Michigan marching band, the cake formation

[DonkeyPunchFTW]

Mound of Sound is indeed greater than the Cake formation.

[WVUITGAL86]

WVU does the same thing when they play "Simple Gifts"

[SkiUMah]

Mound of Sound > Cake Formation

[geekdiggy]

"scotty b and his blue band". love that guy. marched under him in the scouts in '05.

[geoffv513]

is anybody actually in michigan college thats watching this

[123123123004]

the cake is a lie! D:

[iDeathEater]

Once again, this why University of Michigan pwns Michigan and Ohio State.

[MrMertakhai]

I lol'ed when I read "The cake formation"

[HickoryThornwood]

just like minnesota mound of sound

[scooey]

Even though I am a Buckeye, I still can appreciate something original and FUN!!!!

I like how the crowd gets excited!!!!

[jdrzewicki9]

I'm sorry. Have you actually seen the Spartan Pre-Game? Much more intense and energetic than the OSU or U of M pregame. :/ Sorry guys.

[JShawtyKim]

It must be cool being in the middle of all the members, yet very awkward.

[kAgG12157]

@JShawtyKim i think the tubas are in the middle only...

[lazypanda19]

That's as dumb as Minnesota.  Try marching with the Wisconsin band!

[nbkvhha]

More like a bunch of fruit cakes!!! Go Buckeyes!! Get a real band Michigan!!

[Cjmoney007]

@nbkvhha LOL the buckeyes band...where to start? it takes 5 minutes for you dumbasses to spell out OHIO, another minute to put a tuba on the I, and then he bends over so someone can put it in his ass. talk about fruitcakes...

[AlieshaMccLellan]

@Cjmoney007  All IN for MICHIGAN!

[Cjmoney007]

@AlieshaMccLellan especially the way they played yesterday. 113 thousand + fans screaming. best day of my life

[thebigc910]

Cheerleaders cant do that at once >:D bwahahaha

[BlackvvvFist]

Hmmm... seems kinda pointless, but still cool

[starkitty93]

personally, as a trumpet player, you go deaf probably about the first three weeks, but eventually your hearing gets back and you get use to it. LOLZ

[deekamikaze]

my ears are really used to it. but you can get earplugs that only let in a certain amount of decibals.

[DrivenBlack]

how do those brass people not blow out each others ears being so close to each other???

[n00dlepwm]

You do blow out other's ears. You get used to it pretty fast.

[DrivenBlack]

Lol man that sucks.

[deebee190]

I play first part trumpet, and I'm not going to lie, it's pretty intense sometimes, haha. But I think it's the same way percussionists handle it, just a little differently ha.

[DrivenBlack]

hahaha hats off to you guys for being so bad ass lol

[deebee190]

Hahaha. *Bows*

[basecaster]

We, percussionists, are required to wear ear plugs. When I marched at UAB, we would not be allowed to play that day, until we had ear plugs...Because it is so hazardous to your ears. That is why in-ears are so popular today, in concerts, as opposed to monitors...

[deebee190]

@basecaster

Yeah. Same for our band. Our percussionists had to wear ear plugs as well.

[ELJimO1985]

i was there too i was so happy they did this

[KRISALLENROXify]

i was there

[imon2u]

They did this at the Purdue game this past saturday, it was awesome!

[Frenchhornbird]

I like the flag in the middle.

[gigaware101]

shit is lame!!!! fuck take it out

[scotti4590]

LAME!

[maizeandblueheart]

awesome. when are they doing it this season?

[mfuture15]

im in this video!!

[Bucknut2013]

They're gophers.

[Drop35235]

must feel good 2 graduate from a known D1

[thanjordansaidd]

LOVE IT!

Does the song the play have a real title? If so, what is it?

I love it, so catchy. Lol.

[ryan211987]

It's called I Can't Turn You Loose by The Blues Brothers.

[sski1971]

I Can't Turn You Loose by Otis Redding.

[ryan211987]

Watch the Blues Brothers. Quite possibly the best movie ever. Its in there a ton of times.

[Mgoblue099]

I remember going to this game

[BassClefFTW]

This made my day haha

[dueloftheflutes]

The only Michigan game I've ever been to, they did the cake formation, and I got pictures. I was so excited.

[marchingeek2011]

that is so cool!!!!!

[steino89]

tinytim.... we only do the cake once a year at our homecoming game.... and yes its a blast to be part of the michigan marching band

[Tinytim0724]

Why did the band stop doing thei in their pre games?

[hemphrey]

They didn't. The band does this once a year, usually in one of the last two home games.

[kvil0]

lol

that would be SO fun to be in that band

you get to do so much fun stuff :(

[ih8dolphins]

appalachian state does it better

[sofialeka]

go screw your dog.

[thecarrotdude]

he'll get to it after he finishes with the sheep

[hemphrey]

Actually it's just called "the cake." All 235 members must fit within a 10 yard spread, and they're all playing once they're there.

[gsbadj]

Great formation. It's called "The Birthday Cake."

[bluething88]

Ah, so thats what its called. Thanks.

[bandgeek88]

minnesota does this and we call it the "mound of sound."

[mmbhorn]

@gsbadj Typically we just call it "The Cake" now.