Famu Marching 100 vs. Norfolk | NBOTBS (Stand Battle) 2023

[@MARCHING100PAPARAZZI]

Sooo for Famu its basically "damn if you do, damn if you don't". Famu literally gave out the same energy Norfolk gave out. Somehow Norfolk belong in the Swac more than Famu 😅 lol I guess

[@elisharackard8782]

literally what I was thinking

[@tweaxk2674]

No that shit was boring big band but sound so tired and soft

[@Socaman84]

They gone always hate the best 🤷🏾‍♂️ a lot of them prayed for our downfall 🤣 Ain’t gone happen. I can’t wait to see what this season brings.

[@AC-ir3od]

They don't hate FAMU, it's self-hatred, which is sad 😢

[@frenchtoast1401]

I noticed most of the people criticizing these HBCU bands aren’t even musicians to begin with or they aren’t really experienced and when I say experienced I don’t mean marching for a college for 4years, I mean having a solid concept of what makes a musical ensemble great and having a solid concept of blend tone intonation and everything else. I understand some people not liking a band’s particular style but I’ll never understand bashing another ensemble because they sound a certain way. If anything the HBCU band world needs more diversity most of the hbcu bands are looked down on in the PWI and DCI band worlds because “All they do is play loud and don’t care about tone and intonation” in fact I think FAMU is one of the few hbcu bands widely known and respected outside the hbcu band world so I’m not sure why people insist on clowning them

[@ricka1620]

I think what people missing is FAMU has a lil bit of everything most these other bands full up on horns/brass blow as loud as possible and it percieved as great or better. When its not its just loud

[@musicjunkie2764]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@jermalejenkins9084]

The 100 was great, but the Legion was Lethal! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😲

[@roderickhawthorne3368]

It’s the Legion for me 🔥🔥🔥

[@midnightmadness]

Norfolk is dangerous 😮

[@rayd6400]

I like the fact 😊 understands and stick to the tradition of sound that they have created. The band is almost iconic!

[@AC-ir3od]

You can talk to narrow minded people, leave them to their devices 😊

[@JP-ll4yk]

It’s amazing how much hate FAMU’s greatness inspires. NSU is awesome in its own right, but FAMU brought that 🔥🔥. Break up the circle jerk, SWAC. FAMU is once again an official problem!!

[@tabromo5]

Salute to Norfolk!

[@levanstianbrown7549]

Im Spartan Legion all day but FAMU sounds good!

[@mauricebryant5817]

Always riding with NSU, let’s go Aaron 🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺

[@RitaHarden-do3wp]

Yes NSU… y’all ate that🔥

[@AC-ir3od]

Was thinking no one was there recording the 100. I was stuck watching SU vids 😂

[@Pop-qv6eu]

You should go back to watching SU videos. Famu trash. 😂😂😂😂

[@laney9380]

All they care bout is su and jsu 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@iWinBIG83]

The difference is Norfork still HornGRY!!!! Striving to better n better and live off our heritage & history. We've always been the underdog. Ask 01' Morris Brown😂😂😂

[@aaronjohnson6787]

😂😂😂 Yoooo!!!! Real talk, they ought to be musically obese with the amount of bands they've eaten over the years

[@dantebellbandlife990]

Famu sounds amazing like always 🧡💚🐍

[@Lilquan2004]

the song they played was so plain tho they definitely lost that 😂

[@fabionwilson6992]

I mean to you that was good because you are a FAMU fan but really gthey were borinng and LAME

[@sneakypete139]

Soooo you felt like you were competitive in this little battle? Delusion can become an illness.

[@supersonicstormofsouthwest8816]

Norfolk clowned!!!!

[@avajackson7821]

NSU roots are from SU.. that great man Paul Adams

[@roderickhawthorne3368]

It’s really from Norcom High School with the great Emery Fears ! But we love Paul to lol

[@1970brwr]

Paul Adam was Norfolk state band director for 5 year's and he was hire once by Fears as chief arranger back in 70s and by Sanford same position in 90s so no Su DNA, but Howard, Morgan state and Delaware state has alot of Southern dna

[@conn3692]

Incorrect statement

[@HemanHeman-dm4mq]

​@@conn3692huh what you say 😅

[@jasonmeredith1580]

Wrong NSU root😢s came from Emery Fears. Which took over the Spartan Band in 1974 and made it the Legion in 1976 his high school band director was Dr. Foster which was at Tuskegee high. Then Foster started at Famu. I'll let you figure out the rest.

[@charlesanderson3242]

Norfolk went crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@markwoods6587]

Yes they did famu did good too but su would have been knocked out NSU

[@Real12._]

Now Norfolk can come to swac perfectly fine

[@iny966]

We been could've went to swac

[@tedwilliams185]

All of you SWAC fans are mad that FAMU doesn't blast the same note and is balanced. 😂😂😂

[@Lilquan2004]

bro you Finna tell me you think what they played was good🤨 like you got to understand that this is the battle of the bands you can not come out there and play that boring ass shit its as simple as that they could have played something better then that .... I bet they lost that round 😅😂😅

[@Flavaflav555]

It’s not about “blasting notes”. No one wants to hear this shat at a football game bro. How is this entertaining?

