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As an Aggie, I’m so happy to see you share our amazing band with the world. The most amazing part is that they learned this in one week because they do a completely different drill (formations/sequence) every single weekend for each different
game
Now forming at the north end of Kyle field. The nationally famous, fightin Texas Aggie band. WHOOP!
Brandon L *internationally
Gig ‘em!
Amen my fellow Aggies
Gig em
Gig em whoop!
As one of the people marching in the video I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s a crazy amount of work but it’s worth it
I always enjoy watching them perform when they come to Auburn. They are without question top notch! I hope to visit Aggieland in 2021 when we go back to College Station!
Grant S Thant’s awesome man!! Thanks for all your hard work to put on such an amazing performance!!! Huge congrats to you and your band mates! (I don’t know what they are called.. team mates? Haha) take care !!
@@tigerwareagle1485 We in college station love the Auburn fans. Always such class and a good time to be around!
@@CourtneyCoulston You realize that each member of the Texas A&M band is a member of the Corps of Cadets and during WWII no university or place of higher learning had a higher loss rate among its officer graduates than Texas A&M. A&M was still a military school at the start of WWII. You may notice that some of the cadets are wearing knee high riding boots with spurs. This is to indicate they are Seniors. They will all be commissioned upon graduation. As a UTexas grad, I can send you a list of 1001 Ag-gee jokes, like why did the Ag-gee wait all day at the intersection? The stop sign did not turn green.
Tiger WarEagle14 Enjoy your time in college station! (class of 99 A&M & class of 95 A&M Consol hs
Howdy Courtney and welcome to the Aggie experience. As a 3rd generation Aggie and father of the 4th, watching the Fighting Texas Aggie Band at half-time of our football game is an honor and privilege as these dedicated men and women practice extensively to be this good, every time they step onto the field. This dedication represents all that Texas A&M stands for. Honor, Courage, Integrity, Loyalty, Respect, and most of all, Leadership. All schools have good degree programs, but A&M has a Spirit that you take with you the rest of your life that can support you if you choose to be the very best you can be. But like any gift, if you don't value it, it won't help you. Be well and stay safe and it was fun to watch your expression during this event. God Bless you always, Larry Collis '83
That is very true. I went to my first Aggie game a few weeks ago with my dad, cousin, and little bro and since then I have understood A&M way more and now watch every game and old ones
Well said sir '91
I watched this band play live for 42 years and not one time did I not get goosebumps! GIG'EM AGS!! WHOOOOOP!
College marching bands are always incredible to see, and Texas A&M is unique as a traditional military style band. Sadly, they're never shown on TV during football games. Only available through TH-cam. Please post more!
we used to see the half time shows but now the talking heads at the networks think we want to hear over the hill players tell us what we saw in the first half of the game.
The former Aggies at home want to see the band at halftime. The Aggie band is the best!
Just found you,
Very nice reaction and thanks for your appreciation to our boys and girls at TAMU
Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle.
Give me a handful of Texas A&M cadets, and I'll win a war.
-Gen George S. Patton
#GigEm 👍
Give me a group of American Patriots and we shall conquer many problems.
And give me a herd of longhorns...and we'll literally just run over em.
27-25
Ur band aint even good. Neither is Texas' but that is worth note in a vid about em.
Check out unts band. Theyre a music school.
Stephen Poindexter Gig’Em ‘93
Firghtening Truth give me and herd of long horns and they will run away so they can sip tea on their porch
Fact checked this quote. Can't find it. Can you link the original document?
The team sometimes gets out scored, but the band always wins.
Whoop!
Richard Tibbetts, I thought we never were out scored...the clock just ran out? ;) LOL!
Whoop!
Not quite at the level of the osu band though
Better than the OSU band. There.. I said it.
@@acatismansbestfriend5719 you're definitely correct on this lol.
We learned this drill within a week and put it on the field on the Saturday this was taken.
Zach Mead What do you play?
Boi
A week?? Wow I was in A&M Consol hs marching band (years ago) and each week never compared to this. AMAZING
As a member of the regular Corps of Cadets, we may poke fun at the band but they do a damn good job and put on a hell of a show each week. Gig 'em Aggies! Smoke '24
I'm still in a "smoke '18" mentality.
