The team that got their ship sunk at the end is the University of Michigan. The UM/OSU rivalry is pretty legendary in college sports.

@user-jx6he9fb8w

7 ай бұрын

Pretty legendary are you kidding. We don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan like the song say's.lol

@blauer2551

7 ай бұрын

Lately the Buckeyes have been on the sinking ship behind coach Ryan Day at helm

@ahsayamisaya7844

6 ай бұрын

@@blauer2551 Last few years lmfao.

@leslietyler1164

6 ай бұрын

#facts lol

@jourdanwau

5 ай бұрын

@@user-jx6he9fb8w Somtimes during the Ohio v Michigan games is the only time State fans will cheer for U of M. Then on the other hand it’s the only time State fans will cheer for Ohio. Definitely the biggest college football rivals I know of.

I'm 70 and have watched these half time shows all my life. Then I see people that haven't see it before, it is enjoyable. Culture differences are fun to learn.

@krisschobelock4973

2 ай бұрын

I'm with ya - I'm 70 too!

2nd performance was Lord of The Rings. And yes 3-7 days is what you get to memorize the routine.

@tmech455

7 ай бұрын

How did they miss the Eye of Saruman

@b-six-twelve

7 ай бұрын

I was kinda surprised they didn’t do the Three Hunters/heroic theme. That strikes me as more widely recognized than the Mordor theme, though that eye of Sauron looks pretty badass when the realization kicks in.

@-EchoesIntoEternity-

7 ай бұрын

@@tmech455 because its the Eye of Sauron, not Saruman

@majkus

7 ай бұрын

As I have mentioned in other reaction videos, the Lord of the Rings musical direction has a small surprise, because it quotes a few fanfare bars that came not from the film score, but from Johan de Meij's 1988 "Lord of the Rings Symphony", originally scored for concert band. There are some good performances of the full symphony on KZread worth checking out.

I’m a University of Georgia grad and I love the Ohio State Buckeyes Marching Band. General rule of college football: you may oppose the team, but treat every marching band with respect regardless of their home team. But the Pride of the Buckeyes’ marching band is famous for their amazing skill.

"I AM Batman." Your daughter is really funny, Jono. So cool that she'll watch these videos with you. I know none of mine would have back in the day. Keep up your good works and I hope your tooth issues are better soon. Best of everything.

The second one was the tower of Mt. Doom. Descirbing what Blockbuster was to your daughter makes me feel really old! Love your content. If you guys come through North Carolina on your tour of America, I would love to buy you guys dinner.

I'm from Ohio and of course a huge Buckeye fan, they call our band "the best damn band in the land" and they are unmatched in college bands! The other team was our arch rival Michigan who we play and hopefully beat this Saturday! Go Bucks!

@samuelpancake4084

7 ай бұрын

OSU fan and I'm really glad that this rival became fun again . I didn't like blowing them out all the time . Let the best team win and I'll be there in person

@denniss5505

7 ай бұрын

MgoBlue!

@Mottleydude1

7 ай бұрын

Steven! You broke Woody’s first rule of Ohio football. You mentioned that team up north name! LOL

@hayfieldhermit9657

7 ай бұрын

Is the OSU mascot just the Buckeye nut, or does it include the whole tree?

@zeus6793

7 ай бұрын

How'd that work out for you? LOL!

Greetings from Columbus , Ohio , home of OSU and its outstanding marching band TBDBITL (the best damn band in the land ) ! This band presents a new program for each home game and has traveled all over our country ( and abroad ) for appearances at championship games ! These kids work as hard as the athletes in preparing their programs ! Big rival game against the University of Michigan this weekend ... OH -IO ... GO BUCKS !!!!!!!!!

@brucem6442

7 ай бұрын

Go bucks. Marion(unfortunately), OH....

