed out. For 95% of the fans it's about the fight song itself and the M formation moving across the field as the instruments boom. This sends chills through me everytime I watch this or witness it live. The march and fight song rule regardless of mess ups...and that is all that matters to most people who view this.
Is it any wonder? Even the legendary John Philip Sousa called "The Victors" the greatest college football march ever composed. Composed in 1898 by Michigan student, Louis Elbel, Michigan's fight song is also a college football march.
This is amazing. The first time I saw this, it put tears in my eyes. Through thick and thin, through wins and losses, I will forever love this school and their teams. God bless every tradition, and school, but when God made Michigan, he truly broke the mold. GO BLUE!
girl, stop crying.
Drum major CODY MARTIN?
Was I the only one that found that hilarious?
Love my Michigan!! ^_^
As a Longhorn alum,I bleed Burnt Orange but this is the only non UT video I have saved. It is a fanastic pre game ceremony. I look forward to the time when M has their football program back to the winning tradition!!
Can watch and listen to that everyday. GO BLUE
minus hearing feet in the sound, its pretty good, lots of high energy :) pregame sets the tone for the football game....for the audience anyway. lol
These prancing peacocks! GO BLUE !!!!!
Beat #1 kansas yestrday go blue and hail 87- 85 ot
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Why not have a battle of drum majors? Ohio vs Michigan? Limbo style!
I was in the MMB flag corps 75-77. I remember well the sweeps on Elbel Field until your feet were burning. Practicing the 212 beat per minute entry was a major rush. All worth it to hear the Maize and Blue faithful roar when we exited the tunnel, each weekend. I've seen countless marching and corps bands,overall the MMB is right up there with the best. I dig the changes the band has made. The lock step toward the north endzone is very impressive. Keep up the OUTSTANDING work!
YUBA and GO BLUE
I'm going to the UoM game on Saturday, should be great. I can't wait to hear the familiar sights and sounds from last year. The weather should be near perfect luckily.
>guy runs out of tunnel five minutes late
>crap crap crap crap crap crap crap
OSU isnt the best either i agree. I guess im just so used to watching drum corps that i forgot how much better they were than college bands lol.
Thats not how you high step. Look at Grambling State Univ. band or most HBCU bands to c how high steppin is done.
I didn't know Michigan's marching band had clarinets! Our high school marching band does too, but only because it's so tiny. :) But obviously college level clarinetists sound exponentially better than high school, so it's cool that they have them.
This video never gets old. I get the chills watching it on UA-cam, I can only imagine what it must be like to see it in person. You have to love the beauty of college football, and the pageantry of traditions such as this. GO BLUE!
Someone doesn't know what DCI is
Fear the Wolverines OSU nerds.
Yoshizilla HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Back bend by drum major is underwhelming. Almost... ALMost... Aaaaand screw it I'll just drop myself on my head.
OSU.....riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...the "No Nothing Party School"
Back bend? YAWN....every fool can do that now. Try a FLIP!
I haven't told my friened about any of our Pregame stuff, and I just can't wait for her to hear and see this. It's going to be EPIC!!!!
Where to begin... Well to start off they're bouncing up and down like abunch of idiots. Epic fail at 0:30 At 1:00 the music dies and sounds like a small animal being killed. The drum major at 1:30 is obviously trying to be better than all other drum majors by touching his head, however, he is falling on his head and knees more than anything else. At 2:30 they must think they are Wisconsin or something. They only made a letter M and marched back and forth a bunch. 1:56 WTF? They didnt sound good
Did you see there tubas swinging? Neither did I.
lol 0:32 they totally messed up
its not a follow the leader drill, but nice try. You want me to type the counts out for you???
I remember as a little girl my mom would take us to watch the band practice it is just magical love to hear them play.....
Still the BEST fight song ever!!! And NO I didn't go to school there either!!!
Sends chills down my spine everytime I hear it. I love it! Go Blue! And as for the drum major they have done it for years, just a superstition. If he nails it, then another win for Meeechigan. As well as the baton toss in the goal post.
We don't play it twice, that's the way the song goes, it goes into an interlude and back into it for one more verse. When you have the best fight song in the land, why stray from it. Look up Temptation and the Hawaiian War Chant, we play those throughout the game as well. We have a sick tradition with Temptation.
@killerbees312 wrong! at HBCU's most people do come for the bands. In New Orleans, most people come for the bands. I am a proud graduate of Jackson State University and the famous Summa Cum Laude of Bands, the SONIC BOOM OF THE SOUTH, the best band in the nation
I have the most respect for these people, but i hate this style of marching.. I know its traditional and I know someone on here is going to argue.. but no need, I just prefer corps style.. amazing Job to these guys though!
