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Marching Band

by Todd Etter, Matthew Hartman
Answer: 🌪️

First, the grid is filled in as a normal Marching Bands puzzle.

Marches

  • 1. CHEAP, PLETHORA
  • 2. SPEARS, TOOLBOX
  • 3. DETENTE, DOCTOR
  • 4. ALEANDRO, BIOME
  • 5. PINK, BRIG, INTRO
  • 6. IRONS, GIFTSHOP
  • 7. NOTURN, OTOOLE
  • 8. RASHEED, GENRES
  • 9. OTELLO, JACKPOT
  • 10. HAVEN, OSU, AREAL
  • 11. CHARGEMAN, ERIE
  • 12. DAMON, REDPANDA
  • 13. CALLER, ACTRESS

Bands

  • A. CHE, APPLE, THORAX, REO, PESTLE, ASSERT, CARELL, ACDC, HORN, IPADS
  • B. PEAR, STOOLBOOM, ROLEO, AID, NAP, DERN, OMAHA, TAO, RILE
  • C. TENTED, OCTOTHORPE, RENAME, GRAVESTONE
  • D. AND, ROBINSON, KRAUS, ONEL, HUNK
  • E. BRIGITTE, CAJOLERS
  • F. GIF, OGDEN

The grid entries with extra info are (sorted 1-8):

  1. OCTOTHORPE, 8/31/19, 47-42
  2. HORN, 9/7/13, 27-45
  3. INTRO, 11/10/18, 32-37
  4. GRAVESTONE, 9/28/13, 33-37
  5. JACKPOT, 11/22/14, 48-43
  6. CARELL, 9/6/14, 35-27
  7. APPLE, 9/16/17, 48-33
  8. ROBINSON, 10/8/16, 48-34

These dates are all Saturdays, and the marching band at OSU (from row 10) performed on each of those dates. Their shows can be found on Youtube, and the show for each date included an image of the grid entry associated with the date.

  1. On August 31, 2019, an OCTOTHORPE appears during a BUCKEYES #1 display. Looking at yard lines 47-42, the digit "1" is indicated.
  2. On September 7, 2013, a huge HORN with 40 is shown. The "4" is displayed from yardlines 27-45.
  3. On November 10, 2018, the INTRO is a ONCE UPON A TIME display. The "C" is shown from yard lines 32-37.
  4. On September 28, 2013, the GRAVESTONEs are shown with RIP, the "I" is between yardlines 33-37.
  5. On November 22, 2014, the JACKPOT formation showed WIN, and the "N" is between yardlines 48-43.
  6. On September 6, 2014, the CARELL indicator is the theme and logo from THE OFFICE, with the "C" from yardlines 35-27.
  7. On September 16, 2017, the APPLE appears with an NY, the "Y" between yardlines 48-33.
  8. On October 8, 2016, during a baseball themed show, Jackie ROBINSON is represented with his retired number, a large 42. The "2" is shown from yardlines 48-34.

Entering those into the blanks gives "'14 CINCY #2". In 2014, OSU played Cincinnati on September 27, 2014, with a Wizard of Oz theme. The opening pattern is the word "OZ" in an abstract display. The second pattern is a large TORNADO.

🌪️, The TORNADO (or CLOUD WITH TORNADO) emoji is the answer to the puzzle.