@nancystanton955

7 ай бұрын

I O

@jlinkous05

7 ай бұрын

You mean "Theeee OSU"

Both of my daughters were band weenies (their words) all through high school. It was a lot of hard work starting practice in July in South Texas. Every week day for 12 hours. They were in one of the best hs bands in Texas. My youngest was drum major her senior year and her daughter was drum major her senior year. Fun fact, throughout my younger daughters four years in high school the football team never won a game while the bandhall was filled with trophies and plaques from all of the band competitions. My youngest granddaughter begins high school band next year. She has two years behind her of learning her instrument. Funny thing is, i can barely play the radio.

@cindymclain3260

7 ай бұрын

My girls were in band too and yes they had to contend with that Texas sun

@nomad2629

7 ай бұрын

Never heard that word before and I am working on becoming a marching band tech in Texas lol

@ronaldnelson6692

7 ай бұрын

@russellgtyler8288 When I was in marching band in high school, the football team called us worse than that. We were called band and a derogatory f word for a gay person until we told them if it wasn't for us, they wouldn't have anyone cheering for them. They didn't believe us until we left one time after doing halftime. They blew a big lead and lost but, they never called us that again and apologized.

@daniellehurrell6620

7 ай бұрын

God help em if they can't do band stuff! 😂 I jest, but I think it's sweet that you're an active grandparent.

@russellgtyler8288

6 ай бұрын

​@ronaldnelson6692 I saw a tee shirt at a band contest. "Without halftime, it's just a game."

The other team they sunk is Michigan, which is their biggest rivalry. They will actually be playing this weekend. Which should be a good game since they're both 11-0. They're currently number 2 and 3 in the country.

Tell your daughter to start playing something, they get scholarships for that. I could see her studying in the US. She would love it and I think most schools have an international dorm, I know mine did and we weren't a big school. The international students are always tons of fun, so there's always lots of people hanging out there.

Mr.Reynolds, the band director at OSU now used to be my band teacher while I was still in Highschool. Was part of the last graduating class for Brookhaven and I got my letter for my Varsity jacket for being in the band for all 4 years.

Harry Potter was catching the Golden Snitch. Lord of the Rings(the 2 rings) had Mt. Doom(mistakenly called Batman). Good reaction to the video! Another really good OSU marching band video is their trip to London. On KZread it's title is: "Behind The Scenes at the Ohio State Marching Band London Show at Wembley Stadium 10 25 2015". ❤

I did my Ph.D at OSU (my office was in Orton Hall) and one of the undergrads was in the band. She was also one of the best students in the department. They get one or two weeks to practice. It depends on when the bye week(s) happen(s) and when the away games are. They don't go to every away game from what I understand. They always go to play at the school up north though. Should be interesting this year, sunce both teams are undefeated AND the fact that the team up north has gotten themselves into a bit of trouble with the conference and the NCAA. But the band directors are very creative and the band members work extremely hard to get things right. They call them "TBDBITL" for a reason! I'm not an MJ fan, but their tribute to him was one of their best shows. I enjoyed the Rush tribute as well.

@hayfieldhermit9657

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting us have Rod Moore.

It's true they get only 1 week (usually) as they perform different things each weekend during the game's half-time show. The Choreography is awesome, but not as difficult as it seems (still difficult, just not as much as it seems). A few things. A marching band uses timing and music is all about time. so they know on which beat they are supposed to move to the next spot, etc. the second thing is they are on a well-marked field and can use lots of "landmarks' So they would know; for example, that on the 3rd beat you would turn to the left and then march with the left foot hitting the ground on ever other beat as you move from the 25 yard line towards the 30 on the inside hashmark... maybe over your head a little, but trust me, with land marks and timing and practice, it's not as hard as it seems, but is still hard to pull off this well.

@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina

7 ай бұрын

8 to 5. 😄

@cmlemmus494

7 ай бұрын

Plus, since most of them will have been playing their instruments for a decade or longer, they can probably do the music portions in their sleep. This allows them to carry cheat sheet of their movements: "On beat X, turn 45 degrees and walk forwards for 8 beats" sort of thing. The individual band member's actions are more difficult than walking while playing, but not as much as it looks. Not that I could do this, just saying there are tricks to make it easier.

Your interaction with your daughter is awesome ......... !!!!