The Dr. Seuss is strong in this buckeye watch out he might get a job when he gets out of jail..GO BLUE!
and every nfl player that played for osu still "gives a rats ass" for osu i live in the town that a.j. hawk played for and he still makes visits back to his highschool team
shaknbake... OSU doesn't spell their name either... remember you're not the only school in Ohio.. It's Ohio State... you're spelling the name of the Ohio U Bobcats
i never anything about preparing for the nfl and i think he would because a ton of schools scouted him and he said he didnt want to to any of them but osu
just in today the nazi army has been defeated by ohio state today thanks to the nazis leader tate forcier who gave ohio state 5 interceptions
The M is terrible, the drum major isn't strutting correctly, the back bend was terrible, and the trombones need a lot of work playing-wise.
Dude, major tick at 0:33 the some of the corners moved early.....or at least it looked like it........w/e, they sound good lol
Our marching band uses their fight song :P
I hear it's at least in part because they're too cheap to pay for the rights to broadcast the music that the bands play.
The U of M Marching band has tragically lost one of their band members today in a horrible car accident... :/
OSU got shit on the Michigan Marching Band. U of M is the Best Damn Band in the Land, hands DOWN! GO BLUE!
at 0:33 like 30 people totaly fucked up.
They should have shown EMU's pregame..=[
U of M's Marching is always a pleasure to watch
I love the band, but this must have been the first game of the season, because the band members up at the base of the "M" were unsure of when to move to form the quadruple lines. Cody Martin from Plano was superior in his performance. Overall, how could you not like it? Michigan and Auburn currently have the two most emotionally charged entrances for bands. This is unbiased as I am not an alumnus of either.
Anyone who matters agrees with me..Your band is a good, top tier band .. However it doesn't sound any better, doesn't march any better and doesn't dress any better.. You blend in quite well.. It takes more than that.. There is a reason the FTAB has been requested by the President for parades in the capital, and were invited to march the streets of Dublin, Ireland.. There is a reason that NUMEROUS former members have had their ashes spread on the PRACTICE field.. Swallow that blue pride buddy..
Well unfortunately for you not only does this band have equal peers but is not even the class of the midwest, that goes to Norte Dame. Not to mention, this might hurt, Ohio state's band is more impressive than this. But if you want marching royalty you might consider having a look at The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band. Ask OSU's or Michigan's band director and they wont deny that the FTAB is superior. I enjoy Michigan's band and would have silently but I saw your comment and thought I'd enlighten you
ok... sorry, but UW Wisconsin Madison's Marching band is MUCH better. The beginning was sloppy, and the just go back and forth in an 'M'. Not to difficult to follow someone when the ENTIRE band is doing it! Thew drum major isn't that great either, UW Madison's drum major kicks the butt out of this one. Also, everyone gets excited when they do like 3 measures of high stepping, Wisconsin's Band does ALL high stepping! LOL... this band is good, but they don't even compare to Wisconsin! lol
@Brett11996 but what i can't understand is the fact that the "little brother" thing gets coined, and coincidentally michigan hasn't beaten msu since then. but to those ignorant fans, our wins "shouldn't count" (direct quote from an idiot guy i know) because of 3 reasons:
1. 3 years of rich rod
2. 1 year where one msu player goes rogue, and suddenly our entire team "plays dirty"
3. all time records
and i doubt any other rivalry uses the same term, mike hart did coin it 4 years back, didn't he?
You say everyone attends to watch the game, they you should have visited out team. More people were there to watch and DANCE with our band. How do I know? Almost everyone left at halftime and said good job to our band director. This year and last year we get e-mails from people who claimed they cried and were moved by our marching show. If you listen, you can even hear the crowd get quiet when Frank Starts singing.
@kruegertown89 both of you aren't worth my time... it was statistically an upset, but when one team is as overranked as michigan, (your coach said it himself), i hardly consider it an upset.
all of your arguments really don't matter at all, because we have the most important statistic, the head to head on michigan.
and our win over wisconsin may have been a fluke, but msu dominated the well over half the game, wisconsin had a late run to tie it, so we had to resort to a hail mary.
Both Moo U regular season losses were blow-outs unlike those for Michigan. lol Please, MSU got lucky. It's great to see their luck end. How did Moo U get Wisky at home 2 years in a row? That game should've been played in Madison & would've been a blow-out, & MSU's win on a deflected Hail, Mary pass in Lansing was a fluke. MSU was also lucky to play OSU without its suspended players. MSU was also lucky to have 2 weeks to prepare for Michigan at home. It was also lucky to escape Minn. at home.
