The four way cross march breaks marching band design software. The software thinks that two people are in the same space and it crashes. Thanks for checking out the marching band of my alma mater! Fighting Texas Aggie class of '89! Keep on keepin' on, man!
10:00 that’s Reveille, the highest ranking member of the corps of cadets. Fun fact, if she barks in your class then you get out early. She actually did this in a friend’s class and he wouldn’t shut up about it for weeks after lmao 😂
I am a UTAH STATE AGGIE and they are my true love school forever, BUT I AM also a fan of the TEXAS AGGIES. ❤ I well up with pride when I see and hear this mighty band. God bless them and our military
The noises at the start are from both the crowd and the band. The Texas A&M fanbase is very loyal and passionate. They've learned the call and response stuff the band does before their march and go along with it.
@@paulhopkins1905lmao you didn’t even go to college. You misspelled “one of the richest public institutions on planet earth” hahaha enjoy your 12 bucks an hour little one
My son was actually in that big T formation at the end. He graduated in 2021 as the Cadet Major (commander) of his company. Watching the band and the Corps in person is quite the experience.
The band is a cadet band, and all students. Texas A&M is an ex-Military college and semi still is. Texas A&M is ATM, because it ain't cheap to go to this school anymore. I wasn't in the core, but was raised in a Military family. Graduated class of '89. You want to be amazed look up the size of the college, not only area wise but student body wise. That will blow your mind.
A&M is a Senior Military Academy technically, with Virginia Tech and Citidel and a few others. It still commissions the most officers outside the service academies. Class of 05 here, and 6 year Navy vet.
My son is in the Corps of Cadets and I’m a proud mom of two Aggies. My daughter graduated back in May of this year. My Cadet is a sophomore. Proud momma 🥰
Texas A&M produces more officers for the US military than any other school in the US out side of the service academies. The cadet corps is serious business
I was in the military. And man there is something special when you and your group are just locked in and doing it. Satisfaction, teamwork accomplishment.
My Dad, Clifton Williams, wrote Strategic Air Command and I'm so grateful to the Aggie band for continuing to play his music and keeping his legacy alive!❤
The Del Rio High School Song uses the Strategic Air Command March for their school song. Laughlin Air Force Base is right outside the city limits, and when the 2 local school districts were consolidated, the 2 high schools were merged into one. New mascots, school colors, & school song had to be chosen. I’m not sure who wrote the words, and it only has 2 verses, but every Del Rio kid who goes to A&M thinks the FTAB is playing their high school song.
@@IrishBlue830 That's a great story! Speaking of high school songs, when my 2 oldest sisters entered h.s. at McCallum in Austin '58-'59(?), it was a new-ish school and Daddy wrote the school song. When my sister Sarah entered h.s. at Miami Killian ('66,'67), it was a brand new school and he wrote the school song. I was there, graduating in '73, and during that time he also wrote a fight song for Killian. As far as I know, they are all still in use today. Nice to talk to you! 😊
I’m going to make sure my wife sees your comment. Her late father was Laurel Brownlee, a Texas and Florida high school band director and French hornist from Port Arthur, TX. Your father and my father-in-law likely knew each other and were probably friends. I also played and marched four years in the Aggie Band, and Strategic Air Command and The Sinfonians were among my favorite pieces to play.
@@jasonjohnston94 That's so cool, Jason, and thank you for the comment. I'm sure they knew each other! I'm not sure how we could confirm, tho. So, my whole family are/were ardent Texas Longhorn fans. However, when it comes to bands, I set aside the rivalry because the Aggie band is just superlative. And they have steadfastly played my Daddy's music!! So nice to hear from you.
@@helenwilliams7065My wife says your dad and hers knew each other through the 4th Army band. That probably means they saw each other at reunions. There may have also spent some time together at TBA or TMEA conferences. Her dad was in the Army band in the early 50s.
Texas A&M has the largest ROTC program outside of the uniform service academies (US Military Academy at West Point, Naval Academy, etc.) The student section at Kyle Field is on the east side of the stadium (the section that is facing the camera) so it's formations are towards the students and thus look "upside down" from the camera's perspective. From a Texas A&M Former Student class of 2006
It takes hours of daily practice which is all in addition to the other Corps of Cadets activities and in addition to your studies. The university is steeped in tradition and the Aggie Band is one of those traditions that was started back when the university was just a military school for men. It actually commissioned more officers in World War II than all of the country’s military academies combined. I enjoyed my time there and I never tire of seeing their halftime performances. We may have an awful football team, but no other university band outperforms the Aggie Band.
