British Guy Reacts To Best College Football Entrances 

This was mental! College Football fans are something else. I have never seen anything like it in any other sports. Those players must be so pumped and proud to play for those fans. What team has the best entrance in College Football?

the reason why there’s so much passion behind college sports is because you don’t view the players as athletes, you see them as friends and classmates. They’re guys that live in your neighborhood that you might see in class or around campus at the grocery store or the bar. These universitys have been around forever and are all over the country so it’s much easier to access college sports than professional

College football has the best atmosphere in all of sports

I'm a lifelong Georgia bulldog fan and I understand your reaction One reaction you definitely should think about is army -Navy when the cadets from West point, and the midshipmen from the naval academy at Annapolis, play against each other. It's definitely an special experience and that's putting it mildly they don't call it America's game for nothing. It is actually the oldest game in college football

A few weeks ago Tennessee won against Alabama, and that moment they won, fans jumped so much it registered on a nearby seismograph. Fans literally shook the earth celebrating. It was amazing! GBO! 🍊

The first one you did was for Clemson University. The Rock is Howards Rock which is from Death Valley National Park in California. The importance is that the stadium is called Death Valley. Frank Howard was a coach in the 1940s. Someone brought him that rock and to motivate his players he told them unless they give 110% keep your damn hands off my rock. So it was added to the stadium and as the players run down the hill they rub the rock. They come off of busses because the locker rooms are on the other side of the stadium. So they are bussed around to run down the hill. That hill is no joke either....it levels off at one point which is where you see the players jump.

You mention how impressive the amount of fans in the stands. Two of the schools you saw are Clemson and South Carolina. Their two stadiums combined hold 160,000 people. The state of South Carolina has a population of just over 3 million. So if both teams are playing at home in front of sold-out crowds, that means that one out of every 20 living in the state are at those games! I live in the state and that stat still blows my mind!

When FSU takes the field at home...it really makes you proud to be a Seminole. It's powerful to see in person

Lifelong University of South Carolina Gamecock fan here and have been going to games for 40 plus yrs. There is no better environment than a Saturday spent with 86,000 of your closest friends tailgating and watching your favorite team. You see it at colleges all across the country. We love our college football is an understatement.

Florida State Seminoles have the best pregame/entrance tradition in college football. Chief Osceola on Renegade with the flaming spear while the entire stadium does the chop and the war chant with fireworks going off is above and beyond any other teams entrance. Fear the spear! Go Noles!!

South Carolina's 2001 entrance at night time is something you have to see in person. Simply amazing!

I'm a Virginia Tech (the second clip) graduate who was at that game (that you said you wish you could be in the middle of) my first year. That was unbelievable. I was in the middle of a wave of people. It was the coolest thing I have ever experienced.

Florida State University is the one responsible for that beautiful display of college football culture with the flaming spear. Everything from Chief Osceola riding Renegade into the center of the field, the war chant, the tomahawk chop, the fireworks at Doak Campbell Stadium, it’s all the best College Football has to offer. FSU BABYYYY!

I went to school at the University of Michigan, who is in your video at about the 5:25 mark. It's at the largest stadium in the United States and has around 110,000 people for every home game. The build up to the team running onto the field is amazing. I can feel my heart beating faster just telling you about it. GO BLUE!

10:36 is my College. On the horse is "Chief Osceola" the rider of the horse Renegade. It is a tradition for us Seminoles (Florida State University) to represent the powerful past that built us to what we are today, honor the Seminole tribe, and contribute to school spirit. GO NOLES!!!!

To help understand the nebraska entrance around 8:30 former head coach Tom Osborne had just announced his retirement from being the athletic director, while head coach at nebraska he won 3 national titles, went 60 and 3 over his last 5 seasons, had 255 wins to 49 loses over a 25 year career, was an assistant before taking over as head coach and won 2 national titles then. After retiring as a head coach he became a representative for the state in the US house of representative, then came back and was athletic director for 6 years.

The older gentleman in the Nebraska clip is Tom Osborne, one of the greatest College Football coaches of all time. That was his "final entrance" onto the field. Tom Osborne's record from 1973-1997 was 255-49-3.

The openings are also designed to intimidate an opponent, especially from a smaller school. The first clip was Clemson and they have huge signs saying "WELCOME TO DEATH VALLEY".

