The University of Southern California pretty much plays the same tune, "Tribute to Troy", each time the team starts a drive down the field, a 'majestic' fanfare repeated incessantly through the game. A friend of mine, an alumnus of the crosstown rival UCLA band, told me that they would sing lyrics for this: "It's the only song you know... it's boring and it's slow.... we really wish you'd go..."
College game day is a full day event. From the tailgates hours before the game to the halftime shows and marching bands, fireworks, drinking. It is like no other sporting event.
I went to the classic Montana Brawl of the Wild rivalry game last year between the MSU Bobcats and UM Griz, my friends and I got there at 3am and there was already nearly 5 thousand people there when it was 0 degrees. Granted, College Gameday was slated to start at 7am and it was the first time ever they had gone to Montana. Some people had said they went to the bars Friday night, and as soon as they left the bars they headed straight to the stadium at midnight. Crazy scenes. Eat shit Grizzlies, go Cats go!
@@ImThe5thKing Lmao, I visited my friend in college in Boulder, CO and it was the two Colorado teams duking it out and he lived in a college house with 6 other guys. We did the same thing, drinking and partying all night and heading to the stadium right afterwards. I still have no idea who won that game lmao.
At 14:35 the reason it was so crazy is because that was Tennessee's first win over Alabama since 2006. Fans rushed the field, tore down the goalpost, and threw it in the river lol.
One of the best rivalries in college football that is often overlooked, is the Army vs Navy game played every year. It doesn't matter what the records are, it's just about bragging rights, amongst players that have decided to serve their country.
@@BarabooTycoon 100%! There are 3 days I take off every year from work, without fail for the last 3 1/2 decades: 1 - Navy vs Army (GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!); 2 - Michigan vs. That Team down South; 3 - my Birthday.
Another thing is fanbases of bigger schools that travel everywhere their team plays,, and buying tickets throughout the stadium turning an away game into feeling more like a home game. This was a reality check for Maryland and Rutgers when they went to the Big10. The pride fans feel when taking over the other schools stadium, same as any fans taking over another team's stadium, makes them even louder as their team scores/winning the game!!
You should go over there. They literally cordon off the opposing fans and there is absolutely NO mixing of the fans. Obviously this dates back to the era of massive hooliganism, but it still remains.
Daz, regarding the Penn State v Michigan clip, what happened was because of the crowd noise Michigan couldn't get the play off in time to beat the play clock (40 sec after the ball is signaled ready for play by the official), so rather than incurring a 5-yard penalty for delay of game, they burned one of their three timeouts allotted per half. Cheers to you and Aidan!🍻
Penn State will be opening at home at night Sept 9 2023, so another similar atmosphere will happen. It's not officially a White Out, which will be against a conference team later in the season, but this is being called a Helmet Stripe (white with a blue stripe down the middle just like the team's helmets) and it will be LOUD. I'm so fortunate to have had PSU season tickets since 1986 and don't miss a home game. All of American college football is rich in tradition. I truly appreciate every college's game rituals and chants, so I enjoy your videos.
My house is approximately 3 miles from the Virginia Tech stadium. I can routinely hear the crowd during their games. And yes can confirm that the jumping of these crowds shake the ground enough to be registered on earthquake detectors.
College football stadiums have student sections which are usually the loudest and craziest part of the stadium. The rest of it is filled up with regular people. You might find that alumni and their families are a sizable portion of that.
Hey guys. Couple of things. Many (most) of the big time college football teams carry 100 or more on the roster. Many of them are way down the chain and may not play at all. It allows the players who are new and learning the chance to be part of it even in their first year and to be available if there are injuries etc as well. LOL, I think some of the bands have more than 50 or 60 in them. Clemson is in South Carolina. One of the cool traditions wasn't included here. Univ. of Iowa's stadium is right next door to a big children's hospital. Many of the students volunteer there. Every home game at the end of the first quarter, the entire stadium crowd (home and visitors) stand and face the hospital, and all the kids who are capable of being walked or wheeled to the windows facing the stadium go and look out and the entire stadium waves to the kids. Also, there are sections of seats set aside for students and also fans (including students) of the visiting team. Most of the college teams have fans who are alumni and also just locals who have been die hard fans for years or even generations.
I was in the Ohio University Marching 110. Back in the day, we had 110 members, but it expanded to around 160 or so by my time. May be more these days.
When I was in the Mighty Sound of the Southeast (University of South Carolina marching band) there were 325 of us!! Most of, if not all of, the bands for SEC schools are probably a couple of hundred each.
The marching bands are seated in a section in the stands. They play during every timeout (which happen after a change of possession or when called by one of the teams) and the end of every quarter. They aren't allowed to play while the action is happening. They are a major part of the college football experience.
I think the Iowa Hawkeye wave is probably the most impactful with the children's hospital. Rupp Arena at UK is great, especially big blue madness. 20,000 to watch a scrimmage.
There is a video that gives the backstory on the Iowa stadium attendees waving to the children in the hospital across from the stadium. Get out the handkerchiefs for that one. A real tear jerker.
Kroger stadium at UK just got a very expensive remodel recently(last year I think). I live in Lexington, haven’t been able to go to a game since the renovation but it looks great in pictures. We’re not just a basketball school anymore lol.
16:33 The Tomahawk Chop. Iconic with the Seminoles, Kansas City Chiefs in NFL and Atlanta Braves in MLB, and racist in Canada apparently. Always a great chant in sports. Cheers guys 🍻
The difference with the Florida State Seminoles is that they are supported by and work with the Seminole Tribes in Florida and are also supported by the chief of the Seminole Tribe in Oklahoma. The tribes approve of the use of the name, images and logo and have input on the design and accuracy of Osceola's clothing and it is sewn by the women of the Seminole Tribe. There's a difference in exploitation and admiration. FSU is the latter. (I want to add just in case you think there is bias: I'm not an FSU fan nor from Florida. I just don't like when people use a broad brush without knowing the context of certain situations.) WPS!
@lanarose198 agreed and the Washington commanders have a petition by the redskin tribes to bring back the name and has over 60k signatures and the redskins logo was actually made by a redskins chief of that time... cancel culture has no clue on the things they ruin when canceling something
Clemson University is located in Upstate, SC. The town of Clemson has a population of around 17.000 people. The student body including grad students is about 28,000 students. The stadium, known as Death Valley, has a seating capacity of 81,500. And the fans fill the stadium for the 6-7 home games each season. They travel in from all over South Carolina and the surrounding states with some even flying in from across the US. The NFL wishes that they could be like College Football.
UGA fan here....The Hokie's have the best pre-game entrance in the land...And it isn't close. Bucket list item to visit Blacksburg for a night game to hear it!
That “Jump Around” was the 1st full capacity after Covid lockdowns ended! It was the 1st major CFB is back game! Watched this at the bar (Ohio State fan bar) and ppl were just in tears! Everybody was just so happy to get shit back to normal
You're missing one of the best - Kyle Field in College Station, home of the Texas A&M Aggies, their marching halftime band, the energy and feel of the crowd, plus it's bigger than most of these on here.
The game between LSU and Alabama was something else.. the last two plays of the game with the fan jumping and screaming registered as two small earthquakes on the seismograph located on the other side of the campus.. 🙂
Having been to Lane Stadium, the atmosphere is absolutely electrifying when Enter Sandman starts up. A big one that I think you missed out on is at the University of Iowa. The atmosphere there, at the end of the first quarter, is simply amazing and shows the hearts of people. I implore you to look that up and watch what they do. Keep up the great reaction videos.
