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I graduated from Texas A&M and have seen A LOT of Aggie Band half-time shows--and it never gets old! Always the best! That's why we always say 'Aggies never lose a half-time!'
they surely aren't winning on the football field so they have to have something!
Lol, I'm from Lubbock, so Red RIder Marching Band is the best! WRECK'rm Tech!
@@MemesOfProduction69 Well, the Corps is cultivating something much more important than football teams do. Just saying.
@@claranielsen3382 Yeah, but their band is bought.
HOWDY! ‘88 here!
Longhorn fan here. I've always loved watching the Aggie band. Excellence is excellence, regardless of allegiance.
Hook Um Horns! I'm a Long Horn as well, I come from a family divided between UT and TAMU, proud of both schools and I enjoy the rivalry!!😂😂😅
As a Baylor grad, I agree. I love the Texas Aggie Band!
20,229 Aggies served during WWII. Among this group, 14,123 were commissioned officers and 6,106 were enlisted personnel. 7 Aggies were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic actions performed during the conflict..
Until the 1970's, all Aggies had to be members of the Corps of Cadets. ALL of them. Their patriotism and leadership skills were unquestioned.
Did yall know weve never been licked is free on yt now?
7 out of 20,229? 🤣
@@Marcel_Audubon473 total recipients in the US military during WW2. 16 million Americans were in the military during ww2. 7 is outstanding. Get a grip
@@AyushZ22 Thank you for clarifying that. Many people don’t realize that they don’t just hand out the Medal of Honor for no reason. It is earned by incredible bravery and patriotism as said above. “Get a grip” is the perfect last statement.
I am a former member of the Texas A&M Fightin Texas Aggie Band and performed in many of these halftime shows including the one during the Sugar Bowl against Ohio State on January 1, 1998. It takes many hours of work to perfect these drills. Also the halftime drills are different every week. Thank you for reacting to this video.
What year did you graduate. I matched (in High School) at the last NAMMB at Kyle Field, '95.
So you probably were in the band in 1999 when the bonfire collapsed and the Aggies beat Texas
As a former member myself, nothing puts tears in my eyes like the “Noble Men of Kyle” speech dedicated to the senior class. “Now, in the north end of Kyle Field, the nationally famous, FIGHTIN ’ Texas Aggie Band.”
You should also watch a performance of the Rice Owl Band (also called the mob!). They are famous for their crazy formations and always win the battle of the bands at halftime!
Holy hell. Many hours of work is an understatement! But the pride y'all have in being a part of this prestigious band must give super human stamina to y'all!
As an Alumni to their rival school The University of Texas at Austin, the Aggie band makes me proud be a Texan.
Liar. No UT alum would ever say that. Ever. That rivalry is too strong. I should know and it’s been 30 years since I graduated.
@@gunnshell Class of 92 my friend.
@gunnshell but a HEALTHY rivalry requires a mutual respect for each other, otherwise it's just toxic hatred, for example A&M has the better band,but TU has the better band uniforms they're just more fun, TU has a better logo in my opinion, but I perfer maroon to burnt orange,wasn't an Aggie but spent some time around College Station and Austin and because of the military history A&M gets a bad rap as bein kind of a cult but once you learn and understand the traditions and culture around AggielLand its better in my opinion
The texas band playing amazing grace at halftime just a few days after 12 A&M students died in a bonfire accident gives me feels to this day. Showed the solidarity of Texans. This November marks 24years since November 18, 1999. Softly Call the Muster. Here. #Gigem 👍
@@usernamebunchanumbers9286 Was at that game like most of the Thanksgiving rituals, that was a very strange day.
The big "T" at the end, was comprised of the all the members of the Corps of Cadets. The Fighting Texas Aggie Band is comprised of members of the Corps of Cadets, which commissions officers into the various branches of the US Military each year. The "dog" is Miss Revelie, the First Lady of Aggieland, and the most senior member of the Corps of Cadets, and the official mascot of Texas A&M University. The guys in white are called "Yell Leaders". They lead all the yells (cheers). The Fighting Texas Aggie Band is the best!!
That’s great info, thanks!
She is a Sheltie.
Actually those are just the graduating CTs. Class of 78
Apparently a senior corps member is assigned the job of Revelies handler and they even take her to class. If she barks while there, class is immediately cancelled.
@@ChronicReaderit happened to my sister. The handler was sick or something so another one had to take over. He was in my sister’s class and barked. The handler is a sophomore in a&m
I am so pleased to watch this, 2 people who had no idea what was about to transpire, and yet were amazed. The first time I saw the Aggie Band, I was on Active duty with the Air Force stationed in Fort W0orth, Texas. I was invited to the TCU football game against the Aggies. I grew up in Pennsylvania and was in the band in high school and college, but had never heard or seen the Aggie Band. Had absolutely no idea, just like Recky and Carol. It was military appreciation day and I was in full dress blues. I was transfixed. I had never seen a band march like that. I stood there in attention with chills running up and down my spine and tears running down my cheeks. Years later my son was in the Aggie band and I have told manny people his 4 years in the band were the four best years of my life. In my estimation, the Aggie Band is a National Treasure!
