The thing to realize about college sports (especially football and basketball) in the US, is that the country is so big, lots of places are a long distance from the cities where professional sports are located. Even places like Los Angeles, where USC and UCLA are located, were once a long distance from professional sports, until the late 40s, and college alumni are notoriously devoted to their teams.
"In the South, Football is a religion, our Stadiums are Churches and Saturdays are Holy Days", Paul Bear Bryant(winningest div 1 Football coach ever, University of Alabama)
You should plan a 2 month trip to the USA in the fall, do a lot of videos of exploring the USA, and every Saturday go to a different major football stadium and experience these in real life. Great reaction video.
The 2nd video (Virginia Tech Hokies) is my alma mater. They started the tradition with the Hokie Stone (a locally quarried sandstone) and Enter Sandman after I graduated, but it has become an integral part of university life in Blacksburg (Virginia).
at 5:53 is Nebraska Cornhuskers, they come out the same way everytime but that particular video the gentleman in the red jacket and ball cap was the former coach back in the 1980's to 1990's and that game was a tribute and thank you to him
Two of my favorite entrances are the Nebraska vs. Rice 9/20/01 tunnel walk and the 2019 Nebraska Spring Game tunnel walk. The game against Rice was the first home game after 9/11 and had first responders walk out of the tunnel before the players. In March of 2019 Nebraska experienced some of the worst flooding in the past 50 years. Flood damage for just Nebraska was an estimated $1.3 billion with almost $1billion of it crop and livestock losses. The Huskers put together a video tribute, carried out the state flag instead of the American flag, and lined the field with first responders instead of the band. One State, One Heartbeat.
During the Miami Hurricanes they showed two Red Flags with a black square. They are the Hurricane flags which are flown when a Hurricane is approaching.
When I got my 2nd Degree I was in my late 20s. College experience in America is what u make of it. While ur right there are some things that might be different because of age u can still do most of it if u want. Example. I was 27 when I started getting my 2nd degree. I was fresh out of the military and was a pretty good athlete in several sports. So I went out for two college sports, Cross Country Running and Wreslting and won medals in them. And I did intramurals in football, did InterVasity, worked played Risk staring at midnight at the earliest and going all night and many other things I had a blast. Most of my friends from this college were 19 to 22. Tho most people guessed me at 20-22 when I was 27 to 29. And I was at a small college. Go to a mid size to large college they have more things for so called older, non traditional students.
It's definitely one of the most unique CFB entrance. I'm not even an FSU fan and it's on my bucket list to see in person. That's one of the things that's so great about CFB, the uniqueness the passion, pageantry
Courtney over here we tailgate for probably 2 days and then the day of the game tailgate this morning for evening went over and and you go to the game like you said it's a big show I guarantee if you would Cry tears of joy I just overwhelmed with the atmosphere I probably can guarantee that you will tell the tears hope you make it to game over here one day you making a good contact
Oh and one thing I forgot about my Huskers. During the Tunnel walk both sides of the tunnel are lined with fans wishing the team well and hoping to get a High Five from the players. And the Defense for Nebraska is known as the Black Shirts. While we are working at getting all of the way back to the kind of football we played from the 70s-2004 * we won 5 National Championships, 2 in the 70s and three in the 90s and then our coaches retired. Last year the Huskers were called the best 3 win team in the country. Half of out games were top ten ranked teams when we played them and we lost usually by 7 pts or less. we had two losses above that. One as an 8 pt. loss and the other a 9 pt. loss. I think this year we finally hit a ten win season again and keep moving up and back to what we once were.
Neyland Stadium for the Tennessee Vols holds 120,000 people. It’s the most unreal experience ever. It’s so much cooler in person the screen does not do it’s justice!
As a Florida State Alum, the entrance is so much better in person. In the video they use doesn't have Chief Osceola planting the spear which is a huge part of the show. The war chant is absolutely amazing.
I am always a little annoyed that Oregon is never on these "best entrances" videos. I mean, seriously, the Duck riding into the stadium on the back of a Harley, followed by the team? How the HELL is that not in one of these videos?
One thing to keep in mind is that America's population is so big at 330 million plus that a lot of colleges and universities likewise have huge student populations. For example my university was 35,000 students in an average school year, and that's just one of over 100 such large schools in the country. Then there's hundreds more medium and smaller sized public and private colleges and universities spread all over the country too.
The Nebraska Tunnel Walk is so big for them btw the Huskers have sold out every home game since 1962. Husker Football here in Nebraska is a religion. They are not very good these days but still are beloved by the whole state of Nebraska. The Tunnel Walk is even better when it is a night game in Lincoln Ne.
The best thing as a student is the tickets are free for your entire run of 4-5 years. You graduate and get a job. Get an email. Tickets ae $2200 a year on up! And they will not be great seats until your go into thousands a year.
College football, especially in southern USA, is hard to explain to people who've never been to a game before. If it's a night game, it's even better. Cooking and drinking all day to get ready for that night.
Virgina Tech Home games are insane the energy is so strong and it sends shivers down your spine it’s such a loud event you can hear it 10-20 minutes away
Before I get started, I may have mentioned before that I've been to your city (back in '87). It's so fun to watch your enthusiasm, regardless of the topic. In case you didn't get which stadiums/teams were which, here's my list: 1) Clemson, 2) (Hokies) VA Tech, 3) you knew Michigan, 4) Notre Dame, 5) NE (In case you didn't catch it, this was the very successful coach's last game before retirement.), 6) (orange team) U. of Tennessee, 7) (the horse mascot and rider) Florida State Seminoles and the rider commemorates a real historic chief of that tribe--Chief Osceola (ah-see-OH-luh--1804--1838), and their original home was FL. 8) The last one before your system went down was the Gamecocks of the U. of S. Carolina. Along with David Edmondson's suggestion, you ought to schedule a drum corps show in early to mid August, as that's close to when the DCI finals take place, and the corps have all had all summer to get their show into top form for the DCI Finals in Indianapolis, or the actual Finals night on a Saturday in mid-August.
