The best tradition in college sports is...

[ScriptOhio]

Best college tradition at the end of the 3rd quarter:

a. Ohio Stadium: Hang on Sloopy
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC8Pa0hAQLg"]YouTube - Hang On Sloopy[/ame]


b. Camp Randall: Jump Around
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO6aUNpPYco"]YouTube - Ohio State Players "Jump Around" doing game Vs Wisconsin[/ame]


Re: Ohio State senior linebacker James Laurinaitis said the Buckeyes expected to be in a wire-to- wire sumo match with the Badgers, but that the spontaneous dance on the sideline between quarters showed him that his team was relaxed and enjoying the moment.
"It's a tough place to play and the crowd there is something else, but it was a fun atmosphere," Laurinaitis said. "We saw the fans getting into the "Jump Around" tradition, and we saw the guys on our sideline jumping around, just kind of having fun with it. Things would go wrong, but the guys on the sideline weren't even fazed. We just kept fighting."
toledoblade.com -- Buckeyes saved the last dance for Pryor


You know, I may have to say it is the "Jump Around". :(

 

[Dryden]

Holy thread resurrection, Batman!

Who knew when this thread started in October 2004 that Ohio State was on the cusp of starting a new tradition? Beating Michigan every year.

 

[Apache]

Best Tradition

The best tradition in football is crapping in the Big OutHouse and the flushing it.


Quad script Ohio is amazing. Marching bands always grab my attention. First they play music, second they march while playing it and they are in straight lines or patterns.

 

[JXC]

A tradition I love that goes overlooked a lot is the Victory Bell. Hearing it ring still gives me chills.

 

[mross34]

A tradition I love that goes overlooked a lot is the Victory Bell. Hearing it ring still gives me chills.

Between that and the whole cowbell thing, I'm beginning to think you have a bell fetish.

 

[3074326]

Best tradition = Michigan losing. It's a fairly new tradition, but I expect it to be a well-known one with ol' Dick taking the reigns.

 

[BigWoof31]

What about having entirely too much to drink, copping a feel in the stadium crowd and waking up with a huge headache.

Pretty sure that was my greatest tradition at UGA.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Between that and the whole cowbell thing, I'm beginning to think you have a bell fetish.

Are you saying that he liks to "play with his ding-a-ling"?

 

[mross34]

Are you saying that he liks to "play with his ding-a-ling"?

When he was a little bitty boy, his grandmother bought him a cute little toy...

 

[brodybuck21]

What about having entirely too much to drink, copping a feel in the stadium crowd and waking up with a huge headache.

Pretty sure that was my greatest tradition at UGA.

winner winner chicken dinner......this post made me laugh out loud

 

[BigWoof31]

winner winner chicken dinner......this post made me laugh out loud

Heh, thanks. I'd imagine some buckeye men have had a similar experience.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I may give you a hard time for some of your posts, but I never question your loyalty to your team...your post only solidifies my belief that you support your team, thick or thin, and that's what a true fan does.

Mili has a crush on NDC

 

[BUCKYLE]

Dotting the "i". /thread

 

[ScriptOhio]

Great College Football Traditions by Onion Sports

College football is as much about pageantry and fan involvement as it is about the game. Onion Sports takes a look at some of college football's great traditions:
University of Kentucky: Fans show up at the stadium a little while before the game
UConn: Just moments prior to each contest, it is traditional for specially selected UConn players to participate in the fabled "coin toss"
Texas A&M: In a tradition called "yell practice," the student populace is re-taught how to spell the word "defense" in an exhaustive two-hour pregame ritual
Iowa: Fans all wear black or yellow sweatpants
Opponents of Clemson: Each night before visiting teams face Clemson, they perform the traditional custom of urinating all over Howard Rock
Michigan State: Entire student body comes down onto the field after every game and runs in circles until they collapse from dizziness
Princeton: On the morning before every game, hordes of Tiger fans gather together to close their eyes tightly and imagine what it must have been like to win the first national championship
Stanford: Cardinal fans are too smart to believe they can affect the outcome of the game, so they do not do anything
Michigan: A new tradition this year, students, players, and fans will surely be pumped seeing former coach Bo Schembechler's skull mounted above the home team's sideline
Notre Dame: As they leave the locker room, players reverently touch a sign reading "Act Like A Smug Arrogant Bastard Despite Playing For A Drastically Overrated Team That Isn't Even Ranked In The Top 25 Today"



Entire article: Great College Football Traditions | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

 

[billmac91]

How does Penn State's "sandstorm" not make the list? What is better than listening to 100,000 people chant the most overplayed hype song in the history of sports every other play?