My dad was at Carswell from 1975-1981. He was an Electronics Warfare Officer in B-52 Bombers.
Class of '81 !! Whoop!!!
They only recently had allowed girls into A&M when I attended. I wanted so bad to be in the band, but not allowed yet! I played 4 different instruments well! My cousins had all been in the Aggie band. My Grandfather and Great Uncles graduated from A&M. They served in WWII, and Korea and Vietnam. I love the traditions and family of A&M. It is a very special, unique school!!!❤❤❤❤
Texas A&M is also a semi-military school. It’s a civilian school but has a particularly large and notable ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps - to produce military officers), and that’s a big part of its identity
It sure is.
Texas A&M produced more officers in WWII than the U.S. Army's West Point.
To be more accurate: Texas A&M University is one of only six (6) Senior Military Colleges in The United States. Texas A&M offers four (4) years of ROTC. Only five (5) other colleges/universities do so. Virginia Tech University, Virginia Military Institute, The Citadel, and two (2) other very small colleges fall into this category.
Texas A&M University regularly commisions more officers into The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines than do any of these other five (5) senior military institutions.
And it is worth noting that historically, marching bands emerged in ROTC programs of the 1800s before 'civilian' schools followed their lead.
Sweden doesn't even have the 2nd Amendment.
AGEEEEE. That was the four way cross. Its been said that they ran this formation through a computer and it said it couldn't be done. But they did it.
Computer programs can't process the 4-way cross because to make it the marchers have to pull off a maneuver called a minstrel turn, which involves having to step inbetween each others feet. Marching chart programs can't record that because it registers it as two marchers occupying the same space on the field at the same time, which they technically are doing because one marcher's foot will be between another's feet as they pass.
Marching band is a sport in Texas high schools. I have a total of 6 years as a parent with two daughters were "band weenies", their term. Those kids worked their tails off starting in July in Texas. Funny story, the four years my youngest was in high school the football team never won a game while the band filled the band hall with trophies of all sizes. I always left the game after halftime.
Sounds like you were a band parent at L D Bell. My daughter was in band there during the 2007-2009 seasons. My wife and I were in charge of the food for the band on all of their road trips to band competitions and there were usually about four trips a year. It wore us out, but we loved every second of it. I still miss it at times.
Sounds like my TX High School in the late 90s and my run on the drumline. Our football team didn’t win anything the only group bringing in trophies was the band during marching and concert seasons
I was in the Aggie band from 2005-2009 we had a big performance for the American Bandmaster Association when I was a senior. One of the old marching band directors watched us practice the 4 way cross and came over to tell us afterwards that if he had tried that with his band he would have 10 unconscious musicians. During football season, bandmembers get up at 0500 for breakfast, and are on the drill field until 0700 so that they can get back to the dorm and get ready for classes at 0800 each weekday.
That's dedication!❤
Hello, Carol and Recky. Texan here. My sister has 2 degrees from Texas A&M. My Father passed away 2 years ago. He loved Aggie football better than anything. He loved to go to the games and he especially loved the world famous Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. There is a video on CZcams called “This is Aggieland”. It will tell you everything you need to know. ✌🏻❤️from Texas
So glad to see your reaction to the Aggie Band. What you couldn’t hear in the very beginning was the announcer say, “now forming at the north end of Kyle Field is the nationally famous Fightin Texas Aggie Band .” (Aggie short for agricultural) For many, many years A&M has had the number 1 marching band in the country. They are strictly a military style band, as opposed to say the Ohio State marching band you mentioned, which are considered a show band. The Aggie Band never does the same halftime show. Each week it is a new program. During football season they can practice up to 40 hours a week. At the end of the program when all the other cadets ran onto the field, that is only done @ the last home game of the season. The “dog” you saw on the field is the school’s mascot, Reveille, a purebred female collie. The cadet with her is her handler, and he has the care of her 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the whole year. She goes to class with him, sleeps in his dorm room and is his sole responsibility. It is a great honor to be Reveille’s handler. Texas A&M is a great school. There is not another school outside of the military academies that produces more military officers than A&M. Their motto is: An Aggie never lies, cheats, or steals, nor tolerates those that do. I hope this answered some of your questions.
And they don’t have cheer leaders. They have yell leaders. They’re the guys in the all white milkman outfits. Said lovingly as I have many Aggie friends having worked in the engineering field in Texas for over 40 years. Ex Razorback so a lot of fun rubbing through the years.
I so wanted my Grandson to attend A&M and be in the band since he is very musical and could play any instrument. He chose to go to another university and ended up stealing computers from the student lab and was expelled. When Ginny said an Aggie never lies, cheats, or steals, nor tolerates those that do I thought of how my Grandson would have been treated had he gone to A&M and stolen from them. So sad and disappointed with him.
Wife of a former member of the Aggie Band here. There is so much more to the band than just the performances, which are of course, amazing! It’s a family, it’s a way of life. We are still friends with all the guys and their wives and families that were in my husband‘s outfit 28 years after they marched their last halftime. ACo ‘95 WHOOP!
