and it blows your mind away," says stegge. also mind blowing, the 24 hour bus ride to get to florida. 19:17 "it will be a long day getting down there," says stegge. 27:28 "at first you feel like sardines," says niebuhr. 19:36 "bring a lot of snacks and games," says stegge. so after nearly 120 hours of rehearsal time, are they ready? 25:40 "a couple of weeks ago, i would have gone, "well, i don't know. this week they have done fantastic the last three weeks and turned it up," says paul niebuhr, the band's director. step after step, note after note, it's all led up to this. 8:16 "it's worth it. it's worth all the time and effort you put iowa, sarah te slaa, ktiv news they leave for florida saturday night and get home january 2nd. you can catch the russell athletic bowl game which pits the baylor bears against the north carolina tar heels on tuesday at 4:30. and the jays aren't the only ones playing at the russell athletic bowl game. from south dakota, yankton high school's marching band will also perform during the halftime show