10:00 The “Collie dog” is the school mascot, Reville X (the tenth). She is the highest ranking member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. Cool little bit of trivia, she is assigned a student handler from the Corps of Cadets to care for her. At night, if she jumps into the students bed, the the student handler is required (by tradition) to sleep on the floor.
I was Class of 83 in the Mascot Company (Company E-2). It is a fact, Miss Reville gets the bed, if she wants it. It is always a sophomore that takes care of her each year.
Hours and hours and hours of practice, on top of all their coursework. It takes a great deal of dedication and stamina to be in a university marching band. The "X" on the flag formation is a depiction of the Texas State Flag.
Around 400 students are in the band, all of them amongst around 4,000 cadets, amongst around 40,000 students of the university. All the universities and colleges supported by the State of Texas are funded from oil and natural gas taxes pumped out of Texas’ soil.
Current Aggie band member here, we currently have 396 people in the band, about 2600 in the corps, to include the band, and about 75,000 students at A&M. We will always march 363 on the field. 360 bandsmen + 3 drum majors.
There are between 350 and 400 members of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band so it would take some time if they walked slowly to their positions. Those whoops are from the crowd. They are dearly loved.
At the beginning of their routine, they formed "ATM" or Texas A&Ms symbol, but it was upside down from this perspective. Running with those instruments is tough! The routines require hours of practice along with learning the music at the same time. Aggies are awesome! 👍❤️
And you will never see the Aggie Band marching with music. That stuff is all memorized, each and every song. Sometimes in just a week. My youngest daughter went to West Texas A&M, which is a sister university of the A&M system. She's now getting her PhD in Biology.
The Aggies take their pageantry seriously. I thought Tennessee’s “Circle Drill” was special, but A&M’s close quarters is right up there with the most impressive spectacles.
The thing they spelled was "ATM"- it was upside down to the camera because the band was facing rhe student section. The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band marches a new routine every home game. This video is from the last home football game of the season, and it's tradition for the band to incorporate the four-way cross into their routine during this game. The four-way cross is mathematically impossible when put into a computer program due to the size of the tubas. They should run into each other, but I've never once seen them make a mistake during this maneuver. (Been watching for 33 years) The end of the video was the entire Corps of Cadets. It looks like they lined up for a photo and a special video recognition of the Corps and its history. The band usually runs all the way off the field immediately after finishing their performance. The rough collie you saw is named Reveille, the highest ranking member of the Corps of Cadets and Texas A&M's mascot. In addition to the other traditions mentioned here (barking to let out class, sleeping in her handler's bunk, she also runs onto the field in front of the football team before every game. Great university with fantastic traditions. ❤️ -Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2013
The Yell Leaders (dressed in white) were on the field. What you saw was the entire Corps of Cadets lean forward with their hands on their knees and do one of the well-known Aggie Yells. It is believed that this aligns the body to be able to yell louder. The Yell Leaders are all male. It goes back to the roots of the University being a male only military school. The bedrock of Texas A&M is TRADITION.
Not my favorite school band, but I have a lot of respect for the Corps. A lot of them will go on to serve in Military service, and I'm proud of them for that, even though the Aggies aren't the school I'm a fan of. Some things transcend that, and their corps of cadets and their service, is definitely one of them.
So Texas A&M started as an all male military academy. The cadets are the ROTC group and comprise the band. Yes, that is the band doing that. I am one of the barbers of the Corps of Cadets. These are my cadets. 😎
What they're spelling at the 4:30 mark is aTm, the logo on the feild. It's kinda difficult to tell because it's upside down from the camera angle you're watching. :)
Texas A&M has the largest military cadet program outside of the military academies. 50% of cadets go on to become officers in the U.S. military, the rest do not become officers but simply join the corps of cadets to uphold the A&M tradition. The uniforms are based on the U.S. military uniforms from WW1. One of the Aggies motto is Old Army. Aggies take their traditions seriously 👍
I really enjoyed my years in marching band BUT . . . . . What the show is chorreography. This show when you break it down is NOT close order drilling like in the military but mostly a "follow the leader" program where a column of band members follow the leader two steps behind and copies the route and turns. This is easiest to teach people who have not marched recently like alumni. Only a small number need to KNOW the program and the others must TRUST the man ahead. The audience gets a fun show and only critics like me burst the illusion of PRECISION. (Pick out one leader of a column and watch how it is done )
That’s how all marching bands work. Most school bands are show bands now, doing artistic things with flags & props & dancers, and are not tied to using just marching music.
