Ohio State - Pregame 1956 (Stanford Game)

[@ArtyMac]

It’s so weird seeing the drum major not do the back bend or his signature strut we are all used to seeing

[@marchmaster]

Tradition through Innovation. All were at once innovations...now they are all traditions.

[@mr.random4681]

When he did his "kick run" as I like to call it, I was so shocked about how slow it was! It's crazy how times change!

[@umbrella0326]

How in the WORLD did you find this? And not only that, but with AUDIO?! Impressive!

[@mr.random4681]

Ur surprised about audio!? This is IN COLOR TOO! Color TVs weren't around until the 60s! This was more than just a luxury being recorded like this that far back.

[@doglover4741]

Imagine seeing this in 2056 and going, wow. That happened 100 years ago, this was soo long ago, it’s before LEGO was a hit, moon landing, Alcatraz outbreak and this was during segregation, when I look at it, doesn’t seem like long ago, but titanic and WW2 survivors were in their 50-70s. And when I put these events after this. It gives it more of a understanding of how long ago this was.

[@KlipsenTube]

From Wikipedia: "The Lego Group began manufacturing the interlocking toy bricks in 1949". They were probably a hit by 1956 - if only in Denmark. Colour TV, on the other hand, first arrived in Denmark by 1967 and it took quite a few years to replace B/W in most homes.

[@jamesmarkscott6202]

one of the great tosumb traditions that goes unnoticed imho is the saluting of the opposing school. plenty of bands play a little of the other team's fight song, but i've yet to see any band across the country do a complete verse of the tune while also doing a formation of that school's emblem, mascot, etc. and this film proves that it was happening back in the 50's as well as today. truly, tbdbitl. ;)

[@BillVol]

Does Ohio State still do that? Tennessee plays other team's fight song, but no formation for other team.

[@jamesmarkscott6202]

@@BillVol they do. every home game. including vs um... marching a block m to midfield and then going into tosu songs. i really do love that tradition. i wish buckeye fans were more appreciative of it.. most boo the opposing team pretty heartily. lol

[@millerbrian1]

Every team in the Big Ten "salutes the visitors" as we say at Michigan. It's been a Big Ten tradition for decades, not just an osu thing.

[@jamesmarkscott6202]

@@millerbrian1 as i mentioned above, plenty of bands play the opposing school's fight song, but tbdbitl is still the only band i've seen who combines that w/a visual representative (emblem, school letters, etc) as well.

[@spartan-df3cx]

@@jamesmarkscott6202 I believe Wisconsin does too

[@DragonFox84]

its cool that it hasnt changed much over all this time. you can def see signs of the times. cheerleaders with long skirts and not really any flips as they do now. the band is smaller for sure, and they seem to be working in a much smaller area then now. i will say its more uniform now as in how sharp the movements are. you can tell over the years they added movements like when they do a 90 degree turn. its quite cool and good you found this to compare.

[@NickzAndMikz]

Cool

[@hl9753]

6:16 they don’t do this anymore. The movement of the H and I switching. It’s odd to see the drum majors strut and it’s amazing to me how things have changed but yet still kind of similar. Great video

[@moonrich3492]

No. 4 Ohio State 32 - Stanford 20 Attendance: 82,881 Iowa won the B1G in 1956 Oklahoma won the Natty in 1956

[@earthman-br5zi]

Go Hawks!

[@frankswisher6342]

Wow the hear I was born I was going on 4 months old very professional even back then it is n always will b the best damn band in the land n me n my wife love Ohio state

[@donrumgay5200]

Not unusual for home films of that era to be sped up a bit...that could be easily corrected...but watch the precision of the marching...the straight lines and diagonals as the march down the field. Yes...it’s easier with a smaller group...but still impressive.

[@soccerking4197]

It’s not sped up look at the fans

[@Catiko]

its not sped up, they used to play faster back then

[@leiflohne3096]

I have seen so many of Ohio marching band and this was great. So simple in comparasin

[@SGobuck]

Great piece of tradition here my friend!👍

[@TN-Dezz]

the drum major strut is soo weird compared to todays drum major strut lol

[@Ignats75]

I wish they would reuse those endone designs. You could spell out "Ohio State" in the empty diamonds too.

[@TheSlayerXnight]

You really are a “TAPEMASTER”

[@mysteriousj3019]

This is so cool dude

[@labellav1103]

wow!! this is Tb for real! What year did the script Ohio come in? Nothing has changed after all these years. Keeping it traditional!

