@@kishascape Cosenza dotted the I four more times while he was at OSU. Each time, the camera operators were likely _very_ careful to stand clear of his bell.
The marcher is not at fault. The cameraman should have known two things: The sousaphone is big and heavy so don't get too close. Second: If this is a long standing tradition the cameraman should have known he was going to bow. Plus he said, "look out" pretty loud
LOL the sousaphone player gave him every opportunity to move, but he didn’t heed his warning. WHAM!!! Kudos to the sousaphone player too for not deviating one iota from tradition.
There is no way that the cameraman can react in time. He simply didn't have enough time to dodge the sousaphone. The most important thing about marching band is the tempo, so the sousaphone player can not wait for the cameraman to go away then do the visual.
The drill hasn't changed much since the sousaphone started dotting the "i" in 1937. The camera man should have looked up videos of previous performances, they do the same bow everytime.
I feel bad for him. This was supposed to be one of his most memorable moments in life. Now he's remembered as the one who hit the cameraman with the Sousaphone.
+Better than Prince Number one rule of when there are judges or camera people around when marching: If they're in your dot, or get in your way, its not their fault XD Plus, that would seem like a pretty cool moment to me
So true! When people got on your dot or they are blocking you; it's their fault to stand there. It's not your responsibility to stand there and wait for them. Marching band is all about tempo.
bobobobinalong and this one definitely hit that mark perfectly. I guarantee when his kids are college age it is one of the stories the sousaphone players will be telling the incoming freshman.
"Run them over" as my band director says. It can be another student, director, or field judge, it doesn't mattter just stay in the form no matter what.
I know, I was thinking the same thing because I play tuba/sousaphone too! The whole time I was like "Oh no! The poor sousaphone!" And I was looking to see if it was bent or scratched. Sorry this reply is on your comment from months ago, I just watched the video.
***** Although damage to any instrument is bad, I can't say I'd be anywhere near as concerned about a sousa as most others. Sousas are inferior to contras in almost every way. Their only advantage is being slightly cheaper, and even that is changing as more and more schools start buying contras.
it's their fault if they're in your way. you've trained long and hard hours at band camp not to break and to do as you were instructed, some judge or camera man who gets in the way of that should (and rightly so) get smacked because if you (saying this not from experience but i know my band director well) break even just the slightest that could 1.) make the marching routine and style look bad and 2.) probably have your band director yell at you BECAUSE you broke formation because of a arrogant person who was in your way
@@kaeleighbrooks477 Yes! And, as a veteran bandie, you have an appreciation of how tight OSUMB's crossovers are. They have to maintain their spacing all the time, or there's gonna be wreckage of black wool uniforms and mangled brass all over the place. Probably a lot of split lips, too. My stepdaughter is very active in the OSU Alumni Band, so she's kind of a super-veteran. She swears up and down that, if the person in front of her during Quad Script Ohio for the Reunion Game (first game of the season) fell over dead in front of her, she'd step right over him, fill in the space, and expect those behind her to do the same. The grounded guy is the medics' problem.
@@lmallanao Not a bandie, but somewhat conversant in the area. I think Nosett is talking about a portion of a competition where the bands are being judged on how they look and march, rather than on their playing. The only way I can think that Nosett could have "nearly punched a judge" is if they play bone, and the judge planted themself right where Nosett's slide needed to be. But yeah -- the punch itself would have been quite the visual.
I find it funny how some people are blaming the sousaphone player for not giving the guy enough time. Seriously, look up how much training and try-outs a tuba/sousaphone player in OSU has to put into just dotting the "i". Then some idiot camera guy who, if he's filming the sousaphone that dots the "i", should know that the sousaphone player quickly and sharply bows. I wouldn't have even given the camera man a "Watch out." I sincerely hope this camera man got fired because 1) Sousaphone bends or dents or even scratches cost a LOT to get fixed. 2) This sousaphone player has been working so hard for this and some asshole cameraman almost ruins it. 3) He should know better, again, as the *cameraman who films the player dotting the "i"*. I feel bad for the sousaphone player because he's worked so hard for this and then that happened.