Great observations. For college there are generations of tradition too. We certainly have 330 million people, apparently with disposable income and most college towns are located outside of big cities so that's the only show in town.
That bright orange 'T' for the University of Tennessee is in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville Tennessee. It is 105,000+ and is unmatched in the SEC for size. We take our football serious in the south. Lol
You opened with the Clemons Tigers most exciting 25 seconds in college football. For a completely different pace and much more solemn, watch the March On for the Army Navy game. The entire Corps of Cadets and the Brigade of Midshipmen march onto the field in formation.
The university of Florida team runs out of a alligator’s mouth during games as an intimidating gesture to the other team. It’s always fun to see. The Florida state Seminole counter with the Seminole charge with an native Seminole warrior galloping out on horseback while the team keeps pace behind the warrior, the warrior will plant a decorative war spear into the ground on the sidelines as a hey you wanna fight symbol. The Florida and Florida state rivalry is legendary as the two schools were created around the same time but are bitter rivals on the field but off we are cool with each other. Miami likes to create the storm where fog machines create the cloud that looks like the leading edge of a real hurricane. The university of central Florida Knights are a completely different division but last year switched around to actually face Florida in a game which central Florida was slaughtered. UCF is more family friendly and eschews any intimation instead using a playful knight mascot that is at every event like fundraising. UCF is more the family friendly team in the division as they are seen mostly as the laughingstock team but they get the job done most of the time. Of course I live in Orlando where UCF is but honestly it’s a good school just laughed at because of their nature.
University of Michigan's Stadium is the biggest holding 107,000 people and it's packed every game even in the sub zero temperatures of winter. On any given game day, the Nebraska Cornhusker stadium becomes the 3rd largest "city" in the state of Nebraska with 85,000+ fans.
The Big House the stadium for the University of Michigan turns 95 this year and has a record capacity of 115,109. I was in the crowd when we beat Ohio State last year and it was absolutely a blast. Something I will never forget
College basketball can get pretty hype also, especially during conference play. I don't know how big the arenas are where you are but the team i cheer for ( Arkansas Razorbacks) arena holds 20k plus. This year alone we probably had 2 or 3 of the top game day atmospheres.
Most large colleges have at least a decent sport program. There are exceptions but not many. A good sport team could rarely hold back one of the predominant teams. Again, there are notable exceptions. Some of the smaller stadiums have just as 'charged' an atmosphere. You know you don't have to go to school there to enjoy the game. Just pick a few you want to visit & come see them. Oh, they aren't all football like in this video. Basketball, Baseball (to a lessor degree), even some Lacrosse teams.
React to The Southeastern Conference college football stadiums ... Several 100k capacity stadium. Some capacities are more then the population of the town in which they reside ! Wide world of stadiums
college football is the 2nd most popular sport in the USA, only the NFL is more popular. The crowds at games are the craziest of any American sport. And I would say there are a lot of people out there that, if given the choice, would rather see their alma mater win the College National Championship than whatever NFL team they root for win the Super Bowl.
It's overlooked everywhere else but Americans are even more intense about our high school football. So that we can experience watching our favorite teams, high school football is most generally played on Friday night, college all day on Saturday, and NFL all day on Sunday. The largest stadiums in the US are college football stadiums.
Imma fly you out here so you can get the experience here in VA It's good to see other countries loving our sports and fun. It's alot to do here in the USA
High school football in Texas is also a big show as well, kind of a way to get together. There are dozens of Texas high school stadiums that seat well over 10,000 people, the biggest 19,400. Our local high school stadium seats 11,000.
There is (to me) NOTHING better than spending a Sat watching college football. Since I live on the west coast, I can start watching at 9am and go until 10 or later at night.
The first clip was my Grad School Clemson and is of course my personal favorite. As much as I hate them on the field, FSU's intro with the horse and burning spear is right up there. I wanna go to a Penn State White Out, LSU and Tennessee.
The Miami Hurricanes entrance is so epic and historic running into the field through the smoke. Today many college and pro football teams have copied the Miami Hurricanes by running through smoke. The Miami Hurricanes are the first to do it.
There are 8 college stadiums that hold over 100,000 people. There are 25 that hold over 70,000 people. There's probably 50 that hold 50,000 people or more. And there are some high school stadiums in Texas that will blow your mind.
The third team out was the University of Michigan Wolverines. Their stadium is the second largest stadium in the world. It has been called, "The Big House" and seats over 100,000 people.
Everything you said about American entertainment culture is correct, as are the comments about college teams' importance to specific regions. One additional reason college football has these displays is because the of the sport itself. Football has lots of stoppages; so bands, cheerleaders, and drumlines are already part of the experience to entertain the fans during these periods. They just turn it up to 11 at the entrances to hype the fans up. The College football season is also incredibly short at 12 games, with only 7-8 max being home games. This is because the sport is so brutal on the body. Anyway, such a small number of home games makes every game feel like a huge event for the area. Compare that to the 81 home games professional baseball plays, or 41 home games professional basketball and hockey play.
