The Incomparable Script Ohio



The 1st Script Ohio - October 24, 1936



When math and art/imagination/creativity collide, you do get some amazing things.

I always wondered how the Ohio State University Marching Band (OSUMB) members got themselves organized enough, not just to spell Ohio on the football field, but to do it in script. The first performance was in 1936, so somebody figured this out - without the help of a computer.

Here’s how it’s described today:

“The script is an integrated series of evolutions and formations. The band first forms a triple Block O formation which will slowly unwind to form the famous letters. The drum major leads the outside O into a peel-off movement around the curves of the script, every musician in continual motion. The middle Block O revolves counter-clockwise as the other two rotate in a clockwise manner. Slowly the three blocks unfold into a long singular line which loops around, creating the OSUMB's trademark” (Frisk).

View Script Ohio on Youtube. Make sure to watch to the end to see the i dotted.

http://youtu.be/18Ur9miNxt4

Double Script Ohio with John & Annie Glenn dotting the i’s.

http://youtu.be/ag1E-H9IzYc

Resource:

Franz, Jonathan. The Incomparable Script Ohio. Off Tackle Empire.

http://www.offtackleempire.com/2009/8/5/977853/80-things-to-love-about-the-big

Script Ohio - 2009