@@bonetonelord Oh, he is. Definitely in the i-dotting hall of fame. My stepdaughter is active in the OSU Alumni Band, and says he's a dues-paying member, and occasionally shows for the Reunion Game -- first game of the season. It's always a non-conference game, so there's never any major network coverage, more's the pity. The Alumni march, the former drum majors do nifty spins and tosses, and they do a Quad Script Ohio. If you think one is impressive, wait'll you see four happening on the field all at once. It's downright wild.
You're absolutely right. The i-dotter has a specific set of motions cued to the beat: 1) High goose-step to his mark. 2) Click heels. 3) Lift cap and smile like crazy. 4) Snap the bow. 5) Whip back up. Et cetera, et cetera. Each motion happens on a specific beat. To do otherwise is to do it wrong. And yes, the videographers are briefed ahead of time, and forewarned that that big ol' bell is coming down, and they need to make sure they're clear. If this footage isn't used to train cameramen who haven't done an OSUMB show before, it oughta be. It's an object lesson is "Don't hash up the crossovers, and stay outta the sousaphone's way!"
He did exactly what every marching band person is supposed to do. You do what you're supposed to do, regardless of what non-band things are nearby. Way to go, sousa player!
I ran over a judge once while jazz running. he found me after the contest and asked if my instrument was all right. no matter who you are istrument before self. if you fall let the instrument fall on you
For those of you who were never in a marching band, you can't imagine how hard the whole thing is. Remember, the drum major has it all on his shoulders, and he can't see it vertically, it's all flat to him. Yet, he must lead the entire procession through a most difficult, curved pattern. And THEN he has to goose step with the sousaphone player and hope they don't fall backwards. KUDOS!!!!
Beautiful, i remember watching this game. I'm an SC fan, and I was about to turn, but ESPN kept talking about the band and how great it was, blah blah blah!! So i was like ok i'll watch it, and man was I pleasantly surprised. That guy Frank was born to do that, he gave it everything to prefect the dot..
You should watch some of the summer band camp marching practice vids. If a person trying out for band is a phenomenal player, but somehow is unable to nail the crossovers, they are _gone._ It's a stage band of some sort for them. And believe me when I say high school band directors' resumes shine a lot brighter here in Ohio if they've been in Marching Band. Probably in other states too, though it may not pull much weight in That State Up North, home of what my rabid Buckeye fan, six-year OSUMB veteran, and very active (actually referred to as "hyperactive") TBDBITL Alumni Band member. How hyper is she? (Yeah, I know you didn't ask, but I think it's kinda wild, so....) She's so hyper, when she negotiated with her current employer for compensation and PTO, she declared Michigan Week to be a non-negotiable vacation week for her. Alumni Band sends the Hyper Unit to all sorts of businesses, malls, and special events to drum up enthusiasm for The Game. As though Buckeye fans need to be goaded into yelling invective at scUM, right? I kidded my stepdaughter once about this and she laughed. She said, "Yeah, they don't need much pepping up, but hey -- it generates a lot of donations." It takes a _lot_ of money to field a band the quality of TBDBITL.
Caught the cameraman a trifle off-guard too, evidently. And yes, he's a legend. I ran across a 2023 OSU _Lantern_ article about notable i-dotters, and he got a lot of print. The article has a link to this vid, so I'm watching it for about the umpty-'leventh time, give or take a few. Never fails to crack me up. My stepdaughter is an OSUMB alum, and is active in the Alumni Band. She and other bandies had season tickets in the same area. She swears you can hear their section cheering like crazy for Cosenza after the smack, but I can't tell. I guess I'll just have to watch it again, huh? Edit: Holy cats, you _can_ hear them!
Not an OSU alum, faculty or staff, but watching the band perform Script Ohio sends chills down my spine every time. Can you imagine the rush it must be to 'dot the I' in front of all those fans? Well done!!
I was at this game (USC game) and doubt I'll ever feel anything quite like the electricity in the 'shoe that night. Hearing that crowd roar when they begin highstepping to dot the "I"... my god, chills at the least, and tears perfectly acceptable.