@kruegertown89 The Moo U win over Ohio State was also a fluke. Moo U faced an undermanned OSU team lacking all of its suspended players, whereas Michigan beat an OSU team at full strength. Moo U nearly lost to Minnesota at home as well. When you consider the full body of work as all voters should, the 2 loss Michigan team is better than the 3 loss,15th ranked Moo U team. It was a very fair final BCS ranking. It should've been Mich, against Wisky in the title game as well, the 2 best B10 teams.
@xHaterofHatersx It was an upset! Even at the time the game was played, it was considered an upset, whereas the ND win over Moo U was so much of a blow out, that hardly anyone consider that game an upset. One game does not an entire season make. NO, just because you upset Michigan after having 2 weeks to prepare & the home advantage, doesn't mean you're good enough to beat Nebraska or Notre Dame. Moo U is clearly not ready for big time college football, & your win over Wisconsin was a fluke.
@pagliacci567 lol i'm not denying that msu had three losses, but that was after playing an extra game... a game the michigan wasn't prestigious enough to play. and the fact that you think that our "fluke" win over wisconsin should be disregarded is comical and not worthy of a response.
next time, bring up an argument that i haven't heard 5 times and can't be debunked through a simple look at statistics beyond the record.
@killerbees312 I never generalized that almost everyone attends a football game to see the band. I said that in my school district there are some schools whose bands are the central attraction. Honestly, the attention span of some of you critical, highly hostile commenters would make a goldfish laugh. It may be beyond your comprehension, but yes, in some schools, the band's popularity is on par with the football team's, and sometimes even better.
@anonymousowa1 im still in high school. i'm only a sophomore and im not the only one who sees this. we play our show during every half time at every home football game and no one watches or applauds. we work harder than most of the sports teams and no one gives a damn. the football parents yell at us when we're on OUR SECTION of the stands when we play our pep tunes or stands music, whatever you wanna call it. trust me no one in our school cares.
@MichiganFan39 Yes they do, and as a Michigan fan, I take pride in respecting my team's traditions as well as those of the other schools. I enjoy the sport so much more when I take the time to see the bigger picture. I think that the OSU and UM marching bands are both distinguished, so I can't possibly or intelligently deem one as better. I subscribe to the art of appreciating each band, as opposed to comparing them. It's about music and tradition, performance and precision. GO BLUE!
@RebelFlagHoistedHigh My point has always been that UM and OSU are amongst many distinguished marching bands. I repeat MANY. To state one as superior is not only hard, but impossible. You even stated that yourself. If you are going to nickname your band TBDBITL, expect others to take issue. It is an ignorant statement because it arises from a subjective point of view. Not an educated one. All I was saying is that OSU was not the only gig in town when it came to marching bands.
@Rockmangoes It's irrelevant mentioning how they "raised" the bar when the arbitrarily lowered that very same bar. As bad as going 1-9 is, having to relinquish a season's worth of victories is far worse. Losing to your greatest rival is not a crime, but violating the rules of conduct is. It has been said that "all glory is fleeting". While I don't know the outcome of this year's version of The Game, I can tell you that Michigan will not be the pushover it has been the last few years.
@RebelFlagHoistedHigh More objectivity from Buckeye Nation. Fans of every college team think that their band is the best. I am sorry, but there is no such thing as the The Best Damn Band In The Land....It's pure subjectivity and nothing more. When one considers how many great, and I do mean great marching bands there are, it is arrogant and unfounded to deem any band as being superior to all. I can respect fanfare and pride, but not ignorance. Seems to be widespread in Buckeye Nation. GO BLUE!
@Rockmangoes Wrong, wrong, wrong.....If you remember correctly, Lloyd Carr retired. He wasn't forced out due to lack of performance. He resigned because he felt it was in his best interest, as well as that of the program. What gets lost in the vitriol is how OSU and UM have each pushed one another to excel. What makes this rivalry so dynamic, is what has made these programs so great. The intense desire to achieve, and the indomitable will to win.
@sportcardcollector9 Why did you take the time to watch this video? The reason for your hatred of UM is quite simple. Certain OSU fans feel a sense of entitlement. As to why, who knows. Your animosity stems from the simple fact that historically, UM has has had the better of Ohio State. Woody Hayes had a losing record against UM, and you hate us for it. UM laid to waste many a Buckeye dream. I guess what they say is true. Envy begets hate, and this couldn't be more applicable than to Ohio State.