Well dude, it's the Corps of Cadets, they're not gonna go out there on the field and bump and grind. Now I do love me some FAMU marching 100, but you're not going to see that at Texas A&M.
Title is wrong... there is no such thing as a Texas Aggie. Just as there is no such thing as a Texas Red Raider... there are only Texas Longhorns. Aggies have a major little brother complex regarding the University of Texas and are apparently embarrassed by the A&M part of their name, so they sometimes drop it.
Maybe try to limit your statements to something you are a bit more informed about. Listen to the very beginning - the PA announcer specifically introduces “The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band” so this title is correct. Having said that, I have never heard of a current or former student refer to ourselves as Texas Aggies as we feel “Aggie” says it all. That is pride showing through - there are obviously other universities who are also aggies. You are also likely to hear us say we are from A&M far more often than Texas A&M even though we know that there are other A&Ms in the country. Saying we are embarrassed by the A&M is just ignorant and petty. There is no reason you can’t be proud of going to UT without feeling the need to put down the other fine universities in this state. The university in Austin doesn’t hold the rights to the name Texas and inserting your insecure little jabs into the comments for content about other schools just sounds a little sad and desperate for attention. We are all Texans - Be better.
@@paulhopkins1905 no likes. One reply. Telling you you’re a loser :) hahahahah. I would bet my entire years salary that you didn’t even go to college. Gfy
I've seen TAMU several times since they joined the SEC. I'll say this...the halftime show is incredible. But their fans are obnoxious and almost all their other traditions are just weird. Look into their midnight yell thing..the the yell boys or whatever they are called. It is super odd and it makes anybody not associated with the school cringe. Every time they come to town we know we'll see an awesome halftime show and then have to deal with their cult following fans. Easily among the worst in the SEC.
If you filter all that weirdness through being an all male military school from 1876 until the 1960’s, a lot of that stuff makes sense. Women were not allowed to enroll, and being in the Corps of Cadets was compulsory for 90 years.
The four way cross march breaks marching band design software. The software thinks that two people are in the same space and it crashes. Thanks for checking out the marching band of my alma mater! Fighting Texas Aggie class of '89!
Keep on keepin' on, man!
Fighting Texas Aggie class of '18 here! Gig em!!
@@fbch32 I'll split the difference at class of '02 here. Gig em (Strategic Air Command march has always been my favorite)!
10:00 that’s Reveille, the highest ranking member of the corps of cadets. Fun fact, if she barks in your class then you get out early. She actually did this in a friend’s class and he wouldn’t shut up about it for weeks after lmao 😂
@@ThatneGuy and don't forget, if she comes in and jumps up on your bunk in your room, she now has your bunk and you sleep on the floor or elsewhere.
Facts. Absolute. Facts.
And you DON'T walk on the damn grass. Know your place.
The collie is the school mascot named Reveille.
I am a UTAH STATE AGGIE and they are my true love school forever, BUT I AM also a fan of the TEXAS AGGIES. ❤ I well up with pride when I see and hear this mighty band. God bless them and our military
Honestly, not my favorite one of their routines, but A&M does some very impressive close order drill. They have a long a proud history.
The noises at the start are from both the crowd and the band. The Texas A&M fanbase is very loyal and passionate. They've learned the call and response stuff the band does before their march and go along with it.
The corniest school in the country
@@paulhopkins1905lmao you didn’t even go to college. You misspelled “one of the richest public institutions on planet earth” hahaha enjoy your 12 bucks an hour little one
@@paulhopkins1905hahahaha what a loser
My son was actually in that big T formation at the end. He graduated in 2021 as the Cadet Major (commander) of his company. Watching the band and the Corps in person is quite the experience.
The “ big horns” you asked about are sousaphones. The creator of the instrument named it after John Philip Sousa, the March King.
