While standing in line at my local video store last week, I saw “The Bucket List” was available. While I haven’t seen the movie featuring that old guy from the Lakers’ games and that narrator guy, I pretty much know the premise. Two guys make a list of all the things they want to do before they kick the bucket.
That made my mind wander and I thought that I should make a college football bucket list. It’s going to be hard to cross off some of the things on this list, while some of the things I’ve already experienced. This is a narrowed down list, as an unabridged one would be too long so I am leaving some things off. I can’t include everyone, sorry.
So in no particular order:
The Songs
West Virginia
“Take me home, country roads…”
I heard this song sung by a Mountaineer home crowd once and I wanted to be there swaying with them. Since the temperatures there probably get pretty chilly, maybe this would be an excellent early season trip. Even though lighting couches on fire isn’t really my thing, you know what they say, “When in Rome.”
Iowa
“In Heaven There is No Beer”





41 comments Last one added 11 months ago — Leave a Comment
Gabe Le Bleu about 1 year ago
I love LSU's traditions and chants and stuff, but I'm kinda jealous. I didn't realize that Wisconsin fans got to bounce to "Jump Around". That sounds like a good time....although I'm usually so lit up off whiskey that my old azz would probably turn an ankle. Maybe I should just watch the students.....
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shelby lundin about 1 year ago
Why does none of that surprise us cajun???
Justin, another great one! But can you do me a favor and stop sending them to me when I am in airports? Security is starting to know the crazy chick that is always laughing at her blackberry!
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BabyTate about 1 year ago
This is proably something young people appreciate.
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
did i just get accused of being young??
i gotta admit, it feels pretty good.
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James Doker about 1 year ago
There's a lot of good stuff on this list. The very fact that there are dozens of other traditions that probably could have made the list is what makes college football so special. I can't believe I have to wait two more months for it to start!
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Will S about 1 year ago
All the things listed should be on ANY College Football fans list.
My only addition would be making out with Erin Andrews.
Even though she is a Florida grad, I would make the exception, since she makes all college sports that much more entertaining.
Nice work JG.
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Nic Gulas about 1 year ago
I was about to hurt you if you didnt put the Song Girls under USC, but then I ran across their wonderful mention.
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
well, us LSU fans don't really like to give credit to the trojans for anything but i'm not THAT biased.
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Nic Gulas about 1 year ago
Hey now, dont complain too much. Yall still have the Golden Girls yourselves.
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john brewer about 1 year ago
it is almost 2 to 1 now in athens thanks to the HOPE scholarships. see what a lottery can do for you.
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Joe G about 1 year ago
Notre Dame is definitely a cool trip. I visited it as part of the Spartan Marching Band this past season, and we got to see a decent bit of campus before game time. It's a really good-looking campus, and even as a very obvious visiting fan, I didn't meet one mean ND fan. Classy fans and a lot of history, well worth a trip.
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Lisa Horne about 1 year ago
Joe...I concur. They are the classiest fans. They'll rip you a new one during the game, then afterwards, shake your hand and invite to their house for a Midwest ham dinner. It has happened to me. Great folks out there.
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Toby Parker about 1 year ago
Hmmm, off your list I can cross out LSU (obviously), Tennessee, ole miss, Notre Dame, A&M, Florida, the National Championship game (for the 2003 season), Texas, and Georgia. I'm also wondering if I can scratch off Arizona State since I've been to the Tempe Hooters. I'll scratch off Washington in 2009.
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Jeff Hecox about 1 year ago
You include the girls at USC and not UCLA? Yeah, some of those $C Barbie Dolls may be pretty, but the Bruin Dance Team is way hotter on the whole. Don't take my word for it; check it out for yourself: USC's --> http://sait.usc.edu/recsports/spirit/song/thesquad/thesquad.html ... and UCLA's--> http://www.hottestgirlsofcheerleading.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/ucla-cheerleaders-5.jpg
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Lisa Horne about 1 year ago
I want to see the Iron Bowl...it's at the top of my list! Actually, I want to go to a Temple game too- I hear you can sit on the 50 yard line with a general admission ticket. (bada bing)
Let's see...what else...would like to go to the world's largest cocktail party...that's a given.
I would also like to take Lee and Herb on on college game day...someone needs to set those two straight.
And Jeff is right...the UCLA cheerleaders are way hotter than the SC Song Girls, BUT....no one looks better in a tight sweater than the Song Girls.
Great post!
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
on LSU off/away weekends my freshman year, a buddy and i went to tulane games. we bought a gen admission ticket for $6 and walked to the 50 yard line and watched them try to beat houston or rice. good times.
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Ryan Staab about 1 year ago
I had the opportunity to attend the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (Ohio State vs. Miami) but couldn't because my college's winter term started the day before the game was to take place, and I had to be back in California. Still regret it to this day, even if the game was a fluke.
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Michael Shibley about 1 year ago
Thanks for the Props to Neyland and Rocky Top! I know you're and LSU fan so you didn't talk about all the great things about a Saturday night in Death Valley. I must say I really enjoyed the experience of the Golden Band from Tiger Land, and Mike the Tiger.