Have you ever been to the first home game of the season? It's referred to by bandies as "Reunion Weekend." Marching Band alumni come from everywhere, and I do mean _everywhere,_ for the game, everyone who is capable of marching does, and they do a Quad Script Ohio. Some older members march with their sections without playing, but they're on the field again, which is The Main Thang. Heck, I know a young man who had a stroke in his 30s. His stated rehab goal? To march in Quad Script Ohio again. He did it, too. Now he can march _and_ play. Goals are everything. Like every other game in the 'Shoe, the Reunion Game is always sold out. Quad Script Ohio is amazing to see and hear in person. If you're still on UA-cam now, 14 years after your comment, you really oughta check out a vid of it.
In '01 or '02, one of the years Adam Prescott was Drum Major, he was marching down for pregame and went to do his goal post toss, and there was a former linesman/linebacker turned commentator there. Needless to say Adam marching right in to him and knocked the guy on his ass. When you're trying out you get reminded constantly about driving regardless of the situation, and people being in your spot is no exception. I liked the high five between Josh and Frank, nice one gentlemen!
Hey, the low-five has been part of the formation since sometime in the 70s. It's like a transfer of power thang, isn't it? I like it, too. And I wanna see the vid of Prescott flattening the commentator. Had the doink never watched the whole Ramp Entrance?
@iamrecognized every portion of the script is broken precisely. The reason why it works so well, and you don't see gaps expanded and contacting throughout the script is that everyone knows the correct amount of steps between each portion.
thewdc Agreed. I bleed Maize and Blue but will tell anybody who will listen that "Script Ohio" is pretty damn cool. Nobody else does anything quite like it.
Dude that is all I need to know and I can tell you're a former band member of Ohio St and know all about historyI appreciate what you told me about this thank you very much now I understand even though I wasn't in the band all my life but that's ok I'm a sports type person anyways for the second time thank you for letting me know about this take care!
I don't know so much about switching to tuba just so you can dot the I in Script Ohio a game or two, but that has got to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And as a tuba player myself, I really envy the fun that smackdown must have been. =)
..to see it in its simplest sense, perhaps. It's a lot more dynamic in that it's usually changing throughout the course of the script. (e.g. it's 18 steps down the left side of the large 'o' and 8 steps round each corner. If during the course of the script those numbers go over/under members of the band recognize this and alter it on the fly to correct it)
Being a fellow marching band musican, He did what he was supposed to do. I've been told thousands of times, you do not break form. Same for competetion, if a judge gets in the way, you run them down. I hate Ohio state, but I love the script tradition. GO ANY OTHER BIG TEN TEAM!!!!
saying the cameraman is it no fault well the player is not at fault either because in marching band we are not supposed to stop for anything, we run over anyone and everyone who gets in our path. -I play bass drum so watch out
There are certain spots within the script that are certain counts away from the last one and you hit that spot. Each person is responsible for making sure that they get to their spot on the correct count. Even making sure you hit with the correct foot is important.
go to 2:46 and turn volume all the way up. The cameraman either didn't hear him OR he was just thought the sousa was a bit smaller than it actually was.
Frank's I-Dot wasn't ruined by that cameraman being in the way. It just gave the band a good story to talk about and hopefully ruined that nice camera. The sousaphone obviously had to be repaired which is unfortunate, because it was a really nice one...
Yeah, that bell was dented good...the OSUMB has their own in-house instrument repairmen (members of the Sousaphone section) of which Frank is one, but that bell had to get sent out because it almost had a hole punched right through it.
I think I heard him say "WATCH OUT!" right before he hits the cameraman, so if that's the case, you know he was worried he might hit him. I must have watched it over and over 100 times by now and I still get a kick out of it every time, lol.
The band has every right to run you over to hit their spot if you are in the way. On field judges of HS and DCI bands know this but somebody forgot to tell the cameraman this.
Having been a sousaphone player in the Ohio State Marching Band I can tell you he was expected to power right through anyone who gets in his way. And if you think anyone thinks this ruined his i-dot, I can tell you that they will be talking about this one for decades to come.
