Michigan Marching Band Pregame

[@mgoblue152]

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.

[@AAndrews1968]

This video never gets old. I get the chills watching it on KZbin, 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!

[@AAndrews1968]

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!

[@RICHMOND94114]

girl, stop crying.

[@jebenn23]

I was at that game and surprised when they made that error when making the block M, I've never seen them make a mistake like that before

[@AAndrews1968]

All allegiances aside, how can anyone not appreciate something such as this?

[@corpsmaster]

Because they messed up the turning out of the M at the end of run-on.

[@nathandlouhy745]

AAndrews1968 Tom Brady Michigan good day you love

[@ikarooz]

@@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.

[@WakeEternal]

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."

[@nathandlouhy745]

WakeEternal Michigan game basketball is good for lunch today and tomorrow football basketball

[@ikarooz]

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

[@MarquisdeSade820]

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.

[@camellane33]

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.

[@jpuckett351]

Then why did half the band in this clip swing the gates 8 counts early?

[@joshuak47]

jpuckett351 A Google search found that they were awarded the trophy in 1982. Does that help? :-P

[@TheMichiganfan39]

jpuckett351 It was the first game of the season- Give them a break.

[@jsj297]

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!

[@cca03]

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!!!!

[@annaj07]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! two of my favorite things.. marching band and michigan football!

[@Nectratoplixs]

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

[@OldmemeetNewme]

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.....

[@whodatgoblue11]

just went to my first Michigan game in September, just watching this makes me very excited to go back! GO BLUE!

[@Wxchaser97]

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.

[@amber.mp4]

"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

[@stllnghrn]

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!!

[@amyowensmobile]

Even being an OSU fan, I can still definitely appreciate this :-) Guess growing up being a band geek does that to you.

[@corpsmaster]

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.,.

[@nathandlouhy745]

A LO game basketball game football today football tomorrow pamper job Michigan band

[@nathandlouhy745]

Joel Kelley first game the star spangled banner lyrics national football basketball 🏀 6:00 5:00

[@amyowensmobile]

@_ PopularNutria66 I will always love that OSU/UM rivalry. Got lots of friends from both sides. 😉

[@MasterTubaman]

Coming from a Prospect of TBDBITL, I will admit, you guys have your cool traditions and things that made me chuckle. I really liked your guy's marching "M" a tradition I'm sure you are proud of, and hats off to your Drum Major, literally! The hops-step does seem a little silly though and you guys need a little work on keeping the lines a little straighter, but whatever Michigan, keep get better so you can keep us on our toes. Keep the rivalry strong!

[@PizzaPenguin12]

As a Michigan fan OSU has an outstanding marching band that people on both sides of the rivalry can appreciate. As always, Go Blue!

[@xXxsporkishxXx]

its freaking amazing how good they look when the zoom out and the marching i was in awe

[@iluvfirenze89]

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.

[@markjlew]

Can watch and listen to that everyday. GO BLUE

[@PhactorPhiction]

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.

[@AAndrews1968]

They showed the pre-game on Saturday against Michigan State. Wonderful performance as always....

[@TheWickedWitchOfOz]

thank you! We work really hard! I'm glad you enjoy watching!

[@shockn2000]

NOTHING BUT CLASS!!! That brought chills down my spine.

[@ftlfl1900]

I live in FL, and I have no association with Michigan, BUT how could you not be inspired by that! Makes me proud to be an American!

[@TheWickedWitchOfOz]

Why did they have to catch THAT pregame on video for the Big Ten Network? That was the time they couldn't hear for the opening fold-out.

[@Supernun91]

did they mess up? @0:30 lol half of them ran out and run back in I saw a person on the left side 45 ran halfway out towards the 50 and ran back in, I don't know it just didn't look right

[@ieatglue44]

@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.

[@OSUBaritone]

Just to clarify, the Script Ohio is not just follow the leader. There are specific counts that correspond with different parts of the script. Trust me, it isn't as easy as it looks.

