@@benjamindouglas862 you’re 100% right. I prefer watching NFL games but if I had the choice between going to a live Cowboys/Texans game compared to live Texas/Texas A&M/Texas Tech, I’d much rather go to a live college game.
@@CamoHSU2310 I grew up in the north in a basketball state so I never was into college football until I went to university in the South. There is nothing like homecoming tailgating.
Not only did they take down the goal-post but they marched it out of the stadium, down the street, and threw it into the Tennessee river. Much respect.
College football is another animal. Arguably better than, more loved than NFL. It’s not free it’s just people’s hometown or where they went to school. Definitely not free. College football is a party. So much fun. Every week.
If you come from the UK, it's not just the game. Especially at the bigger, more traditional football schools, the tailgate atmosphere if AMAZING! You want to talk about parties? This is where all that energy you're seeing starts... in the parking lots w/ lots of great bbq & libations.
To answer a question, no, fans aren’t separated. The visiting school is usually given an allocation of tickets in a certain area of the stadium that they can sell (5000 seats at my alma mater, Notre Dame, for an 80k stadium). But you can sit anywhere except maybe the students sections and people are usually pretty nice. Fights are rare. Part of what makes the games so much fun, especially the night games, is you spend the whole day tailgating beforehand. Drinking, bbqing, playing games in the parking lots. Every school has their own traditions and most of the big ones have been playing longer than the NFL has been around.
Michigan Stadium, the first stadium of this video is the largest stadium in the United States and the Western Hemisphere, the third largest stadium in the world, and the 34th largest sports venue in the world. Its official capacity is 107,601, but it has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000.
If you want to see an awesome tradition, Google The Wave at Kennick Stadium. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes! It makes me cry with pride every single time! ❤
Crazy thing about college football is games are an all day event. Fans arrive to campuses early and tailgate the entire day where they eat,drink, reconnect with friends, watch other games, and take part in the traditions outside the stadium. So by the time kickoff rolls around that night, most of the fans have been there for 10-12 hours. If you need a point of reference, look up “The Grove” at Ole Miss. You could probably do an entire reaction video on just the different college football tailgate scenes.
You only see one color at each game because the distances between colleges is so great that you get few away fans. For example, there’s a huge rivalry between Ohio State University and Michigan. The colleges are separated by 250 miles, so getting to an away game isn’t easy.
@@L3WGReacts I just did a quick Google search. The average distance between the big 10 universities is 451 miles, roughly the distance from London to Inverness.
And not just distance, but the home team controls the ticket sales. They're going to apportion the large majority of tickets to home fans and release some fraction to the visiting team.
The second stadium shown (w/ the orange and white checkerboards in the end zones) is Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee where UT plays their home games. I have been there a half dozen times and it is amazing as it seats over 100,000 spectators but there is not a bad seat in the house with the giant scoreboards for replays and stuff. And Volunteer fans are some of the most passionate fans anywhere (especially now that the program is on the upswing again). Tailgating, the "Vol Navy", the Vol Walk and singing Rocky Top are all great UT traditions.
The fans at 5:28 are chanting "USC" (I think), which, in this case, stands for the University of South Carolina. There is another school that also goes by USC; that one is the University of Southern California.
To correct a comment below, students do also pay for tickets but usually at a big discount price. Other tickets are generally pricey. Also, there are so many TV, licensing, and trademark deals that universities make money hand over fist. Take into account that they don't pay student athletes so they reap all the benefits (barring this year's new NIL deals which student athletes can now make money. Top college athletes are making millions now. But that's a whole nother story! Lol). With Darude Sandstorm they were chanting "USC! USC!" cause that was University of South Carolina 👍
I think it depends on the school. I went to Arizona State and students did not have to pay for sporting events... for football games we would stand in a separate line (for the student section) and show our school ID. We would get a wristband and that was basically our ticket. For basketball it was a voucher system, where it was a first come first served thing. I graduated almost 10 years ago, so maybe it's changed. But yeah, ticket prices are pretty expensive regardless the sport.
@savemepunk3191 yeah at Baylor we were charged a flat $350 fee every year and that paid for any ticket to a home game for any sport for the year, including any playoff games we hosted. That was nearly 10 years ago though so I'm not sure if it's changed.
@@savemepunk3191you paid for tickets I imagine, just in student fees. That’s how it was at Virginia at least. Every single student paid, it covers the portion of the administrative budget that ticket fees at other schools do, and as a result you get in “free” with a student ID.
College football has a ton of passion because it's usually players from our area on the team. In the NFL you have players from all around the country. At LSU (Louisiana State University) the majority of the players are from Louisiana or the bordering states.
Texas is the same way. 6 starters this year are from cities within the Austin Metro. They grew up watching the horns and to get to put that beautiful burnt orange on is a source of pride.
The first one they show is Michigan Stadium (the Big House), one home game against Note Dame on September 7th, 013 had 115,109 people attending. Michigan won 41-30. 😀
And the Big House will have new endzone monitors. They are tied for 3rd largest screen in the country but The Big House is the only stadium with two of them. Go Blue!
To put this in more context for the Brits, the Big House has also hosted the largest attended soccer game in the U.S and one of most attended matches ever when Real Madrid played Manchester United in a friendly in 2014. 109,318 people were there.
College football is much older than pro football, so it has extremely deep roots. Teams represent their state or a significant portion of it. And it's the highest level of football outside the NFL, so the college kids they cheer for may go on to the NFL and become stars. Instead of clubs being the main athletic path to the highest pro levels, our athletes in basketball and football are brought up playing on high school and college teams. Recruiting star athletes is therefore a huge (and often controversial) part of the development process in high school and college athletics.
When you asked if they were going to war, you were close. That's my school, Florida State University and they invented the War Chant which you heard, Sadly you didn't get to see the full open for the game but you can look it up on UA-cam because it's one of the top traditions in college football.
@@Crazy_Broke_Asian Ha! That's pretty funny! I never thought about a Gator in ATL doing the War Chant (aka Tomahawk Chop). I have many Gator friends so I get it. ATL has a huge FSU and UF alumni base.
@pillarofdawn we only bring them down every 10-20 years when we win a huge game. I helped take them down in 98 when we beat Florida and I believe that was the last time before this. They might come down again soon when we beat Georgia
3:17 to answer your question, no it isn't. we have a HUGE amount of pride for our college teams. We definitely show lots of support for our favorite NFL teams, but college football attracts much larger and louder crowds.
At 8:46 is my state’s flagship college team LSU, Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers. Our stadium holds 102,000 people and the fans get so loud that three times in the schools history the noise has set off nearby earthquake sensors registering as small earthquakes! It’s wild and insanely loud!
Straight Facts Kerri👍"The Bayou Bengals" What an atmosphere at "*The Real Death Valley."😳(*never been there) I hope your school will have MERCY on my favorite school joining the NFL "minor league" aka The S.E.C. My school is University Of Texas.I hated our stupid people in charge think we can compete in that conference.I was like nooooo! noooo!😳 I fell out of my sofa when I heard Texas is leaving The Big-12 from my local news sports reporter.We can't even beat Iowa St.,or TCU.We are NOT good enough and a long,long,way off.What are we doing?😡 I'm sooo! scared we going too be playing for last place with Missouri and Vanderbilt every year.Kerri we don't have the recruits.The Best HS in Texas football is Galena Park North Shore Houston,TX ,and most of Top players like #18 Chasson signed with LSU a few years ago did.The 2nd Best HS is Austin Westlake.A QB you might heard of Drew Brees is an alumni.Well,they are coming in '24.UNFORNATELY! Thank You Kerri GEAUX TIGERS!🐯 We (Texas) are TOAST
As a Bama fan who has been to Death Valley MANY times over the years, I have got to say it is my favorite 'away' stadium in which to watch a game. FANTASTIC atmosphere and one of the loudest places on Earth. Roll Tide and Geaux Tigers!
"Are they going to war, whats going on" Every American Football game is going to war. They gave blood sweat and tears in practice. They're both ready for blood, and to knock each other in the mouth. Strategy and physicality both equally important
The amazing thing about college football is these are kids 18-22 as well as those not in college but support the team. I love the experience for these kids. Making friends and enjoying life.