The band is a cadet band, and all students. Texas A&M is an ex-Military college and semi still is. Texas A&M is ATM, because it ain't cheap to go to this school anymore. I wasn't in the core, but was raised in a Military family. Graduated class of '89. You want to be amazed look up the size of the college, not only area wise but student body wise. That will blow your mind.
A&M is a Senior Military Academy technically, with Virginia Tech and Citidel and a few others. It still commissions the most officers outside the service academies. Class of 05 here, and 6 year Navy vet.
My son is in the Corps of Cadets and I’m a proud mom of two Aggies. My daughter graduated back in May of this year. My Cadet is a sophomore. Proud momma 🥰
Texas A&M produces more officers for the US military than any other school in the US out side of the service academies. The cadet corps is serious business
Proud former student of A&M' Centennial Class. Loved the Aggie Band and A&M, but the real party was Midnight Yell Practice. Wild and crazy times.
I was in the military. And man there is something special when you and your group are just locked in and doing it. Satisfaction, teamwork accomplishment.
My Dad, Clifton Williams, wrote Strategic Air Command and I'm so grateful to the Aggie band for continuing to play his music and keeping his legacy alive!❤
The Del Rio High School Song uses the Strategic Air Command March for their school song. Laughlin Air Force Base is right outside the city limits, and when the 2 local school districts were consolidated, the 2 high schools were merged into one. New mascots, school colors, & school song had to be chosen. I’m not sure who wrote the words, and it only has 2 verses, but every Del Rio kid who goes to A&M thinks the FTAB is playing their high school song.
@@IrishBlue830 That's a great story! Speaking of high school songs, when my 2 oldest sisters entered h.s. at McCallum in Austin '58-'59(?), it was a new-ish school and Daddy wrote the school song. When my sister Sarah entered h.s. at Miami Killian ('66,'67), it was a brand new school and he wrote the school song. I was there, graduating in '73, and during that time he also wrote a fight song for Killian. As far as I know, they are all still in use today. Nice to talk to you! 😊
I’m going to make sure my wife sees your comment. Her late father was Laurel Brownlee, a Texas and Florida high school band director and French hornist from Port Arthur, TX. Your father and my father-in-law likely knew each other and were probably friends. I also played and marched four years in the Aggie Band, and Strategic Air Command and The Sinfonians were among my favorite pieces to play.
@@jasonjohnston94 That's so cool, Jason, and thank you for the comment. I'm sure they knew each other! I'm not sure how we could confirm, tho. So, my whole family are/were ardent Texas Longhorn fans. However, when it comes to bands, I set aside the rivalry because the Aggie band is just superlative. And they have steadfastly played my Daddy's music!! So nice to hear from you.
@@helenwilliams7065My wife says your dad and hers knew each other through the 4th Army band. That probably means they saw each other at reunions. There may have also spent some time together at TBA or TMEA conferences. Her dad was in the Army band in the early 50s.
Texas A&M has the largest ROTC program outside of the uniform service academies (US Military Academy at West Point, Naval Academy, etc.) The student section at Kyle Field is on the east side of the stadium (the section that is facing the camera) so it's formations are towards the students and thus look "upside down" from the camera's perspective.
From a Texas A&M Former Student class of 2006
Service academies are not ROTC programs
The cadets with the cavalry boots are seniors.
It takes hours of daily practice which is all in addition to the other Corps of Cadets activities and in addition to your studies. The university is steeped in tradition and the Aggie Band is one of those traditions that was started back when the university was just a military school for men. It actually commissioned more officers in World War II than all of the country’s military academies combined. I enjoyed my time there and I never tire of seeing their halftime performances. We may have an awful football team, but no other university band outperforms the Aggie Band.
10:00 The “Collie dog” is the school mascot, Reville X (the tenth). She is the highest ranking member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. Cool little bit of trivia, she is assigned a student handler from the Corps of Cadets to care for her. At night, if she jumps into the students bed, the the student handler is required (by tradition) to sleep on the floor.
Hmmm. Sounds like me and my dog 😆
I was Class of 83 in the Mascot Company (Company E-2). It is a fact, Miss Reville gets the bed, if she wants it. It is always a sophomore that takes care of her each year.
Greatest marching band ever. GIG' EM
Hours and hours and hours of practice, on top of all their coursework. It takes a great deal of dedication and stamina to be in a university marching band. The "X" on the flag formation is a depiction of the Texas State Flag.
