FABULOUS FIGHTIN’ TEXAS AGGIE BAND FIRST HALFTIME DRILL 2023

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  • The 400 plus Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band First halftime drill of 2023. The Aggie Military Marching Band is phenomenal! The precision is amazing. And the Aggie football team defeated the New Mexico Lobos 52 - 10.

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  • @nw101971
    @nw101971 Před 9 měsíci +235

    When you think “surely they can’t think up of a more complex routine” then they came up with this, a quite brilliant routine. If there was a vote for “Best marching band in college football” Texas A&M gets my vote.

    • @voiceofreason9238
      @voiceofreason9238 Před 9 měsíci +4

      My high school band marched military style so I love the traditional marching and music. Of that military style, no doubt A&M is tops in what they do.
      Best marching band? I'd be tempted to go with two marching bands you've never heard of, RCC Riverside Community College which is a training ground for new Blue Devils ideas. The other would be North Texas University, which has a fantastic music program. Nobody in the country beats their drumline which is virtually the same battery as the Santa Clara Vanguard.

    • @mtnairpilot
      @mtnairpilot Před 9 měsíci +10

      While some naysayers may point out that a lot of this is "follow the leader" and that only the first in each file needs to know what they're doing, this style of marching is absolutely unforgiving of error. If someone in the FTAB makes a mistake, 50,000 people will know it immediately. That isn't the case with most marching bands. It adds a different level of pressure.

    • @johngordon6526
      @johngordon6526 Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@mtnairpilot It still is really impressive. I've been on the opposing band side. We all say ours was harder, But it is like: "I had to learn all these positions and whatnot, and then you follow. meh, it's been 20 years, let me bitch about song selection =p T+M is just going to get applause and our audience doesn't get our technicals. (I'm jeaolous a bit at least =p)

    • @brenda121143
      @brenda121143 Před 8 měsíci +8

      I just stumbled onto this, thankfully. Tomorrow my wonderful husband who was a veteran of WWII would have turned 100 years young. Shortly after his return from the war he enrolled at Texas A&M. He graduated as a member of the Class of 1950 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a very proud Aggie and taught me the love of A&M and the fighting band.
      He was 1LTC ENOCH T. DARBY
      Gig 'EM Aggies!

    • @phyllisarrington7436
      @phyllisarrington7436 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Congratulations...you must be proud of that grandson of yours. 👍

  • @LinLing4911
    @LinLing4911 Před 9 měsíci +301

    YES! And our grandson is right out there marching wih his tuba!!!!!!!! Gig 'EM Aggies!

    • @bradcallahan1194
      @bradcallahan1194 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Is it true that you have to be in the ROTC/ military program to March with them? My son is a 10th graders in his HS drumline and loves this band!

    • @jamesbeaman6337
      @jamesbeaman6337 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@bradcallahan1194yes, you have to be in the Corps of Cadets, which is an ROTC program, however you don’t have to be committed to be commissioned into the armed forces upon graduation.

    • @trapezemusic
      @trapezemusic Před 9 měsíci +8

      Just for the record, he is playing a sousaphone aka as a marching tuba.

    • @LinLing4911
      @LinLing4911 Před 9 měsíci +8

      Also just for the record, it's mostly called a "bass" , he says, and neither of the above terms . Most people recognize "tuba", though.

    • @janettamcgee8124
      @janettamcgee8124 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Many people don't know what a Sousaphone is or identify it with that wrap around horn that people carry while marching. So, it is genetically called a tuba. The coolest tuba players EVER march in the Aggie Band.

  • @barneshomestead1240
    @barneshomestead1240 Před 9 měsíci +58

    Precision marching at its FINEST.

  • @waltonwarrior7428
    @waltonwarrior7428 Před 9 měsíci +133

    Next year in 2024 will be 50 years since I graduated from A&M. Watching the band never gets old and they never cease to amaze.

    • @nancyh9125
      @nancyh9125 Před 8 měsíci +4

      You cant out band the Aggies

    • @jeffreysmith6604
      @jeffreysmith6604 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Congrats. You graduated from a great college. And Aggies are boss

    • @kayreed1505
      @kayreed1505 Před 8 měsíci +7

      My Dad marched in that band in 1932-1936.

    • @swedeheart214
      @swedeheart214 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@kayreed1505❤

    • @anncain2432
      @anncain2432 Před 8 měsíci +1

      My Father is 94 and still a huge Aggie fan and so is my brother.

