Stupid Traditions

has always struck me as disappointing, though the cheer it evokes is a heartening portent for Ohio's century long struggle to achieve 50% literacy.

Ohio State fans' tradition of throwing batteries and bottles at Michigan fans is pretty effing stupid. And not that this can hold a candle to the above, but I have sat in the UCLA student section a few times, and I could not get over how lame their cheers were. They had a de facto, plain-clothed cheerleader who would explain what the cheers were, and then lead the crowd. (Shouldn't dudes already know their own cheers?) Some of the individual cheers were pretty funny, however (e.g., "fuck SC, it's the Rose Bowwwwl," done to sort of a hip-hop beat). But the U-C-LLLL-A cheer they kept doing seemed sort of lame.

You're right about the drum, but that little choo-choo is impressive.

At Colorado the cheer is "buffaloes buffaloes go CU!" but we the students said "fuck em up fuck em up go CU!" I kind of liked it

having a football team

not playing night games? not exactly the coolest tradition i've ever heard of...just saying!

Five Stupid Big Ten Traditions 5) MSU: Band looks like it has a nervous tic in its pregame entry cadence. Or is it a cramp? 4) Illinois: Anyone been intimidated or offended by a Muck Fichigan shirt? 3) Purdue: One two three four FIRST DOWWWWN BITCH. And Purdue Pete has to scare little kids. 2) Ohio State: Gold Pants. 1) Michigan: For getting punched repeatedly in the soul dong. Obvs.

I've always thought it was stupid that the Trojans play in the Coliseum.

State does the "1, 2, 3, First Down Bitch!" chant too. Infinitely, creative, guys. Everyone who steals some incarnation of the C-Ya chant from Michigan Hockey. Let's face it, Cornell hasn't had good reason to use it in years. Northwestern for mocking our third-down keychain ring by waving their keys for the expressed symbolization of "someday, Michigan students will pump our gas for us." I've never really had a reason to hate the 'Cats until an unfortunate incident with one of their Alumni on YouTube. Cockiest son-of-a-bitch ever. NU is a drain on the Big Ten athletically.

I went with some freinds to Cincy to watch a Bengals game. There were these three guys who walk around with a block of ice on a cart sloped down with a curved trail carved in it. They provide the liquor and you can take a shot down it for free. They do it every home game. They even have jerseys made up and they say "Luge Crew" on them. What's funny is that if you are an rival fan you can do one but you have to scream "Who Dey" into a megaphone before you can take a shot. Thought it was pretty cool. I have never seen so many fans denounce their team for liquor.

Reasons: #1- B/c an eagle flew over your stadium during a big win is reason to adopt it as a secondary mascot? This just reeks of "Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you" #2- You have a mascot. A Tiger. Tigers and Eagles have no relation what so ever. Perhaps if they mated and created a super flying beast of destruction, a "Tigle" if you will, then I can buy that. But pretty sure the Tiger would just eat the Eagle before/during/after the mating procedure. #3- The damn bird crashed into the ground and committed kamikaze suicide after your big victory. True Story. #4- The bird in question was the pet of a Northern Army regiment. You are a school from the South. So a Reb soldier picked up this eagle from the other side, nursed it back to health, and made it his pet? The South helped the North? [Foghorn Leghorn voice] NEVER, sir! I in-du-betibly deny your honorarium in the land of Dixie. [/foghorn leghorn voice] #5- I tried to ask an Auburn fan at the 2001 Citrus Bowl why two mascots and she couldn't come up with an answer. Then again, she may have answered me but I never noticed since I was staring at her extraordinarily perky breasts in that cut-off tank top.

Actually, I always thought the jingling of keys was pretty silly. "I jingle my keys at you!" This may be - in fact, almost certainly is - influenced by the fact that Virginia Poly does it too.

after the game goes and singing the Alma Mater with the band. I really like that and I wish that our players would come and sing the Victors or the Yellow and Blue after every game.