Yeah that Penn State whiteout was crazy vs. Michigan back in 2019, I remember being in the student section in the stadium there, and everyone was yelling and this mic doesn't do it justice (as a TV mic closer to the action), but being in the stands we couldn't even hear the refs' whistles for the timeout Michigan had to take because it was so loud!!
The Florida State pregame (with the Tomahawk Chop), he cut out the best part when a real Seminole in war dress is chosen to ride his Paint Horse into the stadium with a lit spear which is planted at a special place. It's way cool to watch.
I went to Clemson. They get on buses because the hill they run down is actually a much larger one (Fort Hill Street basically ends at the top of that hill), so the locker rooms are at the other end of the stadium. Looking directly at the hill from the field, for the stands to the right, if you enter from what you think is ground level, you’re actually in the upper deck. Being physically located in a valley makes it fucking LOUD.
Me as a USC (South Carolina) alum when they talk about Clemson winning 36 in a row at home: STREAK BROKEN!! 🐔 🤙 31-30 and looking forward (for once) to playing them at home for us this year!
@@bigbabolatonestly, I don’t mind that we get left off of these lists/videos- it helps with surprising people when they actually go to Williams-Brice! 😬 🔊
When I was a student Penn State (1993-1997) the rules were a bit different about crowd noise. At one point the refs penalized our team several times over because the Beaver Stadium crowd was too loud, which just made us angrier and louder. I'm really glad the NCAA ditched that stupid rule! I'm glad you and Aidan are enjoying these videos. I hope you guys and the other Office Blokes get a chance to come over for some games before long and enjoy the tailgating too.
Occasionally there's a special player who plays both sides but not so much anymore. Last 1 of any significance was Charles Woodson who won the Heisman in 1997. Was a shut down Cornerback on defense, intercepted a pass in the endzone against Ohio State, returned a punt for a td, against Ohio state, and caught a big pass on offense, against Ohio state to set up a td.
Alabama is the older brother in the Southeastern conference (SEC) they always beat their opponents. So when they lose to the Tennessee's or the LSU's its always storm the field, often times removing the Field Goal posts. Most recently the posts ended up chopped up and at local campus bars.
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The Ohio State's dotting of the '" i " is super legit in my opinion. As a Texas fan, not big on the aggie band but I will say Kyle Field is a wild environment.
In high school some players will play both offense, defense and special teams. When they move up to college level (and pro) they just play one, but some of them will play special teams while playing either offense or defense.
You might remember, Daz, that a knuckleball is a rare baseball pitch thrown by very few pitchers that has no spin on it at all. The kicker's FG to win wasn't kicked ideally -- you could see the lack of spin -- so it was akin to a knuckleball pitch.
One of the most exciting things walking down the tunnel getting ready to enter the field with 60-100k screaming fans. The game is played with so much emotion to begin with.
Yeah beating Bama is like a championship win for some of these rival teams who constantly lose to Alabama. Pretty much just shows how dominant they have been.
Great video, guys! Love seeing your reaction. I've seen Arsenal and Tottenham play in the Emirates stadium and the Derbi Barceloni when I visited Valencia, but nothing compares to the atmosphere of a college football game. I grew up near Neyland stadium, so I've seen the University of Tennessee play several times with my dad and those are some of my favorite memories. You guys should definitely visit and attend one, we'd love to have you. Get there early for the tailgate!
As a band member back in my day, we surely did play throughout the entire game. Technically we were not supposed to be playing once the ball was in play (we did football & basketball games). The crowds were so loud during football that it kinda didn’t matter as much, however, basketball games it did matter & we could cause a penalty for the team if we were playing when the ball was live. Anyway, we were always told by the coaches of the football team, “You guys (the band) are worth a touchdown.” Who knows, but it _was_ nice to know they respected us as much as we respected them. Home games are truly a stadium effort than just a team effort.
Great reaction guys. I respect true sports fans that appreciate other sports like you guys do. In the Penn state white out clip the penalty is a Delay of Game because the ball has to be snapped(play has to start) in a certain amount of time. False start in when someone on the offense flinches or moves before the ball is snapped (other than motions) for example this is usually when a lineman will move thinking that the snap count was on 1 when in reality its on 2.
You and your son should come to the states and go to a game. Im an LSU fan and have season tickets yall can have. Its not just a game, its a life changing experience. GEAUX TIGERS
@@BigBilly-io3kf YES!!! New Orleans is just 40 to 50 minutes away. LSU is known for having the best tailgating and gameday atmospheres!!! I would love to give my tickets up for him and his son to have an experience of a lifetime
@@lacombechristopherThey missed like 6 more famous traditions that Wisconsin does, especially all the singing. "Buttercup" which announcers like Herby have commented on ESPN that he'd never seen anything like it and that it's like "one big party". Then "Varsity," "On, Wisconsin," "Shout". The frowned upon "Fuck You, Eat Shit" chant between the under and upper classmen. The wave done 5 different ways...normal, fast, slowmo, reverse, and criss-crossing always ending at either "O" or "P" in the student section. Camp Randall, which is 83,000, has historical significance as also the grounds and original foundation for military training grounds for the Union soldiers. We also have the oldest college rivalry in history with Minnesota...120+ years. We hold the record for Paul Bunyan's axe which is another iconic rivalry game in college football. Then we have the whole 5th Quarter with our band which is one of the top bands in football. The band had been in so many Rose Bowl parades and is just clean and tight; plus, they workout with the football players in summer. Then our iconic Jump Around that does register as a small earthquake on the University's Richter scale. And for anyone trashing our tailgating, there isn't enough room at Camp Randall due to where it is placed, so pregaming starts on Thursday night. Everyone is tailgating in the housing and apartments lawns, so it's spread out throughout the whole town much like Green Bay for the NFL. Trust that Wisconsinites can tailgate better than anyone. Just come to an NFL Packers game at Lambeau. Even you delusional LSU fans were super impressed when you got your ass handed to you. Bars are packed. No surprise, as our whole damn state has more bars per capita than the other 49 and are basically professional alcoholics...it's that German heritage. People shit on the student section not showing up until the second half because the students have been drinking for days by then and are still partying and drinking...and I do agree that they should stumble their drunk asses to the start of the games. Nobody should be proud to say that they went to Alabama or some of these SEC schools for academics due to what you just said...football is the only thing they have and everything else, all the other programs both in other sports and especially academically, is non-existant. Unlike Wisconsin, which not only is a top Big 10/12 program, and the school actually is one of the rare "Public Ivy's" so your education actually means something. And we are also top 10 or top 5 ranked (or Championship winning) in Men's basketball and hockey as well as Women's hockey and volleyball.
Hey Daz! I've been a huge fan of this channel and the main OB channel for a couple of years. Although it's not necessarily college football related, I would recommend checking out Penn State's "THON". Every year, the students at Penn State (the same Penn State as the "Whiteout" holds a 46-hour no sleeping, no sitting, dance marathon to benefit childhood cancer research. The 2023 THON took place this past weekend from Friday night to Sunday afternoon and raised over $15 million dollars to benefit childhood cancer (this broke our own record for money raised for charity by a university). This year I was honored to be selected as a dancer for the event along with 706 of my fellow students to remain dancing for all 46 hours. Topics I recommend looking for would be the "THON Line Dance" which details every major news event of the last year (this year included her majesty the Queen's jubilee and tragic death), or even the "Pep Rally" (where each athletic sports team faces off against each other in a dance-off in front of the entire school). Even if you don't make a video for the channel, it is an awesome event that I recommend every person to at least research and know the basics for. For over the past 40 years, we have directly raised money to fund research for a cure for cancer as well as making sure that families at our sponsored hospital have not received a bill for medical treatment (which in America could be up to hundreds of thousands of dollars per family). Again, I absolutely love the content you post with both your son and the other two blokes, and hope you make time to research the amazing cause I have donated so much time to my entire life. Cheers!