@smb333 "and the fact that you have no linguistic merit in your argument"
I seriously lol'd. Are you trying to be ironic? Linguistic Merit?... in an argument? I'm sorry but your logic is so fundamentally flawed that it is self-defeating. You're done. My argument was that Michigan's band is not rated ever, so they can not possibly be overrated. Linguistics never even factor into the argument. My comment is entirely readable. Perhaps your reading comprehension needs work.
@smb333 "the general perception by the public is that they are one of the best in the country"
Uh... firstly, nobody says that. Michigan isn't the one that is self-proclaimed TBDBITL. If anybody says that Michigan's band is the best in the country, it surely isn't Michigan saying it. If other people want to say it, then there is nothing the band or the school can do about it. But of course, Michigan is the arrogant ones right? How do I know they study? Because it's Michigan. That's how.
@ThoseWhoStayUofM@ lol..I did not mean "rated" as in the result of a competition, I just meant that the general perception by the public is that they are one of the best in the country, and they just aren't....and how do you know they all study??? Did you take a survey? It's a Big Ten University, of course they study...so do I....and the fact that you have no linguistic merit in your argument, (seriously, it's barely readable..), and that you called me retarded, discredits your entire comment...
@ThoseWhoStayUofM lol..I did not mean "rated" as in the result of a competition, I just meant that the general perception by the public is that they are one of the best in the country, and they just aren't....and how do you know they all study??? Did you take a survey? It's a Big Ten University, of course they study...so do I....and the fact that you have no linguistic merit in your argument, (seriously, it's barely readable..), and that you called me retarded, discredits your entire comment...
@KMW52 what? They kept something simple so OSU could do something more complex?? They didn't invent anything, they just did what big ten bands still so today. I guess you can keep clinging to that if you think it means Michigan's band is better. That really has no meaning, there is no metric. If you think prancing onto the field is somehow better than a band with military precision then good for you. BTW, no one can hear clarinets in a 110,000 seat stadium. All brass is so much better.
@KMW52 Do you know what Script Ohio is??? It is not a standing diagonal spelling of Ohio in cursive. Home bands honor the opposing school by making their logo or school name while playing their fight song. That was all they did. That is not Script Ohio. Script Ohio is a ROUTINE, starting from the 'O' block, uncoiling, continuing with the drum major writing 'Ohio' and, of course, ending with the dotting of the 'i'. The Best Damn Band in the Land > the scUM marching band.
@xHaterofHatersx Yeah, it's true, Michigan did the script Ohio 1st. OSU came to the Big House without their band, being a 2nd rate university. So the Michigan Band, feeling sorry for them did the script Ohio. Ohio St., never able to come up with anything original, adopted the script Ohio pretending it is all their own. Their latest borrow from Michigan came when they started the ridiculous tradition of putting a "thee" before their name. More Wolverine envy complex! :D
@nick5man5 1. There was a new director this year. 2. There were 110,000 screaming fans that made it a hell of a lot more difficult to hear the percussion cadence command. 3. There was probably some confusion within the percussion section. 4. This is probably the only time this has ever happened, and it has most certainly not happened since. 5. The rest of the pregame show went swimmingly. Just listen to those trombones at 2:33! Stellar.
Just so everyone knows the history of Script Ohio, it is very simple. Yes, Michigan's Marching Band did perform it first, however, it is not the same as how The Ohio State Marching Band peforms it now. They did it diagonally across the field, in script, to the tune of Fight The Team. It looked similar to the common end to a Michigan field show where they spell "The End". Ohio State does script Ohio to the tune of Le Regiment. Ohio Sta"e created Script Ohio as it is known, Michigan simply spelled
@GoHard1102 actually HBCUs come from University of michigan. this is the first college marching band america has ever seen back when college football got started. then after them came the greatest HBCU band that ever marched and that would be FAMU marching 100. all of the first band directors of an HBCU band graduated from this school because this was the only school at that time that had music as a major and a marching band as well
As an Ohio State fan, I respect Michigan. I honestly don't see any reason for me to root against UM every single week because if Michigan wins, so does the Big Ten. I'm not saying I like Michigan (Well, I don't.) , but I defiently respect them and wish them the best in the coming year not only in football, but in other sports too. Defiently can't wait until the big showdown in football this year -- hopefully two top ten teams battleing it out for a BCS/National Champ. birth. Good luck to y'all!
@RandomSpewBros: My high school band director was UM's drum major for three years in the late 70's. His first game against Northwestern, the field was soaked. When he broke through the block M, he slipped an slid fifteen yards. The crowd was laughinhg their as*es off. Even in the early 90's, he'd hear someone say at least five times each year they once saw UM's drum major once slide 15-20 on his ass.
