Props To The Band... Gotta Love This

[IBlvNTmWrk]

Does anyone have any knowledge of this? The video is from 2017, but I've never seen it before.

Does this still happen? How/when did it start? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

 

[UTFAN33]

Not sure when it started, but they were doing it in 2007 when I was in The POTS.

 

[kckempf]

Matt Armstrong was in the band for so many years. I feel like I remember it being more than 4. He had been in for a while when I marched.

 

[feathersax]

Our son marched in the P.O.T.S. Band 1998-2002, U they had a big trumpet player doing the GAME DAY cheer just prior to every trip down Andy Holt Blvd. to Neyland Stadium. Unsure when it started, but it's still a tradition.

 

[kckempf]

Incidentally our band slayed last night. I feel like they gave the NC State band something to aspire to.

 

[SprocketRocket]

They still do this, and quite a bit more in prep for game day. Fun thing to take in if you are there early.

 

[fullerishot]

Incidentally our band slayed last night. I feel like they gave the NC State band something to aspire to.

Ironically, the NC State band director got his Masters from UT in the late 1990s.

 

[fullerishot]

Matt Armstrong was in the band for so many years. I feel like I remember it being more than 4. He had been in for a while when I marched.

If I remember correctly, Matt started in 1997 and marched for 6-7 years.

 

[MAD]

Ironically, the NC State band director got his Masters from UT in the late 1990s.

I went to high school with the previous NCST Marching Band director(1996-2006)
We both played Tuba together in high school.

 

[suave410ec]

I was trumpet ‘93-‘95 (football seasons) and there was another trumpet… I am blanking on his name right now (will edit, but KT is the best I can do now)… that did this same thing. I don’t think it was as formal as the video shows, but certainly as we were lining up for the march to the stadium. Great memories!

 

[Raebo]

They definitely need to work on their marching skills though.

 

[fullerishot]

I was trumpet ‘93-‘95 (football seasons) and there was another trumpet… I am blanking on his name right now (will edit, but KT is the best I can do now)… that did this same thing. I don’t think it was as formal as the video shows, but certainly as we were lining up for the march to the stadium. Great memories!

Oh yeah! How could I forget about him? Michael Cavitt was his real name but everyone called him KT. I think 1996 was the last year he marched but I could be mistaken.

 

[UT_Dutchman]

I was standing in the concourse Saturday waiting for the band to go up their seats and a NCST fan tried to cut through the band beside me and a policeman from the other side grabbed the NCST fan by the chest and pushed him back to our side. I thought he was going to body slam him right beside me. I know cool story...

 

[kckempf]

I was standing in the concourse Saturday waiting for the band to go up their seats and a NCST fan tried to cut through the band beside me and a policeman from the other side grabbed the NCST fan by the chest and pushed him back to our side. I thought he was going to body slam him right beside me. I know cool story...

Trying to save him from a tomahawk chop from a sousaphone bell.