I had worked at A&M for 12 years and will say that The Fighting Texas Aggie Band is the most exciting band to watch at half-time! The dog you saw was their Mascot Reveille /ˌrɛˈvəli/. She is the official mascot of Texas A&M University. Students adopted the first Reveille, a mixed-breed dog, in 1931. The cadets raised $100 during World War II to make Reveille a general, as part of a fundraiser for the K-9 Corps. Reveille is the highest-ranking member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. A&M is steep in very interesting traditions and you can do a Google search for them. Thank you for sharing this incredible half-time performance!
Isn’t Reveille a collie?
Yes.
@@Deborah-so8mvthat is the tradition now but the first was not
One of my cousins was Rev's roommate. That is a position of honor. But if she walks into your dorm room and jumps onto your bed (rack) you need to find a different place to sleep. What you may not have heard was that A& graduates more officers than any school other than the three service academies.
@@dmpyron2 I grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and my father was an Instructor at the Air Force Academy and a graduate of the Naval Academy ( Class of 1950 and was a downed pilot and POW during the Korean war who escaped after 9 months. )A&M is one of the best ROTC programs in the US but the service academies is very different from A&M. Getting in to a service academy is extremely difficult. I had two cousins attend the Air Force Academy and two high school classmates attend the Air Force Academy and another went to West Point. I am rambling on so I'll stop here.
Class ‘77. This is one of the best performances from the Fighting Texas Aggie band. You should come to college Station to a football game so you can see this in person. Proud to be an Aggie!
As a former member of the Fighting Texas Aggie Band, I still can visualize myself on the field 40 years later. What you should know about the 4 way cross through is the only way it works is by two band members occupying the same spot at the same time. One stepping in between the others feet and rubbing shoulders as they pass.
Always wondered how that could be possible! Thanks. Both my sons and daughter-in-laws are Aggies…wouldn’t want it any other way.
Many years ago before they closed in Kyle field, the entire Corp of Cadets would march into the stadium. To see it in person was one of the highlights of my life. Seeing it on the little screen you just don't get to feel the energy that the student body, cadets or just fans are surrounding you with and making you one with the moment. One day as I rest in Fiddlers Green, I will so fondly remember three great moments in my life. The birth of my sons, my graduation from boot camp as a Cavalry Scout and experiencing the entrance of the Texas A&M Corp of Cadets at Kyle Field. Some day you really should make your way to Kyle Field to experience this for yourselves. It will change you. Gig'em!
Would love to see this "in real life" 🤗
They still march in, it just looks a little different now.
When I showed things like this to my Chinese students who were going to attend American universities, I told them it looks chaotic, but every member has a designated spot to be in and s designated route to follow that doesn't interfere with other band members. Call it organized chaos.
The Aggie Band is a unit within the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. Corps members participate in ,military drills and take military science classes; and many of them go on to become officers in the U.S. military. At the end of the performance the entire Corps of Cadets (about 2,000 cadets) joined the Aggie Band on the field to form the Block T.
Former Aggie bandsmen here. Thanks for the love. Always enjoy people seeing the drills from around the world 👍🏽👍🏽
Interesting facts: the fight songs of A&M (what they start off with - the Aggie War Hymn) and the University of Texas start off talking about each other, their longtime rivals. "Aggies" from "Agricultural". Also, although not a "Military School", A&M produced more than the combined total of the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy and more than three times the totals of any other Senior Military in WWII. Those wearing the knee high boots are seniors. Forgot to add, that formation, the Four-Way Cross, has been run on computer simulation and shown to be impossible. Leave it to the Aggies to do the impossible.
Oh wow!
Actually, Texas A&M University, while not an actual service academy, is a “Military School” Originally all students at Texas A&M were members of the Corps of Cadets and were required to serve a term of service in the US military. Although this has changed over time. Texas A&M is one of 6 schools designated as a “Senior Military College” by federal law. This allows them to have major ROTC programs while other universities only have minor ROTC programs.
The other 5 schools designated as “Senior Military Colleges” are:
Norwich University, in Northfield, Vermont
The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina
Virginia Military Institute, in Lexington, Virginia
Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia
University of North Georgia, in Dahlonega, Georgia
In addition to Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas.
Fyi the m in A&M stands for mining.
"M"=Mechanical@@nancyjanzen5676
@@nancyjanzen5676 No, Mechanical.
Born in 1950 here in Texas, these marching bands makes one proud to be a Texan all the way to the bone!!!!
Aggie’s have a high precision military style marching band and they are the best there is.. and I’m a T Sip.. if you have ever seen them do “Patton’s theme” or whatever it’s real name is.. it’s awesome
My husband was a member of the Corp of Cadets, class of 1973. He was commissioned as an Air Force officer and served 27 years. He just attended his 50th class reunion. Watching the FightingTexas Aggie Band is always a thrill!
'73, was it still all male then?
I'm sorry for the late reply. Women weren't accepted into the Corps of Cadets until Fall semester 1974. I didn't have any knowledge of TX A&M until I met my husband in 1985, when we were both stationed in Hawaii. (I received my USAF commission through the AF Officer's Training School in 1978). @@Caderic
@@shelleyfreeman6625 Ok, I knew it was around that time that they started accepting women.