The cameraman got exactly what he deserved! It is up to the cameraman to get out of the way. Frank did exactly what he should have in not altering the bow. Well done Frank!
ladies and gentleman. There is no perfect performance. We're humans, not robots, we make mistakes. Just because you didn't see a mistake doesn't mean it wasn't there
Huh. Interesting. I don't follow college football, so I didn't know about this tradition. Great milestone for this kid! Is it always s sousaphone player that gets to dot the I? How is the lucky person selected?
He is no longer just one of the guys who dotted the I, he is the one who did it and broke shit while doing it, making him even more legendary.
Nothing will stand in the way of this man’s dreams. Literally.
Hey, did you know your comment was quoted in a 2023 OSU _Lantern_ article about notable I-dotters? Yup. Your words still resound across the interwebs.
@@kishascape Cosenza dotted the I four more times while he was at OSU. Each time, the camera operators were likely _very_ careful to stand clear of his bell.
The marcher is not at fault. The cameraman should have known two things: The sousaphone is big and heavy so don't get too close. Second: If this is a long standing tradition the cameraman should have known he was going to bow. Plus he said, "look out" pretty loud
I heard him say watch out
@@alyssapalmer2339
Yeah, it’s clear he screamed “WATCH OUT!”
Also, he looks like Tom Cruise a little 😂
LOL the sousaphone player gave him every opportunity to move, but he didn’t heed his warning. WHAM!!! Kudos to the sousaphone player too for not deviating one iota from tradition.
Also you’re supposed to run people over.
camera man tries to be the dot for the i
"There can only be one!" - Sousaphone guy
*smack*
Kevin Fang 😂😂
He said "WATCH OUT!" cuz that was part of the March.
That was entirely the cameraman's fault. He was waaaay too close AND Cosenza said "Watch out!" right before he bowed.
+Endie Girl SOOO TRUEEEE!!!! Go to 2:46 and turn your volume ALL THE WAYYY UPPPP and you would hear Cosenza go "Look out!"
There is no way that the cameraman can react in time. He simply didn't have enough time to dodge the sousaphone. The most important thing about marching band is the tempo, so the sousaphone player can not wait for the cameraman to go away then do the visual.
Its not the sousa's fault, but not the cameraman's either.
I mean the camera man shoudn't have gotten as close but it happened and it's something we can laugh at...unless he damage the sousaphone😂
The drill hasn't changed much since the sousaphone started dotting the "i" in 1937. The camera man should have looked up videos of previous performances, they do the same bow everytime.
When a Sousaphone player says watch out he means it.
caution the bell hurts
That cameraman had it coming.
😂
I feel bad for him.
This was supposed to be one of his most memorable moments in life.
Now he's remembered as the one who hit the cameraman with the Sousaphone.
+Better than Prince Number one rule of when there are judges or camera people around when marching: If they're in your dot, or get in your way, its not their fault XD
Plus, that would seem like a pretty cool moment to me
So true! When people got on your dot or they are blocking you; it's their fault to stand there. It's not your responsibility to stand there and wait for them. Marching band is all about tempo.
Honestly, I wouldn't know who he was or what "dotting the i" is if it weren't for him hitting the cameraman. So there's that.
summers don't feel bad - although all I-dotters are special to Buckeyes, only a handful become legends.
bobobobinalong and this one definitely hit that mark perfectly. I guarantee when his kids are college age it is one of the stories the sousaphone players will be telling the incoming freshman.
He yelled watch out just before bowing, still a legend
😂😂😂
"Run them over" as my band director says. It can be another student, director, or field judge, it doesn't mattter just stay in the form no matter what.
No immovable object can withstand the unstoppable force of a marching band
Same, that’s what my band director said to me.
First things first, is the instrument okay?
I know, I was thinking the same thing because I play tuba/sousaphone too! The whole time I was like "Oh no! The poor sousaphone!" And I was looking to see if it was bent or scratched. Sorry this reply is on your comment from months ago, I just watched the video.
***** Although damage to any instrument is bad, I can't say I'd be anywhere near as concerned about a sousa as most others. Sousas are inferior to contras in almost every way. Their only advantage is being slightly cheaper, and even that is changing as more and more schools start buying contras.