That second one where they took the goalpost with everybody was in orange was Tennessee after they beat Alabama this past year. It was the first time in 16 years that Tennessee won (they play each other every year), and that goal post was found in the neighboring Tennessee River the day after the game.
It never gets old if you have went to multiple games as well. You actually look foreword to that moment, and notice if it has not happened late in the game. Like this years Big Ten Championship they did it after we won, and I totally noticed near the end of the game that we had not done it yet.
The Big House (Michigan Stadium) has over 107,000 seats. They are routinely sold out. It is a vibe. Go to Ann Arbor on a home game day, it is insane!! It is not free.
I’ve been there multiple times for Mr Brightside! The Big House holds the most people out of any college stadium with 105,000+ every week, the vibes in there are untouched
The annual Red River Showdown between the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma is played at a neutral site almost exactly halfway between the two campuses at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas,Texas during October literally right in the middle of the State Fair of Texas. The stadium tickets are split exactly in half for each school. It is one of the top interstate rivalries in all of American sports. 🔥💯 #BoomerSooner #HookEm
5:00 is at University of South Carolina. We have Sandstorm which will play throughout the night and everyone goes wild. They were chanting USC. I am in the Carolina Band so I get to see this every time we play at Willy-B. Definitely one of the best college football traditions
The current list of the eight largest college football stadiums are... 1. Michigan Stadium -107,601 2. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) -106,572 3. Ohio State -102,733 4. Kyle Field (My Texas A&M Aggies) -102,733 5. Tiger Stadium (LSU) - 102,321 6. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee Vols) - 101,915 7. Texas Longhorns stadium -100,119 8. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) - 100,077 College Football is wild, unpredictable, and exciting. Most of the big SEC college teams are in the middle of the Southern Bible belt. Religion is very much a common place here in the south. I maybe misquoting here, but I believe it was legendary Florida State Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden who said there are two types of religion in the South. God, and college football and that is very true. Even if you stay at home to watch the games on TV, its still a family event. Whole families gather to eat, drink, and watch football on Saturday. Its a blast whether your at the game, tailgating outside the stadium, or cheering your team on at home. Can't wait for football season to start!!!
Yes I live in the south and myself and whole family are big Alabama fans . College football is huge in the south and so are the rivalries. Seeing this guy enjoy the energy from a game is so good to see. There is nothing like being in the stadium with all your closest friends watching a game. So fun!!
Those are home games so almost everyone is from the home team and yes we wear the team colors. The one with the "war chant" is Florida State University Seminoles and yes, our mascot is a horse and rider called Renegade and Osceola and during home games Osceola has a lit spear that he plants at mid- field before the game. The BEST mascot in college football. Come for a game in Tallahassee, FL. You'll love it! (Also there's a lit spear outside the stadium for a week before home games.)
3:18 I was at that game against Notre Dame when I was a freshamn at Virginia Tech, and all I can say is that it was the best football game I have ever been to (even though we lost…). Tech may not be the best at football anymore, but we always show out for the games. The Enter Sandman entrance is something everyone needs to experience once in their life.
The energy of a college football stadium is unmatched. It's so freaking fun. And people start tailgating in the parking lot at dawn. It's a party within a party.
Wisconsin resident here and UW Madison fan. We're the school that does the Jump Around celebration and it's crazy. The entire stadium shakes like crazy.
The craziest clip I’ve ever seen that truly showcases the insanity of a big college football game was Penn State vs Michigan I believe in 2019. Michigan was playing at PSU and the crowd as Michigan took the field for the first drive has to be one of the loudest most intimidating crowds in any sport ever. I can’t imagine what it was like being there.
I was at the game, our student section was like being next to a jet engine, we miiight have gotten away with playing Mo Bamba at full blast past the point they’re supposed to turn off all audio but the moment was insane regardless
I went to a white out game st PSU for the first time when I was 7 and it CHANGED me. I didnt even go to that school ultimately, but i have been a fan of the team my whole life.
I went to Baton Rouge ONE time for an Alabama vs. LSU night game (2012, look it up-- it was such a great game). That atmosphere was unlike any game I've ever been to, and I've seen games in Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Athens, Knoxville, and both Mississippi schools. LSU fans were insane. Vomit, piss everywhere, 15 person fights, blacked-out 18-30 year olds. Great time!
The first 3 stadiums each hold over 100,000 people, by comparison, Camp Nou (after renovations) will hold 105,000 the only stadium in Europe to hold over 90k. Also, fun fact about the goal posts at 1:33 that happened at Tennesse and the posts ended up in the river nearby.
Tennesse and Alabama were once bitter rivals, for emphasis, they play on the 2nd Saturday in October, 2022 broke a 16-year Alabama winning streak. It was won on a last-second field goal, so this game was also an instant classic.
There is nothing like a college football experience. From tailgating through the club and private after party, it’s all just a vibe. SEC is known for it’s partying.
Florida State's mascot is a Seminole Tribe Native American, that's why a Native American rides into the stadium on a horse with a burning spear. People in the stands are chanting & moving their arms up & down in what is called the "Tomahawk Chop" which is a type of cheer. (In the history of the USA, Native Americans' main weapons when fighting were tomahawks & spears.) University of Oregon are the Ducks, that's why there is a guy in a duck costume. There are about 6,000 colleges & universities in the USA & all of them have their own mascot & school colors. (This is the same for high schools & the National Football League.) However, only about 800 have football teams because of the cost of a football staff, stadium, travel expenses, etc. They also have chants they shout or songs they sing. [For instance, when Pennsylvania State University plays at home, they call for a "White Out" (their colors are navy blue & white), which means as many fans as possible wear white to their home games to show they support their team. Usually when Penn State fans go to games at other stadiums, they wear blue.] Football fans have shirts, hats, towels, flags, & all kinds of other things in their colors with their school name on it. Most stadiums do have a student section just for students in their home stadium. Rest of the stadium is usually mixed with people for both teams though majority being for the local team because they live nearby or parents drive to games to see their kids play. There are groups of seats reserved for season ticket holders (people who buy all the tickets for every home game). These film clips are of American college football (not soccer). They are college students & are not professionals & usually have received college scholarships that cover the cost of their tuition & books. Crowds for American soccer are smaller & not as animated or rowdy as football games. Energy at football games is very high & students, parents, faculty, & people who live nearby are very supportive of their teams. Though students & faculty can buy tickets to games at discounted prices, tickets for everyone else start at $70 up to $1,000 FOR EACH GAME, which varies depending on the school & where the seat is located in the stadium. Cost for parking your car at the stadium costs $50 to $100+ per game. If it is an important game or a playoff game, prices are higher. (Colleges that have won a lot of championships, have higher prices.) Games starting the end of August are usually already sold out. It costs a lot to be a dedicated football fan.
@@lisab.9956 you can be wrong that’s ok. Also he is called Osceola not chief osceola there was only one and that isn’t him. And it’s the warchant not the tomahawk chop all because the internet says it doesn’t mean it’s true you are wrong
The tickets to Oregon Ducks game have the primary color you should be wearing called out on them. The playing of “Shout” at the end of the third quarter is simply iconic.
This video showed some traditions but left out several, like Bevo the Longhorn Cow, 12th man, Washington Huskies Fans, Boomer Sooner Wagon racing across the field, the greatest 20s of football, Colorado Buffalo. Also the very first stadium was the largest capacity. There 23 college stadiums that hold over 70k people
The Tennessee clip where they tore down the goalposts, the network broadcasting it had a camera mounted on that goalpost. I don’t think they ever got it back.
At most universities students are required to pay activities fees each semester which enables them to attend some events free, but the numbers that can actually attend a football or basketball game are limited. In most cases students sit at one of the end zones. The rest of the seats cost plenty, depending on the location. There are always some seats set aside for fans of the visiting team.