I'm from Nebraska our team are the Cornhuskers. We have one of the most loyal fan bases there is. We have sold out 389 consecutive home games approximately 60 years that would be 1963. We are there win or lose. We even celebrate the fact that there is an ex player in almost every Super Bowl. I believe there is a family picture in every house across this state that they are showing off their Nebraska Cornhusker attire. GO BIG RED ♥️
It's odd having a video about the best atmospheres in college football and not seeing Nebraska represented. Even after two decades on the slide, Memorial stadium is still a football paradise. Here's hoping Rhule puts us back in the thick of it! GO BIG RED!
All teams have a hierarchy (1st string, 2nd etc) which is why there are so many players and all coaches use different strategies using them. But one situation seems fairly universal and if it’s a runaway where your team is way up, coaches will put in the second string instead their first string to lessen the chances of their best players getting unnecessarily injured chances when it’s clear they are going to win anyway
Fun channel guys. The craziest thing about these insane college crowds is that most of these teams suck yet these maniacs still come out and go bat shit crazy. It's awesome.
Playing Against Alabama is like playing the championship game doesn’t matter if it’s the first game of the season, they gonna play the game like it’s the championship game.
The best game day atmospheres I’ve ever been to are - Virginia Tech, NC State, Clemson, South Carolina, and Texas Tech. Nothing better than a Saturday tailgate and game
College football in the U.S. is fucking insane. The energy in the crowds at those big games is indescribable if you have never been to one. It’s hypnotic; people seem like they are a few moment away from foaming at the mouth. Some of them actually are.
My niece went to Clemson. She's a crazy football fan. My college hardly had a football team and my grad school (Duke) was much more focused on basketball although football games also got big crowds. They wouldn't let grad students buy tickets at student rates (discounted) though so I never went.
Well, yeah, most of the audiences for college football is students, but there are also a number of older folks like me & Daz. The parents, of course, of the kids, as well as aunts, uncles, & other relatives. And yeah, you two should definitely react to some US college basketball.
The Penn State/Michigan one was that the stadium was so loud that Michigan had to waste a timeout before they even ran ONE PLAY. That is absolutely unheard of. The stadium is supposed to only hold approximately 106k people, and for the Whiteout games, they usually are more like 110k. 10/10 would recommend experiencing it regardless of who your favorite team is. I've had the privilege to go to a couple
The rosters are quite large in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football I don't know exactly, low 80's, maybe. Each position has 2-3 backups, it's called the "depth chart" in college football, there are the starters , next are the no. 1's on the "depth chart" , no. 2 on the "depth chart " , etc. you have 11 positions on offense, 11 on defense, special teams players. It's a lot of players. Very few recruits start right out as starters, they work their way up through the "depth chart". Plus, you need a lot of players because some get injuries during the season. Players can be out a few games to all season due to what particular injury they acquire.
Jump Around is traditionally played at home games just before the 4th quarter of the game at Wisconsin. Thanks to my great-great grandfather leaving his home in Gilling, located near Richmond in North Yorkshire in the early 1850’s and settling in the southwest corner of Wisconsin with his wife and children, I’m an American, a Wisconsin native and a football fan. Can’t get into soccer. Thanks, grandpa!
The band leads the cheers. I'm a Florida fan (but this applies to most SEC teams) and there is one in particular that cues us to all (91K) shout "Go Gators!" at the end. We also do "the chomp" (with our arms) to the tune of Jaws. Every school has them. Our comp to this would be singing "Old boys of Florida" between 3rd and 4th quarter, which we've done for almost 100 years.
Wisconsin’s jump around is interesting because even the opposing teams jump too. Even smaller schools that are getting absolutely blown out find it fun
Speaking of fires at the end of the video, at your favorite school as well as mine, WVU, students are known for burning couches in the streets of Morgantown after big wins.
On the kick to put Tennessee over Alabama, the close up replay actually shows the ball caught the finger of one of the defenders, which is why it was spinning sideways as it went through the uprights.
From new jersey to Texas. Here in Texas. We have the biggest staiums even for high school teams 😂 i played as a right tacke. The crowd and the music get us pumped. Virginia tech though has the best intro. That Metallica intro is best to me
The part @2:20 was Wisconsin in 2021 and the first time since fall of 2019 that the stadium had been full because of covid crap. So people were very happy for normalcy.
They missed like 6 more famous traditions that Wisconsin does, especially all the singing. "Buttercup" which announcers like Herby have commented on ESPN that he'd never seen anything like it and that it's like "one big party". Then "Varsity," "On, Wisconsin," "Shout". The frowned upon "Fuck You, Eat Shit" chant between the under and upper classmen. The wave done 5 different ways...normal, fast, slowmo, reverse, and criss-crossing always ending at either "O" or "P" in the student section. Camp Randall, which is 83,000, has historical significance as also the grounds and original foundation for military training grounds for the Union soldiers. We also have the oldest college rivalry in history with Minnesota...120+ years. We hold the record for Paul Bunyan's axe which is another iconic rivalry game in college football. Then we have the whole 5th Quarter with our band which is one of the top bands in football. The band had been in so many Rose Bowl parades and is just clean and tight; plus, they workout with the football players in summer. Then our iconic Jump Around that does register as a small earthquake on the University's Richter scale. And for anyone trashing our tailgating, there isn't enough room at Camp Randall due to where it is placed, so pregaming starts on Thursday night. Everyone is tailgating in the housing and apartments lawns, so it's spread out throughout the whole town much like Green Bay for the NFL. Trust that Wisconsinites can tailgate better than anyone. Just come to an NFL Packers game at Lambeau. Even you delusional LSU fans were super impressed when you got your ass handed to you. Bars are packed. No surprise, as our whole damn state has more bars per capita than the other 49 and are basically professional alcoholics...it's that German heritage. People shit on the student section not showing up until the second half because the students have been drinking for days by then and are still partying and drinking...and I do agree that they should stumble their drunk asses to the start of the games. Nobody should be proud to say that they went to Alabama or some of these SEC schools for academics due to what you just said...football is the only thing they have and everything else, all the other programs both in other sports and especially academically, is non-existant. Unlike Wisconsin, which not only is a top Big 10/12 program, and the school actually is one of the rare "Public Ivy's" so your education actually means something. And we are also top 10 or top 5 ranked (or Championship winning) in Men's basketball and hockey as well as Women's hockey and volleyball.
Student section of Penn State is deafening. Many false starts and delay of game called on that end because no one can hear. And when the We are...chant really gets going, you can hear it all the way out by the airport.
From someone who is a Penn State fan has been to many games it is something else. And also, I think the location has something to do with it. Penn State is located right next to a Mountain so it’s very rural for the most part and the stadium sits on a hill and all you can see outside of the stadium are trees and more mountains. And you’re in the stadium with 100,000+ people just absolutely something else. On gameday State College, PA becomes the third most populated city in PA because of the amount of people who flock to State College
American Premier League fan here, one thing that always impresses me about English football are the creativity in stadium chants. American sports of all stripes is bereft by comparison. (MLS may be somewhat better but I don’t follow it enough to know.) you can only hear “DEE-FENSE, DEE-FENSE” so many times.
as another american PL fan, MLS fans just took european soccer culture and americanized it to the point that its really cringe. plenty of the "i believe that we will win" type of stuff. I agree that PL culture is far superior
Generally speaking players either play offense or defense. Occasionally you'll have a really athletic defensive lineman line up as fullback to be a lead blocker for the the halfback on the goal line or you may have a defensive back come play wide receiver, but that's pretty rare. Special Teams is usually comprised of reserve players of both the offense and the defense, but there are some coaches that will play their starters on Special Teams.