[@SealedS3ven]

@mwshephard The Drum Line Screwed up the Cadence. They played the part where they were supposed to move to early and wrong, thus they had to do it twice. The first people to move heard it and moved, everyone else knew someone screwed up and waited, thus making it seem they screwed up. The Drum Line is the one at fault.

[@RhyminCarly]

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.

[@ieatglue44]

What does it matter? I take it you can touch your head to the ground backwards then, without your knees touching the ground?

[@Simone2true4U]

I'm Just Intrested Into Marching Bands Right now ! WoW There very creative.Nice job :)

[@jamesorthebombdotcom]

out high school plays this for our fight song and it gave me chillbumps when i heard this

[@MWolverine9]

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.

[@LUTS67]

@17drumBoy According to The Ohio State University Library, a similar floating formation wasFIRST performed during the 1932 season by the University of Michigan Marching band.

[@ieatglue44]

@17drumBoy You do know MSU was the first school to do the backbend, right?

[@richardbates3272]

Please bring the band to the Maryland game in October, 2015.

[@bob8144]

The greatest marching band in the land playing THE GREATEST college fight song.

[@jsj297]

Does anyone know the reason the drum major does a back bend? Is there history behind that, I don't know much about marching bands.

[@silkaem]

Man.That tradition is just amazing!!!

[@anonymousowa1]

@soqerqueen200 I don't know where you went to high school, but at my school the band is half the football game. And at others in my district, the band is the football game.

[@TheWickedWitchOfOz]

Are you thinking about attending Michigan and auditioning?

[@ieatglue44]

@nick5man5 I revise my remark. There certainly was confusion in the percussion section. It wasn't just "probably" confusion. I can hear it in the bass drum.

[@TheDragonmaster18]

@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

[@mugyou2]

where can i get sheet music of hail to the victors on snare or something like that?

[@rotflmaopmpqxyz]

drum major cody martin? like from the suite life?

[@9598dad]

PROUD TO BE A BAND GEEK 3 YEARS STRONG AND LOOKIN FOR ANOTHER 8

[@LaurynLehman]

Not gonna lie, that foldout turned out remarkably well, given the mass chaos beforehand. :P

[@GOBLUEADAM]

At the end of the season, watch the Bayou Classic with Southern & Grambling. Watch Southern's band. They march that way because Michigan's directors had an exchange with them, and that style was taught to Southern. Now Southern has taken it through the roof with what they do, but since I've been watching them in person since 88, Michigan is the BEST NORTHERN Marching Band for their style, showmanship, choice of songs, and for their class. They change with the times and truly are beloved. GO BLUE

[@lonelylover360]

i get chills every time i go to the big house and hear our mind blowing fight song. its the best feeling ever. go blueeeee! goooo meechigan :)

[@ddrwarbirdwhite]

Something the Bronco Marching Band does on occation is flip the horn with two hands between the kicker and the inside of the piping closest to you...it looks BA when done right!

[@AAndrews1968]

@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.

[@rockediny]

@smb333 ummm.....maybe it's because their not facing forward? That might have something to do with it.

[@Cherrierune]

Why do they march toe first i thought it was heel first?

[@Necs87]

Our drum major didn't get up as fast as yours - mostly because he didn't fall down and didn't have to use his arms to hoist himself back up.

[@jimtayler555]

I love watching marching bands!

[@GoBlue330]

I love the comment at the end of the video from Dave Revsine "If that doesn't get you fired up then I don't know what will..."

[@ShadowedKnight]

Awesome leg sync. Smooth speedy gliding. Man, that crowd's got spirit. Go Blue Wear Maize!

[@petpilp]

You, deserve an award.

[@Brownfox1981]

Coming from an H.B.C.U. grad. The University of Michigan band is great!!!

[@NinjaButters]

The very best of this vid is at the end "if you're an uawerfhoiwrfhrfuoaw fan you're probably retching in the corner" FREAKING BRILLIANT!!!

[@MightierToaster]

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.

[@loganw45]

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

[@larissaisgay]

is there two bands for Michigan? Spartan Marching Band this one? :o

[@jettthewolf9119]

Yes

[@RandomAvatarFan]

This is an awesome band (check out the way they swing when they get close ups of the band! My high school's band must be modeled off of that!) So while all the other high schools are wondering what the heck we're doing during our pregame and parades...

