I’m really proud of Famu them boys really played well and sounded good the “Z” is really taking it to the next level. Cookman will always be Cookman which is a Great thing sudden impact is the standard….and FLO-MO is something serious. I just appreciate this Florida excellence, and lastly I wish EWU could have been there thou because AZ is awesome.

This was like a brothers fight lol. They were “excuse me lil bro (Flomo) but this has nothing to do with you.” Lol long overdue

Man I love what these kids doing nobody lost all good work from all three programs coming from a former MDFS member 86.

I love me a good Drumline battle! It was so good seeing famu at a event!

I like the diversity of FAMU candences… Cookman repertoire has always sounded the same. FMU is a DOPE line!!! They would upset ALOT of lines in the MEAC/CIAA/SIAC…

It was great that these HBCU’s showed up and showed out for the community, middle school and high school band drum lines that battled! It was a great event inside and out!

Man BCU just sounds better. Good battle overall. Famu did well. Give FloMo a year or two.

This was great to see. All these FL HBCUs have great lines.

Just to see FloMo where they are now warms my heart. I remember we didn’t even have a marching band when I got there in 2003. We only had a pep band and played at the basketball games. I love it

Give FMU 1-2 more years ‼️🥱

Good exchange from these lines! Amazing material.

Hail Wildcats NOTHING MORE NEEDS TO BE SAID. Great job all to all of them. FMU y’all little but you all brought your A game

You do realize that Cookman and Famu have 2 different styles. Famu has always played traditional with a style called the Moeller technique definitely not an easy concept. All 3 schools did a great job 👏🏾

Sudden Impact won this one

Bcu

Very good work 4sho, we battled BC in the old dolphins stadium back in 86 and had a blast VSU DRUMPHI

FMU held it down. Those toned bass drums from fam was 🔥 Especially on that 2nd cadence

Bcu on top 💪🏾💯😈

Okay, I say BCU took it, I don’t like the way he counts off though, kinda corps style, count off with just the snare only. I wished that NCAT(Cold Steel), Norfolk, and Benedict drumlines could’ve been, would’ve been too tough to judge then.

❤❤❤❤❤ I love the fact that FAMU has a heavy set white young man as the center snare this year!!!!! It shows the change in diversity that is to come over the next few generations!!!! That is a HUGE statement for all the PWI schools that don't give props where they are due... He is still getting a education and not ONLY that but he is doing what he lives and is doing it on a VERY HIGH LEVEL!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

Great battle and phenomenal material from each program but Lawd knows it’s hard for me not to laugh when FAMU starts twirling those hi hats 😂

Sheesh that cookman walk down tho 🤣😅

Hands down BCU!! But they all were entertaining! HBCU’s are the Best!!!

Salute to all 3 schools

Great video! BCU: Coming from a long tradition history I expected that level of precision from SI. Definitely clean, while playing nostalgic cadences Flo-mo: First time experiencing this drumline. I like the direction it going, some positive critiques, snares, clean it up…practice a slower BPM (y’all have great material) but what good it it to have complex rudi when it’s muddy? And also play “through the drum” I see fl-mo being a drumline that will have the ME AC on the lookout! Famu. Not a fan of their style. So I don’t have much to say. Their tenors are probably the cleanest thing I heard from them in a while. I’m impressed.

I think it’s the richness of the grooves that fam has over anyone. Cookman has always been tight & very refined. But they grooves taste store bought. Famu’s taste like soul food. ESPECIALLY IN PERSON. If I closed my eyes & just listened. One always wins the rhythm battle & the other always wins the execution battle..

🔥🔥🔥💥

FMU surprisingly raw asf don’t sleep

BCU is so good herefollowed by FMU! FAMU Z's need to get off those dinner plates!!

Cookman, FAMU and FLOMO amazing

Sudden Impact ALL DAY!!!!

Cookman won no competition

Why did they leave FMU out of the battle?

Is that white guy in front famu section leader? He is doing a great job if so. Fmu is going pass famu and bcu in a couple years. Love that band progression.

I think that famu is a good drumline famu is mostly my favorite but the thing is.........MY DRUMLINE TEACHER IS FROM SUDDEN IMPACT but I'm in 6th grade my band teacher thinks that sudden impact is better I think sudden impact beats famu only by tricks famu dont Relly do tricks but famu beats sudden impact by cadences like duck mouth its my favorite drumline cadences though I would say sudden impact 9/10 famu 10/10 respectfully

Not gone lie I thought BCU was going to run away with this but damn famu was clean.

Bcu got this one. Fmu 2 famu 3. Famu look way better than the early 2000s but cookman just look and sound better.

BCU KILLIN’ ‘em, it’s not even close!

BCU won this battle.

THOUSANDS BEAT!!!!!!!¡!!¡¡🎉

No offense…but this is the first time cookmans book has felt outdated to me. Also, despite being good cadences,they aren’t the best battle material. I’ll give BCU the slight edge over fam because of the execution. But if FAMU had less dirt ot would be a different story.

30:15 that’s what I’m talkin about FAMU!!!!!! Take too long to tap a cadence off on me and imma fire something off over you 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

Whewww FAMU ❤

Never seen cookman block up this was a good battle

Need the camera man to be further back so we can see all of the sticking and sequences without having to pan left to right or miss somethin

🗣BCU

groove theory is so 🔥

The white and orange line took this one!!

Famu drumline is Z28

DCI quality 👌

FMU: Cleanest snares BCU: Best bass drum line ( really nice splits) (surprised and about damn time). FAMU: Really great solo's across the line. Also, each school's quint/sextuplet was really good as well . Now, FAMU snares... y'all can't play the hybrids clean and trash the 9 stroke rolls 🤦🏿‍♂️ ( I love the material though!). Also, the single tom have to step it up in play, probably the section's weakest subsection. Glad to see y'all have some 18 inch cymbals too, sounds better. Overall best section: BCU Snares have to rough spots though, that need to be worked.

I got FAMU all day. Bethune always 🔥 though. FloMo did good too

FMU got pushed out😂 Great battle, still miles ahead the legacy SWAC drumlines.

Hubba Z… period

36:46

BCU got swagg. The only thing I takeaway from FAMU is they Zs gotta be bigger than them 16s they swinging. Give ‘em some 20, 21s. So they can Swang them thangs. Ain’t nun like some clean dubs.

I seen a UFO 20 min mark lol

Plus the stick drop

BCU > FMU > FAMU

Them little cymbals 😂 they sound good tho

FMU sound better than FAMU

Fam all the way🔥

If EWU was there, they would have gave BCU more competition 💯

Famu cut cookman butt in this video

Shiiit yall cap bcu better leave dem folk alone 😂😂😂😂😂

Bcu good but it’s easy to be good when you’ve been playing the same cadences 10+ years😭.

I never thought I would see a day where FAMU not only had BCU shook ( they had to walk closer) but out performed them🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

All of these lines was playing scared.

look at these 2 meac bands😂. Famu about get whooped by the boom at the OBC and bcu is a pwi with a 1980s book.