Pregame: Ohio State vs. Michigan (11/26/22)

Join The Ohio State University Marching Band for its pregame performance before Ohio State faced Michigan on Nov. 26, 2022.Avery Voress was the i-dotter for Script Ohio.

[@salajol]

Not enough respect is given to the hard work and dedication these band members go through.. The sharpness and articulation they show is almost indicative of a DCI unit!!

[@desertrat1111]

Yes, I wish TV would go back to showing the halftime performances

[@ObamAmerican48]

Love the tradition! Don't boo the good sportsmanship! Your rivalry is a great part of Americana and don't take each other for granted. Your rivalry has created something greater than itself--this amazing tradition that the whole country enjoys even if we didn't go to Michigan or Ohio State.

[@eas7246]

But its still pretty funny.

[@WolverineDevotee]

@@eas7246 watching soft osu players try to catch Donovan Edwards all day was funny.

[@THE_flushingtoilet]

@@WolverineDevotee ikr

[@thunderbird5522]

Buddy you obviously don't know the rivalry then.... we will boo and always boo each side hates each other.... btw who else loves watching this poor excuse of a band!? GO BLUE!

[@soccerbeast4782]

I’m a Osu fan so idc I hate Michigan but especially there coach

[@sigsin1]

I’m a wolverine but the OSU band kicks ass!!!

[@ericmeeuwsen2226]

Sorry, EVERYTHING about Ohio State is evil.

[@arthurchannell4426]

And the Michigan Marching Band ain’t a bunch of slouches, either! I’d actually like to see both bands do a combined halftime show like OSU & Iowa did a couple years ago.

[@bloqk16]

You really have to marvel at the hours of practice it took to get the choreographed precision down so well. I recall on ABC-TV (US), back in the 1960s, that had exclusive rights to NCAA FB games where they would televise the marching bands at halftime. Alas, the networks faded that away as more dollars from advertisers could be got from doing in-studio halftime shows of FB highlights.

[@dootsouls]

This is why i dont like capitalism. You don't get to see talent like this as much

[@sigsin1]

I miss those days!!!

[@labrd41]

@@dootsouls Capitalism is what made America great. You may not like it, but that is the truth. Didn't happen by accident.

[@zacharyliles8657]

@@labrd41 nah

[@tomshea8382]

In the meantime, before they stopped showing bands almost completely, two of every three shots was a shot of a twirler or a majorette.

[@mydogsed]

I didn't notice this until watching a gopro perspective, but if you closely at the top of the "h" in Script Ohio at 7:08, you can see that 2 trumpet players lose their hats when doing the turn. Then, at 10:18, during the scatter drill after the alma mater, you can see someone in uniform run from the podium to pick them up.

[@carlostherep7961]

I literally JUST noticed it before I saw this comment, though I only saw 1 trumpet player lose their hat

[@WickedlyMe328]

I was there. Watching our band never gets old!

[@ryanflanagan8793]

The michigan band and the ohio state band should be the battle of the world war.

[@unoriginalclips9923]

@@ryanflanagan8793 we all know who would win that one

[@MichiganBandFan1]

@@unoriginalclips9923 ummm Michigan 🙄

[@unoriginalclips9923]

@@MichiganBandFan1 🤣

[@MichiganBandFan1]

@@unoriginalclips9923 let me guess ur a OHio State fan?

[@billofwrights7695]

Here are the timestamps for the pregame sequence of #tbdbitl 0:00 Ramp Entrance 2:19 Buckeye Battle Cry 3:43 The Victors 4:30 Script Ohio 8:45 Carmen Ohio 10:19 Across the Field (Transition into Diamond Ohio) 11:39 Team Entrance 12:40 The Star-Spangled Banner

[@alicewarner9331]

I was looking for the fellow in the band that had the GoPro on. I saw the whole thing in a different video. That was awesome. Good job Band!🎉

[@garymapal2941]

Michigan fan here in July getting ready for November because this is what it's all about the greatest rivalry in American sports because Script Ohio is like a prelude to war for any Michigan fan and it will never change

[@arthurchannell4426]

As I understand it, what is now known as Script Ohio was started by MMB in a “nothing fancy” manner with Ohio State expanding on the formation by writing out the word “Ohio” one letter at a time set to music with Ohio State giving credit where due.

[@aaronair5453]

The claps being offbeat is killing me

[@bloqk16]

The offbeat of the claps could be due to the time lapse there is with the speed of sound from the band to the audience and the microphone(s). Please note that I did say _could be._

[@gageemmins3156]

same

[@WickedlyMe328]

@@bloqk16 well getting a sold out crowd to do something in unison….100K plus!

