British Guy Reacts To Top 20 College Football Traditions/Chants 

What is your favourite College Football tradition or chant? Is there any that weren't on this list that I should check out?

Texas A&M is jokingly referred to as a cult, their chants are intense.

Just started it. The Iowa wave to the children's hospital is a bit underrated because it's relatively new.

Starting off at #20 with the #1 tradition in college football is rough, but it feels great knowing you immediately said, "This should be #1." Those kids get so much empowerment each Saturday during home games. Imagine being in the worst place in life as a child and looking down on a stadium of 70,000 people waving to You! As an alumni, I know things can get crazy in the student section, but I've never seen a televised game since the tradition started that the student section doesn't have 100% participation.

#9 has some context. At Bama, whenever they beat someone they do what's called the "Rammer Jammer". The next video with everyone on the field is what is referred to as the "Reverse Rammer Jammer" because the other school gives it back to Bama when they beat Bama.

Let’s gooo Wisconsin!! I’m probably one of the biggest badger fans on earth so I was super happy to see Jump around at #2! I was scared it was gonna get left off the list

Hi, first of all absolutely love your videos and your passion for American football. Second of all, I’m actually a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band for the University of Iowa. The wave is absolutely breathtaking every game. And to your question on the bands, every band has a spot in their stadium and moves from their spots onto the field for pregame or halftime shows!

Jump Around at Wisconsin is so intense, it's actually registered on local seismographs...

I'm a penn state alum and fan, but jump around at wisconsin has to be my favorite tradition. I always get chills watching it and it just looks so cool when everyone is jumping at the same time. great hype song too.

The Iowa wave is undoubtedly the best tradition in college football. It just doesn’t get as much recognition because it just started in 2017

I’m a Wisconsin fan but I think auburn fans are insane. I’ve gone to a couple games while cam Newton was there and a game a few years later against LSU and the environment has yet to be topped for me

Florida Gators has many traditions that is one of the newest. Singer Tom petty lived in Gainesville Florida where the university is. So after his death we now sing his song after the 3rd quarter. I was lucky to be at the first game they started it

I'm a Michigan fan but i agree the Iowa tradition of waving to the Children's hospital is #1 followed by Wisconsin's Jump Around. I may have missed it but Aubirn's War Eagle tradition should be the Top 20 as well

I am a Tennessee fan and love to hear Rocky Top. All of these stadiums are awesome with lots of energy. Traditions are time honored. Like the checker board enzones. Some of these are fairly new, like Sweet Caroline.

All stadiums have a section for their marching band and many of the bigger conference schools have a section for the opposing teams band as well. The home band plays in the stands as well as on the field, tho some have a reserve band or corps that stays in the stands due to drill restrictions on the field Also the best band is Ohio State, Southern university, or Norfolk state

The wave to the hospital is fairly new. It'll move up the ranks.

You should react to the first Jump around after Covid restrictions were lifted. It was so cool

Badgers season ticket holder: Nothing quite like jump around, but the one in this video is special Was Nebraskas first time in Madison after rejoining the Big10, and if you look close you can see the score at the end of the 3rd quarter, when jump around happens 41-14 Badgers Welcome to the big leagues son lol

I love college football in general, for the reasons you describe, but as a Wisconsin alum, I am partial to the atmosphere at Badger games! But it goes beyond the Jump around - an older Badger game tradition is the 5th Quarter. After the game, win or lose, the band goes out on the field and completely cuts loose, with the fans in the stands singing and dancing. Lots of fun tradition there, you should search that and check it out!

More traditions not shown: Kansas State Wildcats: Wabash Cannonball. Students gyrate during the song that came from when the castle like building on campus burned down and the only music that survived the fire was the Wabash Cannonball. Kansas Jayhawks- Waving of the wheat arm gestures after their team scores. Texas A&M - the student body stands the entire game as if ready to come into the game to help the team. This is their 12th man tradition. A sizable percentages their students body belongs to the Corps of Csdets which is the largest ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) program in the US.