Darn straight we're good. B Co, Inf Band 84
jonniez62 b co ‘23
shoot '20
Smoke ‘24
We're an Aggie family. At this game my son was an officer of the day.. he's the cadet standing with the 30 yard line marker (top right). To experience watching the band in person, is an incredible experience.
As a tea sipper as you call us, the A&M game was the only halftime I would stay and watch the bands.
Texas Tech band usually does ok in Big 12. Don't remember too much about the rest of them. Saw Ok State in the bowl game last December
Nothing on Texas A&M but there are definitely lot’s of college bands that are just leaps and bound better and more entertaining in terms of music and drill. Take a look at Ohio State, Michigan, UMass, or UConn. In fact funnily enough UMass and UConn have pretty terrible football teams so halftime is the only part of the game that isn’t depressing.
@@kaziiqbal7257 A&M football sucks too. NEVER has a school with so much done so little.
This Teasipper agrees with you. I now have two sons who are Class of ‘10 and Class of ‘19, and we love Aggieland and the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band! #housedivided
Thank you so much for watching! I went to Texas A&M and loved going to see the band. They have an incredible maneuver where they split into four groups, each goes to a corner of the field and then cross over in a big "X" in the middle of the field.
I know someone will talk about Ohio State (and they do have a great band), but as for precision military marching, nothing beats The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band!
I grew up a Buckeye. But you are right.
The amazing part is they put this show together in a week. Memorizing the music and the drill formations.
Now go watch Fighting Texas Aggie Band do the 4-way cross. It's amazing!
John Hoevers Their "lost minstrel" formation is amazing. I haven't seen them do that in a long time.
The 4-way cross is one of my favorite things to see them do! You need to watch it!!!
Got to see them a lot when they were in the Big 12. It was even more amazing live. It's a work of art.
My niece is a member of the Aggie marching band
Kent Taylor so is my son!
SO AM I!
WHOOP!
Im sorry.
\m/
I think we should make Courtney an honorary member of the Aggie 12th Man. Gig'Em Courntey!!!
Just in case people didn’t know, we have the 3rd biggest stadium in the nation😏 Whoop!👍🏻
Just in case people didn't know, they haven't won a national championship since 1939.
Seeing and hearing them in person is jaw dropping! It ain't over 'til the T goes home, baby!
Texas A&M is the only Texas school us Nebraska fans miss playing.
The sentiment is the same here. Your fan base was great. Gracious, courteous and respectful and loved your team as much as we love ours. You also so left the Big 12 for the same reasons we did...lol that other school. God bless and thanks for the kind mention. Class of 88
Steve Duke well said, I agree 100%. Class ‘86
It's ok to weep. It is a thing of beauty. My dad was class of '78, civil engineer from Texas A&M.
Oh my god...weep? It's marching band. Get a grip.
The "T" stands for TEXAS. The school is Texas A&M University.
Yup
@@kristieince1847 not yup, WHOOP!
@Ross Meldrum '74 ... I do. ;-)
@Ross Meldrum Agricultural and mechanical.
@@americangunclub9611 and every state got one of these "land grant" universities.
I literally just discovered your Channel today And your Reaction WAS SO SWEET. I was born and raised here in MY LOVELY TEXAS STATE (i LOVE IT) And WE DO Have a saying in Texas which is, "WE DO EVERYTHING BIG IN TEXAS!" I LOVE IT Here, i too was in the Military (7 AWESOME YEARS) And I've been to seven different States, three different Countries over-seas And i've been to several different cities and towns, But in MY Opinion, NOTHING BEATS COMING BACK HOME To MY LOVELY TEXAS STATE IN MY BEAUTIFUL AMERICA: "HOME SWEET HOME"! :-)
The ONLY THING i DO MISS A LOT is being able to Travel again, And someday i would LOVE To Visit New Zealand at least ONCE, i've seen SO MANY BEAUTIFUL photos on-line and i know it's a LOVELY Country too But for now, i'm back HOME IN MY LOVELY TEXAS!
THANK YOU for the Lovely comments about our College Football ("T") Texas Aggie's Marching Band, Have a NICE Sunday AND a
GOD BLESSED week Too! :-)
And i DO PREFER College Football over the CRY-BABIES who play for the NFL (another long story that i won't get into right Now, LOL).