Yes, college football is the most popular spectator sport in North America. People get very excited about it. Note however that only a relative handful of the biggest schools with the best teams, are in the leagues (err, "conferences") that draw large crowds like this (Big Ten, Pac Ten, etc.). (Oh, and there's also Notre Dame, in Indiana, which is a special case. Notre Dame isn't technically in any of the major conferences but routinely plays non-league games against teams that are in them, including top-rated Big Ten teams. Not sure how that tradition got started.) *Most* colleges have a much more mundane sports program that's really only followed by the students and a few of the alumni.
The college football games here (at the big time schools) typically have a higher attendance and larger stadiums than the pro teams. College football is a religion in parts of the US, especially the south.
As many others here have stated, college football is a BIG deal here in the US, especially in the South. I grew up a Florida State fan in the 90s, and I highly recommend you watch a video about Bobby Bowden, FSU's longtime coach and considered by many to be the best to ever do it.
There's a great book by an LDS author, that shows that there's perfect harmony between the prophetic statements concerning the garden of Eden being in Missouri and the Old Testament account concerning the garden of Eden. It's called Canaan, Babylon, and Egypt A Comparative Theological Analysis on Creation sold by Eborn Books.
The greats single college football entrance was at Nebraska, the first game played after 9/11. The only time the team was not the ones coming out of the tunnel.
LOL idk what to preface my comment with (about stadium size) so I'll just get right into it 😄 I live in San Diego, CA, area, and for several decades there was a major stadium just northwest of where Interstates 8 and 15 cross, which could be seen from both freeways. The San Diego Chargers (NFL) played there from 1967 (when the stadium opened) until a few years ago when they moved to L.A., and the San Diego Padres (MLB) played there from 1969 to 2003 when they moved to Petco Park in downtown San Diego. The stadium (which went by various names over the years) also hosted a few NFL Super Bowls and MLB All-Star games. According to Wikipedia (under "San Diego Stadium"), it's the only stadium to host a Super Bowl and a World Series in the same year - 1998, and is one of 3 stadiums to host the World Series, Super Bowl and MLB All-Star games. In 2020, the stadium was sold to San Diego State University (where my brother and dad both attended although they weren't into football, my brother did some basketball in high school though), and was demolished (had kind-of gotten run down basically) and a new stadium is under construction on the same property, scheduled to open Fall 2022, for the San Diego State Aztecs.
I'm a Clemson fan since 1978. Our Stadium "Death Valley" seats 82,500... The Stadium is a Bowl with the lower level Below Ground. The Result is it turns Death Valley into an Amplifier. Every year we're in the Top 5 Toughest places to play if your a visiting team. We have the LONGEST home winning streak in College Football at 34 Wins. We haven't lost at home since 2014. Frank Howard's Rock sits at the top of the hill and players touch it before running down the Hill. The noise is SO LOUD that it overloads your eardrums and you can't hear ANYTHING, even people a foot away. The history of the Stadium, the Rock and how our Rivalry with the University of South Carolina began are unique from Any College in America. (Let me know if you you'll like to know more. Hint the first game against South Carolina involved a riot, Clemson ROTC Marching from Columbia to Clemson and back after they broke into the Armory, a Barricade across Columbia and the South Carolina National Guard) Clemson is a town of approximately 16,500, but on football Saturday Clemson becomes the 3rd most populous city in South Carolina. GO TIGERS!!
Good video Courtney, like always. University of Michigan has the largest stadium, by seating capacity, in North America. Pro football is an outgrowth of College Football. The NFL passed the "Red Grange Rule" in 1926 to keep NFL players from playing at both the professional level & the college level. Harold "Red" Grange being an actual player who played for Chicago. At the time the NFL was looked down upon as compared to College Football.
My high school football team sucked but every home game they still ran out on the field through a huge inflatable tunnel with our mascot and dry ice with the players holding an American flag and the school flag For important games they also ran through a paper banner the cheerleaders held up for them The district has a big stadium that would be pretty full for most of the games. Even in high school and sometimes middle school football is a big deal with marching bands and cheerleaders at all the games
If you haven't seen it yet I think you would really like the movie Rudy. It's about an underdog who wanted to play for Notre Dame and worked very hard for a spot on the team. It's based on a true story
If you like the teams entering find the Ohio State Marching Band entrance. It will drive you crazy. Also this year the University of Nebraska womens volleyball team played a match on their football field in front of a crowd that was the largest ever for a womens sporting event in the world. Their entrance was epic a must watch
University of Michigan grad here, class of 1972. Football is a game where the fans expect to see some mayhem on the field. The players know, in advance, that the chance they will have bones break, or joints ripped apart, during a game are significant. Part of playing football is an intent to hurt the players on the other team. It's a brutal sport. Maybe boxing is the only other sport I can think of where you anticipate being beat up before a match, although I suppose that is an element of rugby, too. Yes, the players can be huge. Even at the college level you will find some really bid boys donning those uniforms and taking the field. The offensive linemen, in paticular, on ever top division team somewhere in the area of 375 lbs. U. of M. stadium holds about 110,000 including standing room. Because the players get beaten up so much by the end of each game, they can only play once a week, and the season is about 13 weeks long, making each game vital to a team's overall record. In order to get the players jacked up to sacrifice their bodies for victory, all these traditional entrances have evolved to tie the team and the fans together in spirit, not only with themselves, but with the ghosts of those who came before them. The fans are a bit of a different story. They have alcohol to get them geeked up for the games. Parties start on campus in mid-morning for a 1:00 p.m. game, and just got transported to the game for awhile, then back to the original sits after the game is over. All week long the students talk about the upcoming game on Saturday and how much they hate the visiting team if it is a "rivalry" game coming up. Ah...college. The greatest combination of adult privileges combined with almost zero responsibilities ever conceived by mankind.