  • @davidadcock8717
    @davidadcock8717 Před 9 měsíci +41

    Lifetime Longhorn here: Always love watching the Fightin' Aggie Band!

    • @bw8349
      @bw8349 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Texas Ex of 1979, I concur.

  • @kaygresham-szabo4182
    @kaygresham-szabo4182 Před 8 měsíci +48

    I have always been a Longhorn at heart, but I know greatness when I see it see it. The Aggie Band is fabulous!

  • @Konastang18
    @Konastang18 Před 8 měsíci +96

    Freaking a work of art.
    Whomever designs these marching flows and maneuvers is genius. Amazing!!!
    My son is in JROTC. He is a fantastic driller and marching cadet. He will fall out of his chair when he sees this!!
    Nice work A&M!!!

    • @attsealevel
      @attsealevel Před 8 měsíci +1

      Whoever (nominative case). And I too was thinking same thing - so clever (put a big smile on my face just watching it)!

  • @lewislambert4590
    @lewislambert4590 Před 9 měsíci +105

    Whether a good season or bad season, halftime is ALWAYS won by the Aggies.

    • @Konastang18
      @Konastang18 Před 8 měsíci +2

      WELL SAID!!! And I am not even an A&M grad. You don’t have to be to appreciate this level of awesomeness!!

    • @anncain2432
      @anncain2432 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Great line! 😂

    • @Cat-no8ts
      @Cat-no8ts Před 8 měsíci

      Agree!!❤

    • @Landry_Longhorns_Fan
      @Landry_Longhorns_Fan Před 4 měsíci

      Texas got the better halftime performance we make a hook em in the field, a Bevo, and more 🤘🤘🤘

  • @broadcasttttable
    @broadcasttttable Před 9 měsíci +50

    Its one thing for a band's musical director to have a vision. But to implement that vision and teach it to 400 musicians, paying attention to the myriad details while never losing the big picture is mind-boggling.

  • @renonative
    @renonative Před 8 měsíci +31

    This should be halftime for the Super Bowl. Ohio State isn't shabby either. This type of marching needs to be so precise. So much better than the last few SB halftimes.

  • @mitchginn2726
    @mitchginn2726 Před 9 měsíci +27

    Best college marching band in the world. No one else is close.

  • @CullenRTerry
    @CullenRTerry Před 9 měsíci +23

    We’ve won not only the halftime, but the game too!

  • @AlbertBryson-ek2wp
    @AlbertBryson-ek2wp Před 9 měsíci +49

    What a performance. Your band is definitely the best in all the SEC. I am proud University of Kentucky grad.

  • @fishp4298
    @fishp4298 Před 9 měsíci +40

    I am amazed at the complexity of this performance, especially for the FIRST game of the year. KP ‘83

    • @voiceofreason9238
      @voiceofreason9238 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Agree! The individual execution is well beyond most marching bands first show of the year.

    • @teschchr122
      @teschchr122 Před 8 měsíci

      You should see it in person. Always gives me the chills it’s so great!

  • @sarapiburn2523
    @sarapiburn2523 Před 8 měsíci +16

    Grandson at A&M in second year. So proud of him and this great band! His mom and dad are AGGIE graduates too!💜💜💜

  • @charleshunt7568
    @charleshunt7568 Před 9 měsíci +23

    I’m an Oklahoma Sooners fan, but I gotta tell you, I saw them perform the last time they visited Norman, And that was down right Cool.

  • @yelhsasnave2464
    @yelhsasnave2464 Před 9 měsíci +13

    Freaking amazing! Gives me chills every time.

  • @reiver569
    @reiver569 Před 8 měsíci +5

    As an old band kid, I love watching this band.

  • @buckbuckner3505
    @buckbuckner3505 Před 8 měsíci +12

    THE NUMBER ONE COLLEGE BAND AT HALF-TIME, OR ANY TIME, PERIOD. GIG'EM..!!!

  • @raider1tk
    @raider1tk Před 9 měsíci +7

    I raised my family in college station. My daughter is now a sophomore there and she makes me very proud!!

  • @manatalk
    @manatalk Před 9 měsíci +16

    In high school during halftime of my football games I would sneak out and watch our marching band... they were awesome 👌

  • @rosewashington9447
    @rosewashington9447 Před 8 měsíci +12

    ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! I could watch this a million times! I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! SIMPLY AMAZING! AND, NOT A SINGLE COLLISION, EITHER!!!! WHAT IMMACULATE PRECISION! IT'S FLAWLESS (AND MIND BLOWING, TOO)!!!!! WHAT A SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 100%! CONGRATULATIONS!