+Bone-Tone Lord its a sousaphone it takes a truck to break those.
That Contra Guy there is literally a hole in one of my schools sousaphone tuning slides
Hmmm
You've got to think though now this guy is a legend for mauling a cameraman while dotting the "I" so in a way it's not too bad lol.
Last year during marching season I nearly punched a judge in a visual. Never break set, never stop marching, even if there is someone in your way.
+NosettVille ok how did u nearly punch someone in a visual? was the punch the visual?
it's their fault if they're in your way. you've trained long and hard hours at band camp not to break and to do as you were instructed, some judge or camera man who gets in the way of that should (and rightly so) get smacked because if you (saying this not from experience but i know my band director well) break even just the slightest that could 1.) make the marching routine and style look bad and 2.) probably have your band director yell at you BECAUSE you broke formation because of a arrogant person who was in your way
@@kaeleighbrooks477 Yes! And, as a veteran bandie, you have an appreciation of how tight OSUMB's crossovers are. They have to maintain their spacing all the time, or there's gonna be wreckage of black wool uniforms and mangled brass all over the place. Probably a lot of split lips, too. My stepdaughter is very active in the OSU Alumni Band, so she's kind of a super-veteran. She swears up and down that, if the person in front of her during Quad Script Ohio for the Reunion Game (first game of the season) fell over dead in front of her, she'd step right over him, fill in the space, and expect those behind her to do the same. The grounded guy is the medics' problem.
@@lmallanao Not a bandie, but somewhat conversant in the area. I think Nosett is talking about a portion of a competition where the bands are being judged on how they look and march, rather than on their playing. The only way I can think that Nosett could have "nearly punched a judge" is if they play bone, and the judge planted themself right where Nosett's slide needed to be.
But yeah -- the punch itself would have been quite the visual.
I find it funny how some people are blaming the sousaphone player for not giving the guy enough time. Seriously, look up how much training and try-outs a tuba/sousaphone player in OSU has to put into just dotting the "i". Then some idiot camera guy who, if he's filming the sousaphone that dots the "i", should know that the sousaphone player quickly and sharply bows. I wouldn't have even given the camera man a "Watch out." I sincerely hope this camera man got fired because 1) Sousaphone bends or dents or even scratches cost a LOT to get fixed. 2) This sousaphone player has been working so hard for this and some asshole cameraman almost ruins it. 3) He should know better, again, as the *cameraman who films the player dotting the "i"*. I feel bad for the sousaphone player because he's worked so hard for this and then that happened.
Don't feel bad for him. This guy is probably a legend at OSU now.
@@bonetonelord Oh, he is. Definitely in the i-dotting hall of fame. My stepdaughter is active in the OSU Alumni Band, and says he's a dues-paying member, and occasionally shows for the Reunion Game -- first game of the season. It's always a non-conference game, so there's never any major network coverage, more's the pity. The Alumni march, the former drum majors do nifty spins and tosses, and they do a Quad Script Ohio. If you think one is impressive, wait'll you see four happening on the field all at once. It's downright wild.
You're absolutely right. The i-dotter has a specific set of motions cued to the beat: 1) High goose-step to his mark. 2) Click heels. 3) Lift cap and smile like crazy. 4) Snap the bow. 5) Whip back up. Et cetera, et cetera. Each motion happens on a specific beat. To do otherwise is to do it wrong. And yes, the videographers are briefed ahead of time, and forewarned that that big ol' bell is coming down, and they need to make sure they're clear. If this footage isn't used to train cameramen who haven't done an OSUMB show before, it oughta be. It's an object lesson is "Don't hash up the crossovers, and stay outta the sousaphone's way!"
@@bonetonelord I'm more worried about the potential damage to the sousaphone. They aren't cheap, especially the high quality ones OSUMB uses
He did exactly what every marching band person is supposed to do. You do what you're supposed to do, regardless of what non-band things are nearby.
Way to go, sousa player!
sousaphone guy uses "sousaphone smack" on camera man.
critical hit! -778 HP!