[@sufall96]

😂Mad??? Everyone has preferences

[@sneakypete139]

No we're not mad they don't blast their song. We're mad that they're garbage now and they're representing the SWAC

[@tedwilliams185]

@@sneakypete139 What makes them garbage? What has any other SWAC band accomplished in the last two years that FAMU hasn't already done?

[@ThePingCam]

This would actually be a nice 5th Quarter match up 🤧

[@th3livinglegend]

2003 and 2005. And the legion got in famu's ass both years. Halftime was obviously different😂

[@lazurusredd8682]

You'll get to see it next year in the SWAC vs MEAC Challenge

[@frenchtoast1401]

I was getting anxious waiting for the upload lol did you record the whole performance?

[@LarryParker-j3l]

NSU 🔰

[@shanigurl]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😤😤 give them a lil more time in the swac! They comin

[@IKeepit-cc2rw]

No They Not 🥴

[@liquidlightz]

LOL the Legion is already ready

[@AGB32805]

i fell asleep on FAMU, but the positive was at least their flags weren't up here J-setting in front of the band like they did last time

[@tabromo5]

😂😂😂😂

[@CoreyCottrell13]

And yet you woke up just to come here to hear it all over again. I guess Ignorance is bliss huh?

[@AC-ir3od]

​@@CoreyCottrell13😂😂

[@runwaycoach6442]

I thinkin FAMU owes all attendees 1/8th of their money back…

[@Lilquan2004]

that shit was plain as hell 😂😅😂😅😂😂

[@bernardbradley6603]

So who's here after they announced NSU vs FAMU at the Charlotte BOTB in Nov???!!!

[@montebeatz3003]

Yes Lawwd 🔥🔥🔥🐍

[@kennethwoodberry7319]

The next addition to the swac should be Norfolk.

[@AC-ir3od]

There's no audition to change conferences and has nothing to do with the band 🤦🏿🙄

[@1970brwr]

Band cannot afford to travel down south closest school Famu, 230 members cost about 80 grand

[@LoSig-cx3eb]

@@AC-ir3odhe said addition not audition. 😂

[@AC-ir3od]

@@LoSig-cx3eb my bad 😂😂

[@elisharackard8782]

Tennessee tho. they are literally southeast. they should be in the swac

[@Lilquan2004]

I'm not gone lie FAMU y'all lost that 😅😅😂

[@sociallychallenged5963]

Definitely can tell you don't know music, lol. Listen for tone and pitch NOT LOUDNESS.

[@elisharackard8782]

Norfolk has a large sound and sounds good as well. fam is not the only band that sounds clean as well.

[@jayperk5021]

Y’all on here talking with FAM only playing two weeks into the season. This is why I don’t like battle of the bands so early in the season. It’s completely new for freshmen and no one has a real book yet.

[@elisharackard8782]

@@jayperk5021 can't be responding to me, cause I fw fam heavy af. ik fam is the best so it don't matter who won fr cause fam still better. but in hindsight... Norfolk did win that battle 😆

[@jayperk5021]

@@elisharackard8782 I don’t care to compare bands this early in the season. It’s too early to tell which bands r actually better because right now these bands r being held down by the upper class men. Tell Norfolk to come see FAM in October. Lol But if u really want to compare bands let’s compare the bands along with their GPA because u need a 3.0 to stay in FAM’s band.

[@jamaldadrummer]

No offense musically i don’t take anything swac say seriously. Yall just loud that’s it.

[@organizednoise9614]

I want Norfolk to join the SWAC! They can definitely hang 💪🏾💯… FAMU can go back to MEAC…

[@AC-ir3od]

..well, thank God Dr. McClelland is running the SWAC and not some like yourself. 🫡

[@organizednoise9614]

@@AC-ir3od As I said before… FAMU needs to go back to MEAC!

[@musicjunkie2764]

@@organizednoise9614😂😂 Why though??

[@organizednoise9614]

@@musicjunkie2764 because they can hang

[@musicjunkie2764]

@@organizednoise9614 You’re right. They definitely can hang, with the best of em. 💯

[@BandRaw]

Sheeeesh 😮‍💨

[@AdoreTee701]

The band doesn’t determine who coming to the SWAC lol they’re fine where they at

[@AC-ir3od]

Thank you

[@russlow02]

What yall dont understand is famu doesnt adhere tobthe swac fans or anyone else. They stay to what they are. swac fans just typically know loud blaring music and thats cool but famu or its fans will never succumb to that type of stuff.

[@allnone504]

If ya boring ya boring 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@russlow02]

@allnone504 you can please some of the people some of the time but you can't please all of the people all of the time. Everyone has different opinions and views of what they like. Famu fans are more refined than most. Agree to disagree. Bands in Mississippi and Louisiana have a new Orleans jazz vibe and famu has a totally different vibe. It's all regional....