Apparently different schools/Detachments started admitting women at different times. I graduated in 1973, and neither the classes of 72, 73, or 74 had any females. There were 2 out of about 20, in the class of 76, at my Detachment, when they wete in their 1st year.
A lady in my Intelligence Reserve Detachment was class of 75 or 76, at Purdue. She retired from the Reserves as a 2 star General.
Not everyone can say they gotva hug from a general. 😂
If you ever get the opportunity to visit the Texas A&M campus and see an Aggie football game, you will be truly blessed. The university is steeped in many, many traditions and a storied history. For example, the "12th man" is represented by the student body. All students stand during the entire game in readiness to take the field to play if asked. The student life building is called the Memorial Student Center, where all the grass surrounding the building is hallowed ground. Please stay off the grass. I could go on for hours but I think you get the picture.
Thank you for sharing your reaction, it reminded me of the first time I ever saw the band march.
Whoop & gig 'em Aggies.
Blessed? Strong eye roll
As much as us UT fans have always ragged on the Aggies, there is no doubt they are one of the best damned schools ever. Attending a game at Kyle is soul changing experience.
I think it's wonderful that people around the world find that we all have so much in common. And yes, you both look great.
A Big HOWDY from College Station...Home of the Texas A&M Fightin Aggies. Glad y'all checking us out. I live 2 miles from Kyle Field. Love my Aggies. Y'all should check out the collapse of our bonfire and the 12 students who lost their lives. It will show you just how close the Aggie Family is in this community.
You are an engineering school and promote that diaster?
@@billyroye3987It’s not just an engineering school, that is just one of the degrees offered. The collapse was tragic, and many factors contributed to the collapse.
I’m the daughter of 2 Aggies. My Dad had an engineering degree and my Mom attended the first year women were admitted, graduating with a Sociology degree.
It’s a special kinship and blame and quips like your statement is not necessary. An accident happened and lives were lost. Accountability and responsibility were taken, and it’s in poor taste to be so dismissive about what occurred.
What I love about Texas A&M is the Muster Roll Call. When my Dad passed away, all the local Aggies in Las Vegas got together and honored his, and others lost, by answering “Here” when they called his name. To know that an Institution acknowledged his loss in such a manner that showed he mattered to the current and former student body is why this school has an amazing culture.
He also happened to pass away right after the Aggies beat the Longhorns in 2007. They truly are Aggies for life…
My parents almost cried when I choose to go to Sam Houston…
I am just one of many graduates of Texas A&M in my family. My son, Class of '20, is in charge of Kyle Field. He is the one who makes sure it is ready for game day and makes it look incredible week to week. The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band is the #1 military style precision marching band in the world. There are none better.
I love this. My father class of 1942 (cut short to head to war, me class of 1974. Aggie football was historically disastrous, back in the day. My father would curse during the game, then weep when the band played. Turns out decades later, it's the TAMC band that always won the game
My dad was class of '42 also! That said, my grandfather was class of '06, my brother '68, and both of his daughters are grads! Fact: I knew the Aggie War Hymn before I knew the national anthem
My Dad was a Freshman in 1938 so he would have been there with your Dad.
He signed up with the Navy and went to dental school in Houston
Two things at Texas A&M are absolutely "the best". Their band has no peer and if you've never personally witnessed a "Silver Taps" honoring all Aggies who have passed on since the last Silver Taps, you have missed one of the most emotionally rendering, moving experiences you'll ever see. I get goose bumps every time I think about them.
Silver Taps has changed a lot.
When I was an underclassman in the early 1970s, we were forbidden from wearing our uniforms to Silver Taps. We were all Aggies, not Corps and non-regs. The only ones who wore uniforms were the buglers and those to to fire the 21 gun salute. Also, no speaking and no lights. Of course, back then, we didn't have retards running around with cell phones trying to film everything.
A little while before Silver Taps, the Corps would send out members to block the entrances to the campus. Nobody was allowed to enter the campus in a car until after it was over.
Also, pretty much all lights were turned off on campus -- other than some lights in the MSC and at the campus police (then in the YMCA building).. The library would close for the night. In the Corps dorms, we would block all the light we could from leaving our rooms. The non-reg dorms were not quite as fastidious.
Silver Taps is without a doubt the greatest of all Aggie Traditions
The silver taps I attended was completely dark, and silent. I lived in FHK and the walk to silver taps was the craziest thing. Such a super long walk across campus in the pitch black with only the sound of footsteps. I will never forget it. Then I attended a silver taps after my friend was killed in a car accident and the entire thing really hit different that time. I have never been more grateful for a tradition. What an experience it is to be an aggie. WHOOP '08
I’m from Idaho but I love watching a&m marching band! They are amazing!
The dog is the mascot for A&M. The T is the entire cadet corps plus the band.
Her name is Reveille, the mascot
I was accepted to graduate school at Texas A&M but chose to attend my hometown school of the University of Illinois. I have a soft spot in my heart for Texas A&M. I want to attend a football game and see the best marching band in the world.