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
well, you know me, i could spend quite some time talking about the LSU experience as a whole but just decided to focus on pre game stuff.
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Jamie Salsich about 1 year ago
HARVARD/YALE !!!
Come on, it's old school baby. When it's at Harvard, it's easily the best party of the year, and you can get away with a lot as long as you're not acting like a total donkey.
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
yeah, that should make the list,
also being in baton rouge i highly recommend southern university's band, "the human jukebox".
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Greg Adams about 1 year ago
What about UNC-Duke...oops, wrong sport. My bad.
This is a great article.
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Andrew Kneeland about 1 year ago
I don't know, I hear Thaddeus Lewis is going to have a breakout year this year...
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Marcus Eagle about 1 year ago
Great article... even though I am a UGA fan, Tennessee's Rocky Top is a great fight song and you are definitely right with how many times they play it.
And how could you have not put the worlds largest outdoor cocktail party... the party of the year!!!
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
well, i already loaded this thing with sec stuff and the iron bowl is 1st on my list. the cocktail party would be great though.
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Maury Billingsley about 1 year ago
The GROVE is the place to be on college football saturdays no doubt i love goin at about 7 in the morning and stayin till midnight its the perfect college football atmosphere and its even better when the rebs win
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Andrew Kneeland about 1 year ago
Excellent article! A very good list, keep it up!
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Peter Wright about 1 year ago
You should add a trip to Air Force as well. Great atmosphere, beautiful scenary and just a great time. The cadets are loads of fun too.
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dallas ga6 about 1 year ago
Justin,
You've gotta do the WLOCP in JAX...
It takes 4 days tho to do it right....
Spend Wed. at St. Simons & Jekyll Islands with us dawgs..
Thur. at Ponte Vedra & St. Augustine with more dawg fans....
Fri. during the day at riverfront.... Fri. nite in RV city next
to Altell ( best partys ever, makes a nascar infield seem tame)
Oh Yeah.... I Think There's A Football Game That Weekend TOO...LOL.
G.A.T.A.!!! R.I.P. UGA VI
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Uncle Rico Touchdown Mountain about 1 year ago
With regard to girls, the USC song girls are waaaaay over rated. Granted, I fell for the same thing you did. They look great on TV. Up close though, they all look like they're about 40 years old and it would take that long to chisel off the make-up.
I'm surprised that you left Ole Miss off your "Girls" list. Nothing finer in the country, although Texas, ASU and Georgia give them a close run for the money.
Game Day, I too would love to see Army-Navy. OSU-Michigan was not what I expected. Those people are brutal towards one-another. I never thought I'd ever see humans have more disregard for one another than that game and I've seen one in each place.
I'd love to see the Red River Shootout before it went so corporate. Who knows, maybe it's still there.
I'd also enjoy Yale vs. Harvard.
Of the 28 venues I've visited, Wisconsin & Notre Dame are the tops. Nicest fans are definitely Notre Dame and Tennessee.
Worst fans are Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Miami, Boston College (booing Navy?), the Raider Nation aspect of USC fans (Elder USC fans are good people) and the most obnoxious are Ohio State, Penn State, and Florida.
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
i already included ole miss in the pregame thing because of the grove.
there are many schools that could've been on here twice.
also, i didn't know BC booed navy. i thought it was rutgers.
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Thomas Brown about 1 year ago
Awesome article
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
thanks thomas.
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Justin Hokanson about 1 year ago
Love the article because of your picture. If you continue to put great pictures like that up there, I will continue to read your articles. : )
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Lanie Destefano about 1 year ago
Notre Dame is a must for anyone but I am biased:-)
I would add tailgating during the day on the Quad at Alabama and then going to a night game against one of the big rivals. Singing the Bryant Denny version of Sweet Home Alabama "Roll Tide Roll" is a great time.
I have also been to a night game in Morgantown. When the football team comes out to sing Country Roads along with the crowd after a win, you will get chills, especially when they blow that train whistle in the distance while the fog floats over the mountains. That night I turned into a Mountaineer fan, even though they hate us Irish:-)
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Chase Davis about 1 year ago
Imagine the Grove in all of it's splendor, and then toss in Ole Miss and UGA girls (whom ESPN had ranked #1 and #2 for hottest girls) and you have heaven good sir.
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Stephen Black about 1 year ago
Great article.
I have been to all of the SEC campuses, as well as Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest (yay), and Ohio St for the Michigan game among others.
I can honestly say that LSU has the best gameday atmosphere of any. Great tailgating, fun and vocal fans, great old stadium, great band and a loud crowd.
Apologies to Tennessee and Ole Miss. They have great atmospheres as well.
I would eventually like to see the Iron Bowl and Texas/OU in person.
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Justin Goar about 1 year ago
i guess you have a lot more experience on your list. that's awesome!
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Michael Bergman 11 months ago
Dang, I just did this sort of. You did kind of a better job, although you don't mention Texas enough. Jk. good stuff man.
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Justin Goar 11 months ago
yeah i almost mentioned that but you are new to the site so i didn't want to burst your bubble.
man i love austin. i want to go back sometime soon, it's been since like 2000 or 2001 since i've been there i think.
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Michael Bergman 11 months ago
Obviously love the picture.
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