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The Ohio State University Marching Band (TBDBITL)

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Coqui said:
But the playing trombone to dot the I and playing in the Big 12 made me cringe.
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At least Lauer was there to straighten them all out before they included footage of the Marching 110 doing Gangam Style & What Does the Fox Say? Some NBC blogger made that mistake after the Jackson Moonwalk clip last week.
 
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Why Ohio State's Band Is Truly the Best in the Land

By
Ben Cohen and
Sharon Terlep

Updated Nov. 1, 2013
Columbus, Ohio


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Courtesy of Ohio State University

Here in Ohio State country, it's hard to say who is having a better season: the school's undefeated football team or its marching band.

Once described as "the best damn band in the land" by Buckeye coaching legend Woody Hayes, the 192-member ensemble has been playing up to that billing lately. Clips of the band's last two performances—a Michael Jackson medley that featured a formation of moonwalking mellophonists and a human-animated tribute to Hollywood blockbusters—have been viewed online at least 20 million times and reverberated across the country.


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The Ohio State University marching band has performed at halftime of Buckeyes games for more than a century. Not until this season, though, had its musicians ever moonwalked. Ben Cohen and band director Jonathan Waters join Lunch Break. Photo: AP.

These mesmerizing and seemingly impossible formations, which have set an entirely new bar for marching bands, might only be possible at a high-profile football school with a $116 million athletic budget, a loud alumni base and a reverence for its band that dates to the 19th century. But at a time when many schools are scaling back their band budgets and putting more restrictions on travel, the real difference is Ohio State's willingness to spend. Over the last two years, the school has quietly raised the band's budget to $1 million from a relatively modest $220,000.

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http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303843104579169872329913950
 
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It seems like TBDBITL is getting a lot more recognition, deservedly so, under the new band director. I can never remember the band getting this much recognition when John Wolfe was the band director or maybe just times have changed.
 
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LitlBuck said:
It seems like TBDBITL is getting a lot more recognition, deservedly so, under the new band director. I can never remember the band getting this much recognition when John Wolfe was the band director or maybe just times have changed.
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The biggest factor is that the university bumped the budget for the band from $220K to $1M. They've been able to invest in the software to chart these complex shows and get the drill information and music into the musicians hands in a format that allows them to learn more easily. Can't hurt that Dr Woods (72) was replaced with Waters as an interim, who was young enough (36) to take some risks with the shows last year, and very open to input from the band members as to what the band wants to do.
 
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