Band...Take the Field!

I've been a fan of University of Michigan Wolverine football since the late 1960s. I've attended dozens of games and have never ceased to be amazed at the way they've packed over 100,000 fans in their stadium, The Big House, for every home game since 1975.

I love the football, but there's more to an afternoon at The Big House than a game. Seeing one of the finest marching bands in the country is worth the price of admission alone. It all begins ten to fifteen minutes prior to kickoff when the stadium announcer blasts over the PA system:

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the 235-member 

Michigan Marching Band

B-a-a-a-a-n-d, Take the Field!

They coming pouring out of the eastern tunnel entrance to the field, knees kicking high as they form the big block M and play the greatest fight song ever written, The Victors. If you've not been fortunate enough to witness it in person, the video below will give a pretty decent idea of how majestic it really is. Every fan with maize 'n' blue blood will feel the excitement and experience the goosebumps by this, in my opinion one of the greatest moments in sports.

Go Blue!