I played D2 football at a small school and even we had a musket over the tunnel door that we tapped. It has been there for 50 years. It is a way to tie your team with teams that came before and remind you of the heritage of your program. I touched the musket like teams before me and teams after me touched.

I go to Virginia Tech, the second school in the video. The stone that players tap is called Hokie Stone and is the type of limestone that lines almost every building on campus. On either side of the stone, there are plaques that say "For those who have passed, for those to come." and "Reach for excellence." This video definitely does the entrance no justice!

The Tunnel Walk at Nebraska is something special. Even as a visiting fan I felt chills.

Love your reactions. College football is the best sport in the world to me. I’m a lifelong Georgia Bulldog. We are reigning National Champs, and current undefeated #1 Team in all of college football. Go Dawgs! Keep ‘em coming!

I am not a Penn state fan but I’ve got to give it to them, their white out game entrance from recent years is unmatched

Tennessee vols are my favorite. I’m from Tennessee and I’ve been to games and the energy is unmatched with them having one of the biggest stadiums in the world!!!!! I’m proud to be a Vol!!!

OK, this is great and I’m so glad you included my team , Tennessee, but you need to watch a more current entrance with the new firework displays they are doing now. Especially during a “Checker Neyland” game. This past season it was done for the Tennessee-Florida game. It’s amazing to see the stadium all blocked out in orange and white. Go Vols!

Osceola was a leader of the Seminole tribe, the burning spear planted in the earth has special cultural and historical significance. It's my favorite entrance ritual.

I love the Tennessee entrance with the power T, GBO! But I acknowledge that the Enter Sandman entrance at Virginia Tech is pretty awesome.

Some of the best memories you will have will be from your time at college.

I wish you would have covered the LSU entrance about 15 years ago when they actually brought Mike the tiger out and rode him around the field with the cheerleaders sitting on top with the tiger roaring, ultimately parking the cage on the visitor side of the field so the opposing team come out to a roaring tiger in their face, that’s the LSU I miss, and that was fucking intense!!!!!

As a football athlete there’s nothing better then hearing a full crowd of ppl cheering for u from start to end it really gets u going

In the US the bulk of sports pride is born in smaller community teams. Across these communities support combines to define an area, region or even a state. Professional teams are of interest sure, but they are not often local to most people who can't really ever go see them in person. College sports in America is recognition that all 50 states have amazing sport-loving fans, fans that love their home teams. And we rock out with them, for better or worse. Thank you Mert. You are British, but you're also clearly Scottish so I appreciate your appreciation, even more.

The Gamecocks are named after South Carolina native Thomas Sumpter who the British nicknamed the fighting gamecock for his tenacity in battle during the Revolutionary War. 2001 is cool, but when they play sandstorm, at night, the scene is absolutely insane. Go check out the new light show vs A&M or Tennessee.

The high school I work at as a coach has a dope entrance for our varsity football team. The student section has a stairway going down behind the bleachers, and our team runs up those stairs, through the student section, and down to the field. The combination of that, the music, and the smoke machines make for honestly the best entrance I’ve seen in High School Football.

It's always awesome to see a European experiencing and enjoying our college sports culture. Thanks for posting!

One of the stadiums you saw was the University of Michigan's "The Big House". The stadium can fill 108k people.

Great reaction! Yes, College games/fans are absolutely insane! ❤️

This is so humbling to see people overseas in complete awe at the atmosphere of college here. Trust me bro. There is a lot more to see. 😁 you gained a sub!

Love seeing an outsider perspective on this. It’s pretty bizarre!! College sports are so big here bc the country is so big and not every state has professional teams. The tradition also goes back a long time. There’s a different level of passion between college and pro sports.

You should check out Jump Around at the Wisconsin Badgers Stadium. They blast Jump Around by House of Pain and 80,000 fans jump up and down and the whole stadium shakes. It’s awesome.

Every team has a sign or something they touch before heading on to the field. Some may say "Play like a champion today" or "Leave it all out there on the field". It just kind of helps to bring unity and to kind of get them into the mental state they need to go out there and perform.