You should. Nothing compares to being at Kyle Field on gameday, especially at halftime. 👍🍻
Gig'em Aggies Whoop! My Alma Mater.
We are all glad you enjoyed our famous marching bands. I think about every college and most high schools have a marching band. Now, you seem to love Texas but you don't know how precious the state is to all of us. It played an important role in our history, and we will forever be grateful to the men who gave their lives in the Battle Of the Alamo. We southerners will ALWAYS remember the battle cry of Remember The Alamo! The Alamo is a part of Texas history and even if its an old one, I encourage you to watch the movie to get a taste of what we Americans are all about.
We havent seen it, but when we search for it several movies with that name came up, wich one do you recomend?
@@reckyNcarolyou can start with the one with John Wayne in it. Also, whichever one is the newest one may be good also. This was the beginning of the Texas war of independence from Mexico. It took place in San Antonio, Texas, in 1836. The Alamo is still there and can be toured. The city grew up around it. Texas became an independent nation, known as the Republic of Texas, before it later became a state in the United States in 1845.
As someone from a different state, TX isn’t precious to me, but there are things to admire: the people are the number one ( but not only). Meet a Texan in Texas and meet a friend. And no, they are not being insincere, I first thought. It’s real.
Eighth generation Texan born proud of to have Aggies in our clan.
Currently 2,304 cadets attend the university. About 1/2 will commission as officers in the US military. The other 1/2 will work in the private sector. Originally it was an all-male military academy but now there are nearly 75,000 co-Ed students enrolled. It’s the #1 public university in Texas & #6 in the USA according to the most recent rankings. Breeding intelligent, responsible soldiers, leaders, and team members is what the Corps of Cadets is about. It’s also the leading engineering school and agriculture/environmental science school. I just took my son on a recruiting stay last night. Fingers crossed he gets accepted!
I graduated from UT Austin, and our Longhorn band puts on a good show, but I have to admit the Aggie band is something special, too. This video was apparently taken from the alumni/parent side of the stadium because the T, A, and M on the field were right side up; the students, the band, and the rest of the Corps of Cadets sit on the other side of the stadium.
Well, now you know what a precision marching band looks like. Pretty impressive!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad you're watching this! It's so much fun! Totally different than than Ohio State, and both are amazing.
Loved it! And there is so much more of this! We will watch them ALL! =)
Yes, different styles and both of them are excellent. I love to watch the styles of the HBC's when they get out and show their stuff too. I just love watching marching bands.
A national treasure, so much tradition! My grandfather went to Texas A&M University
I was a member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band in 2012, and watching your reaction video warmed my heart. I love your wholesome content and you are my new favorite CZcamsrs!
Thank you 🤗
From an A&M alum - It's "AG-EE!" (not, Ah-Gee!) LOL. (the "A" is short - as in apple, ask, act, etc.) You guys are the BEST - more American than "some" Americans! Thanks!
Think Agricultural/Aggie. This college began as an agricultural & mechanical college-A&M, as well as a military training. They are a regular college but they offer a great veterinary college too.
Ops okay 😅 thank you 😁
@@vanessathomas8308 Even though I'm a "sip", I'll insist there isn't a better veterinary school in the world.
@@ontheroadwithtex7991🤘🤘
If you put the four-way cross into a marching simulator it says it's impossible to perform because two people have to be in the same spot at the same time.
Wow!
I have heard the same thing for a lot of the drills the band does, but especially the four way cross. You have to really watch closely, to see what they do to avoid crashing into each other!,,
You two are so precious! America doesn’t tend to do anything half way. Love your enthusiasm. 😘
Thank you 🤗
Recky, you should see a competition between the drum and bugle corps of this country. I attended one, and it was 4 straight hours of jaw-dropping excellence. The choreography and musicianship was nothing short of amazing.
Just came across your channel. I’m an Aggie mom of two Aggies. My son is in the Corps of Cadets. Just want to say thank you to the two of you for being so kind and really liking them. We love Texas A&M. Gig’EM and Whoop!!!
I’m not an Aggie, but my sister, brother and son are. We were all marching band members in high school so we have experience with marching, so I know what I’m talking about when I say- There is NOTHING like the Fighting Texas Aggie Band! Truly amazing to see in person. Precision and dedication. Love them! I’m so happy they’ve made your day a bit brighter! Take care and much love to you from Texas!!!
I'm from Texas, I can't imagine not having a marching band! I love it that y'all love it!!
A friend of mine has an impressive picture hanging in her living room. It is a large photo of her, her younger sister and her two brothers all dressed in their Aggie cadet corp uniforms. They are each a year apart and all we’re students at Texas A&M together. The seating capacity of Kyle Field is 102,733 however my Aggie husband informs me that you stand during the football games so he guesses the seats don’t get much use. Also every time the team scores you kiss your date.
Proud Texan here: As the father of two kids who graduated from both A&M and UT Austin, I can say that attending a football game has no comparison to anything you have seen before. The half time show is as much entertainment as the game itself, but when you feel the sounds of the band resonate in the stadium, it is an amazing feeling. I should also note that most highschool stadiums in Texas are as large as the largest venues for other sports around the world. Our Friday night football games are serious business here in Texas!
