Its football time in the USA. The opening weekend for pigskin prognosticators and time to fire up the tailgating grill. There are some fun and crazy traditions around university campuses at kickoff time.
According to Times News Feed, it’s time to get out the face paint. Here are a few of their most famous traditions around the country and a few of our own. Click on the links for a little YouTube fun.
Rocky Top at University of Tennessee
Woo Pig Sooie at Arkansas
Hottie Toddy, Gosh almighty who the hell are we? Flim flam bim bam, Ole Miss by Damn. Ole Miss is the home of The Grove, 10 acres of the most famous football pregame party, complete with chandeliers and fine china.
Kansas Rock Chalk Jayhawk chant
My Old Kentucky Home at University of Kentucky.
Michigan’s famed fight song “The Victors” from 1898,
USC’s annoyingly overplayed fight song created in 1922
Alabama, keeping things in the south, loves to chant “Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer,” a shout-out to the state bird, not to mention “Roll Tide”.
The Auburn War Eagle flying through the stadium will give you chill bumps.
Oregon Duck mascot rides out on a Harley
The flaming spear of Florida State’s Chief Osceola ignites passions
Texas Longhorns following Bevo
The running of Ralphie the buffalo at Colorado
The Sooner Schooner at Oklahoma.
The dotting of the ‘i’ at Ohio State
Notre Dame’s gold painted helmets and “Touchdown Jesus”
The Army and Navy Cadet march.
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