I’m an FSU student and have been a fan my whole life (despite being raised in Ohio). Although the tomahawk chop is an awesome chant, I think the best tradition is Chief Osceola riding his horse (Renegade) to the center of the field and planting a flaming spear at the 50 yard line. The Seminole tribe would plant a flaming spear from horseback to ceremonially begin a friendly contest, but during our rivalry game (against UF) Osceola plants the spear from foot, which the Seminole tribe did to signify the beginning of battle. The Seminole tribe is the only Native American tribe to never be defeated by the the American government in war. They were also made of runaway slaves, debtors, and fractured groups from other tribes. I think it’s a beautiful tradition to honor their history on one of the biggest global stages and as a community.

Ohio State definitely has the best marching band, but Wisconsin's "Jump Around" is by far my favorite!!

I’m an Alabama fan, and even though Rammer Jammer is awesome, I don’t think it’s better than Sweet Home Alabama or Dixieland Delight. I also think that (little brother) Auburn’s best tradition of flying the eagle is better than the one listed in the video (that’s not the stolen Rammer Jammer).

“Is that soldiers”? The answer is yes, Texas A&M, aside from the three military academies, enlists the largest number of officers into all branches of the military. They have the #1 marching band in the nation. Their halftime performances are never repeated. They also have a tradition that absolutely no other university has, and that is something called Midnight Yell. That’s where the night before a game, the band and yell leaders (Aggies don’t have cheerleaders) and about 30,000 fans march into the stadium @ midnight and practice their yells, sing the War Hymn, their Alma Mater, to get fired up for the game. Check them out for yourself, you will not be disappointed.

As a member of the UGA redcoat band, nothing compares to FSU's spear planting with the war chant in the background. It is the coolest thing in college football in my opinion. But also to represent my own school, Light up Sanford is pretty awesome too.

This one was focused on chants. The video you watched last month has more unique stuff, esp. in Part 2 (highly recommended. I mean, how often does one see a chuck wagon, a buffalo, or a Native american on horseback with a flaming spear on a sports field? 🙂

A lot of that doesn’t offer you much context but I’m so glad that you get it! If you ever come to Georgia, I would be honored to take you to a UGA game

Not an Iowa fan but I'm right there with you, by far hand down the best tradition is the Iowa children's hospital opening.

Rammer Jammer of Crimson Tide...accompanied by THE best band, The Million Dollar Band

I'm not an FSU fan but their war chant is incredible to see

Something you might find really cool, being so interested in the Iowa wave tradition, you should try looking up and reacting to the video "Iowa Accepts Disney Spirit Award for 'The Wave'". It gives amazing crucial context.

That was the cotton bowl, Oklahoma vs Texas, one of the best rivalries in college football Have of that stadium is crimson and the other half burnt orange

A Penn State "White Out" game is probably #1 atmosphere. Hard to judge though because there's so many great ones.

Hey I'm from Wisconsin. Thanks for the special mention on Jump Around.

As an Iowa Hawkeye fan, the wave is THE GREATEST tradition in college footbal history, and always will be.

My parents have had season tickets to Clemson for over 20 years. It’s a great time. Our biggest rivals are U of South Carolina and they have Sandstorm. It is pretty awesome tbh.

React to best college fight songs. I think it’s uniqe that every American university has their own fight song. People debate who has the best with Notre dame usually being people’s choice. USC and Texas also have good fight songs

Yes, the band (marching) has special seating section where they preform short "songs" used to excite crowd and have crowd interaction of shouting words / phrases while the play. UGA Pregame DAWG walk: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8nQSnO6mRsA.html 2022 Championship Pre-Game, Halftime & Postgame show: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m-DySMnnG3w.html UGA Kick-Off Cheer: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iJgT6L7Xw8w.html