My younger son marched in the band from his freshman year till he graduated 4 years later, 1997-2001. It was always fun watching them/him march.
You probably didn't notice that the crowd got very quiet before the band started marching. One guy steps forward 10 yards and yells "Recall! Step off on Hullabaloo." Everyone wants to hear that guy.
The band begins to play Recall (a bugle call) which is also the opening for the Aggie War Hymn. The first word of the song is Hullabaloo, so that's when the band takes their first step.
Howdy! Fightin Texas Aggie class of 2017 here, I was at this game (LSU vs A&M). Not only was this the best halftime of the year, it was also the longest game in college football history, it took 7 overtimes after normal time ran out for us to be victorious. It’s an longstanding tradition for the student section to stand not only throughout the entirety of the game, but also during the band’s performances. I highly advise y’all to see Prairie View A&M’s band, they are the ONLY other band that all Aggies stand throughout as well when they come play us, they’re amazing. Just two different style of band.
We are “band parents.” Our daughter started band in the 6th grade (12yo), played/marched through high school and college and is now a middle school band director. We went to every high school game, competitions, and most college games. She went to A&M-Commerce TX. It was a wonderful season in our lives that I will never forget. High School games were my favorite.
I went to TAMU-Commerce!
As awesome as one of their performances is to watch on video, nothing beats seeing and feeling this in person. It is a visceral experience. You can feel the music in your chest, and no matter where you look on the field, there is some spectacular feat of precision to witness.
Marching band starts in high school. They are expected to learn and memorize the music as well as the movements and the positions/facings of the routine as they apply to the music and the design. And that is before the school year actually starts. Yeah, I was a "band weenie," I played the trombone.
Can you imagine how many hours of busted shins and knees and instruments to the teeth training to get this perfected ? Mesmerizing these bands are.
They are amazing, hard workers!
These kids are Texas DCI style veterans from their high schools. Military style is relatively easy so it's all about the drill design at this point, which has gotten so much better since 2002 whoop!
Actually, while going through the four-way cross, the band has to stop playing and remove their instruments from their mouths because it's almost impossible to continue to play. Then they start back up again immediately after the cross. But the sound continues on without noticing any changes because there are so many of them.
@@progrocker2112 Some of them, but many are not from DCI. And what A&M does is not "relatively" easier. When they are doing the four-way cross. they are stepping their foot right next to someone else's foot. When A&M developed that, like back in the 80s I believe, the computer software of it's time said it was impossible.
@@progrocker2112 The vast majority of these band members are not DCI veterans. In my time, I don't recall a single one going through DCI. Military style is certainly simpler to understand and instruct, but the level of precision is vastly higher to make it look this sharp
What you have to remember about American college bands is that many of these kids started in their school’s marching bands in middle school. Just like ath, they spend hours practicing and most of these kids are attending college on band scholarships. They are the best of the best. And A & M is a military style band. Their maneuvers are perfect and precise. A privilege to watch.
A&M doesn't have band scholarships. In fact, they don't have a music degree. The band is voluntary.
I marched in my high school marching band. Nothing this intricate but still a lot of work.
I am proud to be a graduate of Texas A&M University.
This makes me more proud!
Gig'em Aggies!!
The Corps of Cadets is a College Military Group that trains to be officers in the Military and they can go into the U.S. Military after graduation. This has been a tradition at Texas A&M for more than 100 years. Also, the Seniors at Texas A&M are considered special and the ones that uphold the Spirit of Aggieland. The rush of people onto the field at the end there, is all the Seniors who are also in the Corps of Cadets. It is a way to honor them because NO ONE is allowed to touch the sacred football field except the team & coaches of the football team, and the marching band. It was a sacred ceremony to honor the seniors. Texas A&M Grad 1989.
You will NEVER see a band this good
look up Carolina Crown Drum Corps
I am from Texas. In the United States it is what most bands do. Even high school bands march like that. It is mostly called marches and counter marches. I was in a high school band and we used to march between each other too. It just takes practice. It is the usual half time show at a football game. In high school we had a different show every week. Love you guys.
Thank you 😁
Except the Aggie band does a different routine every weekend, HS bands do same routine all year long. And most HS are “show bands” not “military style” marching.
@@mlawson2979 When I was in high school, we were a military band and did a different show every week. Of course, that was years ago, lol.
@@rickdover7707 Yeah Texas HS bands are pretty much DCI rather than military style now. TAMU puts on pretty much the best military style you'll see these days. OSU probably does the best DCI style for a big school but some of the smaller schools do proper DCI style all year. Then there's Rice's MOB...
Yeah, your high school didn't do this.
That's the reaction we are going for! I'm proud to say I marched with The Band four years, Class of '76. In my era, we have less than 7 hours of practice per week; 1 hour per day and (home games only) 2 hours EARLY Saturday morning. We have to fit practice in-between classes and evening formation. They marched, but then the entire Corps of Cadets (which wears uniforms, all day, every day except Sunday) came on the field. What you didn't see is that if we win the game, the fish (freshmen) cadets rush onto the field and carry the Yell Leaders (men yell, girlie-schools cheer) across the campus and throw them into the Fish Pond. The Band follows, and we have a short Yell Practice to get ready for the next game.
