Showing posts with label pregame. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pregame. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

The Vault: M at Notre Dame 1978

Check out the modified pregame entrance the MMB deployed at Notre Dame in 1978. No doubt this was an alternate routine developed for stadiums with tunnels in the end zone. It starts about a minute in.

This is a wise idea, as many stadiums, including our major rivals' (MSU, OSU, and ND) all had these entrances. Entry lines form in the tunnel and off the sideline, then march toward each other until they intersect. They branch off into their regular alignment with a quick 90-degree turn (which is painful to think about while doing entries).

The band coverage then stops mysteriously without resolution while they blather about some guys. But so many questions persist! Why is one rank of flags hauling ass twenty yards downfield past the band? Why is the M centered on the 10 yard line? What happens next? Where does the M go? I know some folks who read this were in the band then (Al McCord?), and perhaps they can provide insight.