University of South Florida Herd of Thunder

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Herd of Thunder
Nickname	HOT, Pride of the Bay
School	University of South Florida
Location	Tampa, Florida
Conference	The American
Founded	1999
Director	Dr. Trevor A. Butts
Assistant Director	Devin C. Dedon
Members	351
Fight song	"Golden Brahman March"
Website	herdofthunder.com

The Herd of Thunder (often called H.O.T. or the Pride of the Bay) is the name for the athletic bands of the University of South Florida, which includes the show band, "Rumble" pep band, and marching band ensembles, although it is often used to refer simply to the Marching Band. The Herd of Thunder was founded in 1999, two years after USF fielded its first football team.^[1][2]