    • @michaels656
      @michaels656 Před 7 měsíci

      Cmon down. It’s a great atmosphere and time in Aggieland. Gig ‘em.

    • @dabrack9350
      @dabrack9350 Před 6 měsíci

      Does anyone know the music they play? the marching can be so mesmerizing I don't really hear it. UT Austin class of '69 and a huge fan of the Aggie band.

  • @katielainedesigns
    @katielainedesigns Před 8 měsíci +3

    I am a University of Houston graduate but my husband and oldest son are Aggie Alums! Gig ‘Em 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @corytalash5174
    @corytalash5174 Před 8 měsíci +7

    This makes me miss my dad, Kyle Field, and College Station so so much! Dad played a coronet in the Aggie band, he was class of '54.Hope he can hear this from heaven!

  • @Texas-Chris
    @Texas-Chris Před 9 měsíci +25

    I know my Grandfather is watching from heaven, he was a Singing Cadet Class of ‘62 & ‘66 he passed this past June, so Jimbo has to win it all for the Class of ‘66 and my daughter who will be Class of 2028 !!! Gig’Em

  • @daisytheyorkiepuppyandhell4191
    @daisytheyorkiepuppyandhell4191 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Whoever choreographed that deserves a medal !

  • @swaclyfe5727
    @swaclyfe5727 Před 9 měsíci +3

    im HBCU and i can say OMG this was so AMAZING!

  • @bweaver760
    @bweaver760 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Texas is the Republic the USA should be!

  • @pskeck04
    @pskeck04 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Absolutely Fantastic!!

  • @josemoreno3334
    @josemoreno3334 Před 9 měsíci +16

    I never get tired of watching them perform. I played both tenor and base drum in my high school marching band in the mid 1970s in Los Angeles. It was a lot of fun. I loved it.😁❤🎼🥁

  • @user-cl4eu2wp2p
    @user-cl4eu2wp2p Před 9 měsíci +6

    My granddaughter is also there with her tuba,so proud😊

  • @julie6092
    @julie6092 Před 8 měsíci +3

    HOLY MOLEY!! 😳😳 This was one of the *most BRILLIANT* things I've ever watched!! 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @MeredithAnne88
    @MeredithAnne88 Před 8 měsíci +4

    And this is why A&M is the best. Absolute precision.

  • @jamesbeaman6337
    @jamesbeaman6337 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Thanks for recording and posting, Bbew. Wow, 40 basses marching the first drill! That might be some kind of FTAB record.

  • @christineclark502
    @christineclark502 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Holy crap! Can’t get anymore perfect than that!!! Precise straight lines are amazingly hard to do. I give props to the ones carrying the heavy instruments and drums. The routine was eye catching to say the least, BRAVO AGGIES ❤

  • @neninocencio9325
    @neninocencio9325 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Wow, so beautiful and well performed!

  • @ladychatelaine697
    @ladychatelaine697 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Wow! What discipline these guys have! Good job, everyone! ❤🇬🇧

  • @robindelude3787
    @robindelude3787 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Wow! That was awesome! Great job!

  • @cfb3903
    @cfb3903 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Now that's a MARCHING Band !!!

  • @prairiestorm5045
    @prairiestorm5045 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Amazing performance!!!😊

  • @bweaver760
    @bweaver760 Před 8 měsíci +2

    This shows strong unity and Texas spirit!

  • @veselka16
    @veselka16 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Beautiful! The precision, commitment, beauty, and enthusiasm!

  • @ivellbullock784
    @ivellbullock784 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Their marching band has been outstanding for many decades.

  • @Lori-zh2hv
    @Lori-zh2hv Před 8 měsíci +3

    Popped up on my u-tube... THIS was great to watch! It is not easy to play a musical instrument & by a one note you've got to make so many steps after a yard line on the field a left or right or go back and so on and so on. I remember being in the marching band at the school I was going and I loved the hard work we put in to it. The teacher was Mr. Decker. Yelling "Mark time- Mark time!" Fabulous teacher!!!!

  • @ChoralSea
    @ChoralSea Před 8 měsíci +3

    Every Year.....They Just Get Better and Better.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @brenda9029
    @brenda9029 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Amazing!
    They have to be so proud of themselves.

  • @teschchr122
    @teschchr122 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I absolutely love these guys! It’s always, for me, way more of a pleasure to watch them than the game! Gig ‘em!

