2016 Notre Dame Band Pregame

[snowgirl]

It’s a crime we don’t see these bands on TV. I would rather watch this than any celebrity!!

[StevenJRoosa]

Field entrance is at once stirring and heroic. The Irish Guard so colourful Every note is clean and iconic. ' The Band of the Fighting Irish.' 🎶 🍀

[josephshea]

There is no other university in this world as special as Notre Dame University. It's a icon.

[notredamefightingirishfan]

"This is the most beautiful sight these eyes have ever seen."

[PS_testing...]

I'm a ND grad and attended games my whole life. I was at the USC game as a kid when Dan Devine broke out the green jerseys. I have followed the band through campus to the stadium so many times. Lou Holtz took over my sophomore year and we won the National Championship my senior year. I dated 2 football players, who both went to the NFL (one has a Super Bowl ring!) I have seen Irish Guard guys get sick in the middle of the field and keep on trucking. LOL. The atmosphere was so fun, you can see how the fans get so into it and I love that it was also such a patriotic place. Oh, how I miss those days. I haven't been to a game in a few years. As it says on the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, "GOD COUNTRY NOTRE DAME." Go Irish!

[vivianpowell]

I attended the Tulane-Notre Dame game at old Tulane Stadium in October 1969. I was in graduate school at Tulane at the time. Notre Dame football had always been a sentimental favorite in my family, even though none of us had attended the university.
I decided to watch the game from the visitor's side because ... well, I figured it might be a once in a lifetime opportunity. I'll soon be 75, and it's turned out that I was right about that. I sat behind Ara Parseghian, down at the field on the second row. Seats were available in the bleachers because not many Notre Dame students had made the trip from South Bend. So it turned out to be a night to remember, and I was glad that Notre Dame won. But of course the outcome of the game wasn't important to me. It was seeing Notre Dame and Ara Parseghian.

[jesusvermillionthemereoleo]

College football is something special...

[clydecavalieri]

I'm crying like Rudy's dad. "This is the most beautiful sight my eyes have ever seen".

[Tyler-mbce]

Thanks Notre Dame. The movie Rudy always makes me cry and now this makes my eyes well up.

[prncesskarleigh]

Brings back memories of being in the student section with your friends. Amazing college experience

[floadd]

That's a heck of a big band. My great uncle, Brother Basil C.S.C. reconstituted the band in the early 1900s. He became the blind organist of Sacred Heart Basilica.

[speedyjane]

It's wonderful to hear the crowd singing our anthem.

[nycat]

what a wonderful band and show, would love to see it live one day...wonderful presentation.

[JudyJudyJudy]

Love how you can hear people singing the national anthem. Go

[markusdomanski]

This is just flat out amazing. I could watch it again and again. It must be an awesome experience to be part of it.

[TheGconrad]

God I am going to miss this in the fall.

[greenbeagle]

Bring this type of show to the Super Bowl half time and get rid of all the non-talented "stars".... have a "Band Off" contest and the winner gets to entertain during the half time at the SB.

[tomgough]

I've experienced this in South Bend it is unbelievable sooo good. Its definitely gets the crowd going👍

[IrishChamps]

Haven’t been to a home game in 3 years... ND football is a 3 generation family tradition. The band taking the field is something that will always give me chills in excitement and a reminder of why I love ND football. Before coach Kelly they didn’t play music in the stadium. The band carried the tune of the game being played. Go ☘️

[DoubleIputter]

My mom attended a game when ND stadium opened in 1930 so I hope to do the same in 2030. Want to be where she was only 100 years later. Go Irish !!! Mike (ND 1971)