I honestly love how happy this made you. It was fun to watch. That being said, I do find your take on it very interesting. I tend to watch English futbol crowd chants and think "damn we have nothing like this in America". I could say the same for britwres crowds

It’s funny because from an american prospective i’ve always thought the premier league had the best atmosphere in sports. I love the songs they sing for players and how everyone participates as well. Like this year when the Arsenal fans just came up with the Saliba chant that was amazing !

this is awesome, mate. Love to see it from our cross-pond cousins. I got goosebumps when you said you were getting goosebumps. There's 336m Yanks who would jump at the chance to take you to a game to experience things first hand.

Georgia Bulldog fan here and I love the passion, pageantry and tradition of college football. Every school is different but whatever is the tradition at your school, it can stir your soul as long as you breathe here on earth. The tailgates are indescribable. If you get a chance to make a trip over, you’re welcome in Athens, GA on a Gameday. You’ll never want to leave. 😊 GO DAWGS!

If you think that’s crazy, watch a team as they play a hated rival and are winning or it be a close score. Depending on the team and the fan base and most importantly, the location. The energy and noise can be tremendous. Again depending on how their team is doing the fans can keep that energy up and it can affect the team as well. It’s hard to explain, but you can you can feel it, even if you’re watching on tv at home, but there is nothing like being there in the mix. It’s quite an experience. College football has so many traditions and stories that go back generations. Perhaps some of the fans in the stands went to those schools, maybe generations of families went there, who knows? But one thing is for certain, there is passion that’s why I love it so much and I look forward to the fall every year.

Man, if you want to see the crowd after a win, you should react to the best field stormings that they do after their team wins a big game! PSC highlights did a good video of college football best "rushing the field" moments of 2021

They didn't do South Carolina justice with that short clip. It's the home of Sandstorm (by Darude) and the whole stadium goes absolutely insane. Plus they beat three of the teams--Texas A&M, Tennessee, and Clemson-- in this video just this season. After the Tennessee game they let 70,000 fans pour onto the field and mob the players and it was an absolutely incredible scene.

What I love about the college football atmosphere the fans have a direct impact on the game. When the visiting team comes out on offense the fans get loud and interfere with the team's ability to communicate, call plays, and just snap the ball on time.

Go Irish ☘️!! I love Notre Dame, but my personal favorite entrance is probably Florida State Seminoles at night. A complete hype factory. There are some awesome historical entrances you should look up too. Notre Dame fighting Irish and southern Cal Trojans are huge rivals. During a big matchup in the 70s, the ND student body built and actual 20ft tall Trojan horse and rolled it out on the field and the team captains popped out of it.. Before my time, but my father said it was ludicrous and the place erupted. Cheers!

Oh man, you didn't show Chief Osceola (Native American on the horse) having the horse rear up on its hind legs and throwing the burning spear into the ground. Greatest pregame ritual in all of college football. The golden eagle circling inside the stadium at Auburn is pretty awesome too.

This is so cool seeing someone experience college football for the first time. Growing up in the South it’s just a part of life. Dope video

i forgot turkeys are only found in the states lol they aren't dressed as chickens, those are turkeys. A large bird we typically eat for Thanksgiving which is a huge holiday that always falls on the last Thursday of November

You should check out college football traditions that’s what college football is all about

You should definitely check out the Halloween entrance from Tennessee Vols Vs Kentucky Wildcats a few weeks ago. They blacked out the stadium with orange and black and it was amazing to be there!

I was in Lane Stadium for Virginia Tech's game against Boston College earlier this year. The energy at the beginning of that game was absolutely electric and it was a great experience, except for the standing. Everyone was standing constantly, we had seats but no one was sitting down so if you wanted to watch the game you had to stand with everyone else, which can get tiresome after several hours.

I retired from a University that is in the US Southeastern Conference. I still work the games as a communications specialist. The energy at player entrance and kick-off is so intense. You can feel your heart race with the music and the players. "Fan" is short for "Fanatic" and that explains my love for my team at every home game, win or lose.

What should be stressed is that this occurs in dozens and dozens and dozens of college stadiums across the country every Saturday from September thru November. Also, these days any loss can be devastating to a team’s chance to win their conference and national title! The games really matter. Plus, unlike pro spirts, the college rosters flip over every year or so. We cheer for the team and the player!

