What makes college football special? I think the answer is different for every fan of the game, but for me, it’s the traditions. It’s seeing your favorite team three hours before kickoff, coming behind the marching band shaking hands, and taking photos with the fans right outside the locker room.
It’s getting to a parking spot at 5 AM outside the stadium and lowering your tailgate to fire up the grill.
It’s wearing your team colors when you walk into Chick-fil-A.
It’s watching the Clemson Tiger Football team touch Howard’s Rock before running down the hill.
It’s touching the “Play Like a Champion Today” poster outside the Fighting Irish Locker Room.
It’s running behind a 1930 Ford Model A, the Ramblin Wreck, roll onto Grant Field at Historic Bobby Dodd Stadium.
It’s waving the 12th-man towel over your head at Aggie Stadium.
It’s leaping and hitting the “Go Big Blue” banner in the Big House.
It’s watching the drum major and i-dotter high-five each other and salute both sides of the horseshoe.
It’s rocking out to “Enter Sandman” as the Hokie football team approaches Lane Stadium.
It’s getting fried Snickers and riding a roller coaster at the Texas State Fair before watching Texas and Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl.
It’s singing “Yeah Alabama” with the million-dollar band in Bryant Denny Stadium.
It’s ringing the chapel bell after celebrating a victory between the hedges.
It’s singing Rocky Top until you can no longer talk as you cheer on the Vols.
It’s singing “Fight on to Victory” for the men of Troy at USC.
The deep, rich traditions of college football are timeless. These traditions, which are passed down like an heirloom, hold together all of our passions and devotion every Saturday in the Fall. From dawn to dusk, we cheer on our teams with the hope that they will be victorious, and even if they happen to lose, we remain devoted, even if it hurts. That’s college football.
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