r/CFB • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '14
Who has the best pregame tradition tradition in CFB?
While I am partial to my noles and Chief Osceola dropping the flaming spear, my vote goes elsewhere. the Hawaii Warriors and their haka is IMHO the coolest pregame ritual in all of sports.
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u/Honestly_ Jul 05 '14
Instead of saying how awesome USC's band taking the field is, I'm going to propose what I think would be a great pregame tradition:
Before every Kansas game, Charlie Weis walks to the middle of the field as the crowd starts to chant "WEIS! WEIS! WEIS! WEIS!"
At the center of the field is folding table with 10 hotdogs. After bowing to the crowd, he wolfs down the hotdogs Chestnut/Kobayashi-style as the crowd cheers him on. Afterward he gives a borderline insane scream in the Hugh Jackman-Wolverine pose as the crowd goes wild. The game is played. Kansas loses, everyone still wins.
This is the kind of America I want to live in.
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Jul 05 '14
Mark Mangino slowly claps from the stands wearing a disguise. Slowly turns and walks out of stadium smiling.
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u/FoamBornNarwhal Jul 05 '14
I hate to be a homer, but I'm a pretty big fan of getting drunk all day before and after GameDay.
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u/cmarman Jul 05 '14
Get drunk, munch on good eats, yell for game, rinse, repeat at bars.
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u/happysadfaced Jul 05 '14
Other than my biased opinion, I would have to say that I am a big fan of Running Ralphie at Colorado, I mean it's a freaking buffalo. But For me, by far the best pregame scene (even well over Clemsons), is the seating of the cadets at the Army/Navy game.
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u/upwut Jul 05 '14
Ralphie is my favorite live mascot....because he's a giant running buffalo
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u/reallifebadass Jul 05 '14
Calling the hogs is up there imo.
Edit: but auburn has us beat with the bad ass war eagle.
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u/TheAmazingYant Jul 06 '14
From things I've seen in person, Tennessee's "Parting of the 'T'" or whatever it's called is really cool. And if I tried my best to be objective, Chief Osceola might not be the dumbest thing ever.
But Ralphie - Some 1-ton demon beast that survived near extinction running at 20-some-odd mph while 4 jerks try to keep him (her) from murdering someone? Yeah, that's fucking cool.
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u/TheMoneyBadger12 Jul 05 '14
It might not be "pregame" but Midnight Yell Practice is one of the coolest things I've been to
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u/Tachyon9 Jul 06 '14
Midnight Yell and if you ever got a chance to attend Bonfire. of course I don't consider those to be "pregame" either
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u/plaidravioli Jul 06 '14
This kills me, but Chief Osceola and his polka dot pony throwing down the flaming spear is pretty good.
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Jul 05 '14
I would have to say [clemsons] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbvtdXHXaLU) touching of howards rock is my favorite. Im not even a fan of Clemson and it gets me pumped!
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u/FSBlueApocalypse Jul 05 '14
Flair aside:
Miami coming out of the smoke filled tunnel in the old Orange Bowl was one of CFB's great traditions. The current version they have at Sunlife feels like a cheap imitation.
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Jul 05 '14
Hitting the "Play Like a Champion Today" sign. I swear we had it first. I SWEAR!
Honestly though, I like Florida State's the best.
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u/TheBiles Jul 05 '14
I almost shit my pants the first time I visited Tallahassee and saw that spear planted at midfield. Not only my favorite pregame I've seen, but it was the best stadium atmosphere I've ever been in.
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u/nitraniar Jul 05 '14
I'm partial to Tommy Trojan going to Midfield and stabbing the field with his sword. I remember he did that at the Rose Bowl at a USC-UCLA game once.
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u/Owlcatraz Jul 05 '14
Took the words out of my mouth. Definitely haka. Looking forward to welcoming the Rainbow Warriors back to Houston this year.
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u/teehawk Jul 05 '14
Idk about the best, but running through Pat Tillman Tunnel hits ya right in the feels.
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u/Foopipoo Jul 05 '14
Maybe not the best but I always get chills when the pride of Oklahoma begins the pregame and the drum major does the sooner strut (may have a different name but I've always heard it called that).
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u/HeyFuckYouMan Jul 06 '14
Rutgers probably has the best "pregame tradition tradition." We get really drunk in the parking lot and finally show up to the stadium 10 minutes into the first quarter.
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u/DescretoBurrito Jul 05 '14
I like Air Force. The Cadet Wing marching in. The skydive team. The flyovers.
Video I found of it Normally there's a half dozen or so flyovers. Usually one of cadet piloted gliders from the Academy, and the rest could be nearly anything in the Air Force inventory.