  • @Jerry-hj1lb
    @Jerry-hj1lb Před 9 měsíci +6

    A Sooner fan geez what an unbelievable band. I would love to see them in Norman when Texas A&M comes to town before long.

  • @rowdylang4508
    @rowdylang4508 Před 8 měsíci +2

    ❤ A marching band.❤

  • @tammystevenson4710
    @tammystevenson4710 Před 8 měsíci +1

    You guys should be so very, very proud of you band. They are wonderful!

  • @teresaspinks6053
    @teresaspinks6053 Před 8 měsíci +2

    WOW!!! SIMPLY AMAZING…WHAT COORDINATION, WHAT PERFECTION … SUCH DISCIPLINE …. JM SPEECHLESS 😘🥰

  • @DeborahJoshua24
    @DeborahJoshua24 Před 8 měsíci +1

    They worked very hard, and it shows! Excellent!!!!

  • @KenWesaw-up5wf
    @KenWesaw-up5wf Před 9 měsíci +4

    Gotta love college football traditions

  • @calicocritterscrafts886
    @calicocritterscrafts886 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Outstanding as usual!! 👍🏻 Gig ‘em!!

  • @melanieroberts3008
    @melanieroberts3008 Před 8 měsíci +3

    This is one of the best shows I have seen they were beyond words. Great job. I know the extra time you have spent getting this ready. My granddaughter is in a high school band . So I know it takes a lot to get it right. Be proud you were great. And thank you for letting us see it!!’nnn

  • @Texan27
    @Texan27 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Making Texas proud! Luv you Ags. Bringing back good memories.

  • @jmcslater1
    @jmcslater1 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I vote Aggie band for Super Bowl Halftime Show! Please!

  • @anncain2432
    @anncain2432 Před 8 měsíci +1

    He ands down the most exciting university marching band!!! Grew up watching them!

  • @jeffclaterbaugh3962
    @jeffclaterbaugh3962 Před 8 měsíci +2

    On an icy cold New Years morning in downtown Dallas over 50 yrs ago my love for music and this band began as they marched by playing the fight song , I still can feel the bass drums 😊

  • @Cat-no8ts
    @Cat-no8ts Před 8 měsíci +2

    FABULOUS! The football field isn't big enough to hold these guys!! ❤

  • @user-yw8cl1tx3l
    @user-yw8cl1tx3l Před 8 měsíci +6

    They make their performance look so easy - the mark of the best performers. Thanks to all members, leader, anyone else involved. Just beautiful! How many band members? Couldn’t even try to count. As always, Go Aggies! Texas Aggies, of course.

  • @nathanielmadden4235
    @nathanielmadden4235 Před 8 měsíci +1

    We need to see these bands!!!!!!❤️🙏🇺🇸❤️

  • @traceybaytops8681
    @traceybaytops8681 Před 8 měsíci +1

    OOOMMMGGG!!! Absolutely Amazing!!! Brilliant presentation!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

  • @mikee.5158
    @mikee.5158 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Thank you for posting this very well shot video!!! Mine never look this good.

  • @tammybrown4410
    @tammybrown4410 Před 8 měsíci +1

    That was off the chain!! I loved it! Thank you for sharing this. 😊

  • @user-kb9cu4rl9z
    @user-kb9cu4rl9z Před 8 měsíci +3

    Wow, wow, wow. So astounding. It's hard to believe those are people counting their steps in complicated patterns while playing music! I truly love marching bands. Kudos to this incredible performance! I could watch this over and over.

  • @krissie354
    @krissie354 Před 8 měsíci +2

    That was so cool!! OMG I can only imagine the hours and days it took to perfect this! I love it!!

  • @vickystevens6123
    @vickystevens6123 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Well done, Aggie band that was such an amazing halftime. Wow, I am just so thoroughly enjoyed watching that. Go Texas Aggies. My older son graduated in 2014 from A&M.

  • @user-iq6no4ik5i
    @user-iq6no4ik5i Před 9 měsíci +2

    Husband an Aggie, son an Aggie, two grandsons and a granddaughter...all Aggies. Other grandson in his junior year...an uncle and several cousins...all Aggies. And I'm an Aggie at heart...they just wouldn't let me in back in the mid-50s!!! And we all know the FTA Band is the best...any time, any where!!!

  • @kenguier8464
    @kenguier8464 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Amazing, I enjoy the program every time I watch it which is quite often.