Honestly, this is how we all watch the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band every time.
ensign beedrill false.
@@fredloftonab uh... True.
Aggies never lose halftime!
I was a High School band kid. Learning drill was fun but also a bit difficult. This is S-Tier stuff. REALLY enjoyed it. Shout out to the Tucson High Marching 100!!!!!!!!!
The Texas A&M Football team came to visit my university in 1988, and the marching band came with them. They marched like this at our stadium and at the end of their performance got a standing ovation. The Aggie Marching Band is absolutely amazing.
The A&M band has never lost...ever.
World Famous.
The band goes back a long time. Look for the X March videos. Amazing they can cross like that.
When you pull a sword on a SMU cheerleader you have lost....
Look up Lawn Rangers, Arcola, Illinois
Too bad their football team is a bust.
@@david-1775 I was actually in the stadium for that one. Senior year of high school.
J R - WHO did they play against ?
Takes several hours every single day in the summer to master this. Two a days for marching band, miss those days!!!
Note, Courtney, that unlike other collegiate bands, the Texas Aggie Band does not stop during performances. The movement is continuous. Glad you enjoyed it.
God Bless America!! Tears of shear JOY watching the Fightin' Aggie Marching Band during the quarantine. Thank you for sharing and reminding us how truly blessed we are to live in this great country.
Proud Aggie, love our band so so much. Best half time show there is, they have a new march each game
As an "old-timer" in marching units, I have to say that the Aggies are an exceptionally fine marching unit. Today, no one else seems to do this style of marching. In the 1950's and earlier this was the normal style of movement for marching bands, drum and bugle corps, drill teams and etc. If you watch the old Clint Eastwood movie from the late 60's "Kelly's Heroes" there is a brief shot of a similar military band in the background part way through the movie.
The style of marching goes back to ancient Rome, and is based on their style of shaping and moving on the battlefield, formation of squares, shifting of formations and moving back and forth from defensive to offensive formations. Watch the Aggies shift formation and see how much they change their shape, open files and close them and expose different fronts in 4 counts, 8 counts, 16 counts. Amazing. Everyone who confronted the Roman armies had to learn how to do that or be defeated by it.
The use of these kinds of formations continued up until Waterloo. In the American revolution the early signs appeared that formation of squares and such was on the way out, but it took Waterloo to prove it, and the Franco Prussian war to put it to rest. Even in the beginning of WWI the strategy of motion dominated thinking.
Never the less, training in motion has been an effective tool of discipline, and the logic of shaping the battlefield continues until today, though today the battlefield is recognized to include more dimensions and multiple symmetries. But, the logic of shaping the battlefield begins right where the Aggies have chosen to dominate in their style of marching. I've never seen anyone do it better.
I've never seen the Aggie band except on tv. Would love to see it in person-a great band from a great university. A great contribution to the military ranks. An old vet
Ohio States band hands down the best marching band!
Apparently you’ve never seen TBDBITL as they are a military style marching band with high steps and do all the formations.
So cool to see you react to this and just a little fun fact for ya, there’s a saying at A&M that says “Aggies never lose, we just run outta time” gig ‘em! 👍🏻
27 to 25 for all time!!! 🤘
@@sirodutexas1484 Since you keep running from them every bowl season.
@@independenceltd. has A&M even been bowl eligible this past decade?
@@independenceltd. can't run from what's not there.
Since there is a time limit in games. If you have less ponts when the time as run out, that means you lost!
Gig’Em Aggies
Kevin Orth WHOOP!! 👍🏼
C/O ‘17. Teared up because I miss football season and my FTA band. Forever proud of my school! Gig ‘em!
@@cheetahiq R E C A L L !!! Step off... on Hullabaloo!
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Wait till you get to be my age (C/O '87). Gotta finish peeling these onions. Damn, I miss those Noble Men of Kyle.
grew up in college station a great city. Went to A&M Consol hs marching band & my dad taught physics at A&M 15yrs. This is one amazing band..spirit alright
Gig ‘em👍
"I didn't know this even existed, in my life. How have I not seen this before!" Now she's going to spend the next 12 hours looking up college marching bands.
