Road to the Florida Classic-Episode III: B-CU Marching Wildcats

HBCU Gameday takes our third look into the story of the Florida Blue Florida Classic. This stop is in Daytona Beach as we take a look at "The Pride." The B-CU Marching Wildcats and band director Dr. Donovan Wells talk about preparations for the classic battle. #ncaa #ncaabands #hbcu #hbcubands #bcu #bcuband #floridaclassic #floridablue #hbcugameday

[@MrWilson1972]

Amen on the skills and quality sound of FAMU and Cookman. Well put.

[@DJTHEVIDEOMASTER]

I love the history🔥🔥🔥

[@simoniahenry]

Hail Wildcats!!❤

[@tundraking8755]

I love some BCU Band....none better

[@dperfect28]

😢😢 Love the Marching Wildcats but lets keep it 100, Dr Wells had a 9yr window to make sure Cookman dominate Florida so FAM wouldn’t be able to compete…since 2021 BCU has gotten smaller FAM is close to 300 again & steady doing new shows while Cookman has become so predictable 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ don’t want us to look like SCSU next yr

[@teebrooks8832]

Famu over 300 this year

[@dperfect28]

@@teebrooks8832 No they’re not🤦🏾‍♂️ maybe 290….go watch their shows on here plus I caught them here in Miami v JSU

[@itwasbetterwithhats820]

SCSU’s current size is attributed to previous problems with the school overall. I marched there when they had a 2 million dollar per year budget; they don’t have that now…we as bandheads seem to overlook the outside factors like school politics that can affect programs. To be honest I’m not a fan of Cookman but I have respect for Wells and what he’s done with the program there. Because he understands that we (bandheads) don’t attribute anything of value to his program🤷🏿‍♂️, we basically just talk noise on the internet and they’re still going to get those calls doing that same “boring” stuff. Which doesn’t matter because his job is to provide the best experience possible for his students…I don’t think we can honestly say that he isn’t doing that. Just my perspective 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@dperfect28]

@@itwasbetterwithhats820 Speak for yourself playboy a lot of us former wildcats stay donating to the band programs & yes major school cuts has hurt the program but before those, kids was already talking bout not going there cause they to boring..Georgia kids are not coming like they once was

[@itwasbetterwithhats820]

@@dperfect28 😌😌😌

[@jmanhope1745]

BCU and FAMU are Family! We are just competitive members of that Family one Fall Saturday afternoon in Orlando Florida each year!

[@Famny-ks5by]

The band director history is wrong

[@chavisberrien4844]

I hope he open UP THAT BOOK NEXT YEAR 😂😂😂 HELL 4 NEW SONGS WILL BE GREAT WE GOT THE POWER NOW LET DEMAND THE RESPECT FRM THE SWAC WE Deserve 🫴 🎉🎉🎉 Cause we already KNO that the marching wildcats going to stump a hole in the hundred 💪

[@ccosby3712]

Do you REALLY know that???? LIE! You CAN'T know that...LOLOLOL It's time for a COMPLETE BC(U?) OVERHAUL...LOLOL

[@ShutUpAndBump]

@@ccosby3712You got to compete in the swac before demanding respect! Make 3 regular game road trips before you talk about having respect!

[@ccosby3712]

@@ShutUpAndBump we actually DON'T. FAMU has a long history of...never mind. You folks don't believe in knowing your history. Keep being blissful!

[@ShutUpAndBump]

@@ccosby3712 you wasn’t about to say anything of relevance! Cookman is nobody in the swac until Cookman start competing against swac bands…

[@ccosby3712]

Ok...