Michigan has the Largest College stadium in America. Nebraska is my team. And on Day games a lot of times they will have Fly overs. It gets so loud at times that the other teams cannot hear when to hike the ball and have to do a silent count. And the Huskers have Longest Home Game Sellout Streak in College Football. They have sold out every home game since the Missouri Game in 1962. And going into this season we have 379 straight sellouts. Oh and Nebraska has the 14th largest Stadium in College Football, seating over 85,000 people. Colors are officially scarlet and cream. And we have one of the most historic programs in the country. I have been able to afford going to one home game and it was Amazing!!!! Back in 2010 when we played Missouri for the last time as a part of the B12. The place was Rockin. We Beat Mizzou who was rated 8 places higher in the National rankings. And for me what was cool is our running back set a new single game rushing record at 307 yards. If he would have gotten just two more yards rushing he would have run one yard for every game we had conseculatively sold out to that point which was 309. And I know where I was sitting and know I was on TV during two of his Long TD runs that day. Oh and a tradition they have is on the 1st TD they release Red helium filled balloons that now are biodegradable. GO BIG RED!!! Oh and Husker Fans are KNOWN for two things. 1) Being the most knowledgeable Fans in College Football. 2) That they travel well in support of the team. Many times there are more Nebraska Fans at away games than there are home team fans. One last thing. On Game Day during the game Any home game. Nebraska's Football stadium has the 3rd largest population or as they like to say is the 3rd largest city in the state.
Try to search and check out Ralphie the Buffalo, the mascot for the U. of Colorado. That animal runs out with its handlers at home games -- quite a sight.
For me the most impressive opening is for Annapolis and the Naval Academy. All of the midshipmen (students) enter the stadium in rank and file. When they are all in place they turn and face the opposing teams fans and salute them. and then run like crazy to get seats to watch the game. th-cam.com/video/ByloPPzFOz8/w-d-xo.html
Courtney here’s the list 1. Clemson university ( Clemson South Carolina : Howard’s rock ) 2. Virginia tech ( Blacksburg Virginia :enter sandman ) 3. University of Michigan ( Ann Arbor Michigan , running through the M / the Go Blue Banner ) 4. The university of Miami at Florida (the ibis : it’s mascot is the Hurricane ) 5. University of Nebraska ( they don’t have a home stadium thus they used the Indianapolis colts locker room : the jump around by house of pain ) 6. University of Tennessee: Rocky top Tennessee 7. Florida state university ( Tallahassee ( chief Osceola and the tomahawk chop )
The worlds perspective is weird. When people hear about "The South" some actually think these places are intolerant/hateful bc of the crap the news tells you. But, in reality, they are by far the most respectful places in the US.
You should do a video on the team rivalries like Florida Gators vs Georgia Bulldogs and the world's largest cocktail party and tailgate. College basketball Duke vs University of North Carolina is another huge rivalry.
March Madness (college basketball). Smaller arenas…but all the energy x3! You will Love following College Basketball if you fill out a bracket between Sunday-night and Wednesday!!!! #MarchMadness
Wait til you are part of the Death Valley crowd of 100,000+ at LSU in the LSU vs Ole Miss rivalry with the crowd yelling, "Go to Hell, LSU!"..."Geaux to Hell, Ole Miss!" And the crowd noise is so loud that you can't even hear the person sitting beside you.
The thing to realize about college sports (especially football and basketball) in the US, is that the country is so big, lots of places are a long distance from the cities where professional sports are located. Even places like Los Angeles, where USC and UCLA are located, were once a long distance from professional sports, until the late 40s, and college alumni are notoriously devoted to their teams.
"We tend to take our college football serious over here." Is an understatement. ;)
And no Rugby or Fooootbol In USA universities. Well not with an audience
Yep, just look at Nebraska’s sellout streak.
@@dracul115 over 375 consecutive sellouts. And counting
Unfortunately, do not include the PAC-12 or BIG-12. They are way behind
Unfortunately, do not include the PAC-12 or BIG-12. They are way behind
We get waaaay more hype about college sports than Pro sports, there’s a huge sense of local pride tied to it.
"In the South, Football is a religion, our Stadiums are Churches and Saturdays are Holy Days", Paul Bear Bryant(winningest div 1 Football coach ever, University of Alabama)
ROLL TIDE!! 🌊🐘
Sorry .. 409
WAR EAGLE!
This quote is true
SEC fans think it’s only SEC that cares this much. Not even close
You should plan a 2 month trip to the USA in the fall, do a lot of videos of exploring the USA, and every Saturday go to a different major football stadium and experience these in real life. Great reaction video.
omg that would be amazing!!
Don't forget to go to a tailgate party.
The 2nd video (Virginia Tech Hokies) is my alma mater. They started the tradition with the Hokie Stone (a locally quarried sandstone) and Enter Sandman after I graduated, but it has become an integral part of university life in Blacksburg (Virginia).
at 5:53 is Nebraska Cornhuskers, they come out the same way everytime but that particular video the gentleman in the red jacket and ball cap was the former coach back in the 1980's to 1990's and that game was a tribute and thank you to him
Tom Osborne, you forgot to mention his name? Waiting for another National Championship or two?
Two of my favorite entrances are the Nebraska vs. Rice 9/20/01 tunnel walk and the 2019 Nebraska Spring Game tunnel walk. The game against Rice was the first home game after 9/11 and had first responders walk out of the tunnel before the players.
In March of 2019 Nebraska experienced some of the worst flooding in the past 50 years. Flood damage for just Nebraska was an estimated $1.3 billion with almost $1billion of it crop and livestock losses. The Huskers put together a video tribute, carried out the state flag instead of the American flag, and lined the field with first responders instead of the band. One State, One Heartbeat.