@@wckdaintgood I go to Georgia tech and the only thing that’s different is the limited number of student tickets (cause nobody goes to the games we never reach the limit lol). Students sit behind end zone in freshmen hill and tickets are free cause the athletics fee. Away fans sit in corner at techwood/north ave (unless it’s uGA they just buy out the whole stadium)
You definitely need to go to a great University/College game!!! Some are bigger than others so make sure you find the great ones you deserve it!!! My father and mother in-law went to LSU and at 88 they still get sooo excited watching it on TV!!! The sound you heard asking about what were they doing with the Florida Seminoles which are Native Americans and it’s the tomahawk chop. There are more tickets available for the home team . and there are sections for the students which yet reduce priced tickets but there’s a lot of family and alumni there. It’s just it’s where you go it’s where you meet people it’s where you make friends and where are you get to know them sometimes for the rest of your life. It’s an awesome event!! One thing we can do in the US is throw a party a very loud and fun and crazy party!!
The level of intense Fandom is so similar. Difference is the college stadiums all house about 90-120 thousand people whereas even Wimbely caps at 90k. It's unreal
I'm a FSU fan (the ones with the ear chant and horse( , but that Sith Carolina entrance gives me those bumps every time i see it! They were chanting USC - the initials of their school, the University of South Carolina.
I live about 45 minutes from Virginia Tech and when I first moved here I went down to the campus before a big game and was sitting in my car outside the stadium during the Hokies entrance and my suburban was literally vibrating! I’ve always been a Hokies fan so that was way cool and so much fun! When the VT shooting happened everyone in my small town was freaking out because all we heard for hours were sirens going down the interstate by us but the news hadn’t gotten out yet so nobody knew wtf was going on! It was a freaky feeling
@@VL1975 it’s just become a habit. When I go back to my hometown and I run into people I know and they find out where I’m currently living that subject always comes up. So, like I said, it’s a habit. And I don’t know why you had to reply like you did with the attitude
@@christypriest30 Because why bring up a negative thing into a discussion about football traditions!? It's like as if I talk about 9-11 every time I talk about the Yankees...lol
At around 10:30, that's my team. Florida State University (I'm in California). It's the Tomahawk chop/war chant. The school basically got permission from the native indigenous tribe - the Seminole tribe, and a warrior rides on the field on a horse and to pump up the crowd, you do the war chant/tomahawk chop.
College sports draw a bigger crowd than professional. The athletes are almost as good, they play for love of the game, and students are fiercely loyal to their school. What you see is played out every week in over a 100 locations.
You've got it! It is a giant vibe to be in a stadium for a college football game! You're not even seeing the excitement after a big play by the home team. Electric!
I'm a Texas fan that has been to a lot of stadiums around the country and the FSU War Chant you said was dope is amazing in person. The fans stand and chop with their arm like a tomahawk while chanting to the drums. When Chief O and Renegade (the horse) ride out he's holding a flaming spear and slams it in the game prior to start. I went to the FSU v Miami one of their rivals games and it was a blast.
College football is the South’s Saturday religion. I’m an Ole Miss graduate and we tailgate in the Grove. Our tent has food catered from local restaurants and it’s not unusual between our friends and our sons, we entertain appropriately 50-60 people each home game. My husband graduated from Miss State which is known as for their baseball. Their new baseball field has apartments you can lease for a game or season. You have outdoor padded seating area and indoor living/dining/kitchen for drinks and food. It also includes a wide television to watch the game because Mississippi is hot and humid as hell during baseball season. The apartment includes a single bedroom. I rented one for my husband’s birthday. We went down the night before to check everything was ready for our guest. We had the university cater the majority of the food with drinks provided by us and food from classic college diners to round out the offerings. We hosted about 30 people and had a blast.
The White Out at Penn State, there is nothing like it. The best tradition hands down is the end of the third quarter in Iowa. Everyone turns around and waves to the children at the children's hospital.
Love college football. Fell in love w it growing up in Texas and my father took me to my first Texas home game. I lost my mind when we got “Texas Fight” going full stadium. Been throwin up the horns ever since. \m/
I played in the marching band for 4 years at my Univerity, and game days were always long and exhausting but so much fun. By no means was my uni's football team the best, nor is our stadium the largest, but we did go to the Fiesta bowl when I was there, so that was an amazing experience.
6:03 is Jump Around. It's the university of Wisconsin's tradition at the start of the 4th quarter. It shakes the lights in the press box and actually registers as an earthquake on the Richter scale. It's consistently voted as the best college football tradition.
That is crazy, it is the Michigan stadium, I think that is 100,000 people. They are part of the Big 10 conference, my school Illinois is in it too, but we are not very good. They are one of the top 5 teams in the country.
Here in Alabama, we have the greatest college football team dynasty ever, The Alabama Crimson Tide! Bryant-Denny Stadium has a seating capacity of 100,077 and is the tenth-largest stadium in the world! We are also home to The Auburn Tigers, whose stadium, Jordan-Hare Stadium has a seating capacity of 87,451. We are super serious about our football here... Lol
There are also fans from the visiting college who most times would.need to fly in. Just like the team would need to fly in. There are students in the stands, players family's, alumni and fans.
The second clip was in Knoxville, TN, when my Vols beat our rival, Bama. It’s a *rare* tradition that when we beat one of our big rivals, we storm the field at the end of the game, tear down the goal posts, and chuck them in the river. Yes, there are huge fines for the university, but it’s a sight to behold, and never frowned upon. That game was AWESOME. We set off fireworks at the house afterwards, and heard a bunch of neighbors doing the same. It had been years since we beat them, and MAN, it was good!
University of Iowa first quarter wave - yes the coaches have security - they have to.. College games are expensive and fans are crazy - University of Iowa graduate here.
Bro I still remember back in the 90's when FSU had the "Spirit Spear"... the more noise the crowd made, the brighter it got... Literally had to take it down because of hearing damage...
There is nothing more fun than going to a big time college football game. Tailgating before the game, getting absolutely hammered, and then going to the game, slowly sobering up before going out after to get drunk again. I was at the game when Missouri beat #1 ranked Oklahoma at home in 2010. We rushed the field, tore down the goal posts, and walked them to Harpo's bar to cut it into pieces as is tradition when we rush the field in Missouri.
This is more like team chants or songs than anything, but there are some other really great traditions and performances that are worth checking out. The biggest stadiums hold over 100,000 people. You get students, alumni, and the community there. People are really invested in and supportive of their universities here (as we should be, because it costs a small fortune to attend one).
Bro, if you are a student at the school it is free, if not, you have to pay for tickets. The college football teams make money from the tv rights to broadcast their games, it is a multi-billion dollar business. Most of the money comes from the tv networks. They pay for the rights to put the games on tv, and the school gets that money. They also make money from food and drinks, and merch, hats, shirts, parking, etc. NFL games cost a fortune to go to, everyone has to pay to go to an NFL game, and pay a lot.
College football is a religion. Couple of interesting footnotes for you: The country song (“Dixieland Delight”) being played at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, is by a band called Alabama. They are a legendary country band who were very popular in the 1980’s and still beloved to this day. The stadium where you remarked that everyone is wearing green is Autzen stadium, home to the Oregon Ducks. The song they were playing that everyone was singing along to was “Shout”. In the classic movie “Animal House”, Otis Day & the Knights play this song at a Delta frat party. The movie was filmed in part on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. (It was the stand in for the fictional Faber College.) You should check out college football traditions (Ralphie, the mascot of the U of Colorado, Bevo, the Mascot of U of Texas, and the greatest of them all, Uga, the English Bulldog that is the mascot of the U of Georgia. It’s almost college football season and Fall is nigh. The best time of the year. To put this into perspective: 20 years ago I took my wife to a college football game for our 1st anniversary. Georgia, my alma mater, beat Georgia Tech in Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA. That’s how romantic I am.
At 8:20 the crowd responses are… Spend my dollar “on beer!” Parked in a holler neath the mountain moonlight “Roll Tide!” Hold her up tight “against the wall!” Make a little lovin “all night!” A little turtledovin on a mason-dixon night “F Auburn!” Fits my life “and LSU!” Oh so right “and Tennessee too!” My Dixieland delight The school is the University of Alabama, Roll Tide!
