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The Greatest Traditions in College Football
SI ^ | August 12, 2019 | Mitchell Gladstone

Posted on 08/12/2019 10:33:43 AM PDT by C19fan

While some have been standing for decades, other college football traditions are just getting started. No matter what, it's these wacky and wild rituals and customs that make the game that much more fun to watch. In honor of the 150th anniversary of college football, we ranked the sport's greatest traditions.

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Top 10 according to the writer:

10: Turnover Chain

9: Army-Navy cadets and midshipmen marching in

8: Miss State Cowbells

7: WVU "Country Roads"

6: 12th Man

5: Toomer's Corner

4: Ralphie's Run

3: Script Ohio

2: Howard's Rock

1: Sooner Schooner

1 posted on 08/12/2019 10:33:43 AM PDT by C19fan
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I love the "Turnover Chain" but that ain't a tradition. Some of mine:

TAMU students kissing after a TD. Knowing my luck with the co-eds, the only kiss I could hope for, if I went to TAMU, would be from the collie.

TAMU having yell leaders

U Mich jumping to touch the Big Blue sign

Notre Dame and their "Play Like a Champ Sign"

Oscoela and the USC Trojan stabbing their fields.

USC Song Girls

2 posted on 08/12/2019 10:39:50 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

I have been to Toomer’s Corner several times tho just in passing. Nothing special at all.

Although it is not that old, Osceola planting his flaming spear beats them all.


3 posted on 08/12/2019 10:40:29 AM PDT by yarddog
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To: C19fan

Aggie bonfire.


4 posted on 08/12/2019 10:41:45 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: C19fan

OSU Buckeyes: Winning


5 posted on 08/12/2019 10:42:13 AM PDT by fso301
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To: C19fan

Iowa Hawkeye fans waving in unison to children in the hospital that overlooks the stadium.


6 posted on 08/12/2019 10:42:55 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: jjotto

Good new one.


7 posted on 08/12/2019 10:43:08 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

No UW Jump Around, list is invalid.


8 posted on 08/12/2019 10:48:55 AM PDT by TarasBulbous
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To: Mr. Mojo
Auburn's pre-game eagle circling the stadium.

Navy ringing the bell from the WW2 USS Enterprise when they beat Army.

LSU fans cussing every time they hear Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer. :)

9 posted on 08/12/2019 10:49:03 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: jjotto

This is a great one, too. Big respect to Iowa for this one from a Badgers fan.


10 posted on 08/12/2019 10:50:35 AM PDT by TarasBulbous
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To: C19fan

I really want to see a South Carolina Oregon State matchup every year. Cocks vs The Beavers.


11 posted on 08/12/2019 10:54:41 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: yarddog

FSU sucks.


12 posted on 08/12/2019 10:55:56 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: C19fan

Bevo from the University of Texas football team. Bevo goes back to 1916.


13 posted on 08/12/2019 11:10:09 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is President and CEO of America, Inc.)
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To: C19fan

Isn’t there some real sports news outlet you could get these from?
We already Know where SI gets its advertising dollars.
However, even a broken clock is right twice a day


14 posted on 08/12/2019 11:10:32 AM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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What? No Hotty Toddy or Dixie With Love In The Grove?


15 posted on 08/12/2019 11:11:12 AM PDT by buckalfa (Earth First ! We Will Strip Mine The Other Planets Later !)
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To: fso301
"OSU Buckeyes: Winning"

Unless of course the opponent is Iowa, Purdue, or Clemson.

16 posted on 08/12/2019 11:13:46 AM PDT by buckalfa (Earth First ! We Will Strip Mine The Other Planets Later !)
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To: yarddog

Many people don’t know this but Wake Forest started the tradition of rolling the trees. Pretty silly tradition, IMO.

MSU cowbells are just obnoxious and will give one a terrific headache. The SEC bans artificial noisemakers at every other school, so why does MSU get a pass?

I find the Army/ Navy post game when each school sings their fight songs to be the best tradition.

West Virginia’s “Country Roads” is pretty cool, too.


17 posted on 08/12/2019 11:21:22 AM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl
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To: EEGator

FSUcks. I like this one better


18 posted on 08/12/2019 11:21:47 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: buckalfa
"OSU Buckeyes: Winning" Unless of course the opponent is Iowa, Purdue, or Clemson.

Or the NCAA ethics committee...

19 posted on 08/12/2019 11:23:25 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: CarolinaReaganFan

I got SI for free. I got on some list and get a bunch of them for free. It is so sorry that I let my subscription expire and would not renew it even for free.

For some reason they just keep sending it. I guess I will have to email them to stop.


20 posted on 08/12/2019 11:28:39 AM PDT by yarddog
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