It’s super affective
It’s really affective
I ran over a judge once while jazz running. he found me after the contest and asked if my instrument was all right. no matter who you are istrument before self. if you fall let the instrument fall on you
right, because you can always just buy a new arm or leg, but an instrument..... you can never buy something like that. right? :)
when it's a a jupiter tuba that goes for about 8k or so. a broken leg is cheaper to fix
:)
You can hear him shout watch out
Dumbass cameraman had it comin’ 😂
The cameraman got Sousa-PWNED!! XD
Frank, congratulations! Your hard work for many years paid off in a spectacular honor.
No matter where you went to college, you have to admit that you can't beat this.
This guy is a god.
For those of you who were never in a marching band, you can't imagine how hard the whole thing is. Remember, the drum major has it all on his shoulders, and he can't see it vertically, it's all flat to him. Yet, he must lead the entire procession through a most difficult, curved pattern. And THEN he has to goose step with the sousaphone player and hope they don't fall backwards. KUDOS!!!!
He did a great job, and that script i is one awesome tradition! I'd never heard of it before. Love how they high-step at the end.
the biggest moment of your life........ ruined by an ESecPN camera man. brilliant.
Why don’t they do stuff like this on TV anymore, this and other bands deserve to be shown.
The TvTropes entry for Camera Abuse sent me here.
It's been 10 years since this momentous occasion. This I dotter is probably a legend in OH.
Beautiful, i remember watching this game. I'm an SC fan, and I was about to turn, but ESPN kept talking about the band and how great it was, blah blah blah!! So i was like ok i'll watch it, and man was I pleasantly surprised. That guy Frank was born to do that, he gave it everything to prefect the dot..
There is nothing simple about that spelling. MAJOR respect to Ohio State MB, I've never had to march through another *moving* line.
You should watch some of the summer band camp marching practice vids. If a person trying out for band is a phenomenal player, but somehow is unable to nail the crossovers, they are _gone._ It's a stage band of some sort for them. And believe me when I say high school band directors' resumes shine a lot brighter here in Ohio if they've been in Marching Band. Probably in other states too, though it may not pull much weight in That State Up North, home of what my rabid Buckeye fan, six-year OSUMB veteran, and very active (actually referred to as "hyperactive") TBDBITL Alumni Band member.
How hyper is she? (Yeah, I know you didn't ask, but I think it's kinda wild, so....) She's so hyper, when she negotiated with her current employer for compensation and PTO, she declared Michigan Week to be a non-negotiable vacation week for her. Alumni Band sends the Hyper Unit to all sorts of businesses, malls, and special events to drum up enthusiasm for The Game. As though Buckeye fans need to be goaded into yelling invective at scUM, right? I kidded my stepdaughter once about this and she laughed. She said, "Yeah, they don't need much pepping up, but hey -- it generates a lot of donations." It takes a _lot_ of money to field a band the quality of TBDBITL.
....such an honor....marched on the field myself...back in the day...parents give your child an instrument!!!!!....
That camera hit caught me off guard, this man is a legend
Caught the cameraman a trifle off-guard too, evidently. And yes, he's a legend. I ran across a 2023 OSU _Lantern_ article about notable i-dotters, and he got a lot of print. The article has a link to this vid, so I'm watching it for about the umpty-'leventh time, give or take a few. Never fails to crack me up. My stepdaughter is an OSUMB alum, and is active in the Alumni Band. She and other bandies had season tickets in the same area. She swears you can hear their section cheering like crazy for Cosenza after the smack, but I can't tell. I guess I'll just have to watch it again, huh?
Edit: Holy cats, you _can_ hear them!
Not an OSU alum, faculty or staff, but watching the band perform Script Ohio sends chills down my spine every time. Can you imagine the rush it must be to 'dot the I' in front of all those fans? Well done!!
Didnt skip a beat, this man is a legend
I smacked a judge at a comp once. You do NOT get in the way of someone speeding around with a 30 pound hunk of metal
I was at this game (USC game) and doubt I'll ever feel anything quite like the electricity in the 'shoe that night. Hearing that crowd roar when they begin highstepping to dot the "I"... my god, chills at the least, and tears perfectly acceptable.