@tonybologna31 ha! way to change the subject! we suck right now, u can't be at the top forever, but we'll be back so enjoy ur 2 wins in a row. even then, we'll occasionally lose to msu. it happens, footbal is unpredictable, but the Michigan Marching Band will always be better, face it, it's basically because we have a great tradition nd msu doesn't, plain and simple.
oh, we always sucked at basketball lol
@mike0n0jake0inc Michigan was 3rd in scoring, last in turnovers and 7th in total yards per game. So you are completely wrong. Tressel packed it in and ran for 251 yards all over you guys. Who cares about brandon graham? who cares if the patriots draft him. Who cares about mel kiper or playing to the whistle? He did nothing against ohio state. Stop bringing up the NFL. it doesn't prove anything. Our pros are still better.
@mike0n0jake0inc actually the report i saw had OSU #2. but again irrelevant, our team is so stacked from the year before, you lose top recruits because they wont start for 2 years now. It's a 3 year cycle. 2 great years, then a mediocre year. It's that way with all top schools. You have to wait for the starters to all leave so that there can be a chance for a top recruit to play. Look at our roster. Our second team could beat Michigan tomorrow. really.
@mike0n0jake0inc apparently spelling is YOUR weakness. Buckeye fans respect what bo schembechler brought to the rivalry. Woody Hayes was a far greater coach but it was a sad day when he left UofM and died. You don't have enough respect to admit when your numbers and players can't compare anymore. Brag about most wins ever and I'll tell you that since 1919, we have more than you. We were miserable for 20 years. We know that
@mike0n0jake0inc ok? one person? Michigan produced 1. Henne is not the starter yet. You're talking about one player in Michigan's history. Name a good linebacker, safety, running back, wide reciever. Manningham? Edwards? Are you kidding me? You're talking about the NFL when its about college. Clarrett was thrown out of OSU for being an idiot. Tell me michigan's never had that happen...
@PedroahTheDestroah you are right. they won the first sudler trophy which was picked by journalists. Ohio State won the first one picked by College Band directors. One person called it "one of the greatest marches". congrats. The michigan band is weak. heard em, seen em, even conducted them for a few concerts. nowhere near the quality of the other 2 thought their school of music is far superior. your football team is better than your band anymore..
@dmyerz7: It makes me sad to see someone representing a Big Ten school bashing other schools in such an immature way. I know there's a rivalry, but seriously, we're not seven years old. Both Michigan and Ohio State have excellent band traditions. Both order their batons from the same manufacturer (as do some other schools). And the backbend without the hat still requires a lot of flexibility and control. Your comments are unnecessary.
just in case osu fans didnt know this script ohio is a lie it was FIRST Performed by Michigan in the 1930's dnt believe me look it up i am so tired of hearing osu fans say how great script ohio is to be honest it takes forever and it's not all the interesting to look at unless your a tradition kind of person now i dnt want to hear ppl talk shit to me so beforee they call me a liar plz look it up
ok i watched the michigan and the ohio state marchign band performances and i have to say that both of them are good BUT i have to give it to michigan cause there is actually energy the crowd and they are singing the fight song people are clapping and it's not a long and painful to watch with osu it's you know waiting five minutes just for it to finish and then dotting the i and it makes you want to say hurry up but both of them are very good
good.. good... amazing (we like your play)
Spats. . . capelets. . . hesitation steps. . . back-bending drum major. . .sigh. . . for decades, I've enjoyed the half-times of college games more than most of the games themselves. Few things stir the blood as does a strutting drum major/majorette, leaning backward upon the wind of his/her passage, prancing down the band divide while music shivers the very air. . .
@Brett11996 i respectfully disagree. while there are the classy and respectful fans, if you were in the shoes of a born and raised msu fan, i think you would find that a shocking majority of the uofm fanbase carries at least an inkling of that false superior attitude, and the whole "little brother" thing proves it...
@pagliacci567 first off, "upset"... against michigan... lolololol
and keep bringing up irrelevant non-conference notre dame who michigan could only beat because of the biggest fourth quarter meltdown of the entire year.
your comment reeeks of walmart wolverine idiocy, and the fact that you think the game would have been any different in AA is hilarious. try harder.
@camellane33 exactly, they're glamorous, with their large fanbase and ridiculous amounts of money, but beyond that is a shitty football team reaping the rewards of the broken system that is the bcs. i'd rather have a good football team with no recognition than an overrated one with too much recognition, but that's just me :)