God bless, and Good Luck. From Gothenburg.
During the Miami Hurricanes they showed two Red Flags with a black square. They are the Hurricane flags which are flown when a Hurricane is approaching.
When I got my 2nd Degree I was in my late 20s. College experience in America is what u make of it. While ur right there are some things that might be different because of age u can still do most of it if u want. Example.
I was 27 when I started getting my 2nd degree. I was fresh out of the military and was a pretty good athlete in several sports. So I went out for two college sports, Cross Country Running and Wreslting and won medals in them. And I did intramurals in football, did InterVasity, worked played Risk staring at midnight at the earliest and going all night and many other things I had a blast. Most of my friends from this college were 19 to 22. Tho most people guessed me at 20-22 when I was 27 to 29. And I was at a small college. Go to a mid size to large college they have more things for so called older, non traditional students.
I still think the Seminoles have one of the best entrances.
In a joke of an erector set stadium
@@rickheaton9136 The erector set stadium has been gone since I graduated in 1995.
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It's definitely one of the most unique CFB entrance. I'm not even an FSU fan and it's on my bucket list to see in person. That's one of the things that's so great about CFB, the uniqueness the passion, pageantry
Definitely should watch the full video from the first part of this video, Clemson vs Georgia from 2013
Courtney over here we tailgate for probably 2 days and then the day of the game tailgate this morning for evening went over and and you go to the game like you said it's a big show I guarantee if you would Cry tears of joy I just overwhelmed with the atmosphere I probably can guarantee that you will tell the tears hope you make it to game over here one day you making a good contact
Oh and one thing I forgot about my Huskers. During the Tunnel walk both sides of the tunnel are lined with fans wishing the team well and hoping to get a High Five from the players. And the Defense for Nebraska is known as the Black Shirts. While we are working at getting all of the way back to the kind of football we played from the 70s-2004 * we won 5 National Championships, 2 in the 70s and three in the 90s and then our coaches retired. Last year the Huskers were called the best 3 win team in the country. Half of out games were top ten ranked teams when we played them and we lost usually by 7 pts or less. we had two losses above that. One as an 8 pt. loss and the other a 9 pt. loss.
I think this year we finally hit a ten win season again and keep moving up and back to what we once were.
Neyland Stadium for the Tennessee Vols holds 120,000 people. It’s the most unreal experience ever. It’s so much cooler in person the screen does not do it’s justice!
Players run through the Power T that you watched every home game,stadium is massive at right at 102,000.
As a Florida State Alum, the entrance is so much better in person. In the video they use doesn't have Chief Osceola planting the spear which is a huge part of the show. The war chant is absolutely amazing.
I am always a little annoyed that Oregon is never on these "best entrances" videos. I mean, seriously, the Duck riding into the stadium on the back of a Harley, followed by the team? How the HELL is that not in one of these videos?
Seriously some of these suck and thetes other ones like Oregon
One thing to keep in mind is that America's population is so big at 330 million plus that a lot of colleges and universities likewise have huge student populations. For example my university was 35,000 students in an average school year, and that's just one of over 100 such large schools in the country. Then there's hundreds more medium and smaller sized public and private colleges and universities spread all over the country too.
The Nebraska Tunnel Walk is so big for them btw the Huskers have sold out every home game since 1962. Husker Football here in Nebraska is a religion. They are not very good these days but still are beloved by the whole state of Nebraska. The Tunnel Walk is even better when it is a night game in Lincoln Ne.
And they're still selling out their stadium
The best thing as a student is the tickets are free for your entire run of 4-5 years. You graduate and get a job. Get an email. Tickets ae $2200 a year on up! And they will not be great seats until your go into thousands a year.
College football, especially in southern USA, is hard to explain to people who've never been to a game before. If it's a night game, it's even better. Cooking and drinking all day to get ready for that night.
College football was huge before professional football got started.
Virgina Tech Home games are insane the energy is so strong and it sends shivers down your spine it’s such a loud event you can hear it 10-20 minutes away
Before I get started, I may have mentioned before that I've been to your city (back in '87).
It's so fun to watch your enthusiasm, regardless of the topic.
In case you didn't get which stadiums/teams were which, here's my list: 1) Clemson, 2) (Hokies) VA Tech, 3) you knew Michigan, 4) Notre Dame, 5) NE (In case you didn't catch it, this was the very successful coach's last game before retirement.), 6) (orange team) U. of Tennessee, 7) (the horse mascot and rider) Florida State Seminoles and the rider commemorates a real historic chief of that tribe--Chief Osceola (ah-see-OH-luh--1804--1838), and their original home was FL. 8) The last one before your system went down was the Gamecocks of the U. of S. Carolina.
Along with David Edmondson's suggestion, you ought to schedule a drum corps show in early to mid August, as that's close to when the DCI finals take place, and the corps have all had all summer to get their show into top form for the DCI Finals in Indianapolis, or the actual Finals night on a Saturday in mid-August.
You'll definitely have to attend a college football game the next time you visit the US. They are a great time!
Courtney, thank you for your reaction to the best USA College Football entrances Part 1. Now you can see why we Americans like our colleges and teams.
Great observations. For college there are generations of tradition too. We certainly have 330 million people, apparently with disposable income and most college towns are located outside of big cities so that's the only show in town.
That bright orange 'T' for the University of Tennessee is in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville Tennessee. It is 105,000+ and is unmatched in the SEC for size. We take our football serious in the south. Lol
I'm a die hard Texas A&M Aggie, but Colorado's Ralphie the Buffalo running around the field is the best IMHO. Chief Osceola is pretty good too.
And the Sooner Schooner.