10:14 That’s Florida State University, Mascot is the Seminoles. Before every home game they do the music and Tomahawk Chop and they have Renegade with a flaming spear and they throw it into the ground. It cut off the best part
Gives me goosebumps….no atmosphere better than college football…and if you want to get the best experience ever got to a Michigan/Ohio State game…it’s dubbed ‘THE GAME’ for a reason
I was at that Michigan game in The Big House. Such an electric atmosphere! College football is rather expensive if you want to go to some of the biggest games. The Michigan vs Ohio State game (One of the biggest rivalries in CFB) is usually around 500 USD for top row seats. College football is Americas sport. Its arguably bigger than some of the professional leagues. Most stadiums can hold more fans than the NFL stadiums. And fans are not separated. If your team is the away team, prepare to be one of the few lol
Go Ducks! The University of Oregon fans singing the song "Shout", at the end of the video, comes from the movie Animal House that was filmed there. The fans follow the "little bit softer now" and "little bit louder now" lines in the song to go crazy.
I’m a U. Of Michigan alum and the BIG House is the largest in the country! The VIB when everyone is stomping and yelling is amazing! I still live here in Ann Arbor, and on home games, the population of Ann Arbor goes up about 50%.
The visiting teams usually don't have a lot of fans there as traveling can be far, but if they are there, they are sprinkled throughout the crowd since there's no designated seats for home and away teams. The tickets will also say what color they're to wear depending on the seats if they're going for a patterned look. I don't think they are free. At least they aren't here in Utah ($400- $1,000 + for two tickets.) From what I understand, tickets can be hard to get.
yeah i'm not sure who in the comments told me they were free haha, i was so confused to that... that many fans buying at those prices, i see why they have such big stadiums
@@L3WGReacts Yeah no, a normal college game is gonna be like $50-100 per ticket, but it depends where you sit and how important the game is. You want the 50-yard line of Ohio State vs. Michigan? Yeah, that's gonna be $500-1500 depending on the importance of the game that season. In general college games are cheaper than NFL games.
I appreciate you doing this review. Even if you go to some of the smaller schools with 30k person stadiums and not 80-100k person stadiums, etc you’ll still see a ton of people going crazy. Tailgating, singing the songs, wearing colors, drinking, playing games. It’s actually MUCH better than most professional sports. NFL doesn’t hold a candle to it regarding tailgating, and most of the other sports don’t do tailgating at all, or very limited. College football is an experience. I hope someday you get to go to a game! Definitely not free, especially if you go to a big game, but it’s so worth it. There was a time that our rivalry used to get pushed to earlier and earlier times because it gave fans LESS time to tailgate. People were instead getting there at 6am to start tailgating. It didn’t deter us AT ALL. I’m t just meant we were drunk as shit by 7am and hungover at 3pm.
Bro, in the EU they have riots and fights at football games, people go to jail, and sometimes they are beat to death. That never happens at sporting events in America. Maybe a fight or two once in a while, but never riots and deaths.
I think visiting school usually gets an allotment of about 5000 tickets. If that school does not sell them to their fans, by a week before game they have to return them to the home team, So they can be sold. The visitors usually sit in the corner of the stadium. For basketball games the visiting team only gets about 100 tickets and they sit right behind the visitor bench. Remember, the United States is a huge country. Some schools are fairly close together, a couple of hundred miles. But in some cases schools can be in the same conference and be 1500 miles apart like Oregon and UCLA; Miami and Syracuse and Hawaii and anyone they play. So traveling to an away game can be a big commitment in time in money. And there are a lot more teams than just basketball and football. Most schools play 12 to 18 sports. Most schools have women’s basketball softball baseball volleyball lacrosse track and field swimming and diving and golf etc.
I grew up down the road from Beaver Stadium (the third one - whiteout in this video). I remember once in like 1990 I was downtown during an AWAY game against then No. 2 Notre Dame. Penn State won in a massive upset. The entire student body was in the streets and a mob broke into Beaver Stadium tore down the goal posts, marched through downtown town and put them up at Old Main (the main admin building), again for an away game.
I’m not saying NFL crowds aren’t loud, but the atmosphere in college football, especially on a big rivalry game night is absolutely on another level
Exactly it’s like high school football game but 100x better
Nfl is a better product in my opinion but nothing like a live college game atmosphere is absolutely better
@@benjamindouglas862 you’re 100% right. I prefer watching NFL games but if I had the choice between going to a live Cowboys/Texans game compared to live Texas/Texas A&M/Texas Tech, I’d much rather go to a live college game.
@@CamoHSU2310 I grew up in the north in a basketball state so I never was into college football until I went to university in the South. There is nothing like homecoming tailgating.
Growing up in Arrowhead Stadium I’d say otherwise
Not only did they take down the goal-post but they marched it out of the stadium, down the street, and threw it into the Tennessee river.
Much respect.
Well worth the SEC fine. Love to see it any time it's not us playing Tennessee.
W Alabama fan respect
@claytondennis8034 yeah lol! The fine should probably go up. Lol. Rich alums just donate enough to cover it😂😂
We had to sacrifice the goalpost to the Tennessee River to give thanks for the victory
Roll Tide 😢
College football is another animal. Arguably better than, more loved than NFL. It’s not free it’s just people’s hometown or where they went to school. Definitely not free. College football is a party. So much fun. Every week.
College football is 10,000 times better than the bland, antiseptic, corporate NFL.
Couldn’t agree more. Watched both my entire life and would MUCH rather watch college.
@@signal4790 bruh, facts.....two top 10 rivals facing off in primetime....nothing else like it
That alabama v tennessee game.....
agreed, and sooooooo far from free.
If you come from the UK, it's not just the game. Especially at the bigger, more traditional football schools, the tailgate atmosphere if AMAZING! You want to talk about parties? This is where all that energy you're seeing starts... in the parking lots w/ lots of great bbq & libations.
To answer a question, no, fans aren’t separated. The visiting school is usually given an allocation of tickets in a certain area of the stadium that they can sell (5000 seats at my alma mater, Notre Dame, for an 80k stadium). But you can sit anywhere except maybe the students sections and people are usually pretty nice. Fights are rare.
Part of what makes the games so much fun, especially the night games, is you spend the whole day tailgating beforehand. Drinking, bbqing, playing games in the parking lots. Every school has their own traditions and most of the big ones have been playing longer than the NFL has been around.
Fans are separated for OU-Texas. That’s the only one I’m aware of.
Uga Florida are separated but those are outlier games
Fights aren’t that rare lmao
Jump Around was in Wisconsin. Sometimes the stadium is rocking so hard, the crowd will register as a mild earthquake miles away
Facts
Camp Randall will collapse one day. I hope that I am wrong.
6:36 fun fact of Wisconsin’s Jump Around. You can actually feel the stadium shake when all the fans jump at the same time.
Facts
I live in madison and I can verify this as fact😊
Michigan Stadium, the first stadium of this video is the largest stadium in the United States and the Western Hemisphere, the third largest stadium in the world, and the 34th largest sports venue in the world. Its official capacity is 107,601, but it has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000.
GO BLUE!
it’s just doesn’t look like it because of the way it’s built. I’ve went IRL and it’s massive just doesn’t look like it on camera
@@moonbros5637 it's bigger on the inside
GO BLUE!!!!!
GO BLUE!!!!!
Nothing compares to a college football rivalry game at prime time when both teams are having a good season.... nothing is better!
If you want to see an awesome tradition, Google The Wave at Kennick Stadium. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes! It makes me cry with pride every single time! ❤
Jump Around is something different. The whole city shakes between the 3rd and 4th quarters of Badger home games
Jump Around measures on seismic meters like an earthquake.
Native American with a flaming spear on horseback, chuck wagons, buffalo, vintage cars -- the stuff on the field in college football games is amazing.
That flaming spear is my team!! Woot go FSU!
@@TanyaQueen182mine too. Planting that spear is the best pregame ritual in all of college football, maybe college sports, but I'm kinda biased.
@@Tony-B23 I love it too, but the Hawkeye wave is on another level.
