The Pride marches in front of the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center on Volunteer Blvd.

Before the game, the band gathers near the new Natalie L. Haslam Music Center and then marches in almost near-perfect lines down Volunteer Boulevard to Neyland Stadium.

The band’s pre-game performance gets the crowd roaring as The Pride forms the Power T, and in rush the cheerleaders, Smoky (the blue-tick hound), and the players and coaches.

The Pride of the Southland forms the Power T

Players and cheerleaders run through the T to pump up the crowd in Neyland Stadium!

But it’s the halftime performance that sparkles.  The Pride moves across the field forming lines that move and morph into various shapes.  Like the circles they’re known for.

The Pride performs their famous Circle Drill.

Or spirals that move yet maintain their shape.  (How DO they do that?)

Moving the spirals during the half-time performance

And sometimes they get really fancy forming geometric shapes like we used to make with a Spirograph!

Another great half-time performance!

Lines have defined UT’s Pride of the Southland Band, and most folks forgo getting popcorn and Coke or taking a bathroom break until after the band’s mid-game performance.  You CAN’T miss The Pride!

After all, even when the Vols aren’t playing so well, we can truthfully say, “We ALWAYS win the halftime!”

For more interpretations of the Word a Week Challenge: Lines, go to http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/a-word-a-week-challenge-lines/

This is post #19 for National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) 2013.