Battle of the Bands: #1 Tennessee

Tennessee (Pride of the Southland)

-One of the oldest collegiate band programs. It dates back to 1869, and they’ve been performing at halftime since 1902.
-Our pregame is a show unto itself worth the price of admission. It’s basically been the same since the 1960’s so it’s like a great big security blanket that gives you the warm fuzzies. And nothing- not Thus Spake Zarathustra, not the dotting of the I, not the running down the hill- nothing is more exciting than the opening of the T.
-This also always has to be mentioned when we talk the band talk: Rocky Top is not our fight song. Officially, it’s “Down the Field” which the band plays as a lead in to Rocky Top and also to underscore the kicker on extra point attempts.
-We have the Circle Drill. Game over.
-The Pride has played at the past twelve presidential inaugurations.
-There are three related sublinks on Wikipedia: Tennessee Pregame, Rocky Top, and Circle Drill, so really, we have four Wikipedia pages, which is a record for SEC programs.