One of my seniors was a Yell Leader and my Fish Class got him and carried him to Fish Pond every single win.
So happy to know you loved our band. It never gets old. I will never leave my seat at halftime
You have no idea how traditional Texas A&M is. Those students are amazing! One of our kids went to school there. She rode the "Howdy Bus" into school each morning. When you get on the bus, you have to yell "howdy" and the students on the bus yell "howdy" back regardless of knowing each other or not. The A&M network after college is so well known. If you are an Aggie applying for a job, your ring tells the story and another Aggie employer will give you a leg up for the job as your honor code is so important. If the mascot dog named Reveille, which goes to class with corps members, and barks in the class, the professor must dismiss the class and let the students out. Such fun traditions. Those are the corps cadets that went onto the field with the band.
The Aggie Band marches to a different tune than most University Bands, who imitate Ohio
State more with pictorial formations. The Aggies are always marching in military fashion, break up into geometric formations and always reform back into their regular formation. They get as much applause from the fans returning to their regular formation as when they break out of it. Another point to notice is that many fans hoot when the sousaphones turn around 180 degrees. The trumpeters with the banners play just a few bars of the first song, which is a signature song played at the beginning of every march. Their banners help the fans know where the first line of the formation is. The line of sousaphones is where the last line is.
I have had the pleasure to see this beautiful halftime performance at least 20 times. It was so much fun getting to watch your reaction to our beloved band. Howdy from Texas!
I just saw this band last week on the 40 yard line. They are even more incredible in person. The stadium held 110,101 people that day. This school used to be a men’s military school. Now it’s open to everyone but still has a Corp of Cadets. This is an amazing program. Some will go on into the military. The dog is their official mascot named Reveille. It is the highest ranking member of the Corp of Cadets. It goes to classes and lives with a corp member. If it barks during class, class is dismissed. This band is one of the best in the country. By the way even in person, I couldn’t tell what the announcer was saying held the time.
Texas has some AMAZING bands, high school marching band competitions are so much fun to watch!
We really enjoy it!
Guys, this was great! I’m a Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 2001 and was in the Corps of Cadets.
This made me very proud to watch. I have never seen them bring the entire Corps into the field with the band. Awesome!
Whoop!!
I wish you could see them march in person. I love watching how the individual members turn corners: putting their instrument down in a snap, making the snap turn, then snapping the instrument back up. So precise.
My daughter is applying to Texas A&M for the fall of 2025. We recently visited and toured the campus; we fell in love with the place. As you aren’t from the US it may surprise you that as of right now the main campus alone has roughly 77,000 students. They expect to receive at least 66,000 freshman applications. Their campus is over 5,000 acres. It is huge! But everyone was cheerful, friendly, and helpful. I hope to become an Aggie Mom!!! Gig ‘Em!
Carol, you are correct because when I first started watching Recky’s channel (now Carol and Recky), I thought he was American with a slight midwestern accent😂, I think you guys compliment each other very well. ❤u guys! 👋🏽🇺🇸
Love Recky's American outgoing personality and Carol's Swedish sweetness.
@@ritayprice3510 Exactly, agree with you 💯, that’s what I meant about they compliment each other👍🏽.
i tease him by saying he is from Omaha.
Thank you 😁
Recky probably wouldn't even be picked out as an immigrant if he moved to Wisconsin honestly. They all sound pretty Scandanavian up there as is.
Bragging a pride are different. We don't brag. We take pride in our country, our traditions and the people next to us.
I had the privilege of attending an Aggie game at Kyle Field during the 2017 season. It was really exciting and I'm grateful for the experience. I love your reactions and your banter.
I marched on the same field with the Fighting Aggie Band ten times. They don't brag: They are the finest close order marching team. Their sound is pretty damned good too. Guns Up!
React to the Texas A & M crowd singing the War Hymn
Glad you two got to watch them. Greatest band in the country. Whoop! Texas A&M class of '91.
Great reaction! Love seeing you guys react to things that are new to you, especially if they are from the USA!! You guys are great! Feels like I've got new friends in 🇸🇪! Blessings!
You do! =)
@Recky and Carol Woohoo! AND, you have new friends in Kingwood, Texas, The Liveable Forest!!
I thought I had seen this one of *aTm* (Texas A&M) halftime show but, somehow I missed this one. That's a cool one Aggies! From an LSU fan, Geaux Tigers!
Recky and Carol, I have one (and maybe some more if y'all like band performances) of the LSU Tigers marching band known as The Golden Band From Tiger Land including the Golden Girls (dance) and the Color Guard. The video title is: "Showdown in the West Halftime Show" from the channel: LSU Bands
I think I told you this a couple months ago but it takes weeks and weeks and blood sweat and tears to have that type of show work flawlessly. I’ve seen trumpet and tuba players eat dirt and break teeth because they kept the instrument in their mouth. It’s very militaristic in nature. Just with cool shapes and music.