In college football some of the big schools have over 100 players on the team most don’t have scholarships but just want to be on the team and help as opposing team in practice
That first game was at Camp Randell Stadium in Madison Wisconsin. Picture this, the stadium at capacity plus the field filled for a U2 concert. Zoo tv tour. I think the whole damn city had a contact high
They missed like 6 more famous traditions that Wisconsin does, especially all the singing. "Buttercup" which announcers like Herby have commented on ESPN that he'd never seen anything like it and that it's like "one big party". Then "Varsity," "On, Wisconsin," "Shout". The frowned upon "Fuck You, Eat Shit" chant between the under and upper classmen. The wave done 5 different ways...normal, fast, slowmo, reverse, and criss-crossing always ending at either "O" or "P" in the student section. Camp Randall, which is 83,000, has historical significance as also the grounds and original foundation for military training grounds for the Union soldiers. We also have the oldest college rivalry in history with Minnesota...120+ years. We hold the record for Paul Bunyan's axe which is another iconic rivalry game in college football. Then we have the whole 5th Quarter with our band which is one of the top bands in football. The band had been in so many Rose Bowl parades and is just clean and tight; plus, they workout with the football players in summer. Then our iconic Jump Around that does register as a small earthquake on the University's Richter scale. And for anyone trashing our tailgating, there isn't enough room at Camp Randall due to where it is placed, so pregaming starts on Thursday night. Everyone is tailgating in the housing and apartments lawns, so it's spread out throughout the whole town much like Green Bay for the NFL. Trust that Wisconsinites can tailgate better than anyone. Just come to an NFL Packers game at Lambeau. Even you delusional LSU fans were super impressed when you got your ass handed to you. Bars are packed. No surprise, as our whole damn state has more bars per capita than the other 49 and are basically professional alcoholics...it's that German heritage. People shit on the student section not showing up until the second half because the students have been drinking for days by then and are still partying and drinking...and I do agree that they should stumble their drunk asses to the start of the games. Nobody should be proud to say that they went to Alabama or some of these SEC schools for academics due to what you just said...football is the only thing they have and everything else, all the other programs both in other sports and especially academically, is non-existant. Unlike Wisconsin, which not only is a top Big 10/12 program, and the school actually is one of the rare "Public Ivy's" so your education actually means something. And we are also top 10 or top 5 ranked (or Championship winning) in Men's basketball and hockey as well as Women's hockey and volleyball.
I know you said this video isn't doing Alabama any good, but I think it does a great job of showing just how big of a deal it is to beat them. By their standards, it was a down year for them, but both Tennessee and LSU stormed their field like they had won the National Title. These were regular season games for crying out loud! Gotta love it!
On the high school level. Most players play both offense & defense and even special teams. Elite players usually play on one side (Quarterbacks, Receivers, Linebackers for example). By the time a player gets to college. Players play either offense or defense. There are a few exceptions but those are very rare. Even more so in the NFL. Perhaps check out Deion Sanders. Originally a defensive back. He also played wide receiver and returned punts and kickoffs and on top of that, played for the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball. Perhaps the only player to play an NFL game and an MLB game on the same day if memory serves me right.
Bands DO play during the game, between plays. And after teams score usually schools fight songs. The BIG Ten has (by far) the best bands in college major conferences, originators of things like first to create formations on field (Purdue), chair stepping and so many other traditions.
I wish you could have seen the full entrance by Florida State. The Chief Osceola planting the spear in the middle of the field is one of the best traditions in college football.
The band ABSOLUTELY plays throughout the ENTIRE game and is a huge part of the experience.
@noahmcneill4079But after every play basically
Part of the charm of college football
The University of Southern California pretty much plays the same tune, "Tribute to Troy", each time the team starts a drive down the field, a 'majestic' fanfare repeated incessantly through the game. A friend of mine, an alumnus of the crosstown rival UCLA band, told me that they would sing lyrics for this: "It's the only song you know... it's boring and it's slow.... we really wish you'd go..."
In soccer it's more a beating drum that your hardcore fans will chant and sing in rhythm with.
‘Jump Around’ actually registers on a seismograph. They did a study because they were worried about the structural integrity of the stadium.
Sorry bud LSU stadium is much more impressive due to the fan cheers register at Death Valley was consider almost to be a L2 earthquake
Still sucks
@@domtom9594 Typical arrogant SEC fan not being able to appreciate anything that’s not theirs
@@domtom9594 yeah, os definitely killer and fun as hell there, have a couple ex’s from Baton Rouge, haha. Is a great place, in places, ahaha.
@@tylerm3193I agree. Sometimes I feel like SEC fans have a superiority complex🤦♂️
College game day is a full day event. From the tailgates hours before the game to the halftime shows and marching bands, fireworks, drinking. It is like no other sporting event.
There are pre-games and then there are college football pregames lol. I remember game day we started at 8am, bbq, beers getting ready.
We start every tailgate at 5am doesn’t matter when kickoff is. But that’s LSU tailgating. It’s just on another level.
Damn right. I used to love yelling at the south Carolina fans from my buddies bus in Athens. "OH look he loves the cock." Lol
I went to the classic Montana Brawl of the Wild rivalry game last year between the MSU Bobcats and UM Griz, my friends and I got there at 3am and there was already nearly 5 thousand people there when it was 0 degrees. Granted, College Gameday was slated to start at 7am and it was the first time ever they had gone to Montana. Some people had said they went to the bars Friday night, and as soon as they left the bars they headed straight to the stadium at midnight. Crazy scenes. Eat shit Grizzlies, go Cats go!
@@ImThe5thKing Lmao, I visited my friend in college in Boulder, CO and it was the two Colorado teams duking it out and he lived in a college house with 6 other guys. We did the same thing, drinking and partying all night and heading to the stadium right afterwards. I still have no idea who won that game lmao.
At 14:35 the reason it was so crazy is because that was Tennessee's first win over Alabama since 2006. Fans rushed the field, tore down the goalpost, and threw it in the river lol.
most replayed part of the video doesn't even get an honorable mention at the end🤣
😂😂😂😂
And were No. 1 in the polls for one week, until Georgia put a hurt on 'em.
Yea and it was a throwback to when they beat Alabama in 1998 and tore the goalpost down to throw it in the river back then.
@@reececisneros1622 They did that for beating florida. In the 90's Tenn owned Bama
One of the best rivalries in college football that is often overlooked, is the Army vs Navy game played every year. It doesn't matter what the records are, it's just about bragging rights, amongst players that have decided to serve their country.
GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!
1981 veterans Stadium & the game ended up being a tie
The helmets every year are just great.
@@craigplatel813 the uniforms in general are so sick every year
@@BarabooTycoon 100%! There are 3 days I take off every year from work, without fail for the last 3 1/2 decades: 1 - Navy vs Army (GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!); 2 - Michigan vs. That Team down South; 3 - my Birthday.
Home field advantage is very real in CFB. Opposing fanbases are only given a fraction of the tickets than home teams.