2:02 Texas A&M is a "Senior Military College". The concept of SMCs dates back to the mid-19th Century. Men who went to college were expected to round out the military's officer corps as reservists, joining the ranks of academy graduates in the event of national emergency/war. Most colleges have some sort of Reserve Officer Training Corps program - generally specific to a given branch of the military. SMCs are a bit more strident in their adoption of such programs. Furthermore, SMC cadets aren't always committed to a particular branch of the military - or even necessarily obligated to active service upon graduation (although most do serve). There are only a handful of true SMCs remaining. Texas A&M and Virginia Tech are the most prominent which come to mind. The Citadel and the Virginia Military Institute are others. Texas A&M's cadet marching band is quite a spectacle - worth a video reaction on its own.

Thanks for all that. I really enjoyed it and your Irish enunciation and accent. Hope you can come here in America and attend one of our college games.

#1 is so far off to me. For American football, the very best college tradition has got to lay completely on the Army/Navy game from start to finish. Even the style of play on the field is traditional. Other than the Super Bowl, nothing encapsulates America and football better than the Army/Navy game.

Tom Petty, rest in peace friend, was from Gainesville Florida, where U.of Florida is located, so singing his song is both inspirational and fitting.

Best marching bands I think are Texas A&M and Ohio St. The single best band performance I’ve ever seen is the Texas A&M halftime show vs Texas in 1999, days after a huge bonfire collapsed killing 12 people. So much emotion packed into that performance but the band is so well drilled it’s truly a sight to behold. You can find a recording on RU-vid. Best Fight songs are probably Notre Dame, Michigan, Texas, Texas A&M, and USC. My favorite of these chants in the video has got to be Rocky Top at Tennessee, no backing track pumped through speakers, it’s just pure passion and emotion.

This is what college football does better than the NFL. The NFL can’t match the level of community and tradition that college football has. Most college fans have deep ties to their school and the schools in turn have deep connections to their respective communities. If you can imagine someone who went to college, it might the same college that their parents or even grandparents went to. If they’re local, they might know somebody who plays or played on the football team. That player may have gone to high school in the region, or if they never made it pro, after getting their degree they may have stayed in that community where they may still be a household name despite never making it big. Those are the kinds of relationships that can bind college football fans to their teams and you can’t exactly replicate that at the professional level.

The band in the stands are the same one's that are on the field. We make our way out of the stands close to halftime so that we can be on the field in time.

My school has a call and response chant and a rock anthem and I love them both equally. The chant is before the players run out and the song (Don't Stop Believing) plays at the start of the 4th quarter.

15:15 if you really plan on going to a college game go to one during the last week of the season week 13 its rivalry week and every team will be amped up more. Or penn state has a unique white out game once a year

I go to penn state and #8 was the white out game (once a year)

Marching Bands are huge in American college football. It depends upon the band but they have traditions where they March from pre game practice to pre game concerts and then March to the stadium performing a pre game field routine then the generally move to their seats in the stands playing pep tunes. Once halftime comes the go down on the field and perform a halftime routine (generally a new one every home game) and then return to playing pep songs. After the game most bands have a post game concert and parade back to their practice facilities. The Big Ten are often know for their bands with Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan but also check out some HBCU bands in the SWAC (Southern University, Jackson State) these bands are almost more important in the culture than football.

So it seems odd that the Script Ohio isn't up here but that's a huge tradition with Ohio State and their marching band. Btw, that band might be one of if not the best marching bands in college football. They are the best in their specific style.

It's the same band in the stands, that does the halftime show.

I’m with you on how that hospital one barely made the list

On Wisconsin!

The fact this list doesn't include the running of Ralphie at Colorado is a crime.

When you asked about which band was the biggest/most impressive, my mind immediately goes to Alabama's band. It is nicknamed the "Million Dollar Band", and has around 450 members. But I can't leave out Texas A&M's band either. Since Texas A&M is a senior military college, the band is made up of hundreds of cadets, which also are very entertaining and energetic. Love the videos by the way.

