Big Ten: Ohio State marching band's dotting the i of script Ohio
- The Buckeyes’ marching band isn’t referred to as "The Best Damn Band In The Land" -- TBDBITL, for short -- for nothing. For noon games, band members show up at The Horseshoe at 4:30 a.m. They practice as many as 30 hours per week during the season. The payoff? An incredibly precise pregame routine in which 192 members of the marching band spell out Ohio, with a fourth- or fifth-year sousaphone player taking his or her place as the dot in the i. This season will mark the 80th year of the tradition, which began Oct. 24, 1936, against Indiana. This pregame tradition really has it all; it’s unique, historic and entertaining. What more could you ask for? -- Josh Moyer
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