Ohio State University Marching Band

The Ohio State University Marching Band
The Ohio State University Marching Band
School	Ohio State University
Location	Columbus, Ohio
Conference	Big Ten
Founded	1878
Director	Christopher Hoch
Members	228 (192 pregame marchers, 195 halftime marchers, 36 alternate members)
Fight song	"Across the Field", "Buckeye Battle Cry"
Uniform
Website	http://tbdbitl.osu.edu

The Ohio State University Marching Band (OSUMB) is a university marching band named for and a part of Ohio State University. The band nicknamed The Best Damn Band in the Land (TBDBITL) (pronounced /təˈbɪtəl/),^[1] performs at football games and other events during the fall semester. It is one of the few collegiate all-brass and percussion bands in the country, and sometimes deemed the largest of its type in the world.^[2]

^ Miller, Rusty (2006-11-15). "From O-H-I-O to TBDBITL with the OSMB". Associated Press. Its former director Jon Woods claimed, 'Supposedly at a pep rally one year, Woody Hayes stood up after the band played a song and said, "That's the best damn band in the land!" That's all it took. When Woody says something, it's law.'
^ "History". OSUMarchingBand.com. The Ohio State University Marching & Athletic Bands. 2013. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[1] Miller, Rusty (2006-11-15). "From O-H-I-O to TBDBITL with the OSMB". Associated Press. Its former director Jon Woods claimed, 'Supposedly at a pep rally one year, Woody Hayes stood up after the band played a song and said, "That's the best damn band in the land!" That's all it took. When Woody says something, it's law.'

[2] "History". OSUMarchingBand.com. The Ohio State University Marching & Athletic Bands. 2013. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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