I don’t disagree. That spear slam hits different. For me, auburn releasing the eagle gives me chills.
@@TanyaQueen182GO NOLES
Crazy thing about college football is games are an all day event. Fans arrive to campuses early and tailgate the entire day where they eat,drink, reconnect with friends, watch other games, and take part in the traditions outside the stadium. So by the time kickoff rolls around that night, most of the fans have been there for 10-12 hours. If you need a point of reference, look up “The Grove” at Ole Miss. You could probably do an entire reaction video on just the different college football tailgate scenes.
You only see one color at each game because the distances between colleges is so great that you get few away fans. For example, there’s a huge rivalry between Ohio State University and Michigan. The colleges are separated by 250 miles, so getting to an away game isn’t easy.
rightttt, gotcha! i forget how big america is and how long it takes to get from state to state
@@L3WGReacts I know, right? It’s nearly the equivalent of traveling the entire length of Ireland north to south.
@@L3WGReacts I just did a quick Google search. The average distance between the big 10 universities is 451 miles, roughly the distance from London to Inverness.
And not just distance, but the home team controls the ticket sales. They're going to apportion the large majority of tickets to home fans and release some fraction to the visiting team.
Not that game. Osu makes up half the big house. At the shoe? Osu fans won't give up their tickets for that game.
The second stadium shown (w/ the orange and white checkerboards in the end zones) is Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee where UT plays their home games. I have been there a half dozen times and it is amazing as it seats over 100,000 spectators but there is not a bad seat in the house with the giant scoreboards for replays and stuff. And Volunteer fans are some of the most passionate fans anywhere (especially now that the program is on the upswing again). Tailgating, the "Vol Navy", the Vol Walk and singing Rocky Top are all great UT traditions.
The fans at 5:28 are chanting "USC" (I think), which, in this case, stands for the University of South Carolina. There is another school that also goes by USC; that one is the University of Southern California.
That is what they’re chanting.
Yes I go to school at USC WE ARE THE REAL USC WE WERE FIRST
USC Cali Baby❤️
To correct a comment below, students do also pay for tickets but usually at a big discount price. Other tickets are generally pricey. Also, there are so many TV, licensing, and trademark deals that universities make money hand over fist. Take into account that they don't pay student athletes so they reap all the benefits (barring this year's new NIL deals which student athletes can now make money. Top college athletes are making millions now. But that's a whole nother story! Lol).
With Darude Sandstorm they were chanting "USC! USC!" cause that was University of South Carolina 👍
I think it depends on the school. I went to Arizona State and students did not have to pay for sporting events... for football games we would stand in a separate line (for the student section) and show our school ID. We would get a wristband and that was basically our ticket. For basketball it was a voucher system, where it was a first come first served thing.
I graduated almost 10 years ago, so maybe it's changed.
But yeah, ticket prices are pretty expensive regardless the sport.
@savemepunk3191 yeah at Baylor we were charged a flat $350 fee every year and that paid for any ticket to a home game for any sport for the year, including any playoff games we hosted. That was nearly 10 years ago though so I'm not sure if it's changed.
Ain't that big of a discount I assure you lol. When I was in undergrad our student section tickets were still 90% the cost of the opposite end zone.
@savemepunk3191 yeah cause you guys are trash at football lol. Sorry bud
@@savemepunk3191you paid for tickets I imagine, just in student fees. That’s how it was at Virginia at least. Every single student paid, it covers the portion of the administrative budget that ticket fees at other schools do, and as a result you get in “free” with a student ID.
To us true fans of the sport, college is pure football without all the BS. It's epic in person.
Oh lord I rolled my eyes so hard I saw my brain.
There is nothing like it.
College football has a ton of passion because it's usually players from our area on the team. In the NFL you have players from all around the country. At LSU (Louisiana State University) the majority of the players are from Louisiana or the bordering states.
Geaux Tigers! 💜⭐
Not to mention they play harder! They’re playing for a chance at a career in foot ball…. Leave it all on the field every game.
Texas is the same way. 6 starters this year are from cities within the Austin Metro. They grew up watching the horns and to get to put that beautiful burnt orange on is a source of pride.
The first one they show is Michigan Stadium (the Big House), one home game against Note Dame on September 7th, 013 had 115,109 people attending. Michigan won 41-30. 😀
And the Big House will have new endzone monitors. They are tied for 3rd largest screen in the country but The Big House is the only stadium with two of them. Go Blue!
To put this in more context for the Brits, the Big House has also hosted the largest attended soccer game in the U.S and one of most attended matches ever when Real Madrid played Manchester United in a friendly in 2014. 109,318 people were there.
Don’t remind me lol
College football is much older than pro football, so it has extremely deep roots. Teams represent their state or a significant portion of it. And it's the highest level of football outside the NFL, so the college kids they cheer for may go on to the NFL and become stars. Instead of clubs being the main athletic path to the highest pro levels, our athletes in basketball and football are brought up playing on high school and college teams. Recruiting star athletes is therefore a huge (and often controversial) part of the development process in high school and college athletics.
When you asked if they were going to war, you were close. That's my school, Florida State University and they invented the War Chant which you heard, Sadly you didn't get to see the full open for the game but you can look it up on UA-cam because it's one of the top traditions in college football.
I’m a Gator fan but I have to give yall that! Your entrance is tops in college football for sure!
@@nathanwillyerd963 I have plenty of Gator friends. For me it's a friendly rivalry. Thanks for the nice comment.
@@chuckmurray1825it’s always awkward for people who know me bc I went to UF but I’m a Braves fan so I still tomahawk chop 😅
@@Crazy_Broke_Asian Ha! That's pretty funny! I never thought about a Gator in ATL doing the War Chant (aka Tomahawk Chop). I have many Gator friends so I get it. ATL has a huge FSU and UF alumni base.
1:33 After 15 years, Tennessee beats Alabama. There's a long tradition, over a century, of tearing down the goal posts in college football.
In Knoxville they carry the goal post down Cumberland avenue and then drop the post in the Tennessee river.
@@michaelcooley4553 I wonder what their annual goalpost budget is?
@@pillarofdawnit was a $100,000 fine last year just for rushing the field that night, and then they needed another $150,000 for a new goal post.
@pillarofdawn we only bring them down every 10-20 years when we win a huge game. I helped take them down in 98 when we beat Florida and I believe that was the last time before this. They might come down again soon when we beat Georgia
FSU home games at Doak Cambell, still to this day give me chills at kickoff...and I've been a Nole for 35 years. That warchant rocks your soul
3:17 to answer your question, no it isn't. we have a HUGE amount of pride for our college teams. We definitely show lots of support for our favorite NFL teams, but college football attracts much larger and louder crowds.
At 8:46 is my state’s flagship college team LSU, Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers. Our stadium holds 102,000 people and the fans get so loud that three times in the schools history the noise has set off nearby earthquake sensors registering as small earthquakes! It’s wild and insanely loud!
Straight Facts Kerri👍"The Bayou Bengals" What an atmosphere at "*The Real Death Valley."😳(*never been there) I hope your school will have MERCY on my favorite school joining the NFL "minor league" aka The S.E.C. My school is University Of Texas.I hated our stupid people in charge think we can compete in that conference.I was like nooooo! noooo!😳 I fell out of my sofa when I heard Texas is leaving The Big-12 from my local news sports reporter.We can't even beat Iowa St.,or TCU.We are NOT good enough and a long,long,way off.What are we doing?😡 I'm sooo! scared we going too be playing for last place with Missouri and Vanderbilt every year.Kerri we don't have the recruits.The Best HS in Texas football is Galena Park North Shore Houston,TX ,and most of Top players like #18 Chasson signed with LSU a few years ago did.The 2nd Best HS is Austin Westlake.A QB you might heard of Drew Brees is an alumni.Well,they are coming in '24.UNFORNATELY! Thank You Kerri GEAUX TIGERS!🐯 We (Texas) are TOAST
I'm mostly disappointed they were playing "Calling Baton Rouge" and not "Neck"
As a Bama fan who has been to Death Valley MANY times over the years, I have got to say it is my favorite 'away' stadium in which to watch a game. FANTASTIC atmosphere and one of the loudest places on Earth. Roll Tide and Geaux Tigers!