Well . . . Their helmets do say ATM after all. 🤣
Around 400 students are in the band, all of them amongst around 4,000 cadets, amongst around 40,000 students of the university. All the universities and colleges supported by the State of Texas are funded from oil and natural gas taxes pumped out of Texas’ soil.
Current Aggie band member here, we currently have 396 people in the band, about 2600 in the corps, to include the band, and about 75,000 students at A&M. We will always march 363 on the field. 360 bandsmen + 3 drum majors.
Those are precisely planned and executed drills
There are between 350 and 400 members of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band so it would take some time if they walked slowly to their positions. Those whoops are from the crowd. They are dearly loved.
The seniors are wearing boots, a mark of distinction for the final year.
The tubas that are worn around your chest are called sousaphones and they re named after the great march composer, John Phillip Sousa.
When they are all in unison in a rectangle, they are presenting the Texas state flag. When they form letters they ae spelling out Texas A&M
At the beginning of their routine, they formed "ATM" or Texas A&Ms symbol, but it was upside down from this perspective.
Running with those instruments is tough! The routines require hours of practice along with learning the music at the same time. Aggies are awesome! 👍❤️
And you will never see the Aggie Band marching with music. That stuff is all memorized, each and every song. Sometimes in just a week. My youngest daughter went to West Texas A&M, which is a sister university of the A&M system. She's now getting her PhD in Biology.
I live 1 hr from Kyle Field. This IS the “school” band….the very BEST
Gig’em Aggies, best band in the nation 👍
There is a UA-cam Short now up with a POV view of the 4-way cross being performed. You should watch that.
One thing about watching marching bands: you have to trust the process.
The Aggies take their pageantry seriously. I thought Tennessee’s “Circle Drill” was special, but A&M’s close quarters is right up there with the most impressive spectacles.
The thing they spelled was "ATM"- it was upside down to the camera because the band was facing rhe student section.
The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band marches a new routine every home game. This video is from the last home football game of the season, and it's tradition for the band to incorporate the four-way cross into their routine during this game. The four-way cross is mathematically impossible when put into a computer program due to the size of the tubas. They should run into each other, but I've never once seen them make a mistake during this maneuver. (Been watching for 33 years)
The end of the video was the entire Corps of Cadets. It looks like they lined up for a photo and a special video recognition of the Corps and its history. The band usually runs all the way off the field immediately after finishing their performance.
The rough collie you saw is named Reveille, the highest ranking member of the Corps of Cadets and Texas A&M's mascot. In addition to the other traditions mentioned here (barking to let out class, sleeping in her handler's bunk, she also runs onto the field in front of the football team before every game. Great university with fantastic traditions. ❤️
-Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2013
The Yell Leaders (dressed in white) were on the field. What you saw was the entire Corps of Cadets lean forward with their hands on their knees and do one of the well-known Aggie Yells. It is believed that this aligns the body to be able to yell louder. The Yell Leaders are all male. It goes back to the roots of the University being a male only military school. The bedrock of Texas A&M is TRADITION.
So Texas A&M started as an all male military academy. The cadets are the ROTC group and comprise the band.
The band does a unique performance each Saturday with only that week to prepare. This includes the four-way crossthrough.
The song at the start is the Aggie War Hymn
Not my favorite school band, but I have a lot of respect for the Corps. A lot of them will go on to serve in Military service, and I'm proud of them for that, even though the Aggies aren't the school I'm a fan of. Some things transcend that, and their corps of cadets and their service, is definitely one of them.
So Texas A&M started as an all male military academy. The cadets are the ROTC group and comprise the band. Yes, that is the band doing that. I am one of the barbers of the Corps of Cadets. These are my cadets. 😎
What they're spelling at the 4:30 mark is aTm, the logo on the feild. It's kinda difficult to tell because it's upside down from the camera angle you're watching. :)
That is Reveille. The Texas A&M mascot. She is revered here.
The X on the left hand side is part of the Texas State Flag.
A marching tuba is a Sousaphone, pronounced Soo-suh phone, named after John Phillip Sousa.
Texas A&M has the largest military cadet program outside of the military academies. 50% of cadets go on to become officers in the U.S. military, the rest do not become officers but simply join the corps of cadets to uphold the A&M tradition.
The uniforms are based on the U.S. military uniforms from WW1.
One of the Aggies motto is Old Army.
