PRegame

Michigan MArching Band does pregame in the Big House

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Music

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• Michigan
• Marching
• Band
• Pregame

[Nanitebite]

yeah now its all about the damn cheerleaders

[neooperant]

First, let me say that I'm a diehard Buckeye fan and think that OSU has the best marching band around. However, I must confess that I love the Michigan entry cadence and the emotions it can evoke in the opposing crowd. The Big Ten has the best marching bands in the country by FAR, with OSU, Michigan, and Wisconsin as the top 3 in the conference (in my humble opinion).

[tmartinfsa]

Rehearsal. The band typically gets 1 rehearsal in the stadium before the first game of the season. All other rehearsal are on Elbel Field.

[Voli23]

Aww, This was my first ever practice as a part of the performance block after a YEAR on the "field of dreams"/ reserve block. :') So worth it. haha!

[demonmuffin]

@ozoneavenger lol really? high chair kick?

i've alwars referred to it as the seizure step, or something along those lines, as it looks like the band is twitching or at least having suffering from epilepsy

nothing too scary about that...

entries are where it's at.

[greatlakesfan]

I think the U of M Entry Cadence rocks! Adrian HS here in Michigan uses this on their home games for pregame and halftime. difference is AHS comes out from the field goal lines

[UMAnnArbor2]

MSU's football team entrance is horrible. Michigan's football team entrance is the best.

[chadmich2]

This specific rehearsal takes place the week before the season opener, and (at least when I was in the band), it was the ONLY time we got to practice in the stadium all year. The band starts with an on-field entry to get acquainted, and later does a full run through from the tunnel. Since it's the first time in the big house for the year, the quality of the lines is the last thing on your mind. It definitely gets better after that. What a blast that was!

[visualpurple123]

They most likely didn't come out of the tunnel during rehearsal because it takes longer to line up in the tunnel than outside of it in the stadium, and during rehearsal, every moment is important. They probably practiced it at least once in the tunnel, but after that they line up outside so they can get in more reps.

[visualpurple123]

it's a rehearsal. They're working on the lines. And both U of M and MSU have great bands.

[neooperant]

I think that MSU's band kicks &$#! as well (well, about as much as a marching band can, anyway)! I love their high chair kick! I have no objective basis for saying that UofM's or MSU's band is better. I just think UofM's evokes a stronger reaction from me, because they're our rival and because of the history of "The Game".

Michigan's pregame is somewhtat antagonistic and I like that! Much different than OSU's, but great nevertheless. I don't like UofM, but I give e'm credit where it's due.

[gusguisse2]

I think nowadays, people go to the "House" to see the band instead of the ball game... since the team is not so great as it use to be

[jondrumline07]

okay, that's fair.