"Are they going to war, whats going on"
Every American Football game is going to war. They gave blood sweat and tears in practice. They're both ready for blood, and to knock each other in the mouth. Strategy and physicality both equally important
it is a war allegory, for sure.
College football is so much fun. Alumni, students, donors all come together every game.
College football makes me happy… The school spirit, the bands, the traditions!
The amazing thing about college football is these are kids 18-22 as well as those not in college but support the team. I love the experience for these kids. Making friends and enjoying life.
That second one where they took the goalpost with everybody was in orange was Tennessee after they beat Alabama this past year. It was the first time in 16 years that Tennessee won (they play each other every year), and that goal post was found in the neighboring Tennessee River the day after the game.
Look up “Neyland Stadium Goalposts” on google maps lol
I'm a Michigan fan, getting the experience of singing Mr. Brightside with over 100,000 people is one of the coolest experiences
It never gets old if you have went to multiple games as well. You actually look foreword to that moment, and notice if it has not happened late in the game. Like this years Big Ten Championship they did it after we won, and I totally noticed near the end of the game that we had not done it yet.
The Big House (Michigan Stadium) has over 107,000 seats. They are routinely sold out.
It is a vibe. Go to Ann Arbor on a home game day, it is insane!!
It is not free.
I LIVED IN ANNARBOR MY FAMILY HAD SEASON TICKETS MANY GAMES I WENT TO OUR STADIUM IS BEAUTIFUL ❤❤❤❤
I’ve been there multiple times for Mr Brightside! The Big House holds the most people out of any college stadium with 105,000+ every week, the vibes in there are untouched
The annual Red River Showdown between the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma is played at a neutral site almost exactly halfway between the two campuses at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas,Texas during October literally right in the middle of the State Fair of Texas. The stadium tickets are split exactly in half for each school. It is one of the top interstate rivalries in all of American sports. 🔥💯 #BoomerSooner #HookEm
Agreed! BOOMER! (From a former resident of OK now in KY.)
HOOK EM! 🤘🏻
Glad to have y'all in the SEC next year! Good schools, good tradition, great competition. We all know that you're not gonna get rolled.
🤘🏼 Hook 'em!
Yes, THIS is college football. TX vs OU is my favorite game of the year.
5:00 is at University of South Carolina. We have Sandstorm which will play throughout the night and everyone goes wild. They were chanting USC. I am in the Carolina Band so I get to see this every time we play at Willy-B. Definitely one of the best college football traditions
Go cocks!
The current list of the eight largest college football stadiums are...
1. Michigan Stadium -107,601
2. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) -106,572
3. Ohio State -102,733
4. Kyle Field (My Texas A&M Aggies) -102,733
5. Tiger Stadium (LSU) - 102,321
6. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee Vols) - 101,915
7. Texas Longhorns stadium -100,119
8. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) - 100,077
College Football is wild, unpredictable, and exciting. Most of the big SEC college teams are in the middle of the Southern Bible belt. Religion is very much a common place here in the south. I maybe misquoting here, but I believe it was legendary Florida State Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden who said there are two types of religion in the South. God, and college football and that is very true. Even if you stay at home to watch the games on TV, its still a family event. Whole families gather to eat, drink, and watch football on Saturday. Its a blast whether your at the game, tailgating outside the stadium, or cheering your team on at home. Can't wait for football season to start!!!
And the sports bars air only that game on their TV's!
Yes I live in the south and myself and whole family are big Alabama fans . College football is huge in the south and so are the rivalries. Seeing this guy enjoy the energy from a game is so good to see. There is nothing like being in the stadium with all your closest friends watching a game. So fun!!
Go Gators
GO BLUE!!!
Not an Iowa Hawkeye fan, but "the Wave" to the children's hospital after the 1st quarter is simply the best tradition in all of sports.
Those are home games so almost everyone is from the home team and yes we wear the team colors. The one with the "war chant" is Florida State University Seminoles and yes, our mascot is a horse and rider called Renegade and Osceola and during home games Osceola has a lit spear that he plants at mid- field before the game. The BEST mascot in college football. Come for a game in Tallahassee, FL. You'll love it! (Also there's a lit spear outside the stadium for a week before home games.)
3:18 I was at that game against Notre Dame when I was a freshamn at Virginia Tech, and all I can say is that it was the best football game I have ever been to (even though we lost…). Tech may not be the best at football anymore, but we always show out for the games. The Enter Sandman entrance is something everyone needs to experience once in their life.
The energy of a college football stadium is unmatched. It's so freaking fun. And people start tailgating in the parking lot at dawn. It's a party within a party.
Wisconsin resident here and UW Madison fan. We're the school that does the Jump Around celebration and it's crazy. The entire stadium shakes like crazy.
The craziest clip I’ve ever seen that truly showcases the insanity of a big college football game was Penn State vs Michigan I believe in 2019. Michigan was playing at PSU and the crowd as Michigan took the field for the first drive has to be one of the loudest most intimidating crowds in any sport ever. I can’t imagine what it was like being there.
I was at the game, our student section was like being next to a jet engine, we miiight have gotten away with playing Mo Bamba at full blast past the point they’re supposed to turn off all audio but the moment was insane regardless
@@Bigthursdayfan Mo Bamba was the icing on top. I’m so jealous you got to see that live lol.
I went to a white out game st PSU for the first time when I was 7 and it CHANGED me. I didnt even go to that school ultimately, but i have been a fan of the team my whole life.
I went to Baton Rouge ONE time for an Alabama vs. LSU night game (2012, look it up-- it was such a great game). That atmosphere was unlike any game I've ever been to, and I've seen games in Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Athens, Knoxville, and both Mississippi schools. LSU fans were insane. Vomit, piss everywhere, 15 person fights, blacked-out 18-30 year olds. Great time!
LSU football is its own animal! Geaux Tigers! 😊
I grew up an hour away from Beaver Stadium and went to many Penn State games. The atmosphere is incredible and so much fun!!
Haha. “They going to war?” you nailed it. That’s my team, FSU and it’s the war chant. We have a strong Native American influence for my team. Love it.
The first 3 stadiums each hold over 100,000 people, by comparison, Camp Nou (after renovations) will hold 105,000 the only stadium in Europe to hold over 90k.
Also, fun fact about the goal posts at 1:33 that happened at Tennesse and the posts ended up in the river nearby.
Tennesse and Alabama were once bitter rivals, for emphasis, they play on the 2nd Saturday in October, 2022 broke a 16-year Alabama winning streak. It was won on a last-second field goal, so this game was also an instant classic.
Tennessee and Alabama are still bitter rivals.
This game brought the rivalry back hard.
@@12hairyjohn*3rd*Saturday in October. 😊 #GBO!
There is nothing like a college football experience. From tailgating through the club and private after party, it’s all just a vibe. SEC is known for it’s partying.
Florida State's mascot is a Seminole Tribe Native American, that's why a Native American rides into the stadium on a horse with a burning spear. People in the stands are chanting & moving their arms up & down in what is called the "Tomahawk Chop" which is a type of cheer. (In the history of the USA, Native Americans' main weapons when fighting were tomahawks & spears.) University of Oregon are the Ducks, that's why there is a guy in a duck costume.
There are about 6,000 colleges & universities in the USA & all of them have their own mascot & school colors. (This is the same for high schools & the National Football League.) However, only about 800 have football teams because of the cost of a football staff, stadium, travel expenses, etc. They also have chants they shout or songs they sing. [For instance, when Pennsylvania State University plays at home, they call for a "White Out" (their colors are navy blue & white), which means as many fans as possible wear white to their home games to show they support their team. Usually when Penn State fans go to games at other stadiums, they wear blue.] Football fans have shirts, hats, towels, flags, & all kinds of other things in their colors with their school name on it.
Most stadiums do have a student section just for students in their home stadium. Rest of the stadium is usually mixed with people for both teams though majority being for the local team because they live nearby or parents drive to games to see their kids play. There are groups of seats reserved for season ticket holders (people who buy all the tickets for every home game).