[@bruinsie]

oh I know of the Big Ten Tradition, i have seen many live big ten games. What i am telling you is that the script ohio, the writting of Ohio in script was actually first done by the Michigan Marching Band at Columbus number of years ago. Since then it has become an Ohio tradition, but the first original Script Ohio was done by the Michigan Marching Band

[@codymlvn21]

@ieatglue44- U of M was the first, in the late 60's a drum major named Mark Brown was the Drum Major. and @17drumBoy he ALMOST fell to his knees because he removes cap and i've seen a lot of Drum Majors do that when they do what he did.

[@LUTS67]

@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.

[@MichaelKoo10]

man. as a golden bear, i have a lot of respect goes to the big 10 marching bands. esp. this band. and somewhat of OSU. good work wolverines. awesome.

[@jenaosa1224]

how to you get into a college marching band?

[@SWiiTCHii3]

Hell yeah this is the BEST Marching Band lol :P (Im from Michigan rofl 3 hours from ann arbor :P saw em live :P THEY ARE AMAZING!

[@tssc17]

@xHaterofHatersx watch at 1:30... you see the drum major with his head touching the ground on the back-bend? that doesn't happen at msu... ever...

[@allpeeps4me]

I've found someone else for you! Hope his qualifications are enough for you. He marched in the Million Dollar band.. Would you care to ask what a former member has to say about which band is superior??

[@BPahl88]

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!

[@jamespersinger4272]

No offense to the band or anything, but I noticed that some lines spread out from the sweep lines too early. Still a great performance!

[@stanmarsh22291]

it was referring to the Ohio State losing the last two times in the BCS championship bowl.

[@thecarrotdude]

im a michigan fan, but i dont like the M because the middle part is skinny and it makes the whole thing look messed up

[@cca03]

I hear this, the sound the smells, everything comes back instantly and I want to be there. GO BLUE!!!

[@tsbuoy]

carl grapentine was the announcer when i was in the band from 78-82!!!

[@kittykat993]

. . . cody martin?

[@ashlandhockey62]

what did he do?

[@area51lover]

@xHaterofHatersx no but my cousin is on the coaching staff

[@zwigo0se]

@21citircdoog02 The entire show at UofM is based on tradition. Any individual member is capable of way more than presented in the pregame, but Michigan is found upon tradition, and the band is one of the strongest.

[@mgoblue152]

gracias! a veces, tocamos musica latina. en este video, la banda esta tocando canciones de la nuestra universidad antes del partido del futbol norteamericano. tambien, la banda aprenda musica nueva por el intermedio de todo los partidos (cada semana del autumno)... a veces, musica latina. (lo siento, porque no hablo espanol bueno)

[@dreamwarrior22]

ahhhh nothing like gameday down in ann arbor, great atmosphere

[@nick5man5]

0:31 what happened?

[@DantonTheWerewolf]

You fail to realize that they don't have a set of microphones set up specifically for a good recording of the marching band. Nor are they doing an elaborate, jaw-dropping epic. It's a fucking football game.

[@chyntiajatikusuma]

good.. good... amazing (we like your play)

[@Wxchaser97]

84 people are state or buckeye fans

[@Faliz18]

Someone doesn't know what DCI is

[@srosenauer]

I love the Big Ten bands. As a former Purdue Band member, I am partial to the All American Band.

[@a2umad]

what a great clip!!!

[@chygal790]

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

[@Wargle14]

Its very good and no doubt Michigan has a great band. I like the runout at the beginning, even though its slower and somewhat less exciting than some others I've seen. Still, one of the better pre-game's out there.

[@dfmayes]

Cant wait for September!!!!

[@MonkeyAdventures03]

Love my Michigan!! ^_^

[@21middleman]

Yeah, the drums started to give the cue for the foldout, and some people went for it. Even messed up Carl Grapentine. I was in this band in the early 90's, and I prefer our slower tempo of the sweeplines and trio.

[@connormarx8207]

Rose bowl champs 2024 let’s go!!!!😊