[@DefendYoungstown]

@@bloqk16 more than likely. If you ever hear fan recordings on cheap phones, it sounds all over the place from acoustics, reverb and timing. The horns, drums, and clapping sound like three different songs are being played at once BEFORE the echoing. Sure, you have a lot of folks off beat. In a crowd that size, it's inevitable. But it likely isn't as off to the listener only paying attention to the band in real time than it is via recording that's picking up everything.

[@zacharyliles8657]

Imagine how the band felt 😅

[@potterALDC]

Only Ohio State can make Michigans M look amazing

[@moparbabe72]

This was really cool! And a good game.

[@WolverineDevotee]

45-23, 42-27

[@sfsinverted5175]

This is about the band not the game

[@terrapins]

Classless fan as always

[@edsherrod5216]

Too cool for school! Really neat to have this tradition carry on through the years!

[@DanielElwell]

Watching tbdbitl never gets old!

[@DefendYoungstown]

I hated the fact that they butchered Script Ohio on the national telecast. The aerial shot was on the wrong side so the text was upside down, and then they CUT TO COMMERCIAL right before dotting the i. Almost seemed intentional... like the one cameraman who got his equipment broke that one year by being in the sousaphone player's face now works in the studio in a lead production capacity and hearing Le Regiment makes him feel some kinda way.

[@WickedlyMe328]

I was seated on the upside down script…my first time to a game they did a double

[@garymapal2941]

Soooo funny you would mention this as a Michigan fan I absolutely loved the cut to commercial during Script Ohio and I said that was the football gods I've been watching this game for 50 years and never saw that happen

[@garymapal2941]

I'm 59 and I've been watching these games since 1970 and I've NEVER seen go to commercial before dotting the i and said to myself this is our day as a Michigan fan

[@ibrohimzahidov6436]

Byutiful band

[@clarkmitchell9266]

What kind of mace/baton is the drum major using? I haven’t seen any other like (aside from Michigan) and I’ve wondered for a while now. Great job as always!

[@mydogsed]

Both Michigan and Ohio State use the Gray Baton, made by Gray America. You used to be able to order them (I did, and I love mine!), but they have temporarily halted production due to COVID and other factors

[@GoodLifeInSpain]

Needless to say, Ohio's tribute "M"was crazy good! Watching TBDBITL never gets old.

[@lucieleimbach]

Nice pregame. Love the tempo that the Michigan band Director takes the National Anthem.

[@cyberscouterz9006]

Oh buddy, Maryland will also sometimes have guest conductors for the Anthem, and when we had Michigan's conductor come up last year, we were playing super fast.

[@alyrios]

Ok, what's with the dude at 8:09 walking into the field and doing the letters ??

[@tomfilus8043]

Band is far better than the team!!

[@matthewhaverkamp8657]

Donovan Edwards dots a better I.

[@kimberlybbane8602]

Awesome!!! It like look in a spirograph !!!!

[@dootsouls]

The crowd is so offbeat it hurts

[@bloqk16]

The offbeat of the claps could be due to the time lapse there is with the speed of sound from the band to the audience and the microphone(s). Please note that I did say _could be._

[@fairfieldcountyeas2258]

Didn’t sound like it to me

[@seventycross0yt175]

No they fucking aren’t grow up

[@garymapal2941]

Michigan fan here but Script Ohio is very impressive

[@stevekov6740]

Same here and I absolutely agree! Fun fact, it was first performed by the Michigan Marching Band in 1932 as a salute to the opponent. It wasn't as impressive as the way OSU's band performs it these days. Kind of how no band charges out and jumps right into the shape of the Block M like Michigan's does. I've seen many bands over the years and Michigan & OSU's are my favorites.

[@ricardoinzunza9191]

I love OHIO fans ❤ clapping in time, everyone always just knows what’s going down

[@Packguitar182]

script ohio (created BY Michigan) is really cool and impressive, but just too long and drawn out with a subpar fight song, which equals 'boring'... Block M up and down the field and the 1 minute Victors' chorus is the hardest hitting, greatest thing in college marching band/fan history. Period

[@91ir07]

"Buckeye Battle Cry" doesn't hit nearly as hard as "The Victors" in Michigan Stadium where the whole crowd is singing (the lyrics are lame in comparison), but the Ohio State band is outstanding.