These film clips are of American college football (not soccer). They are college students & are not professionals & usually have received college scholarships that cover the cost of their tuition & books. Crowds for American soccer are smaller & not as animated or rowdy as football games. Energy at football games is very high & students, parents, faculty, & people who live nearby are very supportive of their teams.
Though students & faculty can buy tickets to games at discounted prices, tickets for everyone else start at $70 up to $1,000 FOR EACH GAME, which varies depending on the school & where the seat is located in the stadium. Cost for parking your car at the stadium costs $50 to $100+ per game. If it is an important game or a playoff game, prices are higher. (Colleges that have won a lot of championships, have higher prices.) Games starting the end of August are usually already sold out. It costs a lot to be a dedicated football fan.
FSU isn’t the braves it’s not the tomahawk chop, it’s the warchant and yes it’s the original Atlanta and KC stole it
@@lisab.9956 you can be wrong that’s ok. Also he is called Osceola not chief osceola there was only one and that isn’t him. And it’s the warchant not the tomahawk chop all because the internet says it doesn’t mean it’s true you are wrong
@@joshhazelip7841Atlanta didn’t “steal” it lmfao. Deion Sanders brought it over when he played for Atlanta because it fits don’t be a drama queen
The tickets to Oregon Ducks game have the primary color you should be wearing called out on them. The playing of “Shout” at the end of the third quarter is simply iconic.
I'm from Michigan, been to the big house multiple times, and it NEVER gets old when they do that. 💙💛
I BLEED maize and blue 😂
This video showed some traditions but left out several, like Bevo the Longhorn Cow, 12th man, Washington Huskies Fans, Boomer Sooner Wagon racing across the field, the greatest 20s of football, Colorado Buffalo. Also the very first stadium was the largest capacity. There 23 college stadiums that hold over 70k people
10:35 it’s FSU’s entry to EVERY game. Chief Osceola rides in on his horse Renegade and plants the flaming spear mid field. ❤️💛❤️💛❤️💛❤️💛
The sad thing is, you didn’t even get to watch the best versions of some of these traditions. College football is the absolute best dude.
The Tennessee clip where they tore down the goalposts, the network broadcasting it had a camera mounted on that goalpost. I don’t think they ever got it back.
At most universities students are required to pay activities fees each semester which enables them to attend some events free, but the numbers that can actually attend a football or basketball game are limited. In most cases students sit at one of the end zones. The rest of the seats cost plenty, depending on the location. There are always some seats set aside for fans of the visiting team.
I’m at Georgia Tech and it’s nothing like that here 💀
@@wckdaintgood I go to Georgia tech and the only thing that’s different is the limited number of student tickets (cause nobody goes to the games we never reach the limit lol). Students sit behind end zone in freshmen hill and tickets are free cause the athletics fee. Away fans sit in corner at techwood/north ave (unless it’s uGA they just buy out the whole stadium)
You definitely need to go to a great University/College game!!! Some are bigger than others so make sure you find the great ones you deserve it!!! My father and mother in-law went to LSU and at 88 they still get sooo excited watching it on TV!!! The sound you heard asking about what were they doing with the Florida Seminoles which are Native Americans and it’s the tomahawk chop.
There are more tickets available for the home team . and there are sections for the students which yet reduce priced tickets but there’s a lot of family and alumni there. It’s just it’s where you go it’s where you meet people it’s where you make friends and where are you get to know them sometimes for the rest of your life. It’s an awesome event!! One thing we can do in the US is throw a party a very loud and fun and crazy party!!
I honestly believe that Collegiate Fans and Football/Soccer Fans have more in common than any other sport.
The level of intense Fandom is so similar. Difference is the college stadiums all house about 90-120 thousand people whereas even Wimbely caps at 90k. It's unreal
the only differences is that college football doesn't have much hooliganism/violence but they also don't have ultras
I'm a FSU fan (the ones with the ear chant and horse( , but that Sith Carolina entrance gives me those bumps every time i see it!
They were chanting USC - the initials of their school, the University of South Carolina.
I live about 45 minutes from Virginia Tech and when I first moved here I went down to the campus before a big game and was sitting in my car outside the stadium during the Hokies entrance and my suburban was literally vibrating! I’ve always been a Hokies fan so that was way cool and so much fun! When the VT shooting happened everyone in my small town was freaking out because all we heard for hours were sirens going down the interstate by us but the news hadn’t gotten out yet so nobody knew wtf was going on! It was a freaky feeling
I don't know WTF the shooting had to do with anything.
@@VL1975 it’s just become a habit. When I go back to my hometown and I run into people I know and they find out where I’m currently living that subject always comes up. So, like I said, it’s a habit. And I don’t know why you had to reply like you did with the attitude
@@christypriest30 Because why bring up a negative thing into a discussion about football traditions!? It's like as if I talk about 9-11 every time I talk about the Yankees...lol
At around 10:30, that's my team. Florida State University (I'm in California). It's the Tomahawk chop/war chant. The school basically got permission from the native indigenous tribe - the Seminole tribe, and a warrior rides on the field on a horse and to pump up the crowd, you do the war chant/tomahawk chop.
College sports draw a bigger crowd than professional. The athletes are almost as good, they play for love of the game, and students are fiercely loyal to their school. What you see is played out every week in over a 100 locations.
Almost as good? LMAO GTFOH. Students are loyal to their school? Then why do they transfer all the time now!? You live in a bubble.
You've got it! It is a giant vibe to be in a stadium for a college football game! You're not even seeing the excitement after a big play by the home team. Electric!
There are about a dozen stadiums in America that hold 100,000+ people and ALL of them are college stadiums!
I'm a Texas fan that has been to a lot of stadiums around the country and the FSU War Chant you said was dope is amazing in person. The fans stand and chop with their arm like a tomahawk while chanting to the drums. When Chief O and Renegade (the horse) ride out he's holding a flaming spear and slams it in the game prior to start. I went to the FSU v Miami one of their rivals games and it was a blast.
Being a season ticket holder and third generation fan of Michigan I can attest that college football is by far mor involved than the nfl
College football is the South’s Saturday religion. I’m an Ole Miss graduate and we tailgate in the Grove. Our tent has food catered from local restaurants and it’s not unusual between our friends and our sons, we entertain appropriately 50-60 people each home game. My husband graduated from Miss State which is known as for their baseball. Their new baseball field has apartments you can lease for a game or season. You have outdoor padded seating area and indoor living/dining/kitchen for drinks and food. It also includes a wide television to watch the game because Mississippi is hot and humid as hell during baseball season. The apartment includes a single bedroom. I rented one for my husband’s birthday. We went down the night before to check everything was ready for our guest. We had the university cater the majority of the food with drinks provided by us and food from classic college diners to round out the offerings. We hosted about 30 people and had a blast.
The White Out at Penn State, there is nothing like it. The best tradition hands down is the end of the third quarter in Iowa. Everyone turns around and waves to the children at the children's hospital.
Speaking as an Iowa fan, the White Out, especially at night, is quite intimidating.
Love college football. Fell in love w it growing up in Texas and my father took me to my first Texas home game. I lost my mind when we got “Texas Fight” going full stadium. Been throwin up the horns ever since.
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I've always preferred college football over the NFL. There is just something about school pride.
I played in the marching band for 4 years at my Univerity, and game days were always long and exhausting but so much fun. By no means was my uni's football team the best, nor is our stadium the largest, but we did go to the Fiesta bowl when I was there, so that was an amazing experience.
6:03 is Jump Around. It's the university of Wisconsin's tradition at the start of the 4th quarter. It shakes the lights in the press box and actually registers as an earthquake on the Richter scale. It's consistently voted as the best college football tradition.
That is crazy, it is the Michigan stadium, I think that is 100,000 people. They are part of the Big 10 conference, my school Illinois is in it too, but we are not very good. They are one of the top 5 teams in the country.
Here in Alabama, we have the greatest college football team dynasty ever, The Alabama Crimson Tide! Bryant-Denny Stadium has a seating capacity of 100,077 and is the tenth-largest stadium in the world!