You are so cute! I love the way you call everything in soccer terms (like “pitch” and “match”). I also think it’s awfully nice of you to call it soccer, so we who call your “football” “soccer” get the distinction right off. Don’t ever change!

@6:50 is the greatest entrance in any sport according to ESPN, while the best band plays the greatest Fight Song according to Sports Illustrated; in front of the largest football stadium over 100,000 crazed fans. This team has the most wins in history by far.

2 games you have to check out. Penn State’s white out game, and Army- Navy! Both those atmospheres are crazy!!!!

I went to Kyle Field for Texas A&M last month. Over 100,000 people going nuts in the that stadium was insane and deafening! It boggles my mind that it’s not even the biggest stadium, that goes to “The Big House” for Michigan

As a Florida State University alumni and fan, it stinks that they missed the big crowd interaction with Renegade in the source video. Still cool overall, collegiate football is great!

In the 80's my favorite college team, LSU had fans that cheered so loud it registered as an earthquake. Geaux Tigers Fans!!

Hey Mert, I’m a member of the Marching Band at Arkansas. We make a giant A and march up and down the field before the team comes out, when they do come out onto the field they run through the A and this year there are pyrotechnics and all sort of hype factors. I get an adrenaline rush every single time we make the A. You should check the Arkansas Razorbacks pregame out

American Football players are Gladiators so they get a Gladiators entrance.

Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Masked Rider leading the team onto the field. IMO one of the the best entrances in college football.

I absolutely love the energy you have in your videos! Subscribed and eager for more content! Would love to see a comparison of Soccer and Football stadiums. Would be cool to see your perspective

Yeah... college football games are an experience you definitely need to experience. Watching videos give it no justice at all. The vibe, culture and excitement is intense.

Thank you for reacting to college football videos. As an american who enjoys soccer (football), I often see soccer fans say USA has the worst fans in the world. I'm not going to sit here and say they are the best, I know how big the passion is for soccer. But most people think of NFL fans when they compare, and we are way more passionate about college sports than professional sports. It's just awesome to see someone enjoy a different culture of sports, instead of just hating. (college basketball crowd reactions are cool too if you are curious)

Barry Sanders man, Barry Sanders

you should check out the tennessee entrance against alabama from this year, one of the most insane ive ever seen, and they had special all black jerseys that were badass too

Loved watching your enthusiasm for the videos. Watching you get excited with the teams entering was great. Keep it up, and look forward to watching more videos.

dick vermeil , who is one of the best football coaches of all time . he was coaching college ball at ucla when he got hired the philadelphia eagles of the nfl and the he retired . he got back into coaching again after being a broadcaster of college football . he said that it was the passion he experienced that brought back the desire to resume coaching

You have to check out the Texas vs Oklahoma Rivalry game. The stadium is split between fans. One all wearing Red the other all wearing Orange. They also play the game during the Texas State Fair, so on the outside its loads of food, drinks, games, etc. and on the inside there's a war going on XD

I just graduated from Virginia Tech (second clip) and I can assure you that the entrance is one of, if not the best college football entrance in all of football. They play “Gods Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash, turn that off then all 66,000+ people chant “Let’s Go” and “Hokies” (we are the Virginia Tech Hokies), then they play Enter Sandman by Metallica. As they play that it’s tradition to start jumping. We have registered a decent amount of seismic activity with our jumping. As the players run in they hit the “Hokie Stone” which is a special limestone that is only found in 2 quarries in the world in that area of the state of Virginia. Virginia Tech football games are 100% my favorite thing in the world and I will never not get goosebumps when I see it. I encourage everyone to try and go to one game, it’s an unforgettable experience.

I went to Virginia Tech, I definitely got goosebumps watching our entrance!

College football is so great because it's your lifelong friends, neighbors, alumni. Your son on the field, your daughter in the marching band. You're in the stands cheering your team on from start to finish. One game I attended, our seats were way way up high! They had a fly-over by the local Air National Guard. I was so high I could almost reach out and touch the wings of the plane! You can't say one team's fans are better than the other bc they are all nuts! What you don't see is that many of the fans arrive a day or two before the Saturday game. The come in RVs and camp out. Before the game, there is a thing called 'Tail-gating" people bring grills, pots of chili, beer, and other food! Many bring their iPads and watch the game without ever leaving the parking lot! It's amazing!