Have you ever been to the first home game of the season? It's referred to by bandies as "Reunion Weekend." Marching Band alumni come from everywhere, and I do mean _everywhere,_ for the game, everyone who is capable of marching does, and they do a Quad Script Ohio. Some older members march with their sections without playing, but they're on the field again, which is The Main Thang. Heck, I know a young man who had a stroke in his 30s. His stated rehab goal? To march in Quad Script Ohio again. He did it, too. Now he can march _and_ play. Goals are everything. Like every other game in the 'Shoe, the Reunion Game is always sold out. Quad Script Ohio is amazing to see and hear in person. If you're still on UA-cam now, 14 years after your comment, you really oughta check out a vid of it.
My friend's dad got to dot the i. He's kind of a legend in our small town. He even became the mayor.
dont you have to be involved in politics or did he just donald trumo his way in
He said "small town" js
In '01 or '02, one of the years Adam Prescott was Drum Major, he was marching down for pregame and went to do his goal post toss, and there was a former linesman/linebacker turned commentator there. Needless to say Adam marching right in to him and knocked the guy on his ass. When you're trying out you get reminded constantly about driving regardless of the situation, and people being in your spot is no exception.
I liked the high five between Josh and Frank, nice one gentlemen!
Hey, the low-five has been part of the formation since sometime in the 70s. It's like a transfer of power thang, isn't it? I like it, too. And I wanna see the vid of Prescott flattening the commentator. Had the doink never watched the whole Ramp Entrance?
That was just the power of one sousa, imagine the combined energy of the entire marching band
Hope the instrument's okay :P
It looks like it.
😂
makes me smile :) as badass as band gets!!!
He's laughing while he does it, that's amazing
Well he did say "watch out"
@iamrecognized every portion of the script is broken precisely. The reason why it works so well, and you don't see gaps expanded and contacting throughout the script is that everyone knows the correct amount of steps between each portion.
"Dotting the i has become a longtime goal for me since I began high school." lol
This goes in the book of greatest marching band moments of all time.
AEA
I am a die hard Michigan fan but this video is timeless and awesome!!!
thewdc Agreed. I bleed Maize and Blue but will tell anybody who will listen that "Script Ohio" is pretty damn cool. Nobody else does anything quite like it.
This makes the list in " The Greatest moments in marching band history"/
True
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before this game i was so nervous and hoping that osu wouldn't get crushed, but talk about one of the greatest games i've ever seen!
I need a gif of this.
I'm a Notre Dame fan, but glad a fellow Pisan got to dot the camera man.
From a Pitt Band member, kudos to Frank. No one- absolutely no one- breaks the ranks.
I love how he's completely unphased
this is so frikin funny i was w/ my friend and we kept watching it over and over again.
Dude that is all I need to know and I can tell you're a former band member of Ohio St and know all about historyI appreciate what you told me about this thank you very much now I understand even though I wasn't in the band all my life but that's ok I'm a sports type person anyways for the second time thank you for letting me know about this take care!
that was some funny stuff! He still maintained composure, literally!
I saw this live! It was amazing!
I don't know so much about switching to tuba just so you can dot the I in Script Ohio a game or two, but that has got to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
And as a tuba player myself, I really envy the fun that smackdown must have been. =)
..to see it in its simplest sense, perhaps. It's a lot more dynamic in that it's usually changing throughout the course of the script. (e.g. it's 18 steps down the left side of the large 'o' and 8 steps round each corner. If during the course of the script those numbers go over/under members of the band recognize this and alter it on the fly to correct it)
@thelake54 We've only been doing Script Ohio for numerous decades. Not exactly sure why the camera didn't know this.
that was pretty much the best thing I've ever seen.
Dad was thinking,"Thats my boy!"
Being a fellow marching band musican, He did what he was supposed to do. I've been told thousands of times, you do not break form. Same for competetion, if a judge gets in the way, you run them down. I hate Ohio state, but I love the script tradition. GO ANY OTHER BIG TEN TEAM!!!!