Just so you know, they give out scholarships to the marching bands as well. I don't know how much money worth of free education they give out, but it's not insignificant.
Won't find any better, and none of these are music majors.
I live in Texas. We take our Football and halftime very seriously. You should react to Ohio state, U.T Longhorns, and other colleges. You’ll really enjoy them. Your doing a great job kiddo, keep up the great work.
Tom H that’s a lie, there are literally dozens of better bands. OU, Texas, Ohio State, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas Tech, USC, FSU.... the list goes on.
@@fredloftonab You are a stupid idiot. None of those do close order drills; they just follow each other around like elephants and eventually form some script or cartoon character. You are entitled to your opinion no matter how stupid it is. The Goin' Band is decent at music, but can't march. OSU is a bunch of prigs, Arkansas smells and marches like Rice. The rest are just clowns.
operator0 but This one is the best👍
Courtney thank u so much for showing this. My dad is a big Texas Aggie fan. He graduated from there and I have been going to that stadium since I was born. ❤️
Reason number 1million that college football is better than NFL
PS: I believe “Aggie” is their nickname BC they are an agricultural school
Right, A&M stands for Agricultural and Mechanical. It's also a military school, so their band has always been famous for precision marching. Some of the band members can be seen wearing cavalry boots with their cadet uniforms.
@@usafvet100 The ones wearing the boots are seniors.
William, I couldn't have said it better myself. 😄
@@usafvet100 yeah, those boots indicate they are seniors. Senior cadets (a little more than 500 total) in both normal outfits and band outfits wear boots.
We were an agricultural school. Agricultural and Mechanical. So much more than that now. Gig'em Angie's!
The A and M originally stood for Agricultural and Mechanical, that's where the "Aggies" nickname comes from. As of 2020, the school has the largest student body in the United States. The video was ok, but its best to see them during a live performance for the full effect.
Wait until she finds out they do this every home game too, and each with a new routine...
That’s insaaaane. They’re amazing! 🤯
And a few of the away games
@@CourtneyCoulston
You should ask if anyone remembers when Texas A&M played Rice and the game where after the A&M band left the field to let the RICE MOB on (Marching Owl Band). Rice thought they could act like jerks around the Aggies and their traditions by having violin player, electric guitarist, and concert pianist as part of the MOB, but the MOB crossed the line and started making fun of the Aggies commitment to duty, honor and country and the Aggies broke ranks and chased the Relice Band back into the tunnel the Rice Band came out from, and the Aggies chased them in, except the Rice students did not think that A&M cadets almost to a person graduates and is commission into the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines. So, the Aggies knew how to block the back entrance to the tunnel, there were no escapes, no prisoners and a lot of blood. Last time the Aggies took anything off a lot of long hair students who acted like unpatriotic fools, and the last time any other university tried to twist and Aggie's nose and get by with it.
Ahh! That’s my school aren’t they incredible?? You should watch one of their shows where they do the four way cross, it’ll absolutely blow your mind!
Omg "I'm totally buzzing right now" is the greatest saying you've blessed me with😂 I know exactly what you're saying too
My son is in that band...was a fish that year!! WHOOP!! Super proud of how far all the kids have come. Glad you enjoyed!
Gosh, I miss being able to see the marching bands on TV at halftime during a college football game.
That's my school. Class of 92. Gig'em Ags!
I haven't seen a whole lot of bands besides Alabama's but Ohio State definitely has one of the best they do some crazy stuff
Wow! Ok I’ll check them out for sure!!
There are PLENTY of other great bands.
Better than BOTH Bama and OSU. They're good at football, not the best bands. ALL HBC's have them beat.
@@sydIRISH oh for sure the hbcu bands are on another level... I've seen some videos on them and I agree none of the big schools can touch them
@@CourtneyCoulston especially the Michael Jackson one
Much as I'd love to have you watch one of their normal home game routines, Ohio State's performance at the NFL game at Wembley Stadium in London in 2015 is especially good.