The other team is Michigan, it's a huge rivalry. Both have over 100k seat stadiums.

The Ohio State University is only 10 minutes away from my apartment! .. The Stadium can have over 117,000 people in the stands. This is my favorite performance from the band. The band is so good that it is known as "The Best Damn Band in the Land!" for good reason! Your son needs to watch this one! The team is called "The Buckeyes". They have other video performances that are great as well. Another great one is when the band performed in London at Wembly Stadium to honor tribute to "The British Invasion". The Ohio State University cheer is to yell "O-H!" and You get yell back "I-O!" :)

@DWBurns

7 ай бұрын

O H

@Ameslan1

7 ай бұрын

@@DWBurns I O!

My own home state and I didnt know how awesome the band was. Cheers for the awakening friends.

I graduated from Ohio state...the games and band are amazing!

The ship Ohio State sunk was Michigan. It's a huge rivalry game. It might be the biggest in college football. They actually play on Saturday.

@trl2828

7 ай бұрын

It is the bigget rivalry in all of sports, not just college Football. Ohio and Michigan dislike each other and in fact almost fought a war between them. Michigan vs Ohio, over a City on the Great Lakes. That is how Michigan got the UP, the Upper Peninsula. Ohio State vs Michigan happens every year, as the last game o the season for both schools. Normally It has everything on the line, Big Ten Championship, College Football Playoffs, and a year worth of bragging rights.

@roberthudson1959

7 ай бұрын

@@trl2828They DID fight a war, it was simply bloodless. I live just outside Toledo, OH, which was part of the disputed territory.

@kd5you1

3 ай бұрын

The Texas A&M & University of Texas rivalry has been pretty big as well and started in 1894.

They practice for months over the summer. I was in a marching band for 8 years. Great times

M is Michigan Wolverines. Biggest college sports rivalry in America! They play this coming Saturday in Michigan. Will be close to 115,000 spectators in the stadium!

I think you will both get a kick out of watching the Ohio university marching band ramp entrance 2021 or any of the ramp entrances. There are other videos that shows the band up closer when you can see the precision and how they cross each other without running into each other. It’s really amazing.

I graduated Ohio State, and still live in Columbus. There is a moniker ascribed to these guys, ie TBDBITL. (The best damn band in the land). Well deserved, I think. I still think “Script Ohio” is their ultimate. Since sometime in the late 1930s, they do it at least once every game, and sometimes do four “Ohio” formations at once. (When they invite alumni band members to participate). “Dotting the i” is a great honor. There have been only a handful of non-band members who have had that privilege. Woody Hayes,Earle Bruce, John Glenn, and I can’t think of the other one or two. They don’t necessarily create these impressively elegant programs on a weekly basis. The band does make an appearance at other stadiums, when they’re the visiting team, but their repertoire at those times is pretty brief. Also, I suspect they begin to create and hone these complex formations in August, a month before the football season begins. But nonetheless, it’s awesome, right? Hoping you and your daughter will be cheering for Ohio State this coming Saturday! Ohio State versus Michigan is always the big game of the year, but this year, it’s one of the biggest ever!

And that’s why they’re called the best damn band in the land!

The 2nd formation and piece is Lord of the Rings. It went Superman, LOTR, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, then Pirates of the Caribbean at the end.

Started with my favorite. Superman is my favorite superhero of all-time. Christopher Reeves in "Superman 2 the Henry theatrical cut which I have in 4K. I loved it. Just got the recommendation and I enjoyed this. Glad have to have found your channel 👍🏼

I feel you, Leah (I hope I spelled that right). I used to have to go to all my little brother's Little League baseball games. I always made sure I brought a book. Glad you enjoyed the marching band. I was in the marching band in high school (drum major one year 😃) and it's a blast. I wish it would spread everywhere. ✌🏽💜

Please check out OSU's other great ones like: *Top Gun *Disney *Video Games *Queen *Michael Jackson *And their performance at Wembley which also shows their legendary Script Ohio at the end Keep in mind some of the older ones have a few less "grand" formations and have some smaller things in between the big ones like forming geometric shapes and things. Theyve gotten bigger and more grandiose over time. They use drones btw to create and practice these shows...one per every home game a year. One yr recently theyve had 5 weeks in a row of performances to learn and execute. 😅 ..