You hit the nail on the head with what makes college football great, uniqueness and total buy in from the fans. you should also check out the bands for the HBCU’s (historically black colleges/universities). They’re the best. For example: Southern University, Grambling State, Florida A&M to name a few

Some explanations: The hand gesture at Texas with the index finger and pinky raised is their “hook-em horns” gesture. Clemson’s 25 seconds is not particularly exciting. It’s ok, but not any better than most other team entrances. Florida Stste is the only team with a Native American mascot that has the permission of the Seminole Tribe to use the characterization for their team. The “We are Penn State” chant was started to unify the university after a terrible scandal. An assistant football coach was involved in molesting underage boys and the university inckuding their beloved head coach covered it up.

You should do a video on college football mascots!

There’s nothing like a Sandstorm on saturday in south carolina down near the student section

I wish the Sandstorm video was a little clearer/filmed better! The hype that is South Carolina on a Saturday at home is unreal. Love your videos!!

I'm an Ohio State fan, but the Iowa Kinnick Wave is my #1 as well.

on 9 basically those two schools are rivals and that is a chant they use against eachother one is wammer jammer and the other it reverse wammer jammer

Best band: Ohio State Univ. Marching Band YT channel -- Osumb Video: "Hollywood Blockbusters Halftime Show"

The call Ohio States band the best damn band in the land for a reason! Their marching band in unrivaled by any other college in the nation they learn almost 3-4 completely new routines a week along with everything that comes along with being a full time student. But for chants noting gets you really going like an FSU tomahawk chop with the flaming spear at midfield dude!

Loved this. Your analysis is great from someone not from America. I played in the University of South Carolina Marching band. Yes we sat in the stands during the game after marching a pre-game show and again after a short break after the halftime show. I recommend you watch a few band halftime shows and react to those as well. Suggestions: Florida State Ohio State James Madison Georgia Indiana Auburn Southern California Colorado Michigan And the best… The University of South Carolina Mighty Sound of the Southeast (I’m biased) Great video!

We sing Tom Petty songs at Florida Gators games because Tom Petty was from Gainesville FL where the university is.

The UF tribute to Tom Petty is so amazing and fun live. I went to UF and a few years back I went to the UF/FSU game with a FSU alumni and he kept commenting on how many traditions and chants UF has by comparison.

If you ever do make it to America to enjoy a college football game, I’d highly recommend you go to a game in the Southeastern part of the United States. The fans there are more passionate overall. And make sure to get there early and experience the all day tailgates that lead up to a late afternoon or evening game.

Mert you should fly to Jacksonville Florida for the playoff game Saturday night get a dose of what real NFL playoff football is like

You should react to Kansas State or K-States marching band formations. Or just react to marching band halftime show formations in general. Kstate just had a really good one.

How could they leave out Notre Dame, USC, Michigan darn. Now you have to watch the movie Rudy!

“Is that soldiers?” No one truly know wtf is going on at Texas A&M to be honest 😂

This list hurts me, as an Ole Miss fan. #9, Alabama's rammer jammer (and subsequently Auburn's reverse rammer jammer), is copied from Ole Miss' Hotty Toddy chant. Because Alabama has been better at football historically, most people just assume Alabama's came first, when Ole Miss has been doing their version for about 50 years longer. A former Ole Miss band director went to Alabama in the 80s and adapted the lyrics to fit Alabama, and it was just called "Ole Miss" by the band for a long time. To this day, the drum major still signals for the chant by holding his arms in a big 'O' for "Ole Miss". We also happened to start the #4 tradition on this list, when in 2008 we were ranked #3 in the country in the preseason (we were horribly overrated, unfortunately) and they played that song while beating us in the 4th quarter and the place just went ballistic. We also started our rival's biggest tradition (Mississippi State rings cowbells at every game because one year a loooong time ago, they beat us after a cow wandered onto the field). Anyway that all said, I think my (somewhat biased) top 5 cfb traditions are: 5. Tennessee's Rocky Top 4. Penn State White Out 3. Florida State's Chop/Osceola 2. The Grove at Ole Miss 1. The Kinnick Wave at Iowa. Completely agree with you on that one. Most wholesome, lovely tradition in sports.