Another thing is fanbases of bigger schools that travel everywhere their team plays,, and buying tickets throughout the stadium turning an away game into feeling more like a home game. This was a reality check for Maryland and Rutgers when they went to the Big10. The pride fans feel when taking over the other schools stadium, same as any fans taking over another team's stadium, makes them even louder as their team scores/winning the game!!
You should go over there. They literally cordon off the opposing fans and there is absolutely NO mixing of the fans. Obviously this dates back to the era of massive hooliganism, but it still remains.
You are 100% correct.
I can also just buy a home team ticket lmao they just sell out quicker
Daz, regarding the Penn State v Michigan clip, what happened was because of the crowd noise Michigan couldn't get the play off in time to beat the play clock (40 sec after the ball is signaled ready for play by the official), so rather than incurring a 5-yard penalty for delay of game, they burned one of their three timeouts allotted per half. Cheers to you and Aidan!🍻
It was also the first play of the game
Disrespectful is what it is
Penn State will be opening at home at night Sept 9 2023, so another similar atmosphere will happen. It's not officially a White Out, which will be against a conference team later in the season, but this is being called a Helmet Stripe (white with a blue stripe down the middle just like the team's helmets) and it will be LOUD. I'm so fortunate to have had PSU season tickets since 1986 and don't miss a home game. All of American college football is rich in tradition. I truly appreciate every college's game rituals and chants, so I enjoy your videos.
This was my first white out as a freshman
@@Shaman196it’s called football. Happens in the NFL too. The fans of any sport are always the “extra” man.
My house is approximately 3 miles from the Virginia Tech stadium.
I can routinely hear the crowd during their games.
And yes can confirm that the jumping of these crowds shake the ground enough to be registered on earthquake detectors.
College football stadiums have student sections which are usually the loudest and craziest part of the stadium. The rest of it is filled up with regular people. You might find that alumni and their families are a sizable portion of that.
Hey guys. Couple of things. Many (most) of the big time college football teams carry 100 or more on the roster. Many of them are way down the chain and may not play at all. It allows the players who are new and learning the chance to be part of it even in their first year and to be available if there are injuries etc as well. LOL, I think some of the bands have more than 50 or 60 in them. Clemson is in South Carolina. One of the cool traditions wasn't included here. Univ. of Iowa's stadium is right next door to a big children's hospital. Many of the students volunteer there. Every home game at the end of the first quarter, the entire stadium crowd (home and visitors) stand and face the hospital, and all the kids who are capable of being walked or wheeled to the windows facing the stadium go and look out and the entire stadium waves to the kids. Also, there are sections of seats set aside for students and also fans (including students) of the visiting team. Most of the college teams have fans who are alumni and also just locals who have been die hard fans for years or even generations.
I was in the Ohio University Marching 110. Back in the day, we had 110 members, but it expanded to around 160 or so by my time. May be more these days.
Former band member here, we fielded 149 people...
For home games that is for road games per conferences most teams bring 73 players
When I was in the Mighty Sound of the Southeast (University of South Carolina marching band) there were 325 of us!! Most of, if not all of, the bands for SEC schools are probably a couple of hundred each.
Should add that it was a much smaller number for most away games, the full 325 was only for home games and 1-2 away games per year
The marching bands are seated in a section in the stands. They play during every timeout (which happen after a change of possession or when called by one of the teams) and the end of every quarter. They aren't allowed to play while the action is happening.
They are a major part of the college football experience.
I think the Iowa Hawkeye wave is probably the most impactful with the children's hospital. Rupp Arena at UK is great, especially big blue madness. 20,000 to watch a scrimmage.
There is a video that gives the backstory on the Iowa stadium attendees waving to the children in the hospital across from the stadium. Get out the handkerchiefs for that one. A real tear jerker.
Kroger stadium at UK just got a very expensive remodel recently(last year I think). I live in Lexington, haven’t been able to go to a game since the renovation but it looks great in pictures. We’re not just a basketball school anymore lol.
16:33 The Tomahawk Chop. Iconic with the Seminoles, Kansas City Chiefs in NFL and Atlanta Braves in MLB, and racist in Canada apparently. Always a great chant in sports. Cheers guys 🍻
I miss Chief Nockahoma 🥺
I've been meaning to buy some FSU gear, before someone comes in and ruins it.
The difference with the Florida State Seminoles is that they are supported by and work with the Seminole Tribes in Florida and are also supported by the chief of the Seminole Tribe in Oklahoma. The tribes approve of the use of the name, images and logo and have input on the design and accuracy of Osceola's clothing and it is sewn by the women of the Seminole Tribe. There's a difference in exploitation and admiration. FSU is the latter. (I want to add just in case you think there is bias: I'm not an FSU fan nor from Florida. I just don't like when people use a broad brush without knowing the context of certain situations.) WPS!
@lanarose198 agreed and the Washington commanders have a petition by the redskin tribes to bring back the name and has over 60k signatures and the redskins logo was actually made by a redskins chief of that time... cancel culture has no clue on the things they ruin when canceling something
Clemson University is located in Upstate, SC. The town of Clemson has a population of around 17.000 people. The student body including grad students is about 28,000 students. The stadium, known as Death Valley, has a seating capacity of 81,500. And the fans fill the stadium for the 6-7 home games each season. They travel in from all over South Carolina and the surrounding states with some even flying in from across the US. The NFL wishes that they could be like College Football.
LSU is the real Death Valley
Clemson is also famous for stealing traditions from other universities and claiming them as their own.
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@@B4rry16 too bad Clemson had the name first.
GO TIGERS BABY
As a hokie fan it feels great to see you pause the video and say you don’t see this in Europe. Every game should start out like this
UGA fan here....The Hokie's have the best pre-game entrance in the land...And it isn't close. Bucket list item to visit Blacksburg for a night game to hear it!
Just watched it again and now I'm fired up all over. I seriously don't know how you guys ever lose after hearing this. haha
That “Jump Around” was the 1st full capacity after Covid lockdowns ended! It was the 1st major CFB is back game!
Watched this at the bar (Ohio State fan bar) and ppl were just in tears! Everybody was just so happy to get shit back to normal
You're missing one of the best - Kyle Field in College Station, home of the Texas A&M Aggies, their marching halftime band, the energy and feel of the crowd, plus it's bigger than most of these on here.
The game between LSU and Alabama was something else.. the last two plays of the game with the fan jumping and screaming registered as two small earthquakes on the seismograph located on the other side of the campus.. 🙂
Yet Wisconsin does that every game for the last 30 years.
Having been to Lane Stadium, the atmosphere is absolutely electrifying when Enter Sandman starts up. A big one that I think you missed out on is at the University of Iowa. The atmosphere there, at the end of the first quarter, is simply amazing and shows the hearts of people. I implore you to look that up and watch what they do. Keep up the great reaction videos.
Yeah that Penn State whiteout was crazy vs. Michigan back in 2019, I remember being in the student section in the stadium there, and everyone was yelling and this mic doesn't do it justice (as a TV mic closer to the action), but being in the stands we couldn't even hear the refs' whistles for the timeout Michigan had to take because it was so loud!!
Probably still my favorite game ever been to, the crowd that night was into it made it a blast
The Florida State pregame (with the Tomahawk Chop), he cut out the best part when a real Seminole in war dress is chosen to ride his Paint Horse into the stadium with a lit spear which is planted at a special place. It's way cool to watch.