Just love seeing interaction between you and your daughter so great

Ohio vs Michigan , is one of college football's biggest rivalries

That is why they are called TBDBITL. The Best Damn Band In The Land.

I'm sure if a band member is on a full scholarship at any bug university, your next four years are dedicated to the band as well as the university. They may practice these moves during the summer and rehearse them during the week of the games

The marching band also does video game formations.

I'm not from Ohio, but they do have the best marching band in my opinion.

@katw3070

7 ай бұрын

They’re known as TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in The Land).

@birch5757

7 ай бұрын

They definitely are, I'm not an OSU fan, but they are truly remarkable.

@annisarich

7 ай бұрын

Wathch UM and Yale.

Nobody uses DVDs anymore? Hmm! I do. It may be 2 weeks at the most that they have to learn these routines and accompanying music. But that's only if there's a weekend when the football team is playing an away game. By the way, in case Jono has forgotten, the person in white who spent a lot of time in the middle of the big 'O' is the drum major. I have to admit that it was great to hear the music during this, but it drowned out the questions you asked, which may explain why they didn't get answered. Something so funny in the Jurassic Park section is that there was a guy in white just to the upper right of the white 10. He's supposed to be a football player from U. of Michigan--the opposing team that day. The T Rex ate him, then spit out the helmet a few seconds later. By the way, this is a halftime show--only 2 more quarters to go.

My daughter was in a marching band and performed like this 😊

You explaining Blockbuster Video to your daughter is giving me an existential crisis. 😂😂😂

I think you two missed that th eT-Rex ate the band director and then spit out his hat. I love that part. :))

@katw3070

7 ай бұрын

It ate the Michigan mascot.

@thumper7047

7 ай бұрын

@@katw3070 LOL, better yet.

I love your reactions with your kids, they are great👏❤

When I played, we, sometimes, practiced for two shows in a week and did one part for every show, for the school anthem.

I played Trumpet in my high school marching band. We won State Champions two years in a row my junior and senior year of 98 and 99. So fun. Learning the patterns is a grueling process. Yes we learn it in a couple weeks but we go to a marching band camp where you are away from your family for two weeks working 10 hours a day to learn. Sometimes in horrible weather, rain or shine.

I am a graduate of OSU I hold an MS in Aviation Meteorology. Been to a number of games at The Shoe, I think our stadium turned 100 years old this year. As far as I know, every game has been sold out since the 1970’s and the Band is a big part of why I go to the game, you can follow it better on TV but they don’t show the Half Time Show. Watch the Band do The National Anthem of the United States, Script Ohio and Hang On Sloppy. Those are their best shows.

My daughter did this in highschool. She had two a day practices, seven days a week for weeks. Amazing fitness level.

Marching bands are part of what make college football so special. There's so much tradition and pagentry around the sport, and the atmosphere is so unique and personal to each university. What you heard is right, by the way, that these students learn each of these shows in a week generally. They'll get the music and drill on Monday, and have until Saturday to get it down. Ohio State is the best there is.

It looks like people answered your question about weekly performance, so I’ll give you something new….why do they do this? It is to keep everyone from rushing to the bathroom at halftime. The old stadiums didn’t have the infrastructure to accommodate that many flushes, so halftime shows were created to make people stay in their seats. A little bonus trivia for you ;)

She dropped the "I am Batman" on him like nothing. So good.

The rival team is Michigan State. There is a student tradition to cross out the M on any sign on campus, the week before they play! Some fans go so far as to not say the team name but refer to them as the team up north!

@roberthudson1959

7 ай бұрын

The rival is the University of Michigan, not Michigan State University. Not only do many OSU fans refuse to say the word "Michigan," but at least one of the OSU coaches banned anything blue, including the ink in the pens, from their offices and practice facilities.

@jameswilson7790

3 ай бұрын

Michigan State University wears GREEN AND WHITE. Michigan wears maize and blue.