As for best marching band, I'm sure many College Football fans would say Ohio St as they have the most coorinated routines but Stanford is also up there bc theirs are so chaotic😂

You should check out a video by KTO called “The Craziest College Football Season of All Time” now that you’re a fan of the sport!!

I'm a solid Buckeyes fan, but the Iowa Wave is NUMBER ONE all the way.

Wisconsin Jump Around is the best one to be part of

The Eagle flying at AU is truly amazing I think it’s number one

Did my man's just play Neck without realizing what they were chanting for youtubes sake. Might wanna make sure they don't getcha lol

I was both surprised and happy to see we are Penn State as number one, however, the answer and call is probably more iconic than zombie nation because other teams use that song as well. It's also super cringe unless you're in the stadium but you gotta own it.

Although my college (Arizona) doesn’t have a great atmosphere since we have sucked for the past few years, the pre-game marching band performance is super cool

UCF does zombie nation better. Plus, our entire stadium bounces when we do. Yes, the stadium itself feels like a trampoline. I will say though, a Penn State whiteout game is a sight to behold.

This is 100% incomplete. You can’t have great college football traditions without the entrance of the Colorado Buffaloes. They run a real buffalo out on the field and the team follows her. RUN RALPHIE RUN!!!

Can you react to nfl best route running? I wanted to see your reaction to it while also having the knowledge that these guys are running 15 mph or more and making these insane cuts at those high speeds.

S⭕️⭕️ner here. I went to our bowl game against Florida State (which was in Orlando so it was basically a home game for them) and they’re tomahawk tradition is by far the coolest I’ve experienced from any other team. Even in a stadium with 20k less capacity than their home stadium, it was deafening! It was an incredible experience. B⭕️⭕️mer!

I actually don’t understand how Kansas states wabash isn’t in this. It’s one of the most well known traditions. Literally the biggest and most important ksu tradition

The rock song are ok but they don't really represent just your school, other than maybe Country Roads and West Virginia. I prefer more of the songs and chants that are school specific.

Can I make a video suggestion based on the news that came out today? Tim Tebow and Reggie Bush were elected, amongst others, to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Those two players were some of the most entertaining and dominant players of their time. You gotta check out each of their highlight reels.

I like the thumbnail, On Wisconsin!

You need to watch auburn war eagle pre game flight , it's not a recent hipe song its old tradition like this video title claims

Terrible view of the Nebraska tunnel walk. That does not do it justice.

So surprised krypton fanfare wasn’t on here. So underrated

Also, as an Iowan, The "I. O. W. A." chant is impressive, but I might give it up to The Ohio State.... It saddens me, but the student section in Iowa City really carries the chant and are the only ones who continue long after the cheerleaders wave their flags.. It turns into "IIIIII" "OO." "W.." "a.." "IIIII" "OO." "w.." "a.." "IIIII" "O.." "w.." ... "IIIII" "O.." ... ... "III" "o.." ... ... "II." "o.." ... ... "I.." ... ... ... "i.." ... ... ...

penn state white out game or sweet Caroline

Why not Google the songs so that you can understand the songs and chants for the teams you're seeing. Alabama and Tennessee are Really hard to understand, like others. Give that a try. The words, not the ones that use songs we all know, but the ones that are specific to a certain area, like Rocky Top for Tennessee.

In between the 3rd and 4th quarter Georgia Fans "Light up the Sanford" or "Krypton Lights". Its cool to see in a packed stadium. Too bad its not on here. See: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w8o2tQTU3Ik.html

Boomer Sooner will always be the best call and response chant

Please do a react video to college football marching band videos I’m sure u could find some, start with Ohio state halftime performances

You get it. Welcome to the family.

It's strange that Ralphie from Colorado isn't in here