Rubbing the rock is a huge tradition at Clemson. It’s a rock from the Death Valley that Clemson was named after. Our head coach at the time was gifted it and now we call it Howard’s rock 🪨

The school with the Native American mascot, "Chief Osceola" riding "Renegade" is Florida State University where I went to school. The team is named, "Seminoles" after the Seminole Tribe of Florida. One of the best places in the country to see a football game. Other teams have tried to replicate the FSU War Chant but make no mistake, it's a Florida State original. FSU also has the largest marching band in the nation and the School of Music composes much of the music for the band. Florida State enjoys a close partnership with the Seminole Tribe of Florida who approves the mascot costumes and images.

Love the video & openness to our culture of American Football!

you could do a series of documentaries on what makes college football great - the bands, fight songs , team names , coaches, rivalries, etc

You didn’t even get to see the best part of the Miami Hurricanes entrance. When the buses roll up, the fans and the team inside get the buses literally rocking. That and the entrance looks better from far away with the smoke.

I was in a bar this weekend watching UCONN vs Army and the fans have been waiting for UCONN to get as far as they have this year. They didn't win their Army game, but the faithful were still in their gear, cheering on the team. Especially in states where there may not be an NFL franchise, the college games are the real grass roots! And at holiday time, it's just part of the culture. Thanksgiving weekend will be filled with NFL and college bowl games. Same at Christmas. It's great!

you gotta check out pics of the stadium at the OU texas game the way the stadium is split right now the middle is always so cool to see

We need to get you to a game STAT!! I’m a Seminole fan thru and thru (the team with the horse) that’s Florida State and I can tell you that the energy would blow your mind!

I'm a fan of the Oklahoma Sooners and we have some pretty damn good fans. It's electrifying to be apart of a college football game and I highly recommend that you attend one. Personally I would recommend the Red River Rivalry in Dallas, TX between Oklahoma and Texas. The state fair and a jam packed 50/50 stadium is something completely unique.

Don’t forget, the student section sits next to those players in class every week. Can’t match that level of connection.

I love your excitement while watching these. Keep in mind there are 100's of these games every week.

It’s even more crazy when your at the game. It’s breathtaking

That first clip was Clemson University. It's pretty old (we ditched the balloons years ago). That rock is from Death Valley, CA. The stadium's nickname is also Death Valley.

I live 20 mins outside of one of our country’s best college football teams. Memorabilia is sold in stores all around town, including large stores like target. On game days people of every age wear t-shirts, hats, sweaters etc all over town. It’s big for the college students and for the rest of the city too.

"In the South, College Football is a Religion, its Stadiums are Shrines and Saturdays are Holy Days", Paul "Bear" Bryant.. Alabama head coach and winningest Div 1 Football coach... Ever..

I love honest amazement captured on video... gr8 job mate

Enjoy your passion dude. Also entertained by your usage of words like ‘pitch’ and ‘match’…cool to hear the differences in our languages. The Nebraska coach you commented about is a legend, Tom Osborne, the one in red. Look for Penn State White Out videos…you’ll be impressed.

There are numerous College Football stadiums that can hold over 100,000 fans. Schools spend hundreds of millions of dollars on these stadiums

the video "Marshawn Lynch Career Highlights cant be touched" is one of the best nfl running back videos

A lot of the passion stems from the fact that American football was a college game first, dating all the way back to 1869, although the “modern era” isn’t thought to have begun until the end of Ivy League dominance sometime during the 1920s and ‘30s (though others say the era began in the ‘50s) If you wanna take a deep dive, check out some of the rivalries that go back almost as far as the game itself - Auburn/Alabama, Ohio State/Michigan, Oregon/Oregon State, North Carolina/Virginia, Minnesota/Wisconsin, Cal/Stanford, Georgia/Florida, USC/UCLA, Texas/Oklahoma, and most importantly Army/Navy are just a few of the century-long rivalries that make the game special

You have to show Oregon traditions with the Duck on the Harley and definitely SHOUT, especially since your wearing a Nike tee shirt.

The college football experience can't be overstated. I went to alabama and going to the games is the best thing ever

They didn't show what happens. When Chief Osceola rides in on renegade he plants the spear in the middle of the field. When we play our rivals he walks out.