Aggies take their traditions seriously 👍
It is upside down..lol said ATM..lol..
It is upside down to you but it says T A&M.....Texas A&M. It is a Sheltie named Reveille. The school mascot.
Do the Rice Owl Mob next.... ;)
The dog is named Reville.
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There is another video of the band with 2x the number in this year.
It's still atm though and it's ok if you like military style marching bands.
Why don’t you try to come to US and sit in the announcers booth as a guest and see what it’s like a person
There's no such thing as ex-students.. it's the association of former students.
#aggieland
they spelled T A M for Texas A + M, obviously - you're looking at it "upside down" on your screen.
Review the Rice University "MOB"
It's upside down to you, but they are spelling out "aTm". for Texas A&M. The same logo is on the field.
They are spelling T A M. They always spell the university in some way.
Try a video like this with Ohio State’s band. This was great though.
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If you only knew what the rest of America thinks of A&M. Great band and fight song though.
Clueless
@@delanekohrs3847 about?
It’s Texas A&M aggies…no such thing as a “texas aggie”. Just like there isn’t a Texas Red Raider, Texas Bobcats, etc.
I really enjoyed my years in marching band BUT . . . . . What the show is chorreography. This show when you break it down is NOT close order drilling like in the military but mostly a "follow the leader" program where a column of band members follow the leader two steps behind and copies the route and turns.
This is easiest to teach people who have not marched recently like alumni.
Only a small number need to KNOW the program and the others must TRUST the man ahead.
The audience gets a fun show and only critics like me burst the illusion of PRECISION. (Pick out one leader of a column and watch how it is done )
That’s how all marching bands work. Most school bands are show bands now, doing artistic things with flags & props & dancers, and are not tied to using just marching music.
T A M
This college is more of a military style marching band not like H B C U bands
They nice but let’s see something that’s not at a Military March tempo.
Well dude, it's the Corps of Cadets, they're not gonna go out there on the field and bump and grind. Now I do love me some FAMU marching 100, but you're not going to see that at Texas A&M.
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Title is wrong... there is no such thing as a Texas Aggie. Just as there is no such thing as a Texas Red Raider... there are only Texas Longhorns. Aggies have a major little brother complex regarding the University of Texas and are apparently embarrassed by the A&M part of their name, so they sometimes drop it.
Maybe try to limit your statements to something you are a bit more informed about. Listen to the very beginning - the PA announcer specifically introduces “The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band” so this title is correct. Having said that, I have never heard of a current or former student refer to ourselves as Texas Aggies as we feel “Aggie” says it all. That is pride showing through - there are obviously other universities who are also aggies. You are also likely to hear us say we are from A&M far more often than Texas A&M even though we know that there are other A&Ms in the country. Saying we are embarrassed by the A&M is just ignorant and petty.
There is no reason you can’t be proud of going to UT without feeling the need to put down the other fine universities in this state. The university in Austin doesn’t hold the rights to the name Texas and inserting your insecure little jabs into the comments for content about other schools just sounds a little sad and desperate for attention. We are all Texans - Be better.
That's the confederate flag the "X"
It is Saint Andrew’s cross originally found on the UK flag.
A&M is the corniest, most cheese ball school in America. Especially the all male cheerleaders shit
@@paulhopkins1905 no likes. One reply. Telling you you’re a loser :) hahahahah. I would bet my entire years salary that you didn’t even go to college. Gfy
@@paulhopkins1905 turning out army officers isn’t corny, unless you’re a communist. You a commie ?
Horrible commentating.
Yeah thanks mate
No such thing as a “Texas Aggie”. Your title should read “Texas A&M Aggie”
I've seen TAMU several times since they joined the SEC. I'll say this...the halftime show is incredible. But their fans are obnoxious and almost all their other traditions are just weird. Look into their midnight yell thing..the the yell boys or whatever they are called. It is super odd and it makes anybody not associated with the school cringe. Every time they come to town we know we'll see an awesome halftime show and then have to deal with their cult following fans. Easily among the worst in the SEC.
If you filter all that weirdness through being an all male military school from 1876 until the 1960’s, a lot of that stuff makes sense. Women were not allowed to enroll, and being in the Corps of Cadets was compulsory for 90 years.
Half of them aren't even playing their instrument. If you want to see weirdness beyond belief, spend a weekend in that dump.