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Buckeyes27
Go Bucks! Go Cavaliers!
WOW, that is a real treat for the golden bear, glad i got my tickets
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BuckeyeSkins
Go Bucks/Hail to the Redskins!!
Not only will I get to see the Bucks kick Minnesotas ass, I will also have the honor of seeing Jack dot the "I". Woot.
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coachtressel.com/tradition/TBDBITL
Non-Band Members to Dot The "I"
Buster Douglas - Heavyweight Boxing Champion from Columbus
Dr. Paul Droste - OSUMB Director (1970-83)
Novice Fawcett - University President (1956-72)
Dr. E. Gordon Gee - University President (1990-97)
Bob Hope - Grew up in Cleveland, Ohio
Robert Ries-former OSU Ticket Director
Woody Hayes - Former Head Football Coach
Non-Band Members to Dot The "I"
Buster Douglas - Heavyweight Boxing Champion from Columbus
Dr. Paul Droste - OSUMB Director (1970-83)
Novice Fawcett - University President (1956-72)
Dr. E. Gordon Gee - University President (1990-97)
Bob Hope - Grew up in Cleveland, Ohio
Robert Ries-former OSU Ticket Director
Woody Hayes - Former Head Football Coach
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What a treat for those lucky enough to be in attendence that day. Jack had alot of great moments in his golfing career, but I'm sure they will be dwarfed by the rush he gets from 105,000 Buckeye fans cheering him on for those few special minutes. Hopefully the field is dry that day, because the eyes of true Buckeye fans there will not be. Kudos to "The Bear."
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Nice write up on Script Ohio and it mentions Jack's honor at the end of the article.......
The most famous human handwriting in the world turns 70 next week. In the 1936 season, The Ohio State University Marching Band first marched in formation to "write" the word "Ohio" in a beautiful, flowing script. The last member of the formation, a trumpet player, dotted the I.
A short time later, said Dr. Jon R. Woods, the current director of TBDBITL --The Best Damn Band in the Land -- it occurred to someone that a sousaphone player would be easiest to spot as the I dot, and it has been ever thus.
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The Ohio State band has been dotting the "i" in Script Ohio since 1936.
Year in and year out (although not lately), the Buckeyes football team may disappoint. Script Ohio, however, has been undefeated for 70 years. High school bands in the state are awash in sousaphone players who want to realize a childhood dream and dot the "i." The dotting of the "i" induces an endorphin rush in Ohioans from Cincinnati to Toledo.
As great as it makes the fans feel, to read fifth-year senior Clint Phillips' description of his i-dotting is joy incarnate. Phillips, from Findlay, Ohio, is the squad leader of the 28-person sousaphone section this year. He has dotted the "i" three times: against Iowa and Michigan last season, and against Cincinnati last month. In football terms, that's roughly equivalent to being a three-time All-American. Sousaphone players are given the opportunity to dot the "i" based on their seniority, which is accumulated according to the number of band performances in which they march.
"I don't think I slept all that much the night before the Iowa game," Phillips described. "I was so nervous and excited at the same time. I think I managed to get four hours of sleep that night before I headed to the stadium."
The band marches onto the field and launches into the song, "Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse," a French 19th-century poem set to music. From here, Phillips will take over in his words, in a combination of two interviews, one in person, and one on-line.
"When I got to the top of the 'i,' I bowed to the east side of Ohio Stadium with tears in my eyes," Phillips said. "I did my kick turn to face the west side and did the low bow and couldn't hold the tears back."
In the 70 years of i-dotting, few non-band members have ever been given the rare honor, including entertainer Bob Hope, and the legendary former coach of the Buckeyes, Woody Hayes. Until, that is, this season. At Homecoming on Oct. 28 against Minnesota, Ohio State alum Jack Nicklaus, the legendary Golden Bear, will dot the "i," according to Jon Waters, Ohio State's assistant band director, and Scott Tolley, the director of communications at the Nicklaus Companies.
The most famous human handwriting in the world turns 70 next week. In the 1936 season, The Ohio State University Marching Band first marched in formation to "write" the word "Ohio" in a beautiful, flowing script. The last member of the formation, a trumpet player, dotted the I.
A short time later, said Dr. Jon R. Woods, the current director of TBDBITL --The Best Damn Band in the Land -- it occurred to someone that a sousaphone player would be easiest to spot as the I dot, and it has been ever thus.
Brian Bahr/Getty Images
The Ohio State band has been dotting the "i" in Script Ohio since 1936.
Year in and year out (although not lately), the Buckeyes football team may disappoint. Script Ohio, however, has been undefeated for 70 years. High school bands in the state are awash in sousaphone players who want to realize a childhood dream and dot the "i." The dotting of the "i" induces an endorphin rush in Ohioans from Cincinnati to Toledo.