Awe, your baby girl looks just like you.

The dynamic between you and your beautiful daughter is great. Nice to see a relationship so fun and respectful, and Layia sis correct... she is Batman. lol

As others have stated, the second one was Lord of the Rings. It started by showing a ring (either one ring with a 3d effect, or two rings), and then it morphed into "the great eye, lidless, wreathed in flame".

Best damn band in the land 😎

The second movie was Lord of the Rings. You missed the announcer mention Mount Doom. And Ohio State's main rival is Michigan University. They tied that into the Pirates of the Caribbean montage...

I was in the University of Iowa marching band for 4 years... loved it! Got to go to the games for 'free', made at least one away trip to another university to do the halftime with the home band (usually 2 nights and days of craziness;), and the bands get to go to any bowl game when the football team qualifies for one.... and yes, it was hard work and every homegame show was new so normally had 1 to 2 weeks to learn it.College/university bands take a lot of pride in their work and shows and love hearing the crowd respose when they enjoy the show! Thanks for sharing this video and enjoyed your reaction!:)

We do this in high school bands too. There are actually state competitions for marching bands

As a Michigan fan much respect to the Buckeye Marching Band

This is how old I am - I actually rented the MUSIC VIDEO (extended version/behind the scenes) for "Thriller" - and my VHS machine had a CORDED remote that you had to hold down to fast forward/rewind while playing (it had the full rewind button on the machine but if you wanted to catch something you missed, it was a 10ft cord with REV - FF buttons) GREAT Reaction. Most miss the 'eye of Sauron' as it's hard to hear and most are still trying to process what they just saw 😀😀

Pride of the BUCKEYES! the Best damn band in the land!!! Gave me chills to see you react to this, love my BUCKEYES!! thanks for reacting, and enjoying and representing my university!! THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY!!! GO BUCKS!!!!

I grew up in Columbus, where the Buckeyes are, and went to that uni as well. I also was in a marching band ( not TBDBITL ) and studied a lot of music. I hope your daughter gets to experience some of that. I taught my girl music too.

@jimburg621

7 ай бұрын

OH---

@broken4096

7 ай бұрын

@@jimburg621 too obvious man lol IO !

The other side of that stadium had no idea what was going on.

Jono Texas High Schools have marching bands. They perform at half-time also, these kids are amazing, and put on a great show. Football games are once a week and, the bands will be ready with a new show.

The last one "Pirates of Caribbean was great. Pirates of Caribbean 1 is awesome.

Hello from Colorado! Really enjoyed your reaction!

Great video! Your daughter is as much fun to watch as you are Jono! Keep up the great work! I remember seeing Grambling State's marching band's halftime show on TV when I was young, and ever since then I have always loved their high energy shows because the entire band usually gets into the action with dancing as well as playing. They are such fun to watch, even if they're not on the huge scale that big universities like Ohio State are (Grambling is what is called a 'historically black college", a smaller college with fewer than 5,000 students compared to Ohio State's 66,000 students) they still put on a great show. They post their halftime performances to KZread, and you might enjoy checking them out, even if it's not for a reaction. Their football program was also well known for having had the same head coach, Eddie Robinson, for almost six decades, starting in the 1940s and retiring in the 1990s. He had amazing success too, with 40+ winning seasons and having several players become successful NFL players, including at least one in the NFL Hall of Fame.

I don’t know if Leah realizes that The band is not on the sidelines. They are on the field making the different formations while they’re playing instruments and marching at the same time

The Ohio State ship sunk their rival "Michigan" O H ...I O

That stadium is the biggest in the USA, about 115,000 seats, and has sold out for over 25 years straight. They love their college football in Ohio.

@roberthudson1959

7 ай бұрын

While it holds over 102,000, Ohio Stadium is only the fourth-largest on-campus stadium in the USA. Michigan Stadium tops that list with 107,000+ seats and a maximum attendance of 115,000+. The stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is expanded whenever another school threatens Michigan's spot atop the list.

