Here's the 1975 Auburn University Marching Band.

Of the band, University President, Dr. Harry Philpott once famously said "Some other institutions need to give descriptive names to their bands in order to praise them. The quality of the music, the precision of its drills, and the fine image that it portrays have made it unnecessary for us to say more than, "This is the Auburn University Band."

That's a direct shot at Alabama and a few other regional schools by the way.

Here, the band consists of a bit more than 200 members, each dedicated to spending hours in the blistering sun to pump out the sounds. The modern band has more than 400 members and fills the field in several of their formations. In my day the band was just under the 400 mark.

Sorta makes this band look cute in comparison, doesn't it?

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