The Michigan stadium holds 100,000 people and some games are standing room only with 116,900 people
You opened with the Clemons Tigers most exciting 25 seconds in college football. For a completely different pace and much more solemn, watch the March On for the Army Navy game. The entire Corps of Cadets and the Brigade of Midshipmen march onto the field in formation.
Every school also has crazy traditions or heart warming traditions. Iowa Hawkeyes wave tradition look it up you’ll cry it’s so sweet.
The university of Florida team runs out of a alligator’s mouth during games as an intimidating gesture to the other team. It’s always fun to see. The Florida state Seminole counter with the Seminole charge with an native Seminole warrior galloping out on horseback while the team keeps pace behind the warrior, the warrior will plant a decorative war spear into the ground on the sidelines as a hey you wanna fight symbol. The Florida and Florida state rivalry is legendary as the two schools were created around the same time but are bitter rivals on the field but off we are cool with each other. Miami likes to create the storm where fog machines create the cloud that looks like the leading edge of a real hurricane. The university of central Florida Knights are a completely different division but last year switched around to actually face Florida in a game which central Florida was slaughtered. UCF is more family friendly and eschews any intimation instead using a playful knight mascot that is at every event like fundraising. UCF is more the family friendly team in the division as they are seen mostly as the laughingstock team but they get the job done most of the time. Of course I live in Orlando where UCF is but honestly it’s a good school just laughed at because of their nature.
Lol oh bitter is about as nice of away you can put it when it comes to The Gators and Noles.
Long live the tribe of Chief Osceola and the boys from "The Swamp"
@@ozlovescoffee5595 fr. coming to tallahassee with any sign that you just LIVE in gainesville is an actual risk lmao
I know its not a entrance but id love for her to see the SHOUT thing at Oregon, after the 3rd qtr hahah its fun, entertaining,
IIt's all about Da U-Miami Hurricanes!!
University of Michigan's Stadium is the biggest holding 107,000 people and it's packed every game even in the sub zero temperatures of winter. On any given game day, the Nebraska Cornhusker stadium becomes the 3rd largest "city" in the state of Nebraska with 85,000+ fans.
The Big House the stadium for the University of Michigan turns 95 this year and has a record capacity of 115,109. I was in the crowd when we beat Ohio State last year and it was absolutely a blast. Something I will never forget
College basketball can get pretty hype also, especially during conference play. I don't know how big the arenas are where you are but the team i cheer for ( Arkansas Razorbacks) arena holds 20k plus. This year alone we probably had 2 or 3 of the top game day atmospheres.
Silent Smurf college basketball season is upon us
My personal favorite is the South Carolina Gamecocks intro.
I may be biased, because they're my second favorite team.
And my favorite so I agree. Spurs Up!
@@Gashouse69 heck yeah!
Most large colleges have at least a decent sport program. There are exceptions but not many. A good sport team could rarely hold back one of the predominant teams. Again, there are notable exceptions. Some of the smaller stadiums have just as 'charged' an atmosphere. You know you don't have to go to school there to enjoy the game. Just pick a few you want to visit & come see them. Oh, they aren't all football like in this video. Basketball, Baseball (to a lessor degree), even some Lacrosse teams.
React to The Southeastern Conference college football stadiums ...
Several 100k capacity stadium. Some capacities are more then the population of the town in which they reside !
Wide world of stadiums
college football is the 2nd most popular sport in the USA, only the NFL is more popular. The crowds at games are the craziest of any American sport. And I would say there are a lot of people out there that, if given the choice, would rather see their alma mater win the College National Championship than whatever NFL team they root for win the Super Bowl.
You feel it more when it’s an inner conference rival in the way of a better bowl game or entrance to the playoffs or conference championships
It's overlooked everywhere else but Americans are even more intense about our high school football. So that we can experience watching our favorite teams, high school football is most generally played on Friday night, college all day on Saturday, and NFL all day on Sunday. The largest stadiums in the US are college football stadiums.
Imma fly you out here so you can get the experience here in VA It's good to see other countries loving our sports and fun. It's alot to do here in the USA
High school football in Texas is also a big show as well, kind of a way to get together. There are dozens of Texas high school stadiums that seat well over 10,000 people, the biggest 19,400. Our local high school stadium seats 11,000.
There is (to me) NOTHING better than spending a Sat watching college football. Since I live on the west coast, I can start watching at 9am and go until 10 or later at night.
First team is my favorite college football team. Every player rubs “Howard’s rock” for luck. Named after the guy who built the stadium
You might also enjoy college 🏈 band entrances. Michigan fans waving "pom poms." You look very beautiful tonight!💘
The first clip was my Grad School Clemson and is of course my personal favorite. As much as I hate them on the field, FSU's intro with the horse and burning spear is right up there. I wanna go to a Penn State White Out, LSU and Tennessee.
The Miami Hurricanes entrance is so epic and historic running into the field through the smoke. Today many college and pro football teams have copied the Miami Hurricanes by running through smoke. The Miami Hurricanes are the first to do it.
There are 8 college stadiums that hold over 100,000 people. There are 25 that hold over 70,000 people. There's probably 50 that hold 50,000 people or more. And there are some high school stadiums in Texas that will blow your mind.
The third team out was the University of Michigan Wolverines.
Their stadium is the second largest stadium in the world.
It has been called, "The Big House" and seats over 100,000 people.
Everything you said about American entertainment culture is correct, as are the comments about college teams' importance to specific regions.
