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You wanna talk about hard?

Try switching from corps-style marching

to traditional style. Now, that's hard.

(Laughs)

I bet you that is hard for you, "B".

Yeah, right. Don't even try that

"White Men Cant Jump" bullshit.

I got skills, man.

I'm just saying...

in my high school, marching band

was all about military precision.

(Scoffs)

I could've been a P1 at Georgia Tech...

- or U.G.A. in a minute.

- Okay.

So, what you here for then?

I love black people.

- (Laughing)

- All right. All right.

No, on the real, man,

I love this band.

I grew up right down the street.

When I was little, I could hear them practicing

down the block from my house.

- I'd be outside playing...

- # (Imitating Violin) #

I'm serious, y'all.

Come on.

Shoot. A&T's the reason

I picked up a drum in the first place.

I feel you on that one, dog.

- (Phone Rings)

- Oh, sh*t!

Hel... Hello? Hel... Yes.

I can do that. Yes.

I can do that.

I can... I can do that.

- (Whistle Blows)

- (Section Leader) Do not slow it down on me.

Move it! Move it!

Come on. Come on. Pick it up!

- (Band Chanting)

- # (Drums) #

"The beginning is always today".

One of my favorite quotes.

President Wagner,

what a pleasant surprise.

So what exciting, new beginnings

can we look forward to this year?

Well, for the most part...

I'll continue with

the overall direction of the program.

That direction is a losing one.

I don't think we can measure

the success of our program...

by the number of people

shaking their butts in the stands.

And no, we didn't win

the B.E.T. Classic.

But our first obligation

is to educate, and then entertain.

Please, not the edutainment speech, James.

Save it for your students.

It's a good one.

The kids in my program are learning.

There won't be a program if thee alumni continue to lose interest.

We win, they write checks.

Dr. Henderson was smart enough

to know that.

He played popular music.

That was James Brown and Marvin Gaye,

not the "Thong Song".

Now, I will play popular music,

but not at the expense of musicianship.

When you hired me, you wanted me

to strive for excellence...

and that is exactly

what I am doing.

I also said we needed to win.

(Buck Wild)

One, two.

One, two!

One, two! One...

(Dr. Lee)

Freeze!

I want your knees

hitting your chest.

Then drive your feet

into the ground.

I'll say it again.

Knees into chest!

Then feet hit the ground!

Buck Wild!

When I say, "chest",

you say, "out".

- Chest!

- (All) Out!

- Chest!

- (All) Out!

(Buck Wild) What's wrong with your chest?

Your chest don't come out?

- What's wrong with his chest? Stick your chests out!

- Damn.

- Chest!

- Out!

- Chest!

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