  • @pnotuner1
    @pnotuner1 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Never watched the Aggie band before.
    That was the craziest set of drills I ever saw.
    Very impressive

  • @joyousjoy4ever
    @joyousjoy4ever Před 8 měsíci +1

    THE FORMATIONS WERE EXCELLENT! 😊❤❤

  • @chappy675
    @chappy675 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Nothing beats a great precision military 6 to 5 marching band. They are so regal. And they are becoming more rare.

  • @deniseclepper1436
    @deniseclepper1436 Před 8 měsíci +2

    3:40 wow, that's insane. ❤

  • @juliehare3403
    @juliehare3403 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thanks for posting the entire show from run on to run off!

  • @pqtus4557
    @pqtus4557 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I have no clue how they figure out how to do the maneuvers, but they are amazing. I watched at normal speed and then high speed, both blew me away. Thanks for all the hard work and effort, so enjoyable to watch.

  • @krisdobie8596
    @krisdobie8596 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Always the best 1/2 time show in the nation!!!

  • @richardmartinez5938
    @richardmartinez5938 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Excellent like the Poteet Aggie Band!

  • @mariefrabutt3969
    @mariefrabutt3969 Před 8 měsíci +1

    They are absolutely awesome!!! Fantastic!!

  • @davidm.6643
    @davidm.6643 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Simply beautiful. 🇺🇸

  • @Kim-ek2mt
    @Kim-ek2mt Před 9 měsíci +2

    Amazing

  • @avalonshipman7376
    @avalonshipman7376 Před 8 měsíci +1

    So awesome!! My brother, sister in law and a cousin are aggies. I was in band through high school but never seen what we looked like like this. Lot of work too, remembering your steps and the song you're playing. Miss it.

  • @MM-km5zf
    @MM-km5zf Před 8 měsíci +1

    We are TEXANS! nothing less is expected : )

  • @deborahwheeler4302
    @deborahwheeler4302 Před 8 měsíci +2

    In High School (1968-1972) our High School Band marched in the same military style as Texas A & M Marching Band. The style of marching military was, then, always sharp, crisp, and defined in every move: Always turned heads! Just as we did then so The Fighting Texas Aggies Marching Band reacquainting and bringing back memories of “band practice”, parades, half-time marching routines, and Marching Competitions.

  • @davidkrugs6466
    @davidkrugs6466 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Just awesome to all those amazing members. Such talent and concentration. Never saw anything so well perform. ❤

  • @nancyk8790
    @nancyk8790 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Woooow!!! Amazing!!!! Now I need to see more! Tremendously well done!!

  • @junerenfer8211
    @junerenfer8211 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Made my heart beat fast to watch this band. wonderful!

  • @haroldrogers6566
    @haroldrogers6566 Před 9 měsíci +2

    That’s Amazing !!!!!!

  • @sharonyoung8251
    @sharonyoung8251 Před 8 měsíci +3

    My granddaughter graduated fro A&M 3 years ago. Love watching this marching band. I’m not a fan of the “show” type bands mist high schools have now. This precision is so perfect. ❤❤❤

  • @ritatodd1070
    @ritatodd1070 Před 8 měsíci +1

    And in the Texas heat, Bravo Aggies, amazing.

  • @rhcree1
    @rhcree1 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I’ve never seen anything like this. So marvelous! Now play John Philip Sousa marches. Fantastic marching and playing! Top notch

  • @reneemartin9041
    @reneemartin9041 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Mesmerizing!!!! WOW!!!

  • @senianns9522
    @senianns9522 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Brilliant! Greetings from Thailand!

  • @deb7834
    @deb7834 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Im from England so, of course, i love a good marching band. This was wonderful to watch. Just brilliant. 🤩

  • @maryjane-rx4sq
    @maryjane-rx4sq Před 8 měsíci +1

    Absolutely Amazing!

  • @kellyward1031
    @kellyward1031 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Band always wins! I absolutely love the college bands. I even find myself crying I’m so caught up in all the pomp and circumstance. This was amazing.

    • @pache2112
      @pache2112 Před 2 měsíci

      Whenever the Bugle rank sounds 'recall' my eyes start leaking

  • @maryshumate4629
    @maryshumate4629 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Impressive..it's very difficult to play perfect and march perfect formations simultaneously!

  • @lisasullivan3555
    @lisasullivan3555 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Nothing like watching this band at Kyle Field! It’s amazing!

  • @cynthiadavis474
    @cynthiadavis474 Před 8 měsíci +1

    All my family for 4 generations are Aggies!❤

  • @carolalford3331
    @carolalford3331 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Absolutely wonderful, they are my 2nd marching band