▁with ▁a ▁D , ▁named ▁" B IG ▁D , ▁J R ." ▁ ▁The ▁W ab ash ▁administration ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁original ▁flag . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁manufact uring ▁error , ▁two ▁flags ▁were ▁actually ▁produced . ▁ ▁One ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" B IG ▁D , ▁III " ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁black ▁flag ▁with ▁a ▁( lar ger ) ▁gold ▁' D ,' ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁flag ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" DO UB LE ▁D ," ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁colors , ▁but ▁is ▁unusual ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁' D ' ▁reads ▁correctly ▁left - to - right ▁regardless ▁of ▁which ▁side ▁the ▁flag ▁is ▁viewed ▁from . ▁ ▁Field ▁and ▁Par ade ▁Perform ances ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Battle ▁for ▁the ▁Mon on ▁Bell ▁football ▁game , ▁the ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ▁began ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁performing ▁the ▁" Here ' s ▁to ▁De P au w " ▁and ▁the ▁" Star ▁Sp ang led ▁B anner " ▁from ▁an ▁on - field ▁position . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁first ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁football ▁season , ▁the ▁ensemble ▁inst ated ▁an ▁on - field ▁tunnel ▁through ▁with ▁the ▁De P au w ▁football ▁team ▁runs ▁when ▁they ▁enter ▁the ▁stad ium , ▁esc orted ▁by ▁a ▁T iger ▁Man iac ▁running ▁B IG ▁D . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁De P au w ▁March ing ▁Band ' s ▁final ▁performance ▁at ▁President ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush ' s ▁