Aggie fan for years . I still have same reaction as you . They’re still awesome lol on a side note one of the few bands where visiting fans appreciate them as well
Howdy Courtney! If you notice when the announcer announces the band the whole crowd repeats exactly what he says, which is “Forming at the North End of Kyle Field, The Nationally Famous Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band” and then we yell “Whoop”...it’s like our official cheer. Then, when the drum major is doing his commands, we yell “Whoop” after every command. Next, when the front line of trumpets show off their banner hanging from it, we “oooo” and “awww”. When the band starts playing, they start with the Aggie War Hymn and everyone sings along and towards the middle of the song the crowd links arms and legs and “saws varisty’s horns off” (which used to be our biggest school rival, University of Texas). If you get a chance, look up the “Texas A&M Student Section: Aggie War Hymn, Lamar Game. 9-6-14” by Ricardo Sosa. That video is a good video that demonstrates what we do during the war hymn. Whenever the guys with the Tubas have to do their turns, the crowd grunts because these guys have to almost kneel all the way down to the turn with out hitting anyone. That goes for the big drums too. And the other individuals with other instruments have to bow their head while still playing to make their turns. It’s pretty cool. Then, when the band forms a T, it’s called a Block T, it used to be the symbol for the school. They go back to playing the Aggie War Hymn when they form the Block T. Then when the band is done they have to run off the field and it’s time to start the 2nd half of the football game. These are some of the traditions with the Aggie band at the football games. One of the stories/traditions I’ve learned about the band is that when my dad was at A&M in the late 70s, no one besides band members were allowed to step on the band’s drill field, if you stepped on the field, you were run down and beaten up. There are so many traditions that are awesome to learn about and make you fall in love with Texas A&M, like Midnight Yell, Yell Leaders, Aggie Football, Reveille, the yells we say, and so much more. You should look up Texas A&M Traditions and do a video about it.... All the Best. Thanks and Gig’Em👍
I knew you were going to like that! And it is the largest military band in the world! It is incredibly impressive and seeing and feeling it in person is something I wish everyone could experience. Note that these are all college students in the Corps of Cadets at the university. A very large number of them will receive commissions in the armed forces upon graduation.
Texas A&M Class of 1980 - Gig 'em, Aggies!
"Very large" isn't exactly accurate. A little under 40% of all cadets commission, and that rate is even lower in the band.
The statistic is 40-45% and when the Corps is as large as it is, that’s well over double, even triple other traditional schools (excluding the military academies and other SMC’s). No biggy but I don’t see the point in disputing this gentleman’s notable comment.
Courtney: "Is that a T? Is that a logo or something?'
Center of the Field: I EXIST!!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! It is a once in a lifetime experience to see it in person. I would be glad to host you!
Every college has its own marching band and each school thinks theirs is better than the others. Careful Courtney. This is a deep rabbit hole.
Courtney, I’m not being college football band centric here, and I graduated from LSU: you chose wisely on featuring the Texas Aggie band. They are one of the best (the Ohio State guy who responded is a homer and OSU’s band is NOT as good). That being said, maybe review some vids of “pregame” entrances for different schools........ they often times capture the regional/local history of the school. Case in point: search Utube for a big game for Florida State University. Their mascot is the Seminole Tribe, who was indigenous to what is now Florida..... their pre game entrance is beyond awesome and captures the fierce warrior spirit of the Seminoles, which the Florida State University tries to honor. That is just one example.
Geaux Tigers!
I agree - there are different types of marching as well. I'm not an expert but I'm told that the Penn State Nittany Lions Blue Band performance of the "Floating Lions" is a complicated move and respected in the band world. I'm also told that the Blue Band is one of only a handful of schools that do high step marching. Although I could be biased since I'm an alum. I do appreciate the precision/pattern marching of the Aggies (pronounced like baggies without the 'b'). Penn State and Michigan performed together once and did Game of Thrones as the theme. I think the action marching (where the shapes they form have movement like planes/tanks/ships which they do on Veterans Day games). Depending on what you like, you'll find a marching band that you gravitate towards.
Good advice. REVIEW the material TH-cam has to offer.
Now remember THIS: Those are all young people, ages 18-22.
Texas A&M graduate here. I had classes with several members of our band. I asked them how they did those maneuvers, and they told me that much of it was making order out of chaos.