[@Packguitar182]

@@91ir07 exactly. nailed it

[@trentmcfarland1128]

Nothing beats the victors other than notre dames victory March. The problem with UM band is that it’s a one trick pony. Sure the victors is great but lord have mercy after the one millionth time hearing the blast of the brass it gets old… it’s kinda like how the vols only play rocky top or how the Sooners play boomer sooner. All. The. Time.

[@Packguitar182]

@@trentmcfarland1128 I know. But you gotta figure it's hard to deviate to playing anything else when you already have the greatest fight song ever written

[@alexpeck9652]

I absolutely agree

[@stevekov6740]

Michigan fan & alum, you band is SOLID. There's not a bad band in the Big Ten but as is the case in football, Michigan and Ohio State stand out the most to me.

[@arthurchannell4426]

Michigans band is, to me, kind of an Ohio State/Wisconsin hybrid. Wisconsins band is high energy and TBDBITL is high precision. Take Wisconsins energy and combine it with TBDBITL’s precision and you get the MMB

[@stevekov6740]

@@arthurchannell4426 With the way they charge out onto the field and hop right into the Block-M formation yes, that description sums it up nicely.

[@Jay73425]

Was Michigan's band given the option to perform during pregame AND halftime?

[@joshbenz7070]

No, we just played a shortened version of our pregame show during halftime.

[@Jay73425]

@@joshbenz7070 , I know. I was at the game. I was wondering if Michigan’s band was give the opportunity to do both. I’m an Ohio State fan and have 3 uncles in the Alumni Band. Time and time again recently, Ohio State has a visiting band in the stands and they never see the field or are severely restricted. However, the same thing happens to us last year in Ann Arbor. At least we didn’t put Michigan’s band at the top of the stadium.

[@WickedlyMe328]

Their halftime SUCKED! Not even close to TBDBITL!

[@WickedlyMe328]

@@joshbenz7070 which SUCKED! Your players didn’t respect our band’s halftime show heckling them

[@WickedlyMe328]

@@Jay73425 I was at the game myself. I attended the MSU game in 2016, their band had a halftime show, like Ohio State did. Did you catch the Michigan player heckling one of our band members? They have no respect

[@Illytbh]

It was a good game. Go Bucks. We will destroy them next year. O-H!

[@ryanflanagan8793]

Michigan's defense could be the problamo. I mean the buckeyes sniped michigan by 2019 56-27 win.

[@syoongkook]

is this osu's last game?

[@TheDarkestNightsEdits]

I-O!

[@PrestonianB]

@@syoongkook Yes

[@syoongkook]

@@PrestonianB sadge

[@ibrohimzahidov6436]

👍👍👍✌✌✌✌✌💪💪💪💪💪😍😍😍🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿

[@jakobe1251]

I see a W in that M;)

[@deirdremcnamara385]

I'm not into football - partly because it's in freezing winter, but still respect for all who show up... but especially for the OSUMB!!! Wow! Skill, stamina, aesthetics, humor, STAMINA!!! Almost a new Olympic Sport, but...can anyone say how to get their theme song out of my head, haha! Braaavo, on so many levels - music, athletics, BREATH CONTROL!!! And i just love the machismo of the Drum Major...keeps it all in order - Ohio!

[@caddothegreat]

OSU sure likes playing that French tune Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse

[@deirdremcnamara385]

Is that what's playing in my mind every waking moment now!!!

[@h25c1]

Ironically, They make a better M than the Michigan band

[@resitupfer7950]

Our well-loved and cherished King of Austria says this is why Americans lost the war! Here in Austria, a musician pulls off such a show on his own, and much better at that!

[@deirdremcnamara385]

Which war would that be?

[@Koollikedat547]

I from Michigan but I still don't like Michigan Marching band and people make fun of me for like this marching band but U believe i will make it to one day.

[@ryanflanagan8793]

45-23

[@unitedgavin2742]

Okay great it’s the band not the team

[@ryanflanagan8793]

@@unitedgavin2742 When they enter the field

[@ryanflanagan8793]

@@unitedgavin2742 Not the band during pregame

[@Jewell34184]

Boooooooooo Michigan

[@WolverineDevotee]

45-23, 42-27

[@mrneutronplayz8655]

🌰= 🗑

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

Lost the game but won halftime and pregame as usual.

[@Jane-bk2lh]

Hello Dennis

[@scotthafele5266]

Funny. They can only afford. 30 bandmembors. Poor ohio state. Will continue to suck

[@H1Badger]

Poor ol Buckeyes./