UGA marching band gets in tune for the Rose Bowl

PASADENA, Ca. — Other than the football team, what are the two greatest symbols of the University of Georgia?

Uga and the Redcoat Marching Band.

Both arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday, and both went right to work.

The most famous English Bulldog in the world got a welcome fit for a celebrity on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport.

He's going to the Rose Bowl like thousands of fans such as Hansell Roddenberry and his family. Channel 2's Richard Elliot spoke to them as they bought UGA souvenirs.

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“It has been absolutely perfect. The weather is great and you just cannot wait for the game, the whole excitement and energy out here is unbelievable,” he said.

Just minutes after Elliot spoke with Roddenberry, the entire UGA Redcoat Marching Band marched into the Rose Bowl for the traditional photograph under the big sign.

420 band members flew in Saturday morning.

While the band played on in the setting southern California sun, Julien Roddenberry told Elliot what he thought of this trip, and the whole Rose Bowl experience.

"It’s special. I mean, the fact that we made it to the Rose Bowl, and I know we haven’t in so long. It’s good because everybody says this year is our year, and this really is our year," he said.

In addition to the Rose Parade, the Redcoat Marching Band will also be playing at Disneyland on Sunday.

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