If this wowed you, then also consider the University of Tennessee's Pride of the Southland band performing their "Circle Drill." Another USA university band to watch is Ohio State University.
Whoop!
Glad you took the time to experience the fighting Aggie band.
A lot of people go to football games for the half time show.
That's the best part of the game.
Nah man. Not true lol. Good try though.
@@BeautflDisaster4
My wife and I do.
Yeah the trash people. I've had season tickets for 2 decades I can't stand the people that leave after 2 quarters. They are joke fans. Period
My wife and I did. My sons were in the Pitt band.
Their routines are choreographed thru computers and there are some they have performed successfully that the computer told them could not achieved.
Nope, all FTAB drills are done by hand, same as it's been since the band first started in 1891
i remember seeing it the first time when i 16 i was in army rotc we when down to aggie land an watched it i was hooked been a aggie lifer since
Thank you so much for doing this video! I actually had some long distance family members from New Zealand come visit Texas a few years back and had to take them to a high school football game to see what it's like. So glad you enjoyed this so much. It definitely makes me misss my Aggie days. Lived right next to the practice for my first two years there. Imagine waking up to this at 6:00AM most mornings in the Fall. Howdy to all my fellow Ags! '08 🎉
I live about 10 minutes from texas a&m I have been to many aggie games definitely the best band ever, I'm a die hard aggie fan.
The running off the field tradition started because someone yelled free beer.
Jennifer Johnston Yup.... at the Dixie Chicken! Those were the days....
Thank you so much! I'm in the band currently and I love being in it and it brings me so much joy to know that people love watching us! Class of '22 piccolo ❤❤👍thanks and gig 'em!
GIG EM' AGGS!!! Freakin love seeing people who have never seen the band perform before, I love seeing their reaction. It's even better in person though.
There's a reason why the Ohio State band is often referred to as The Best Damn Band In The Land. Just sayin'...hint hint...
Go Blue!
Yeah but neither can match VMI's Pipe Band.
Probably because Ohio State alumni are so obnoxious that they're only outdone by Alabama alumni.
And that reason is because they call themselves that...
Sorry I have seen them both live and aTm has got em beat
Can you react to hbcu bands like southern university or Jackson State University or just Jackson state marching into a stadium plzz thank you 😁
Devlon Chandler the prairie view A&M band is the only band that I have ever seen the Aggie fans give a standing ovation to. Was so fun and perfectly choreographed. Never seen Jackson State, southern or grambling but I’m sure they’re amazing
Tom Jenkins they sure are. You should go check them out.
@@tomjenkins7246 Southern University's band got a standing ovation from the crowd when they played at The University of Georgia some years ago. Usually, the crowd go to the concession stands at halftime. Look up Southern University at University of Georgia; no one left the stands at halftime. They're THAT good, and this is coming from a Corps-style marching band veteran.
James Poss they are known for their power and range for sure. They are like the big dog of show bands/hbcu’s along with Jackson state. Their rivalry is always to see who’s the real big dog since they are in the same conference. (which is the SWAC conference)
The Ocean of Soul band from Texas Southern University was a really great band to watch when I saw them back in the ‘80s. They blew me away. I also went to an A&M game and was blown away by this band too, but in a different way.
Texas A&M is a special for those of us lucky to have been a student there. Made my day watching you appreciate the work they put into it. Cheers!
Proud Aggie Mom! My son and daughter in law are Aggie alumni 00. NEVER get tired of watching the Aggie Band perform! Whoop!❤❤
This outstanding band is a national treasure.
Lol, only in the mind of an aggy.
@@philiphitt7988 I am not an Aggie but an ex-bandsmen who truly appreciates the incredible discipline and dedication it takes to put such a fine product on the field.
"SOUNDS LIKE HELL!!!"
Hey Adam I know what you mean but there is a lot of non Aggie folk scratching their heads on your comment...LOL
The Texas A&M band used to sell compilation videos of their various performances. Don't know if they still do. Always nice to see someone new discover this incredible band. I have been watching and admiring them for over 40 years.
One of my favorite A&M traditions is something called Muster which happens every April 21st. There’s a short 10 minute video that was released a couple of years ago about it called “softly call the muster” you should check it out!! A&M is one of 6 senior military colleges in all of the United States, so military history and anything germane to it is steeped within our university’s traditions. I love it
Kia Ora Aotearoa! This is like an American’s version of Haka.