[@organizednoise9614]

@@russlow02they sound clean as always…. But I wish they would make the arrangements a lil more interesting… nice blast notes but give a tad bit more juice than what they’re usually giving!

[@AC-ir3od]

​@allnone504 Opinions are like assholes, we all one but most of are full of sh**😂😂😂

[@deondrenickson]

I’m gonna be patient and wait a while

[@bubba20251]

Famu Someone in lower brass is sticking out badly in the intro…

[@smokedogtv2432]

They gone have to put more passion in their music in the swac Mayne come on

[@letitbang6]

I be saying the same thing

[@Lilquan2004]

shi# was plain and boring

[@francesshaw815]

Buzz famu 😢

[@fjones2202]

3rd baby 😭🔥🔥🔥

[@SynCole79]

🐍🐍🐍🐍💚🧡💚🧡💚

[@jaycee3248]

Nice famu, keep it up.

[@bandblaster1468]

FAMU needs to do better ik this is just the first event but when that orange blossom classic comes they need to tighten up jsu is going to clown them again if they keep playing like a pwi hbcu

[@Socaman84]

You definitely on crack if you think Famu gives a fuck about JSU.

[@JP-ll4yk]

JSU has run away from FAMU in the OBC 5th for the last two years. Before you deny, check the tape.🤷🏽‍♂️

[@miamidade-fh1ol]

First

[@drequynnrod5077]

Wonder why Nsu choose freak no more as they’re selection

[@1970brwr]

Remember Famu was in the Meac, they was toying with them😢

[@bernardbradley6603]

They saved their fresh tune to SU but this was a fun lil exchange

[@cj9160]

I love this battle . Tie

[@KinardRobinson]

What are the songs being played?

[@drequynnrod5077]

Wish famu would open tf up damn they’re too big to sound that soft and they’re boring they sound good but open up famu

[@mr.wright7803]

FAMU doesn't just blow to blow.

[@runwaycoach6442]

@@mr.wright7803well do they Bore to Bore?

[@kentrelt5140]

Facts, no complexity to their music. Very high schoolish at best. Famu where is the soul? There's no soul or energy in famu music. What's the point? U r in the SWAC. TXsu and Alcorn is going to have a field day with u. Su and JSu will dismantle your program like JSU did to BCU.

[@watchjdtv6881]

​@kentrelt5140 not doing the hook boogie ruu ruu crap, homie. If your band director has a doctorate in music, it should sound like it. Hundred ain't hurting for nothing. Check the resume.

[@letitbang6]

I agree..Famu getting slapped around in the SWAC

[@VillansCreep]

I don’t care the arrangement. If I can’t hear your woodwinds you lost. Famu 💪🏾

[@lazurusredd8682]

I don't care the band, if you play with no soul you already lost the crowd within the first 10 measures. NSU💪🏾

[@mikedaflexta]

FAMU getting slapped in the SWAC unless somebody on that staff realizes that they need nuts to appease SWAC fans. I think FAMU can do it tho. BCC is going to just get crushed because they don't change shit in that boring ass routine.

[@Lilquan2004]

that's what I'm saying that shit was ass,plain and boring I was hella disappointed😂😅😅😂

[@g4werkzgenesisparts556]

Only if this comment made any sense Lolol.

[@mikedaflexta]

@@g4werkzgenesisparts556 it makes sense, you just don't get it 🤣

[@g4werkzgenesisparts556]

@@mikedaflexta nah what you said doesn’t make sense. Famu or any band doesn’t have to confirm to anything. The issue is band heads think that they’re the majority. Famu will keep being Famu.

[@mikedaflexta]

​@@g4werkzgenesisparts556 Thats fine bro but those Southern and JSU games are going to hurt their feelings every year. I get tradition, but those musicians in the stands know when they are being shitted on. Stand dance routines don't move the swac fans like power and song selection does. The meac was perfect for their style. They are not going to change the swac but I bet if Southern was in the meac, eventually other bands would at least try and keep up without completely abandoning tradition. You talk as if band heads arent musicians. THE SWAC IS WHERE BAND IS A SPORT. FAMU would be wise to not play that boring ass shit in the 5th.

[@dinibeenie6087]

Famu brass section was completely louder than Norfolk whole band 😂😂

[@midnightmadness]

not really. NSU was way better.

[@dinibeenie6087]

@@midnightmadness I barely heard em, what was they playing 🤣🤣

[@midnightmadness]

Everyone else thinks differently 😂

[@dinibeenie6087]

@midnightmadness so I'm assuming you're the spokes person for everyone else, cause I haven't heard it from anybody else except you 🤣

[@midnightmadness]

I see you bro. Keep FAmu relevant 😂

[@anafreeman5063]

The difference is clear. The 100's sound always well rounded...the piccolos adding that flavor. The other band just blasting loud noise. The musicality just isn't there with Norfolk. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@lazurusredd8682]

😂😂😂😂 the soul was never there with FAMU.