Yeah, hard work and it shows that they do it, amazing! 🤩
A&M has a new show every week.
A&M is short for the State of Texas Agricultural and Mechanical School, where the football team plays at Kyle Field. Aggies short nickname for that.
Actually "Aggie" was a put down by the "rich kids" who went to the University of Texas. Instead of TAKING it as insult they embraced being called Aggie's and they gave them the nickname....TEA SIPS because you know you stick your little finger UP in the air while you sip tea. (Not a real masculine thing to do.) They don't care for that nickname but IT FITS THEM TO A TEE! LOL
Officially, it DID stand for "Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas" (a.k.a. Texas A.M.C.). Now the Official name is "Texas A&M University".
As a retired band director I am thrilled that you are so touched by and enthusiastic about the great A&M Aggie Band. They're amazing.
Please watch videos of the Concord (California) Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. They are part of DCI(Drum Corps International). Watch their championship performance from the 2023 National Championship competition. I promise it will bring you to tears.
What many don't realize is that in the southern U.S. the band has to practice many times in 90 f (32 c) or more temps. It gets very hot and they have to drink lots of water! Some band members have had to quit because they can't handle the heat.
Oh stop. Up north it's so cold during many practices that your fingers and toes feel like they're going to fall off. Quit complaining
@@MJ19438 The weather hurts everyone in the band. It was an observation not a complaint. I wasn't playing it was my daughter and she didn't quit but others did. They start practicing in August one of the hottest times around here heat stroke is a very real possibility.
@@garryandjanepannell8594 Our daughter was in band too, when outdoor practices and shows frequently dip below freezing in fall and winter, and are in the high 90s w/high humidity in spring and summer. Heat stroke is also a very real possibility here as well as fainting. And try keeping fingers warm enough to play an instrument in cold weather.
See, it's not unique or singularly difficult in most of the country
@@MJ19438 I don't know how the temps are in Sweden and that was the focus of my comment. The weather in the U.S. is vastly different than some areas over there. We here know what it can be like. I remember some Irish men commenting on the difference when I was young. I hope your daughter had fun and no frost bitten fingers.
@@MJ19438 One of my most interesting seasons as a band kid was my sophomore year... It was 110+ well into September (our marching practice was from 330 to 530, that was miserable), lol we also marched through a Tornado Warning (storm hit just as we began our half time show and we couldn't hear the sirens), and that same season we had a marching competition in October that started off the day in 90 heat and by the time the finals were over we dropped down into the 30/40s. That marching season was a doozie (ohh the storm that went tornado warn caused a part of the band hall ceiling to collapse, and a lot of ppl left their uniforms on the back of their chairs to dry out because we had a competition the next day... So many uniforms got so filthy, luckily the supply closet was fine and we were able to scramble and find enough uniforms to cover those whose uniforms had to be cleaned/repaired.)
Texas was an independent country before joining the United States, and pride in unique elements of our state is endemic. Of late, there are unsatisfactory elements that have many Texans unhappy, but the fighting Texas Aggie Band is not one of them. Incidentally, the dog on the field is the University mascot, and has traditionally been a Sheltie or classic Collie (think Lassie). To the best of my knowledge, she has always been a female. That tradition goes back to the late 1930’s. Her name is Reveille.
The "crossing X" at 9:35 ASTOUNDS ME that there isn't a monstrous CRASH.
My daughter is pursuing her masters at A&M and I can't get enough of that band.
It's like watching a kaleidoscope.
Makes me proud to be an Aggie.
Gig'm Aggies!
My high school volleyball coach was one of the drum majors of the Aggie band. So amazing.
Hullabaloo! Gig’em ‘85 Reveille 👑
I just came to say I live in Houston very close to TEXAS A&M. Didn’t realize actual band members were gonna be here damn I’m embarrassed lol.
Go Aggies!
and
Hello from TEXAS!
My nephew is currently the drum corporal in the Aggie band. Very proud of him and the amazing band!
It's an annual celebration with every senior plus the band on the field to honor those seniors. I LOVE The Fighting Texas Aggie Band!!
My school! 👍🏻 Gig’em ‘92
Still gives me goosebumps when I hear them.
The BEST precision marching band in all of college football, full stop. Important to note that every member of the band is also in the Corps of Cadets (A&M ROTC)
Fighting Texas Aggie band is one of the oldest military bands that still march in the old military style. All the members are in the core ( the military class at the university that then enter the military as officers) and are trained in military discipline, which is why they say at the beginning to the seniors that they have been tough enough and strong enough to put up with all the stuff. They do a lot of training. When I was in high school in Bryan College Station, I actually got to march with them because at the time our high school was one of the last high schools that marched the same military style as A&M did. To be able to march with him on the field was amazing and more crazy fun confusing then it looks like on video. Thank you so much for you reviewing this!
At the end, when they found the giant T, and all the corps of cadets come out and join the Aggie band come out and join But it’s amazing, it was amazing
You need to check out performances from Grambling State University and Prairie View A&M. It’s a totally different kind of halftime show. You won’t be disappointed.