SlotFlo it is the American version
I guess but this is more like mesmerizing your opponent rather than intimidating them.
dustfan it’s symbolic of what Haka represents in the way that they play the “School fight song” when marching so I respect it
@@KurtyFloLive Fair enough. Stay safe my friend.
dustfan true. Same bro
The Aggie Band! YES! WHOOP!!! So glad you did a reaction for this!
The Aggies' uniforms are based primarily on the United States Army's dress uniforms of World War II. Their ROTC program is the anchor of the university.
Gig em’ Aggies, whoop
Had two sons in the band, both in the same year. Her reaction is pretty much my reaction at every game.
The tune they start playing when they form the T is our Aggie War hymn, we sing it all the time. Making me miss football season:(
COURTNEY:
I see a lot of “Watch Ohio State U”
But they should have given you links!
(Shame on them😱)
th-cam.com/video/iE4RfGaZDes/w-d-xo.html
They are known for these impressive movements, but also excellent musical performance 👍🏼
I could have chosen dozens of links, outstanding and fun
And an inside look⤵️
th-cam.com/video/qPbjJafRUFk/w-d-xo.html
O.H.!
@@toolman6872 I.O !!!
All these lesser marching bands are nice, but there is really one one Great College Marching Band. USC Trojans. No band has more Iconic songs, No band has more Original Songs, and No band has more songs. Add in the fact they have been in many, many Hollywood movies and it is the Best. No College Marching band can even come close to listing the accolades The Spirit Of Troy has...
USC has nothing on TBDBITL.
@@irtheLeGiOn Go BUCKS
I miss the old Kyle field 😢 so many child hood gams.
I attended Texas A&M and have been to games at that stadium. Good memories.
I’m a proud Aggie class of ‘87. I’m now 55 yrs old and I still get goosebumps when the Aggie band performs. They are truly one of a kind.
At 9:06 when you said, "Wow, it's weird to see them run like that," I laughed. I was a cadet at Texas A&M and graduated in 2017, and it's always weird to see band members run. Partly because they rarely do anything physical, and also because they got out of PT for the sake of practicing for these fantastic halftime performances. We were always making fun of the band until halftime; we'd take a 20 minute break from that when they were on the field. The other block in the stands wearing khaki by that entrance to the field was most of the rest of the Corps of Cadets, who are only slightly more socially capable than the band members.
Ct's..........
You might see us leave PT and go to Duncan earlier but you don’t see us when we get up earlier and start PT’ing earlier.
Lmao , Texas ..SMH
LOOK UP OHIO STATE'S marching band. Nobody compares. Nobody...
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Really? 🤭 better than this? I literally can’t imagine because this was already fricken amazing!!!
@@CourtneyCoulston I guess check them out if you get a minute. Plenty of material on TH-cam. They do something special every home game. Usually themed toward something different each game.
Also Micheal Smith's TBDBITL is an acronym which means THE BEST DAMN BAND IN THE LAND.
Go Blue!
@@CourtneyCoulston Ohio State Band doing their "dotting the I" is a US college tradition and is amazing.
Its so funny because the aggies watching are dying in laughter bc we are used to this and i sit right next to the band at games
I went to TAMU. Class of 78. There are few things in life that have ,made me swallow hard over and over. Watching the band is one. When I was there, A&M had no music school. The band drill field was hallowed ground and if walked upon, the dorm would empty and someone would be running for their life. I saw a few run down and thrown in the golf course lake across the road. They were great then too.
Some interesting notes:
The Texas Aggie Marching Band is part of the ROTC at Texas A&M.
The student body doesnt leave before the drill because of their support for the band. The blank seats about the 20 yard line is where the band sits.
The drills are changed every week during football season. The drills get increasingly more complex as the season goes on.
Generally the last drill or the bowl drill has menstrual drills where we put 2 or 4 people in the same spot at the same time. We call them that because people can get bloody as you go through.
I’m glad your first experience was watching THE BEST marching band in the WORLD! I’m a proud Aggie! Be glad to have you visit our part of Texas! #Gig’Em Whoop!