Have your daughter watch Texas A & M's marching band. Harry Potter was chasing the Golden Snitch. Ohio State was playing University of Michigan.

6:30 That "flying" person is representing the golden snitch.

A video both your son and daughter would love is European reacts to her first American rodeo. It shows some junior events I dont think they've seen, like bucking broncos (male and female) and even junior bull riding. And towards the end they briefly show trick riding (junior girls). They show adults too so enjoyable for all 3 of u 😊

The one you missed is the lord of the rings. Also if you like this every college in the state performs at halftime of every football game. Usually they have two weeks in between home games to practice and most times when you see this video they are well into there season and have mastered there performance and are ready for their own competitions.

I love how excited you are! You can tell you want to tell your daughter!!! 😄

❤ my Buckeyes! Ohio born and bred

I know the man who designed and directed this halftime show, and it is quite normal for OSU to learn a new show in a week.

Go Buckeyes! The big rivalry between OSU and Michigan is this coming Saturday at Michigan. Both are undefeated going into the final regular game of the season.

University in the USA is generally 4 or 5 years. That means different "generations" of the band practice together for years.

While no where near this size, I was in a marching band in high school. There nothing else quite like it.

Condolences to Scott, from Michigan. 😊

The shape at 5:31 is the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings

That's why they're called, TBDBITL, "The Best Damn Band In The Land"!!!!!!!!!!

If she enjoyed that imagine what they would say about a cirque du soliel show

OSU home games and the SuperBowl. “What are times you never go to the concession stands at halftime, Alex?” “Correct!”

Also, if u look closely, they use the band members with the big shiny instruments strategically to highlight certain elements of each formation...for example, go back and look at T-Rex...they form its spine 😉

@darla896

7 ай бұрын

Generally the percussion and bass instruments are towards the rear of any musical presentation. They do not want to drown out the woodwinds that are usually providing the melody, in addition to the percussion being necessary to the other musicians’ as this helps them stay in time with the tempo.

Ohio State and Michigan, big football game this weekend

The other Flag was Michigan University incredible strong team and beloved up here in Canada as well :P

I'm from Ohio. Yes halftime show changes every week.

They train more than a week. Probably a couple of months for each performance. They just have different sets memorized, so it seems like it's only a week.

Actually they practice before the next home game, which can be a few weeks or month between. I marched on the field with them in high school when top high school players were invited to march with them around the state.

Remember the members of this band are students. They are known as TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in the Land). They learn new shows every week or two. They have a new show at each home game. What they travel with the team they will repeat a show

You need a trip to Columbus Ohio, and go to a game. I graduated from Ohio State, and the football game weekends were crazy. Send your daughter to there for College. She would love it.

I'm from the South of the United States. Down here they have band battles that are bigger then the actual games. This, however is on another level!

That was a Michigan boat. Ohio and Michigan are long-time rivals.

The second one was Lord of the Rings. They started showing the rings and then they showed you the Eye of Sauron. The winged ball is the Golden Snitch

You need to watch Grambling, Stillman etc. I have never been so blown away by showman, talent, class and athleticism, yes athleticism when I saw them for the first time. The hell with the game just let them play for 60 minutes. Grambling was the first to play at a Super Bowl and the rest is history. 😅

It's true they do a new show every home game, so it could be as short as one week to learn a new show.

I marched at Iowa State University. We played at nine games during the season and we learned seven half time shows. Due to away games and such, we had about two weeks per show. Some were learned in a week tho.

The NHL's Vegas Golden Knights have really cool pregame performances I think you both would enjoy watching.

They may only get a week to practice for the game that weekend, but they start practicing everything back in the spring and through the summer. At least that's how it was when i went to college. I would bet OSU would be the same because their shows are flawless.

The one with the 2 big circles was lord of the Rings (I think). The game they play in Harry Potter is quidditch and the small gold ball with wings is the golden snitch. This is usually halftime entertainment when the band performs. The other school was Univ. of Michigan. That's who they were playing that day. All of the band members are of course students. Many of the big college bands have 3 to 4 hundred members or more.