I went to Clemson. They get on buses because the hill they run down is actually a much larger one (Fort Hill Street basically ends at the top of that hill), so the locker rooms are at the other end of the stadium. Looking directly at the hill from the field, for the stands to the right, if you enter from what you think is ground level, you’re actually in the upper deck. Being physically located in a valley makes it fucking LOUD.
Me as a USC (South Carolina) alum when they talk about Clemson winning 36 in a row at home: STREAK BROKEN!! 🐔 🤙 31-30 and looking forward (for once) to playing them at home for us this year!
Go Cocks!
USC's intro is every bit as good as clemsons. I always consider them and Va techs similiar, yet USC gets left off many of these types of videos.
@@bigbabolatonestly, I don’t mind that we get left off of these lists/videos- it helps with surprising people when they actually go to Williams-Brice! 😬 🔊
When I was a student Penn State (1993-1997) the rules were a bit different about crowd noise. At one point the refs penalized our team several times over because the Beaver Stadium crowd was too loud, which just made us angrier and louder. I'm really glad the NCAA ditched that stupid rule! I'm glad you and Aidan are enjoying these videos. I hope you guys and the other Office Blokes get a chance to come over for some games before long and enjoy the tailgating too.
I love the breakdowns you guys do. You do a fantastic job separating first thoughts and comparisons and it’s just lovely. Keep it up y’all!❤
Occasionally there's a special player who plays both sides but not so much anymore. Last 1 of any significance was Charles Woodson who won the Heisman in 1997. Was a shut down Cornerback on defense, intercepted a pass in the endzone against Ohio State, returned a punt for a td, against Ohio state, and caught a big pass on offense, against Ohio state to set up a td.
you see it in high school a lot, pretty much never after
Travis Hunter at Colorado does.
Remember, college football/sports fans in the stadiums are mostly alumni (graduates) and students . That's why there is deep, emotional passion.
You guys are so authentic. Thank you for appreciating something that I’m proud of as an American.
Alabama is the older brother in the Southeastern conference (SEC) they always beat their opponents. So when they lose to the Tennessee's or the LSU's its always storm the field, often times removing the Field Goal posts. Most recently the posts ended up chopped up and at local campus bars.
Georgia does a light show between the 3rd and 4th qt. It's a sight to behold.
Great channel guys ! Love the Office Blokes but father and son are so enjoyable to see ! You guys have great chemistry and it's a pleasure to watch ! Keep up the great work ! Much thanks from Canada ! 👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️
At some point, seeing Aidan react to Texas A&M and Ohio State's marching bands would be great.
TBDBITL! Ohio State’s marching band! The best damn band in the land!!!!
Absolutely!!!! TBDBITL!!! Plzzz
they already did the London game, I think
The Ohio State's dotting of the '" i " is super legit in my opinion. As a Texas fan, not big on the aggie band but I will say Kyle Field is a wild environment.
Nebraska tunnel walk is another iconic entrance. 4th quarter Thunder Struck light show recently was pretty sweet too
In high school some players will play both offense, defense and special teams. When they move up to college level (and pro) they just play one, but some of them will play special teams while playing either offense or defense.
You might remember, Daz, that a knuckleball is a rare baseball pitch thrown by very few pitchers that has no spin on it at all. The kicker's FG to win wasn't kicked ideally -- you could see the lack of spin -- so it was akin to a knuckleball pitch.
it was kicked fine, Bama player got a hand on it. Didn't block it but changed the rotation. And they have knuckleballs in soccer too
That was great, hope you and aiden do more sport reactions
Thanks so much for producing and posting this video. I'm a fan of LSU!!!
🏈⚜"GEAUX TIGERS!!!"⚜🏈
One of the most exciting things walking down the tunnel getting ready to enter the field with 60-100k screaming fans. The game is played with so much emotion to begin with.
Yeah beating Bama is like a championship win for some of these rival teams who constantly lose to Alabama. Pretty much just shows how dominant they have been.
Ehh Uhhh GO VOLS!!!! 🍊
Great video, guys! Love seeing your reaction. I've seen Arsenal and Tottenham play in the Emirates stadium and the Derbi Barceloni when I visited Valencia, but nothing compares to the atmosphere of a college football game. I grew up near Neyland stadium, so I've seen the University of Tennessee play several times with my dad and those are some of my favorite memories. You guys should definitely visit and attend one, we'd love to have you. Get there early for the tailgate!
virginia tech with enter sandman is always the most epic. crowd is always crazy and that's a great song to get you all hyped
It always warms my heart when I view that past of VT coming onto the field w/ the American flag.
You nailed it, sir. The NFL atmosphere is nothing at all like college football! Great stuff, thanks!
Great video! I hope you guys do more college football related reactions. Reacting to college basketball would be great too.
NFL has 53 on the roster , college is minimum 63
As a band member back in my day, we surely did play throughout the entire game. Technically we were not supposed to be playing once the ball was in play (we did football & basketball games). The crowds were so loud during football that it kinda didn’t matter as much, however, basketball games it did matter & we could cause a penalty for the team if we were playing when the ball was live.
Anyway, we were always told by the coaches of the football team, “You guys (the band) are worth a touchdown.” Who knows, but it _was_ nice to know they respected us as much as we respected them. Home games are truly a stadium effort than just a team effort.
Great reaction guys. I respect true sports fans that appreciate other sports like you guys do. In the Penn state white out clip the penalty is a Delay of Game because the ball has to be snapped(play has to start) in a certain amount of time. False start in when someone on the offense flinches or moves before the ball is snapped (other than motions) for example this is usually when a lineman will move thinking that the snap count was on 1 when in reality its on 2.
You and your son should come to the states and go to a game. Im an LSU fan and have season tickets yall can have. Its not just a game, its a life changing experience. GEAUX TIGERS
P.S. The Tailgating party starts the night before
That would be ideal for Daz, as he has mentioned several times he wants to visit New Orleans. Tailgating at LSU starts the night before? Wild!
@@BigBilly-io3kf YES!!! New Orleans is just 40 to 50 minutes away. LSU is known for having the best tailgating and gameday atmospheres!!! I would love to give my tickets up for him and his son to have an experience of a lifetime
I second this....LSU Saturday and New Orleans Saints game on Sunday...
@@lacombechristopherThey missed like 6 more famous traditions that Wisconsin does, especially all the singing. "Buttercup" which announcers like Herby have commented on ESPN that he'd never seen anything like it and that it's like "one big party". Then "Varsity," "On, Wisconsin," "Shout". The frowned upon "Fuck You, Eat Shit" chant between the under and upper classmen. The wave done 5 different ways...normal, fast, slowmo, reverse, and criss-crossing always ending at either "O" or "P" in the student section. Camp Randall, which is 83,000, has historical significance as also the grounds and original foundation for military training grounds for the Union soldiers.
We also have the oldest college rivalry in history with Minnesota...120+ years. We hold the record for Paul Bunyan's axe which is another iconic rivalry game in college football.
Then we have the whole 5th Quarter with our band which is one of the top bands in football. The band had been in so many Rose Bowl parades and is just clean and tight; plus, they workout with the football players in summer.
Then our iconic Jump Around that does register as a small earthquake on the University's Richter scale.
And for anyone trashing our tailgating, there isn't enough room at Camp Randall due to where it is placed, so pregaming starts on Thursday night. Everyone is tailgating in the housing and apartments lawns, so it's spread out throughout the whole town much like Green Bay for the NFL. Trust that Wisconsinites can tailgate better than anyone. Just come to an NFL Packers game at Lambeau. Even you delusional LSU fans were super impressed when you got your ass handed to you. Bars are packed. No surprise, as our whole damn state has more bars per capita than the other 49 and are basically professional alcoholics...it's that German heritage. People shit on the student section not showing up until the second half because the students have been drinking for days by then and are still partying and drinking...and I do agree that they should stumble their drunk asses to the start of the games.