We also get the same feelings when watching the Fighting Aggies Marching Band. GIG ‘EM! They begin and end with the FIGHTING AGGIES FIGHT SONG.
One son is an A&M graduate, another about to enter. The marching style is called "6 to 5", meaning that every 5 yards (white lines) takes 6 steps. It also implies that the show will move mostly from end zone to end zone. There's another marching style which is "8 to 5", and is used by professional marching corps. Google Drum Corps International. It's a very different experience.
I have lived in Bryan/College Station my whole life and have been to several games. I go mainly to watch the band perform, Awesome!
I looove watching people from other countries experience Marching Band for the first time ♥️ it's my sport and was my passion for like 9 years of my life and it makes me so happy to see others appreciating it 🥰
Always love to see other people’s reaction to my Universities traditions. Our band is second to none. There are many talented bands. Ohio State comes to mind. However this is a True Military Marching Band. The Corps of Cadets initiate a “step off” at the quadrangle on Campus. Step off is initiated by the firing of our Canon, “a 3 inch field artillery cannon found nearby after WW2. It is a fully functioning weapon that can fire live ammo. The only school to operate a live fire weapon. I urge you to look at videos just on that. I digress. Once step off is initiated there is a formation march into Kyle Field. No talking or playing around like other bands do on the way to the field. This is a strict march led by Commissioned Military Officers and Brigadier Army Generals. Once into Kyle Field the Corp is seared according to platoon and rank. The Yell you hear the Head drum major give on the field is to “recall step off on Hullabaloo”. Instructing the Cadets that their will be another step off to March. It is almost impossibly precise in movement and there has never been a recorded error from a Cadet while marching on the Field. Texas A&M University became Co-Ed in 1968 to include Woman as previously it was an all Male Military School. We Commissioned more Officers in WW2 than all other Service Academies Combined. And in our Memorial Student Center are 7 displays with the 7 Texas Aggies awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor. The Nations highest Military Award. Spanning from WW1- Vietnam. During WW1 and WW2 the entire Texas A&M student body volunteers for Active service in mass. Every Song played during halftime drills are a Military Hymn of some kind. I am very proud of my school and I should be. We have given more for this Country than any other Public or Private University. Aggie Students never sit down during the game or during halftime. In honor of our 12th Man Tradition and to honor those Aggies Lost in Combat. I thank you for this video and encourage you to learn more about A&M. I will leave you with a direct quote from America’s greatest General, General Patton. “Give me an Army of West Point Graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll Win the War”. GIG EM AGGIES WHOOP!!!!!!!!
Hi Courtney...! Writing you from Houston, Texas..! It was so great watching you respond to something I suppose I've taken for granted, having grown up with this kind of thing! You're fun, pretty, and you just made this Texan's day!!!
I had no idea A&M had these but as someone who was from Texas at some point and friends that go here I’m proud they have this
Some few schools and universities are known for having an exceptional marching band. Texas A&M is one of them.
I am a very serious Alabama Crimson Tide fan and I always felt we had a great band until I saw the A&M band. They are fantastic! Our band doesn't even compare to anything like that. I am definitely a major fan of the A&M band and watch their videos whenever I can. Go Aggies!
You should see it for real and in person. Even other schools in the USA are in shock when they see it. The Aggie band is the only band that when they play the ENTIRE stadium stands up to watch the performance. You may not be able to tell, but over 60,000 people are on their feet during that performance.
Courtney - Texas Agriculture & Mining (A & M). Very good band. Hundreds of hours practice. These kids play at a VERY high level. Both my sons were in high school band & it's damn hard work!
Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas was it's original name, was shortly afterward renamed to Texas Agricultural & Mechanical University (System, although "System" was dropped shortly after THAT).
Ran into your channel on this, Gig Em from Austin, Texas - I love my Aggie band :)
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I got to give it to the band members. The hours the days that they commit to perfecting their art. And also the outfits that they wear in the incredibly hot southern climate. Much respect.
They call them uniforms. Corps members overall are in uniform virtually every day.
My three young kids in their Texas High School started playing and marching at their school band. They play during High Schools games on Friday nights up until before Christmas Eve.