https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/10/15/17978172/iowa-state-dinosaur-marching-band-show
The video of the ISUCFVMB dinosaur show is sweeping the interwebs.
The Iowa State Cyclone Football Varsity Marching Band is one of the best
in the country. That fact that is is one of the best in the country
over a lot of years was recognized last year when the ISUCFVMB and the
Iowa State Cyclone Football Alumni Marching Band receive the Sudler
Trophy, awarded to the band that has been top notch for decades.
http://www.sousafoundation.net/allProjects/trophy.htm
The ISUCFVMB began its modern tradition of excellence in 1972, when
Jimmy Howard Reynolds was appointed as Band Director. JHR turned the
traditions on end. The prior band was military, limited to 97 and
boring. JHR threw out the uniforms most of the cadences, the
traditions and put the band in nylon jackets, with every member
providing their own black pants and black shoes because there was no
budget. In in73, JHR hired Joseph Christensen as the assistant Director
of Bands, and Director of the ISU Marching Band. Although Mr. C. had
primary responsibility for the marching band, JHR was heavily involved
each fall. By 1974, the numbers had swollen to about 350, and needed 7
busses to travel. In 1975, the band took a bicentennial themed
patriotic show to Oklahoma, and received a roaring standing ovation from
the Okies, who appreciated the show immensely.
In 1978, the Band took on cleaning the football stadium to raise money
for uniforms. Before the trip to Kansas City to play halftime for the
Chiefs, JHR secured permission from the Athletic Director, Lou
McCoullogh, for band members, grungy from cleaning the stadium, to take
showers and change in the locker rooms before boarding the busses to go
to KC. The band went in the locker rooms, and the head coach, Earle
Bruce, who fancied himself to be Bear Bryant, came in and told us we
could not take showers because this was the VARSITY locker room. There
were over 150 of us, and I tried to instigate the crowd to throw Bruce
out and take our showers. However, Tim Jensen, who was the other Bass
Drum player shouted "ITS OK, WE'RE THE VARSITY BAND!" In the end, we
left and took our various bacteria, puke and viruses picked up in the
stadium and its restrooms on to the bus for the long ride to KC. But
ever after the band has been unofficially or officially known as the
Iowa State University VARSITY Marching Band!
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