One additional reason college football has these displays is because the of the sport itself. Football has lots of stoppages; so bands, cheerleaders, and drumlines are already part of the experience to entertain the fans during these periods. They just turn it up to 11 at the entrances to hype the fans up. The College football season is also incredibly short at 12 games, with only 7-8 max being home games. This is because the sport is so brutal on the body. Anyway, such a small number of home games makes every game feel like a huge event for the area. Compare that to the 81 home games professional baseball plays, or 41 home games professional basketball and hockey play.
Yes, college football is the most popular spectator sport in North America. People get very excited about it. Note however that only a relative handful of the biggest schools with the best teams, are in the leagues (err, "conferences") that draw large crowds like this (Big Ten, Pac Ten, etc.). (Oh, and there's also Notre Dame, in Indiana, which is a special case. Notre Dame isn't technically in any of the major conferences but routinely plays non-league games against teams that are in them, including top-rated Big Ten teams. Not sure how that tradition got started.) *Most* colleges have a much more mundane sports program that's really only followed by the students and a few of the alumni.
It’s a show of strength and power in the most powerful country. This is a little town in South Carolina the first one with the balloons.
The college football games here (at the big time schools) typically have a higher attendance and larger stadiums than the pro teams. College football is a religion in parts of the US, especially the south.
The Stadium at the University of Nebraska when they play a home game is actually the 3rd largest city in the State of Nebraska.
As many others here have stated, college football is a BIG deal here in the US, especially in the South. I grew up a Florida State fan in the 90s, and I highly recommend you watch a video about Bobby Bowden, FSU's longtime coach and considered by many to be the best to ever do it.
There's a great book by an LDS author, that shows that there's perfect harmony between the prophetic statements concerning the garden of Eden being in Missouri and the Old Testament account concerning the garden of Eden. It's called Canaan, Babylon, and Egypt A Comparative Theological Analysis on Creation sold by Eborn Books.
I’ve been to a lot of Clemson Tigers games Courtney
Virginia Techs entrance is absolutely perfect! Best entrance in the game of football
The greats single college football entrance was at Nebraska, the first game played after 9/11. The only time the team was not the ones coming out of the tunnel.
LOL idk what to preface my comment with (about stadium size) so I'll just get right into it 😄
I live in San Diego, CA, area, and for several decades there was a major stadium just northwest of where Interstates 8 and 15 cross, which could be seen from both freeways. The San Diego Chargers (NFL) played there from 1967 (when the stadium opened) until a few years ago when they moved to L.A., and the San Diego Padres (MLB) played there from 1969 to 2003 when they moved to Petco Park in downtown San Diego. The stadium (which went by various names over the years) also hosted a few NFL Super Bowls and MLB All-Star games. According to Wikipedia (under "San Diego Stadium"), it's the only stadium to host a Super Bowl and a World Series in the same year - 1998, and is one of 3 stadiums to host the World Series, Super Bowl and MLB All-Star games.
In 2020, the stadium was sold to San Diego State University (where my brother and dad both attended although they weren't into football, my brother did some basketball in high school though), and was demolished (had kind-of gotten run down basically) and a new stadium is under construction on the same property, scheduled to open Fall 2022, for the San Diego State Aztecs.
As a formal football player. Touching the banner is a must.
I'm a Clemson fan since 1978.
Our Stadium "Death Valley" seats 82,500...
The Stadium is a Bowl with the lower level Below Ground.
The Result is it turns Death Valley into an Amplifier. Every year we're in the Top 5 Toughest places to play if your a visiting team. We have the LONGEST home winning streak in College Football at 34 Wins. We haven't lost at home since 2014.
Frank Howard's Rock sits at the top of the hill and players touch it before running down the Hill.
The noise is SO LOUD that it overloads your eardrums and you can't hear ANYTHING, even people a foot away.
The history of the Stadium, the Rock and how our Rivalry with the University of South Carolina began are unique from Any College in America. (Let me know if you you'll like to know more. Hint the first game against South Carolina involved a riot, Clemson ROTC Marching from Columbia to Clemson and back after they broke into the Armory, a Barricade across Columbia and the South Carolina National Guard)
Clemson is a town of approximately 16,500, but on football Saturday Clemson becomes the 3rd most populous city in South Carolina.
GO TIGERS!!
It’s never too late to go back to school!
Good video Courtney, like always. University of Michigan has the largest stadium, by seating capacity, in North America. Pro football is an outgrowth of College Football. The NFL passed the "Red Grange Rule" in 1926 to keep NFL players from playing at both the professional level & the college level. Harold "Red" Grange being an actual player who played for Chicago. At the time the NFL was looked down upon as compared to College Football.
My high school football team sucked but every home game they still ran out on the field through a huge inflatable tunnel with our mascot and dry ice with the players holding an American flag and the school flag
For important games they also ran through a paper banner the cheerleaders held up for them
The district has a big stadium that would be pretty full for most of the games. Even in high school and sometimes middle school football is a big deal with marching bands and cheerleaders at all the games
If you haven't seen it yet I think you would really like the movie Rudy. It's about an underdog who wanted to play for Notre Dame and worked very hard for a spot on the team. It's based on a true story
If you like the teams entering find the Ohio State Marching Band entrance. It will drive you crazy. Also this year the University of Nebraska womens volleyball team played a match on their football field in front of a crowd that was the largest ever for a womens sporting event in the world. Their entrance was epic a must watch
University of Michigan grad here, class of 1972. Football is a game where the fans expect to see some mayhem on the field. The players know, in advance, that the chance they will have bones break, or joints ripped apart, during a game are significant. Part of playing football is an intent to hurt the players on the other team. It's a brutal sport. Maybe boxing is the only other sport I can think of where you anticipate being beat up before a match, although I suppose that is an element of rugby, too. Yes, the players can be huge.