As great as it makes the fans feel, to read fifth-year senior Clint Phillips' description of his i-dotting is joy incarnate. Phillips, from Findlay, Ohio, is the squad leader of the 28-person sousaphone section this year. He has dotted the "i" three times: against Iowa and Michigan last season, and against Cincinnati last month. In football terms, that's roughly equivalent to being a three-time All-American. Sousaphone players are given the opportunity to dot the "i" based on their seniority, which is accumulated according to the number of band performances in which they march.
"I don't think I slept all that much the night before the Iowa game," Phillips described. "I was so nervous and excited at the same time. I think I managed to get four hours of sleep that night before I headed to the stadium."
The band marches onto the field and launches into the song, "Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse," a French 19th-century poem set to music. From here, Phillips will take over in his words, in a combination of two interviews, one in person, and one on-line.
Dotting the "i" was one of the most incredible experiences I have ever had. The excitement and intensity running through your body is just unbelievable.
As the band is unwinding to spell "Ohio," the i-dotter goes through the formation. Once he gets to the bottom of the small "o," there's a double right flank (right turn, step, right turn). You are the first person that goes through the outer part of the small "o." At this point, you follow the drum major.
While marching through the Script that day, I took some time to look around the stadium a little bit and the emotions started to overcome me. When I got to the bottom of the little "o" of Script Ohio, I stopped playing and clearly heard someone on the sideline yell ? "You're about to dot the 'i!' Go get 'em!" I leaned forward a little to slap the drum major's hand, and my friend marching behind me, Wes Clark, was yelling and screaming for me.
[From] the bottom of the small "o," [you] go up to the top. By the time you hit the top, you get a "mark time" (march in place) for just a couple of steps.
As soon as the band hits the "Dogfight" section in "Le Regiment," when the low brass (sousaphones, baritones and trombones) play a strong fanfare, that's when the i-dotter struts out to the top of the "i" following the drum major.
When you first start your strut, you want to make sure to get a good push with whichever leg you choose in order to start your momentum. Once you're in motion, your next goal is to get your legs up as high as you possibly can. In order to help make your legs look higher, you want to lean back. The farther you can comfortably lean back without losing your balance, the better. How far you lean back is all up to the person dotting. It isn't that difficult to strut while wearing the sousaphone. In my experience, I find it easier to strut while wearing it. It helps you get accustomed to the strut with the horn, and also helps keep your momentum.
Stretching is very important. You could hurt yourself pretty bad. A couple of problems that some i-dotters experience are shin splints from the intense landing on your feet from practicing your strut too much, and also pain in the hip flexors caused from practicing too much as well.
Phillips avoided shin splints and strained hip flexors. He had no defense for the wave of emotion that overcame him as years of hard work came to fruition."When I got to the top of the 'i,' I bowed to the east side of Ohio Stadium with tears in my eyes," Phillips said. "I did my kick turn to face the west side and did the low bow and couldn't hold the tears back."
In the 70 years of i-dotting, few non-band members have ever been given the rare honor, including entertainer Bob Hope, and the legendary former coach of the Buckeyes, Woody Hayes. Until, that is, this season. At Homecoming on Oct. 28 against Minnesota, Ohio State alum Jack Nicklaus, the legendary Golden Bear, will dot the "i," according to Jon Waters, Ohio State's assistant band director, and Scott Tolley, the director of communications at the Nicklaus Companies.
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I'd be more concerned about President Fawcett. I didn't think they'd let just any novice waltz in and do it.I"m sorry, but the fact that Buster Douglas dotted the "i" cheapens the whole honor. What moron thought of that idea? Sad.
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tibor75;626893; said:
Missed that pun, eh?
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Zurp;626878; said:
I was there when Woody did it. Pardon me while I punch myself in the face repeatedly to dull the memory of what happened in the game that day...
OK, that's much better. They had Woody wait on the sidelines near the last "o". The drum major then marched to Woody, turned, and led Coach Hayes to the correct spot, pointing to where Woody should stand with his baton.
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I am looking forward to this moment. Ohio State really hasn't done as much for Nicklaus as he has for them. He has never forgotten his Columbus roots. I heard that he was promoting Columbus as a business destination a few years ago when he opened one of his golf courses in South Africa. He has paid back for years and it is great that he is being recognized like this.
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tibor75;626886; said:I"m sorry, but the fact that Buster Douglas dotted the "i" cheapens the whole honor. What moron thought of that idea? Sad.
Buster beating tyson was huge. All of columbus was buzzing, and while it may seem silly now, it really was huge if you were in CMH.
Golden Bear is a nice touch. Can't wait.
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