We are also home to The Auburn Tigers, whose stadium, Jordan-Hare Stadium has a seating capacity of 87,451. We are super serious about our football here... Lol
There are also fans from the visiting college who most times would.need to fly in. Just like the team would need to fly in. There are students in the stands, players family's, alumni and fans.
The second clip was in Knoxville, TN, when my Vols beat our rival, Bama. It’s a *rare* tradition that when we beat one of our big rivals, we storm the field at the end of the game, tear down the goal posts, and chuck them in the river. Yes, there are huge fines for the university, but it’s a sight to behold, and never frowned upon. That game was AWESOME. We set off fireworks at the house afterwards, and heard a bunch of neighbors doing the same. It had been years since we beat them, and MAN, it was good!
University of Iowa first quarter wave - yes the coaches have security - they have to.. College games are expensive and fans are crazy - University of Iowa graduate here.
Bro I still remember back in the 90's when FSU had the "Spirit Spear"... the more noise the crowd made, the brighter it got... Literally had to take it down because of hearing damage...
There is nothing more fun than going to a big time college football game. Tailgating before the game, getting absolutely hammered, and then going to the game, slowly sobering up before going out after to get drunk again. I was at the game when Missouri beat #1 ranked Oklahoma at home in 2010. We rushed the field, tore down the goal posts, and walked them to Harpo's bar to cut it into pieces as is tradition when we rush the field in Missouri.
This is more like team chants or songs than anything, but there are some other really great traditions and performances that are worth checking out. The biggest stadiums hold over 100,000 people. You get students, alumni, and the community there. People are really invested in and supportive of their universities here (as we should be, because it costs a small fortune to attend one).
Bro, if you are a student at the school it is free, if not, you have to pay for tickets. The college football teams make money from the tv rights to broadcast their games, it is a multi-billion dollar business. Most of the money comes from the tv networks. They pay for the rights to put the games on tv, and the school gets that money. They also make money from food and drinks, and merch, hats, shirts, parking, etc.
NFL games cost a fortune to go to, everyone has to pay to go to an NFL game, and pay a lot.
The traditions are great, I've been to a ton of penn state white out games, add a rivalry game into the mix and the energy is unbeatable
College football is a religion.
Couple of interesting footnotes for you:
The country song (“Dixieland Delight”) being played at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, is by a band called Alabama. They are a legendary country band who were very popular in the 1980’s and still beloved to this day.
The stadium where you remarked that everyone is wearing green is Autzen stadium, home to the Oregon Ducks. The song they were playing that everyone was singing along to was “Shout”.
In the classic movie “Animal House”, Otis Day & the Knights play this song at a Delta frat party. The movie was filmed in part on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. (It was the stand in for the fictional Faber College.)
You should check out college football traditions (Ralphie, the mascot of the U of Colorado, Bevo, the Mascot of U of Texas, and the greatest of them all, Uga, the English Bulldog that is the mascot of the U of Georgia.
It’s almost college football season and Fall is nigh. The best time of the year.
To put this into perspective: 20 years ago I took my wife to a college football game for our 1st anniversary. Georgia, my alma mater, beat Georgia Tech in Sanford Stadium in Athens, GA. That’s how romantic I am.
Being at Michigan Stadium singing Mr. Brightside is an experience. I've been going to games there for years. So fun!
At 8:20 the crowd responses are…
Spend my dollar “on beer!”
Parked in a holler neath the mountain moonlight “Roll Tide!”
Hold her up tight “against the wall!”
Make a little lovin “all night!”
A little turtledovin on a mason-dixon night “F Auburn!”
Fits my life “and LSU!”
Oh so right “and Tennessee too!”
My Dixieland delight
The school is the University of Alabama, Roll Tide!
That Michigan one brings me to tears. It fit the theme of our season last year. Also, over 100K strong in that stadium
10:14 That’s Florida State University, Mascot is the Seminoles. Before every home game they do the music and Tomahawk Chop and they have Renegade with a flaming spear and they throw it into the ground. It cut off the best part
Gives me goosebumps….no atmosphere better than college football…and if you want to get the best experience ever got to a Michigan/Ohio State game…it’s dubbed ‘THE GAME’ for a reason
The Mr. Brightside singing is so much fun. Every game is such an experience. It is unreal.
I was at that Michigan game in The Big House. Such an electric atmosphere! College football is rather expensive if you want to go to some of the biggest games. The Michigan vs Ohio State game (One of the biggest rivalries in CFB) is usually around 500 USD for top row seats. College football is Americas sport. Its arguably bigger than some of the professional leagues. Most stadiums can hold more fans than the NFL stadiums. And fans are not separated. If your team is the away team, prepare to be one of the few lol
Go Ducks! The University of Oregon fans singing the song "Shout", at the end of the video, comes from the movie Animal House that was filmed there. The fans follow the "little bit softer now" and "little bit louder now" lines in the song to go crazy.
I’m a U. Of Michigan alum and the BIG House is the largest in the country! The VIB when everyone is stomping and yelling is amazing! I still live here in Ann Arbor, and on home games, the population of Ann Arbor goes up about 50%.
The visiting teams usually don't have a lot of fans there as traveling can be far, but if they are there, they are sprinkled throughout the crowd since there's no designated seats for home and away teams. The tickets will also say what color they're to wear depending on the seats if they're going for a patterned look. I don't think they are free. At least they aren't here in Utah ($400- $1,000 + for two tickets.) From what I understand, tickets can be hard to get.
yeah i'm not sure who in the comments told me they were free haha, i was so confused to that... that many fans buying at those prices, i see why they have such big stadiums
@@L3WGReacts Yeah no, a normal college game is gonna be like $50-100 per ticket, but it depends where you sit and how important the game is. You want the 50-yard line of Ohio State vs. Michigan? Yeah, that's gonna be $500-1500 depending on the importance of the game that season. In general college games are cheaper than NFL games.
I appreciate you doing this review. Even if you go to some of the smaller schools with 30k person stadiums and not 80-100k person stadiums, etc you’ll still see a ton of people going crazy. Tailgating, singing the songs, wearing colors, drinking, playing games.
It’s actually MUCH better than most professional sports. NFL doesn’t hold a candle to it regarding tailgating, and most of the other sports don’t do tailgating at all, or very limited.
College football is an experience. I hope someday you get to go to a game! Definitely not free, especially if you go to a big game, but it’s so worth it.
There was a time that our rivalry used to get pushed to earlier and earlier times because it gave fans LESS time to tailgate. People were instead getting there at 6am to start tailgating. It didn’t deter us AT ALL. I’m t just meant we were drunk as shit by 7am and hungover at 3pm.
Bro, in the EU they have riots and fights at football games, people go to jail, and sometimes they are beat to death. That never happens at sporting events in America. Maybe a fight or two once in a while, but never riots and deaths.
I think visiting school usually gets an allotment of about 5000 tickets. If that school does not sell them to their fans, by a week before game they have to return them to the home team, So they can be sold. The visitors usually sit in the corner of the stadium. For basketball games the visiting team only gets about 100 tickets and they sit right behind the visitor bench. Remember, the United States is a huge country. Some schools are fairly close together, a couple of hundred miles. But in some cases schools can be in the same conference and be 1500 miles apart like Oregon and UCLA; Miami and Syracuse and Hawaii and anyone they play. So traveling to an away game can be a big commitment in time in money. And there are a lot more teams than just basketball and football. Most schools play 12 to 18 sports. Most schools have women’s basketball softball baseball volleyball lacrosse track and field swimming and diving and golf etc.
Coming out of that tunnel in high school games sent chills up my back cant even imagine this level of glory
I grew up down the road from Beaver Stadium (the third one - whiteout in this video). I remember once in like 1990 I was downtown during an AWAY game against then No. 2 Notre Dame. Penn State won in a massive upset. The entire student body was in the streets and a mob broke into Beaver Stadium tore down the goal posts, marched through downtown town and put them up at Old Main (the main admin building), again for an away game.
You should go to a Penn State White Out Game. It's one of the best experiences in college sports.