Pregame - The Michigan Marching Band (2019)

Ladies and gentleman, presenting The Michigan Marching Band, Baaand take the field!
Pregame Performance:
Entry Cadence
M Fanfare
The Victors
On, Brave Old Army Team (visitor's fight song)
Varsity
Let's Go Blue
The Victors
Star Spangled Banner
Performed at:
Michigan v Army
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
September 7, 2019
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[@devinmarbury4967]

I'm an OSU fan and always enjoy watching this band perform. Much respect.

[@gotstrawberriesido]

As a Michigan fan, your guys marching band is killer!

[@rutha1464]

No matter how many times you practiced it in July-August, the very first time you march through that tunnel and suddenly emerge into the brilliant sunlit sky and thunderous applause is an experience never in life you will forget. After that it is all rote memory of the precision steps you have practiced over and over, and the jitters all gone. Go maze!

[@isabelledavis2981]

I love 💗 watching Michigan marching band playing songs for the 9/11 first responders who passed away during 9/11 every year

[@joyclemens6778]

I lived 2 blocks from the field and stadium in 74 Didnt appreciate it as I should have. I would give anything to go home....

[@thrivnak787]

This is the Best Band in the Land.

[@bvanmac]

I needed this.

[@rickhighland7530]

Michigan GO BLUE

[@jimj2839]

Best marching band in the country. GO BLUE!!

[@ikarooz]

The best in the world. YUBA!

[@joeyschoch7727]

I love how respectful they are to army

[@cag2411]

Absolute class you are right. They even sang. I'm sure the veterans of the Army in attendance were very thankful and sang loud though they are michigan fans they're a soldier of the USA at heart

[@dvchel]

Yep! And also *no* stupid kneeling and disrespecting America and what ancestors fought for to have these freedoms they now enjoy.

[@NinjaButters]

I was at this game. We did the same thing for Air Force and I’m sure we’ll do the same thing for Navy

[@ikarooz]

Yes, indeed. The rest of the teams get the traditional boos.

[@dons4665]

Whenever I hear The Victors, I get soooo homesick for the state my roots are set in 🥲

[@RQ_74]

Same here 🥺 GO BLUE & Hail To The Victors!!

[@The_Frozen_1]

No matter where I live, or where I roam... MICHIGAN will always be my HOME! Go Blue!!!

[@foxboy72006]

LET'S GO BLUE!! IT'S GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE!!! BORN AND RAISED!!!

[@matthewstrickland3021]

Michigan wolverines my team go blue

[@masondonaldson2005]

Watching this before the game to get in the spirit GO BLUE🔵

[@lineygoblue]

You kids always put on the best shows. My chest swells with pride every time I see that flying M flowing from the north to the south. Fantastic. Best wishes always to the Michigan Marching Band.

[@whodat044]

Miss college football so much right now

[@nancyduckworth2380]

The greatest band ever. Thanks so much for providing great memories

[@joyclemens6778]

Ya aren't kidding !!!!

[@trentknollman5673]

But what about the Ohio State University Marching Band?

[@COACHINHBALL]

An SEC fan salutes this band

[@unknownduck025]

Im a Mizzou fan, but I love watching marching bands from other colleges. Michigan has an awesome marching band.

[@jdhjimbo]

I have been to games at most of the 64 P5 stadiums, and no band does a better job of pre-game than UM!! We are also one of only 2 bands that always honors the visiting team by playing their fight song. It is stirring, and with 110,000 singing the greatest fight song in the land, "Hail to the Victors!", you never forget Game Day in Ann Arbor!

[@eddihaskell]

What is the other one?

[@jdhjimbo]

@@eddihaskell Nebraska. They did it at the 1986 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, playing "Hail to the Victors", and did it again in Lincoln several years ago. Their fans also display great sportsmanship! Nice to see, as it is a dying breed.

[@eddihaskell]

@@jdhjimbo Thanks!. They also managed to share the national championship in 96 with Michigan -- we were favored to win it!

[@jdhjimbo]

@@eddihaskell Michigan really won it in 1997. Nebraska was given an extra down vs Colorado that netted them a win they did not earn. In addition, UM was #1, and CBS (the broadcasters of the Orange Bowl between Nebraska & TN) staged a campaign to increase their ratings, so turned the Coaches poll to Nebraska in support of their retiring colleague, Tom Osborne. It was a sham tie.

[@Nathan-rp1qm]

Iowa always plays the visiting team's fight song

[@falloutfan6649]

I was a senior and was in the student section (season ticket holder) during this game. The Let’s Go Blue gives me chills every time because of how thunderous it is

[@mclarenlover9841]

Michigan Fan born and raised I live in Ohio but I don’t even care I’ve been to a game every year since I was 5 and brother is hopefully going to his first one this year

[@sheneedsme]

Oh how I miss the Band. My daughter and her husband met while playing in the Band 3 years ago. Seeing her March toward me in the block M formation while playing The Victors always gave me a thrill.

[@user-yj1ui2xt5r]

Sounding amazing Marching Athletes!!

[@stevekendra8983]

The best pregame in college football!

[@thomasholzbog3787]

I LOOOVE you ALL and I am SUPER PROUD of you, as is Papa. Represent and be good too ALL!!! God Bless, Love Forever, Tommy Blue

[@marcomignon]

I miss my college days.

[@dugs213]

New comment... 1-21-22 GO BLUE ! Stomp the yard

[@CyclonesFan24]

LET'S GO BLUE!!!!!!!! LET'S GO BLUE!!!!!!!!

[@kevindepew5705]

This is awesome

[@t-bone3659]

I’m at Ohio State fan but I got to admit the Michigan fight song is pretty good.