Even at the college level you will find some really bid boys donning those uniforms and taking the field. The offensive linemen, in paticular, on ever top division team somewhere in the area of 375 lbs. U. of M. stadium holds about 110,000 including standing room. Because the players get beaten up so much by the end of each game, they can only play once a week, and the season is about 13 weeks long, making each game vital to a team's overall record. In order to get the players jacked up to sacrifice their bodies for victory, all these traditional entrances have evolved to tie the team and the fans together in spirit, not only with themselves, but with the ghosts of those who came before them. The fans are a bit of a different story. They have alcohol to get them geeked up for the games. Parties start on campus in mid-morning for a 1:00 p.m. game, and just got transported to the game for awhile, then back to the original sits after the game is over.
All week long the students talk about the upcoming game on Saturday and how much they hate the visiting team if it is a "rivalry" game coming up.
Ah...college. The greatest combination of adult privileges combined with almost zero responsibilities ever conceived by mankind.
Mix College and Football and some good old fashion pride , throw in some huge parties .... you are doing the damn thing baby !
Michigan has the Largest College stadium in America.
Nebraska is my team. And on Day games a lot of times they will have Fly overs. It gets so loud at times that the other teams cannot hear when to hike the ball and have to do a silent count. And the Huskers have Longest Home Game Sellout Streak in College Football. They have sold out every home game since the Missouri Game in 1962. And going into this season we have 379 straight sellouts. Oh and Nebraska has the 14th largest Stadium in College Football, seating over 85,000 people. Colors are officially scarlet and cream. And we have one of the most historic programs in the country.
I have been able to afford going to one home game and it was Amazing!!!! Back in 2010 when we played Missouri for the last time as a part of the B12. The place was Rockin. We Beat Mizzou who was rated 8 places higher in the National rankings. And for me what was cool is our running back set a new single game rushing record at 307 yards. If he would have gotten just two more yards rushing he would have run one yard for every game we had conseculatively sold out to that point which was 309. And I know where I was sitting and know I was on TV during two of his Long TD runs that day.
Oh and a tradition they have is on the 1st TD they release Red helium filled balloons that now are biodegradable.
GO BIG RED!!! Oh and Husker Fans are KNOWN for two things. 1) Being the most knowledgeable Fans in College Football. 2) That they travel well in support of the team. Many times there are more Nebraska Fans at away games than there are home team fans.
One last thing. On Game Day during the game Any home game. Nebraska's Football stadium has the 3rd largest population or as they like to say is the 3rd largest city in the state.
College football is life! Houses divided sometimes. Rivalry runs deep. If you ever get to go to a game, Michigan vs Ohio State.
You want to know what’s better than the Entrance’s? The Tail Gates! Fight On!
UofM the big house holds 110,000 people and it's full every game in Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Nebraska football using same introduction song as Chicago Bulls when introduced the players
The Nebraska one was their legendary coach Tom Osborne leading them on the field one last time
Try to search and check out Ralphie the Buffalo, the mascot for the U. of Colorado. That animal runs out with its handlers at home games -- quite a sight.
For me the most impressive opening is for Annapolis and the Naval Academy. All of the midshipmen (students) enter the stadium in rank and file. When they are all in place they turn and face the opposing teams fans and salute them. and then run like crazy to get seats to watch the game. th-cam.com/video/ByloPPzFOz8/w-d-xo.html
The very first college you were talking about VT Virginia tech …. Mostly of all your video home games…. So everyone gets hyped up!🇺🇸🗽🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈
Courtney was really feeling the side to side🤣 lol your so funny 7:35
Those that got cut off are:
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Georgia Tech
"The most exciting twenty-five seconds." Heh, heh, heh.
Courtney here’s the list
1. Clemson university ( Clemson South Carolina : Howard’s rock )
2. Virginia tech ( Blacksburg Virginia :enter sandman )
3. University of Michigan ( Ann Arbor Michigan , running through the M / the Go Blue Banner )
4. The university of Miami at Florida (the ibis : it’s mascot is the Hurricane )
5. University of Nebraska ( they don’t have a home stadium thus they used the Indianapolis colts locker room : the jump around by house of pain )
6. University of Tennessee: Rocky top Tennessee
7. Florida state university ( Tallahassee ( chief Osceola and the tomahawk chop )
Hello Courtney. If you're ever in the States (in Autumn), I recommend you visit a typical American sports bar on college football Saturday.
The worlds perspective is weird. When people hear about "The South" some actually think these places are intolerant/hateful bc of the crap the news tells you. But, in reality, they are by far the most respectful places in the US.
You should do a video on the team rivalries like Florida Gators vs Georgia Bulldogs and the world's largest cocktail party and tailgate. College basketball Duke vs University of North Carolina is another huge rivalry.
March Madness (college basketball). Smaller arenas…but all the energy x3!
You will Love following College Basketball if you fill out a bracket between Sunday-night and Wednesday!!!!
#MarchMadness
Wait til you are part of the Death Valley crowd of 100,000+ at LSU in the LSU vs Ole Miss rivalry with the crowd yelling, "Go to Hell, LSU!"..."Geaux to Hell, Ole Miss!" And the crowd noise is so loud that you can't even hear the person sitting beside you.
you should check out 28 minutes of electrifying nhl playoff goals, that will give you goosebumps
Love you courtney glad you're in the states
you should do part two :) theres a wild animal on the field towards the end :)
University of Michigan is the biggest and the best - hands down
The Virginia Tech one is the best by far with Entrer sandman playing
I been to my favorite college game so many times it still showed me and let's see go blue
most people like college sports more than professional
Most conpetive Conferences are the SEC Big10 and the ACC
Can't Wait For Part Two