Top 10 College Football Traditions You Love to Hate

Varsity · 07-12-2008, 10:23 PM

You know, they run a buffalo before games at West Texas A&M (nee West Texas State) but they never get any notice. I guess that Div. II is just too obscure.

hawkeye_t · 07-12-2008, 11:15 PM

The football tradition that has to stop is the PA guy shouting, "Good for another (insert Gloden Gopher, Wildcat, etc) (crowd)first down". I think it is too high school now that it appears half the teams in D1 football do the same thing.

Nick · 07-12-2008, 11:22 PM

Worst Iowa State tradition: Bells of Iowa State. Makes me cringe every time I hear it.

scyclonekid · 07-12-2008, 11:41 PM

I lived in College Station for a year because of business and went to some atm games. Definitely different than what I was used to with all of their traditional stuff which I thought took some excitement from the game. Kyle field though impressively huge, like they say everythings bigger in Texas, okay sure. The tailgating does not hold a candle to Iowa State tailgating as well and of course the fan base. Also not a fan of their fans, always got asked where I was from and would tell them Ames, Iowa and they would say, " The cold country" or the "potato state?" Yeah, how stupid I dislike the aggies. Glad to be back in Ames.

cyclonenum1 · 07-14-2008, 09:23 PM

I have come to hate the Florida Gator chomp as well as the Alabama fight song.

But the most ludicrous thing is seeing a group of people proudly cheer "Woooooooooooo...PIG...Soooooooooeeeeeeeee"!

CarolinaCy · 07-14-2008, 09:38 PM

I'm gonna have to throw in a vote for NU's Tunnel Walk. It's not that I hate it, I've just never seen 80,000+ people get so excited about something sooooo lame. I mean you're watching a video of a bunch of dudes walking down a hallway. *yawn*

One of the coolest things I've heard about (never seen it in person) is LSU's bengal tiger "Mike". I hear they make him roar before the game over the PA system by showing him the student mascot dressed in his tiger costume. Nothing like the real thing, baby!

ajk4st8 · 07-14-2008, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Nick

Worst Iowa State tradition: Bells of Iowa State. Makes me cringe every time I hear it.

Agreed. Play it after the game like every other school.

cyclonenum1 · 07-15-2008, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by CarolinaCy

I'm gonna have to throw in a vote for NU's Tunnel Walk. It's not that I hate it, I've just never seen 80,000+ people get so excited about something sooooo lame. I mean you're watching a video of a bunch of dudes walking down a hallway. *yawn*

One of the coolest things I've heard about (never seen it in person) is LSU's bengal tiger "Mike". I hear they make him roar before the game over the PA system by showing him the student mascot dressed in his tiger costume. Nothing like the real thing, baby!

I can assure you that LSU's entire pre-game routine is fantastic...you certainly want to be in your seat 30 to 45 minutes before gametime so you don't miss any of it! As they say..."there's nothing like Saturday night in Tiger Stadium!"