It's like the same thing as band comps, if someone is in your way, you keep going, I've ran over a field judge before and it was pretty funny.
that wasnt his hat that was part of the camera ive seen the video from another pov when he hit the camera a piece flew off
i never watched the whole writing the word ohio ceremony before, its pretty cool.
saying the cameraman is it no fault well the player is not at fault either because in marching band we are not supposed to stop for anything, we run over anyone and everyone who gets in our path.
-I play bass drum so watch out
Really? I didn’t know that was a rule
I’m in guard, watch out😁
2:42 those trumpets on the left look like they’re doing something an npc would do
True LMFAO
😂😂😂
I remember when we had marching band competitions and we were told if an offical was in your way, plow him over.
He dotted the camereman's eye 🤣🤣🤣
It's actually not follow the leader. Everyone has specific script counts and they're counts are entirely independent of the person in front of them.
Thank you, sir, for getting te point.
There are certain spots within the script that are certain counts away from the last one and you hit that spot. Each person is responsible for making sure that they get to their spot on the correct count. Even making sure you hit with the correct foot is important.
go to 2:46 and turn volume all the way up. The cameraman either didn't hear him OR he was just thought the sousa was a bit smaller than it actually was.
+Mastacheifa 118 then hes an idiot
Frank's I-Dot wasn't ruined by that cameraman being in the way. It just gave the band a good story to talk about and hopefully ruined that nice camera. The sousaphone obviously had to be repaired which is unfortunate, because it was a really nice one...
I hope the sousaphone is okay.
Interesting question. I don't know the answer but i do know originally it was a trumpet. Wiki has a really good site for the OSU band.
A good example of this is watching the 4 Script Ohio's during the first game of the year.
Yeah, that bell was dented good...the OSUMB has their own in-house instrument repairmen (members of the Sousaphone section) of which Frank is one, but that bell had to get sent out because it almost had a hole punched right through it.
Since the sousaphone player has an exact spot to dot the "i," it's safe to say the cameraman was off mark and a bit too close.
Frank Cosenza - legendary I-dotter?!
WB!
I think I heard him say "WATCH OUT!" right before he hits the cameraman, so if that's the case, you know he was worried he might hit him.
I must have watched it over and over 100 times by now and I still get a kick out of it every time, lol.
A question, Why is the Sousaphone the important one to do "The Dotting of the I"?
The band has every right to run you over to hit their spot if you are in the way. On field judges of HS and DCI bands know this but somebody forgot to tell the cameraman this.
In marching band it does not matter if there is some one in the way. You push them out if they are, but keep marching is they key.
that was one powerful slam
I'm a USC fan but I still think that Ohio State has a badass marching band and thank you Mr. Cosenza for the laughs. You sir are alright in my book.
Having been a sousaphone player in the Ohio State Marching Band I can tell you he was expected to power right through anyone who gets in his way. And if you think anyone thinks this ruined his i-dot, I can tell you that they will be talking about this one for decades to come.
You dotted the I? Which years.
@Aliffer Fine. Never said they messed up. It's still relatively boring.
simply fantastic.
The cameraman got exactly what he deserved! It is up to the cameraman to get out of the way. Frank did exactly what he should have in not altering the bow. Well done Frank!
That is mr.cosenza's son he's the old band director in chesterland
i was hoping somebody tivoed this! i was cracking up!
ladies and gentleman. There is no perfect performance. We're humans, not robots, we make mistakes. Just because you didn't see a mistake doesn't mean it wasn't there
Huh. Interesting. I don't follow college football, so I didn't know about this tradition. Great milestone for this kid! Is it always s sousaphone player that gets to dot the I? How is the lucky person selected?
How ~much sousaphone weight? How decide which one dots and is it single or few times...?
It was clearly audible that he said "Watch Out"
Here we have an exclusive look at the inside of a beep of a susaphone
"WATCH OUT!"
-thunk-
Wonder what flew off the camera. Hope it was expensive.
It actually was a piece of the camera and not his hat. You can tell the guy's hat is in his hand the whole thing
My daughter plays the Sousaphone in high school. I desperately want her to go to Ohio state so she can fit the eye one day