Nobody should be proud to say that they went to Alabama or some of these SEC schools for academics due to what you just said...football is the only thing they have and everything else, all the other programs both in other sports and especially academically, is non-existant. Unlike Wisconsin, which not only is a top Big 10/12 program, and the school actually is one of the rare "Public Ivy's" so your education actually means something. And we are also top 10 or top 5 ranked (or Championship winning) in Men's basketball and hockey as well as Women's hockey and volleyball.
Hey Daz! I've been a huge fan of this channel and the main OB channel for a couple of years. Although it's not necessarily college football related, I would recommend checking out Penn State's "THON". Every year, the students at Penn State (the same Penn State as the "Whiteout" holds a 46-hour no sleeping, no sitting, dance marathon to benefit childhood cancer research. The 2023 THON took place this past weekend from Friday night to Sunday afternoon and raised over $15 million dollars to benefit childhood cancer (this broke our own record for money raised for charity by a university). This year I was honored to be selected as a dancer for the event along with 706 of my fellow students to remain dancing for all 46 hours. Topics I recommend looking for would be the "THON Line Dance" which details every major news event of the last year (this year included her majesty the Queen's jubilee and tragic death), or even the "Pep Rally" (where each athletic sports team faces off against each other in a dance-off in front of the entire school). Even if you don't make a video for the channel, it is an awesome event that I recommend every person to at least research and know the basics for. For over the past 40 years, we have directly raised money to fund research for a cure for cancer as well as making sure that families at our sponsored hospital have not received a bill for medical treatment (which in America could be up to hundreds of thousands of dollars per family). Again, I absolutely love the content you post with both your son and the other two blokes, and hope you make time to research the amazing cause I have donated so much time to my entire life. Cheers!
the son is not only unimpressed by all of this, but mildly repulsed 🤣 long live American college football 🏈
You two are wonderful to watch
I'm from Nebraska our team are the Cornhuskers. We have one of the most loyal fan bases there is. We have sold out 389 consecutive home games approximately 60 years that would be 1963. We are there win or lose. We even celebrate the fact that there is an ex player in almost every Super Bowl. I believe there is a family picture in every house across this state that they are showing off their Nebraska Cornhusker attire.
GO BIG RED ♥️
It's odd having a video about the best atmospheres in college football and not seeing Nebraska represented. Even after two decades on the slide, Memorial stadium is still a football paradise. Here's hoping Rhule puts us back in the thick of it! GO BIG RED!
In glad that the one you participated in was the tomahawk chop. Your football knowledge is impressive, btw. Go Noles!!
All teams have a hierarchy (1st string, 2nd etc) which is why there are so many players and all coaches use different strategies using them. But one situation seems fairly universal and if it’s a runaway where your team is way up, coaches will put in the second string instead their first string to lessen the chances of their best players getting unnecessarily injured chances when it’s clear they are going to win anyway
Fun channel guys. The craziest thing about these insane college crowds is that most of these teams suck yet these maniacs still come out and go bat shit crazy. It's awesome.
Video editing out-of-the - ballpark Nice. Good review OB
Those were some great atmospheres
Playing Against Alabama is like playing the championship game doesn’t matter if it’s the first game of the season, they gonna play the game like it’s the championship game.
I was laughing in excitement watching this. I've been to many CFP games. I'm going to one on Saturday. Nothing like it.
The best game day atmospheres I’ve ever been to are - Virginia Tech, NC State, Clemson, South Carolina, and Texas Tech. Nothing better than a Saturday tailgate and game
College football in the U.S. is fucking insane. The energy in the crowds at those big games is indescribable if you have never been to one. It’s hypnotic; people seem like they are a few moment away from foaming at the mouth. Some of them actually are.
The band definitely plays during the game! They pump up the crowd! It's awesome!
My niece went to Clemson. She's a crazy football fan. My college hardly had a football team and my grad school (Duke) was much more focused on basketball although football games also got big crowds. They wouldn't let grad students buy tickets at student rates (discounted) though so I never went.
Good idea on the channel. Reactions from people who aren't American to American sports, culture, etc. is a pretty interesting thing to watch.
Well, yeah, most of the audiences for college football is students, but there are also a number of older folks like me & Daz. The parents, of course, of the kids, as well as aunts, uncles, & other relatives. And yeah, you two should definitely react to some US college basketball.
Nice to see non Americans not hate on football, rare to see these days😂
My favorite office bloke! Had no clue u we’re going solo on here as well!!
A crowd rushing the field/court is a compliment to the team you just beat.
In college and NFL players typically only play one position. In high school and as a kid you can play both offense, defense and special teams
LOVED seeing y’all do the tomahawk chop!!! GO NOLES!! ❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
The Penn State/Michigan one was that the stadium was so loud that Michigan had to waste a timeout before they even ran ONE PLAY. That is absolutely unheard of. The stadium is supposed to only hold approximately 106k people, and for the Whiteout games, they usually are more like 110k. 10/10 would recommend experiencing it regardless of who your favorite team is. I've had the privilege to go to a couple
College football is amazing.
The rosters are quite large in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football I don't know exactly, low 80's, maybe. Each position has 2-3 backups, it's called the "depth chart" in college football, there are the starters , next are the no. 1's on the "depth chart" , no. 2 on the "depth chart " , etc. you have 11 positions on offense, 11 on defense, special teams players. It's a lot of players. Very few recruits start right out as starters, they work their way up through the "depth chart". Plus, you need a lot of players because some get injuries during the season. Players can be out a few games to all season due to what particular injury they acquire.
Jump Around is traditionally played at home games just before the 4th quarter of the game at Wisconsin. Thanks to my great-great grandfather leaving his home in Gilling, located near Richmond in North Yorkshire in the early 1850’s and settling in the southwest corner of Wisconsin with his wife and children, I’m an American, a Wisconsin native and a football fan. Can’t get into soccer. Thanks, grandpa!
The band leads the cheers. I'm a Florida fan (but this applies to most SEC teams) and there is one in particular that cues us to all (91K) shout "Go Gators!" at the end. We also do "the chomp" (with our arms) to the tune of Jaws. Every school has them. Our comp to this would be singing "Old boys of Florida" between 3rd and 4th quarter, which we've done for almost 100 years.
I drove past the stadium once during a game when they were playing Enter Sandman and I could feel the vibrations inside my car
We played fight songs for every first down when I was in band at Clemson and TL Hanna.
2:02 the girl jumping while on her phone is hilarious in the bottom right
Wisconsin’s jump around is interesting because even the opposing teams jump too. Even smaller schools that are getting absolutely blown out find it fun
Your reaction has more views than the original video. Love that 😂
Speaking of fires at the end of the video, at your favorite school as well as mine, WVU, students are known for burning couches in the streets of Morgantown after big wins.
On the kick to put Tennessee over Alabama, the close up replay actually shows the ball caught the finger of one of the defenders, which is why it was spinning sideways as it went through the uprights.
From new jersey to Texas. Here in Texas. We have the biggest staiums even for high school teams 😂 i played as a right tacke. The crowd and the music get us pumped. Virginia tech though has the best intro. That Metallica intro is best to me
The part @2:20 was Wisconsin in 2021 and the first time since fall of 2019 that the stadium had been full because of covid crap. So people were very happy for normalcy.
