| The Ohio State University Marching Band | |
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| School | Ohio State University |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Director | Christopher Hoch |
| Associate Director | Philip Day |
| Assistant Director | Josh Reynolds |
| Members | 228 (192 pregame marchers, 195 halftime marchers, 36 alternate members) |
| Practice field | Lincoln Tower Field |
| Fight song | "Across the Field", "Buckeye Battle Cry" |
| Uniform | |
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| 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.
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