[@aninterestingpenguin9374]

labellav1103 labellav1103 Ohio State’s Script Ohio began in 1936.

[@Ignats75]

Back then, they only did Script Ohio at Homecoming and the Michigan game.

[@AndricKelton]

​@@Ignats75yeah it was way more special to be epected to dot the i. Nearly every sousaphone player can dot the i now by the end of their time in band.

[@Nickname10344]

I find these fascinating

[@ChicagoBandHead]

1956??? damn

[@mt22201]

ChicagoMarchingBands Yep, the flag has only 48 stars.

[@Bkytrmpt]

It realy interesting take on the band back then....each row entering ramp position from both sides of block formation...long version of Beautiful Ohio instead of short version, different ramp cadence...all back before space race, vietnam, youngest potus, and 1st moon landing 13 years later....and 2 years before I was even born.

[@docachna]

The ramp cadence is the same, it is merely accented very differently, now, but on paper, it’s the same.

[@meman6964]

I love it that everyone in the stands SINGS NATIONAL ANTHEM!!! How many Americans even know it these days? Some singer gets all show+off aline. This is OUR ANTHEM

[@freeman3320]

Sadly, Things are not as they appear to be concerning this video. I know that the tempo of this ramp was not this fast in real life. In other words, The tape has been speeded up somehow during the transcription process. I know that the cadence was slower originally because the pitch of the music is higher on this recording. In other words, as everyone knows, the pitch will be raised if the tape moves more quickly over the heads. You can prove this inaccuracy if you compare the pitch on this video to the pitch of a piano. This is perfectly understandable when you consider the great amount of time that has passed since 1956.

[@freeman3320]

BTW.... my brother is in that drum row.

[@MJ2420]

The pitch is correct. The drummers just came out of the tunnel with lots of adrenaline resulting in a 200 bpm tempo. Note that by the time they got to the south stands, the tempo had slowed to 180. It happened to us sometimes in the late 70s, too. Also, note that after the Banner, the rest of the pregame is non-stop segues at 180 bpm. These guys were in shape!

[@southpaw2095]

@@MJ2420 Doesn't help that they played Beautiful Ohio way faster than they do now.

[@jimbizness3864]

@@southpaw2095 When B.O. was used in pregame in the 1970s shows, we played it at 180, too. Slower for parades and concerts.

[@Catiko]

its not sped up, they used to play faster back then

[@mr.random4681]

I wonder what the first audio vid recording of script ohio was, and where it can be found.🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@caterina.skates37]

Dam that was cool

[@aleksmadrigal5918]

very good very good

[@Salty_Balls]

Wow, the Shoe looks so different. It had a track?

[@Catiko]

yes, until 2001

[@meman6964]

South bleachers were open frame, sit on long board. It got really too cold if the wind was blowing.... Brrt

[@PJGuillermo_YT1]

Whys the band members looks not enough?.

[@Jahamez823]

Not much has changed march style the same

[@nailitdown219]

A thing I noticed is it is in full color

[@doglover4741]

Yes, that’s very easy to see.

[@Sub2DreadBlaze]

Impressive, but ya better pay yer bills!

[@WienerVL]

Is this the Shue and how big was he at this time? Sorry...i must laugh of the drum major!

[@Ignats75]

87,000 capacity. The South Stands were Temporary scaffolding bleachers. The flag pole was in front of the south stands. The band sat behind the bench at the North 20 yard line. My Mom was pregnant with me at this game.

[@jamesmarkscott6202]

@@Ignats75 i didn't come along til 3 years later, but my mom was at this game too. her freshman year...

[@billfredeking6543]

Always TBDBTL

[@kingjames1308]

holy crap the sound of the drums... yikes

[@gavin_bigred]

Why yikes?

[@kingjames1308]

@@gavin_bigred they dont sound crisp. Not talking about the drum line just those older drums and their sound. Might be the ild recording equipment though

[@jimbizness3864]

Yes. They sound like drums, not Formica countertops!

[@SlenderGingerGaming]

Sound more like field battery drums in the military rather than the Kevlar heads that produce the tomato bucket sound we are all used to.

[@gavin_bigred]

@@kingjames1308 high tension kevlar heads didn't exist. And it wasnt thier style. They are much more contemporary now but still march slings for pregame tradition

[@ramonjohnson7081]

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