They missed like 6 more famous traditions that Wisconsin does, especially all the singing. "Buttercup" which announcers like Herby have commented on ESPN that he'd never seen anything like it and that it's like "one big party". Then "Varsity," "On, Wisconsin," "Shout". The frowned upon "Fuck You, Eat Shit" chant between the under and upper classmen. The wave done 5 different ways...normal, fast, slowmo, reverse, and criss-crossing always ending at either "O" or "P" in the student section. Camp Randall, which is 83,000, has historical significance as also the grounds and original foundation for military training grounds for the Union soldiers.
We also have the oldest college rivalry in history with Minnesota...120+ years. We hold the record for Paul Bunyan's axe which is another iconic rivalry game in college football.
Then we have the whole 5th Quarter with our band which is one of the top bands in football. The band had been in so many Rose Bowl parades and is just clean and tight; plus, they workout with the football players in summer.
Then our iconic Jump Around that does register as a small earthquake on the University's Richter scale.
And for anyone trashing our tailgating, there isn't enough room at Camp Randall due to where it is placed, so pregaming starts on Thursday night. Everyone is tailgating in the housing and apartments lawns, so it's spread out throughout the whole town much like Green Bay for the NFL. Trust that Wisconsinites can tailgate better than anyone. Just come to an NFL Packers game at Lambeau. Even you delusional LSU fans were super impressed when you got your ass handed to you. Bars are packed. No surprise, as our whole damn state has more bars per capita than the other 49 and are basically professional alcoholics...it's that German heritage. People shit on the student section not showing up until the second half because the students have been drinking for days by then and are still partying and drinking...and I do agree that they should stumble their drunk asses to the start of the games.
Nobody should be proud to say that they went to Alabama or some of these SEC schools for academics due to what you just said...football is the only thing they have and everything else, all the other programs both in other sports and especially academically, is non-existant. Unlike Wisconsin, which not only is a top Big 10/12 program, and the school actually is one of the rare "Public Ivy's" so your education actually means something. And we are also top 10 or top 5 ranked (or Championship winning) in Men's basketball and hockey as well as Women's hockey and volleyball.
Student section of Penn State is deafening. Many false starts and delay of game called on that end because no one can hear. And when the We are...chant really gets going, you can hear it all the way out by the airport.
From someone who is a Penn State fan has been to many games it is something else. And also, I think the location has something to do with it. Penn State is located right next to a Mountain so it’s very rural for the most part and the stadium sits on a hill and all you can see outside of the stadium are trees and more mountains. And you’re in the stadium with 100,000+ people just absolutely something else. On gameday State College, PA becomes the third most populated city in PA because of the amount of people who flock to State College
Yes defense, offense and special team, there are 1string and 2nd and some 3rd string backups for each position
BSU vs OKlahoma at the Fiesta Bowl, possibly one of the great games ever.
American Premier League fan here, one thing that always impresses me about English football are the creativity in stadium chants. American sports of all stripes is bereft by comparison. (MLS may be somewhat better but I don’t follow it enough to know.) you can only hear “DEE-FENSE, DEE-FENSE” so many times.
as another american PL fan, MLS fans just took european soccer culture and americanized it to the point that its really cringe. plenty of the "i believe that we will win" type of stuff. I agree that PL culture is far superior
Generally speaking players either play offense or defense. Occasionally you'll have a really athletic defensive lineman line up as fullback to be a lead blocker for the the halfback on the goal line or you may have a defensive back come play wide receiver, but that's pretty rare. Special Teams is usually comprised of reserve players of both the offense and the defense, but there are some coaches that will play their starters on Special Teams.
In college football some of the big schools have over 100 players on the team most don’t have scholarships but just want to be on the team and help as opposing team in practice
You guys should watch the performances of the college marching bands, esp. Texas A&M and Ohio State.
You go big guy 🥃🍺great job
That first game was at Camp Randell Stadium in Madison Wisconsin. Picture this, the stadium at capacity plus the field filled for a U2 concert. Zoo tv tour. I think the whole damn city had a contact high
They missed like 6 more famous traditions that Wisconsin does, especially all the singing. "Buttercup" which announcers like Herby have commented on ESPN that he'd never seen anything like it and that it's like "one big party". Then "Varsity," "On, Wisconsin," "Shout". The frowned upon "Fuck You, Eat Shit" chant between the under and upper classmen. The wave done 5 different ways...normal, fast, slowmo, reverse, and criss-crossing always ending at either "O" or "P" in the student section. Camp Randall, which is 83,000, has historical significance as also the grounds and original foundation for military training grounds for the Union soldiers.
We also have the oldest college rivalry in history with Minnesota...120+ years. We hold the record for Paul Bunyan's axe which is another iconic rivalry game in college football.
Then we have the whole 5th Quarter with our band which is one of the top bands in football. The band had been in so many Rose Bowl parades and is just clean and tight; plus, they workout with the football players in summer.
Then our iconic Jump Around that does register as a small earthquake on the University's Richter scale.
And for anyone trashing our tailgating, there isn't enough room at Camp Randall due to where it is placed, so pregaming starts on Thursday night. Everyone is tailgating in the housing and apartments lawns, so it's spread out throughout the whole town much like Green Bay for the NFL. Trust that Wisconsinites can tailgate better than anyone. Just come to an NFL Packers game at Lambeau. Even you delusional LSU fans were super impressed when you got your ass handed to you. Bars are packed. No surprise, as our whole damn state has more bars per capita than the other 49 and are basically professional alcoholics...it's that German heritage. People shit on the student section not showing up until the second half because the students have been drinking for days by then and are still partying and drinking...and I do agree that they should stumble their drunk asses to the start of the games.
Nobody should be proud to say that they went to Alabama or some of these SEC schools for academics due to what you just said...football is the only thing they have and everything else, all the other programs both in other sports and especially academically, is non-existant. Unlike Wisconsin, which not only is a top Big 10/12 program, and the school actually is one of the rare "Public Ivy's" so your education actually means something. And we are also top 10 or top 5 ranked (or Championship winning) in Men's basketball and hockey as well as Women's hockey and volleyball.
That tennessee alabama game, the fans stormed the field, took down the goalposts, then marched it through Knoxville and threw it in the river
15:49 Good one dad! 🤣 Great dad joke. Tbf, very good pun that shows your knowledge of college football, ie knowing Roll Tide Roll for an Englishman.
I know you said this video isn't doing Alabama any good, but I think it does a great job of showing just how big of a deal it is to beat them. By their standards, it was a down year for them, but both Tennessee and LSU stormed their field like they had won the National Title. These were regular season games for crying out loud! Gotta love it!
On the high school level. Most players play both offense & defense and even special teams. Elite players usually play on one side (Quarterbacks, Receivers, Linebackers for example). By the time a player gets to college. Players play either offense or defense. There are a few exceptions but those are very rare. Even more so in the NFL. Perhaps check out Deion Sanders. Originally a defensive back. He also played wide receiver and returned punts and kickoffs and on top of that, played for the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball. Perhaps the only player to play an NFL game and an MLB game on the same day if memory serves me right.
Bands DO play during the game, between plays. And after teams score usually schools fight songs. The BIG Ten has (by far) the best bands in college major conferences, originators of things like first to create formations on field (Purdue), chair stepping and so many other traditions.
I wish you could have seen the full entrance by Florida State. The Chief Osceola planting the spear in the middle of the field is one of the best traditions in college football.
I live a few miles 3.2 from University of Georgia stadium and I can hear the stadium erupting in cheers