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Re: Ohio State marching band....
Oct 28, 2013, 7:46 AM
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They go by the initials TBDITL which is The Best #### Band in The Land. I had season tickets to tOSU games for several years and they put on a great show. 90 minutes before every home game they fill up the old basketball arena (St. John) with 13,000 plus fans just to hear the pregame rehearsal. ###### Ohio is one of the best traditions in the sport.
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I have been there for a game... the Pep Rally is
Oct 28, 2013, 7:49 AM
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pretty impressive
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The most innovative show I have ever seen.***
Oct 28, 2013, 7:56 AM
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Moonwalk was my favorite so far.***
Oct 28, 2013, 8:07 AM
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Bob will like this.***
Oct 28, 2013, 9:25 AM
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Oculus Spirit [96857]
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Was there a good crowd at Kennedy's Saturday afternoon?
Oct 28, 2013, 9:49 AM
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I'm sure you got several compliments on your leather attire.
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I was wearing my lucky white Clemson sweatshirt.***
Oct 28, 2013, 10:26 AM
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Oculus Spirit [96857]
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They make those in leather?
Oct 28, 2013, 10:28 AM
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Who knew!
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All-In [26322]
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Hey, did dsp get a "vacation?" Or did Crump drag him out
Oct 28, 2013, 10:30 AM
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back and shoot him? I haven't seen him logged in, in a while.
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Oculus Spirit [96857]
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I thought I was Crump's favorite.***
Oct 28, 2013, 10:35 AM
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Re: Ohio State marching band....
Oct 28, 2013, 9:59 AM
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Even most schools with music majors can't pull off a show like OSU just did. Putting together a show of that complexity in one week's time AND being able to play great music at the same time is exceedingly difficult. I don't know what their rehearsal schedule is but I imagine they probably practice every day, at least 3 hours a week. I also just read that they're an audition band, not an open-member band, so the band's the same size every year and competition to be in it is very intense.
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Re: Ohio State marching band....
Oct 28, 2013, 11:38 PM
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That was a very impressive show. I was in the marching band in high school and we practiced a lot, and late at night as well. I couldn't imagine doing that in college and trying to maintain good grades. They must be exhausted!
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Re: Ohio State marching band....***
Oct 28, 2013, 10:07 AM
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Re: Ohio State marching band....
Oct 28, 2013, 10:29 AM
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Several factors involved in this not the least of which is enrollment.
Enrollment (Autumn 2013)
Columbus Campus Total University Total
57,466 63,964
Men
29,421 32,472
Women
28,045 31,492
Undergraduates
44,201 50,551
There is a strong commitment to the band at OSU and this year each squad leader has an iPad with the drill one it that animates each person and is an amazing teaching tool. Next year every person in the band will be issued an iPad and it will bring about a saving of thousands of dollars in printing cost for show charts.
That said I think this year's Tiger Band is doing a fantastic job and has the best sound ever. They have really picked it up a notch this year.
If you want to see a great marching band check out Western Carolina. Huge and very good.
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Re: Ohio State marching band....
Oct 28, 2013, 12:37 PM
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That is really cool about the iPads.
Also I want to reiterate. I was in no way trying to attack Tiger Band I understand the forces at play that keep them from being of this caliber.
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Orange Blooded [4787]
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i just can't understand how anyone could get above an avg.
Oct 28, 2013, 12:50 PM
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education with a student body that large, on one campus. the student/professor(w/asst.'s) ratio has to be absurd. god forbid you have difficulty in one area of a course.
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They are also all brass and percussion...
Oct 29, 2013, 12:51 AM
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...so if you play a woodwind instrument (saxophone, clarinet, flute, etc) you cannot join the marching band. That's one of the reasons their sound is very powerful. It's also very difficult to make it through tryouts, although you don't have to be a music major. I attended the OSU Jazz Festival this past Spring and one of the jazz ensemble's top soloists was an engineering major. They put on a great concert.
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Orange Blooded [2293]
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who has time to watch a band?
Oct 29, 2013, 2:12 AM
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Too concentrated on the game. Good entertainment for the old folks at halftime!
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