[@mam162]

As a Michigan State fan, I have to agree. It's one of the most iconic fight songs in college sports.

[@Professional_Victim_H8er]

But even as a FSU Seminole I gotta admit that Script Ohio Dotting the I gives me chills every time.

[@launchbase4944]

as a Georgia fan that has lived in Columbus I guess both of these schools are alright

[@louiegiammarcolincolngiamm2366]

Go blue

[@tangoxraysierra]

As someone growing up since the 6th grade as a music enthusiast, I remember being so angry at Saturday football games. I could hear the band in the distance, and they’d cut to some postulating nonsense. No method was available as a kid growing up in the 80s to understand what this was about. I’ve been amazed since at the talent of US bands.

[@tangoxraysierra]

These guys, OSU, and a distant Penn State Whiteout - best in existence

[@RQ_74]

MICHIGAN VS EVERYBODY!!! GO BLUE!!!

[@jfsebastian7811]

B1G stage, B1G Ten!!!

[@isabelledavis2981]

I like when Michigan marching band has the honor to play the national anthem at every football 🏈 game they play

[@lucasbolinger7239]

what school doesn't?

[@zach3944]

I really hope this is in my future

[@trdbrd6958]

Love this go blue

[@lineygoblue4252]

Can anyone imagine what this will be like when Michigan Stadium is finally allowed to be full again?

[@patrickconnors3853]

11 days

[@evanbroad8658]

@@patrickconnors3853 yesterday😂

[@elinorsmith6307]

Get goosebumps when you step onto the field

[@wordyo24]

so many chills watching that💙〽️

[@hearkittystudios640]

Pity the sound isn't better on these videos. I got to march with this band when I was in high school and those first tantalizing bars of the snare drums playing that cadence still sends chills up my spine. I wish I could hear more than crowd and bass drum for the rest of it. Oh, well. I can hear it in my mind's ear.

[@raypavey1102]

This even got me pumped!!!!!

[@maurartsy2916]

God this is so cool

[@ethancortez2024]

#GoBlue!!!!!!

[@Nigelrathbone1]

Nice drumcorps style tuning sequence in tbe beginning.

[@TXnine7nine]

Love the respect that the service academies get when visiting for their away games. Normally it would be a sea of boos for any other school but not for the academies.

[@joshsboringlife]

They've been doing nothing but breaking my heart, year after year since coach Carr stepped down.

[@etsuchika]

🤘M👍💞

[@timmyc9915]

Respect from a buckeye fan in the Philippines. They should collab sometime.

[@jaymcrac4195]

Go Blue!!!!!! Jay McRae

[@randomdevitakhellambam5630]

very nice

[@michaelpoirier2382]

GO BLUE FOREVER 1#

[@nickscorpion8725]

UNDERTAKER COMES AT 7:14-7:15

[@dianacale174]

Makes me think of grandpa Wangler

[@josiahstyer1527]

Imagine not being able to spell out your state name is Script because it is too big

[@kevindepew5705]

I know

[@cynthiafeagin5185]

Have you seen the picture of the elusive wolverine on the internet.

[@mbjmommy4]

go Michigan

[@trdbrd6958]

It’s go blue

[@mbjmommy4]

@@trdbrd6958 i know

[@mbjmommy4]

people can also say on this video is go Michigan because that is the name of the team

[@trdbrd6958]

Oh ok thanks sorry

[@B1GFREAK]

Shame about the audio. It's really hard to pick up all the instruments when they are moving up and down the field.

[@josiahstyer1527]

Imagine having to take your hat off to touch the ground #TBDBITL

[@java0880]

sorry but not the high stepping entrance as in the 80's, band members more running then high stepping - still fantastic

[@dianacale174]

NO HELMET OSU!!!!

[@briantang6671]

Why did the video start with Yellow and Blue audio? 😂😂 It doesn’t match at all

[@A.F.Whitepigeon]

It's a recording from inside the tunnel, overlaid with video from the march to the stadium.

[@briantang6671]

A.F. Whitepigeon yeah I know haha

[@mt22201]

Does anyone know when the band stopped playing the Yellow and Blue as part of the pregame?

[@A.F.Whitepigeon]

@@mt22201 I have no knowledge of it ever being part of pregame. My mom (MMB '88-'91) doesn't either, so it's been at least sevral decades. It's not "rah-rah"-ey enough.

[@mt22201]

@@A.F.Whitepigeon Thanks. That narrows it down, because they were still playing it when I was a student in 1980-83.

[@lecil2]

It does not look as big as they say it is.

[@mattbrichacek8978]

I disliked this because I am an Ohio State can but I like marching bands so.

[@thonatim5321]

I, too, like all Marching Bands. I will stand for any Marching Band regardless of what school they represent. These member put in many hours just to entertain the fans.

[@kaptainkwen2707]

6:15

[@etheman80]

3242 days.

[@thonatim5321]

Stay focused young grasshopper. What does that have to do with Michigan having the best: 1) Marching Band, 2) Band entrance, 3) Football team entrance, 4) Fight Song?

[@etheman80]

@@thonatim5321 Only thing I can get behind is the fight song, everything else is sub par compared to Ohio State.

[@thonatim5321]

@@etheman80 That is your opinion but you need to admit to yourself that you are biased. These results have been supported by many polls over the years of the "average college football fan". ESPN recently did a poll that confirmed these results.

[@etheman80]

@@thonatim5321 ok

[@TheNickLavender]

I can see that Michigan copied the back bend that the drum major does from Ohio State. Thats a pretty tough physical back bend to have to do!

[@liamtorreda3563]

is the same like ohio state marching band

[@thurgoodjenkins4311]

Marching Illini is better.

[@nickwalker9504]

So sloppy