Van-Dogs? Vandals and Bulldogs come together to create unique March Madness marriage with bands
For this weekend, the University of Idaho marching band is calling itself the “Van-Dogs Marching Band.”
By TIM BOOTH
Published - Mar 23, 2024, 09:01 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 23, 2024, 09:01 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — For this weekend, the University of Idaho marching band has adopted a new name.
It’s not the Vandal Marching Band. It’s the “Van-Dogs Marching Band” after becoming the adopted band for the Yale basketball team during its run in the NCAA Tournament.
Yale’s band was unavailable to join its team in the Pacific Northwest for the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament because it's spring break on campus and pulling together a traveling group wasn’t possible.
But the school found some willing stand-ins in the form of the Idaho band, which quickly became a viral sensation on social media following 13th-seeded Yale’s upset victory against No. 4 seed Auburn on Friday.
