top 25 college football traditions...

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but I guess I don't mind LSU playing second fiddle to Army-Navy.

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as long as we are ahead of that script o dot the i shite i dont care

I don't know how anyone could rank Miss. State's cowbells & Michigan running under a banner Go Blue ahead of Chief Osceola rides out onto the field before the start of each Florida State home game. He then tosses a flaming spear into the middle of it to fire up the crowd.

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With all due respect, the Army/Navy hasn't been relevant for 50 years. LSU should be No. 1.

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Army and Navy are always relevant even despite their lack of championship success recently. That is precisely why it is number 1.

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as long as we are ahead of that script o dot the i shite i dont care

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Was hoping someone said this.

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With all due respect, the Army/Navy hasn't been relevant for 50 years. LSU should be No. 1.

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You don't know what tradition means do you?

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This one's so famous I don't know who they're talking about even after reading it

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Wisconsin

I think script ohio is very cool to see in person. I dont think our band could do anything like that. We're lucky if ours can form straight lines before the game.

As one of the few people who happen to be both an Alumni of LSU and the Academy, I have a unique perspective. The Army-Navy game has a lot more tradition than Saturday night in Tiger Stadium and should be No. 1. Though there are two things LSU has that are superior. Pregame, which I marched in and the passion of the fans. The Midshipman, Cadet march in the stadium is actually boring for the Midshipman and Cadets. No passion like Tiger Stadium and Pregame. The game itself is monumental to both Army and Navy. I won't go through all the traditions but I will list a few. When you arrive at the Annapolis, for Plebe year the first thing they teach you is to square your corners. That means to march straight and make a hard right or left and shout out either "Go Navy" or "Beat Army" as you make your turn. Army week is the most amazing week of the year besides graduation. It would take a while to describe so the best I can do quickly is to say it's like an organized Mardi Gras. Though that's not entirely accurate. Let's just say it's a crazy week. The game has a myriad of bets tied to the outcome. Most are mundane but mean a lot to the services. One is each Cadet or Midshipman wins a robe from the other service academy paid for by the losing academy. In reality only the top two classes 1st and 2nd class (Senior and Junior) end up getting robes. Army was getting cheap and shorted us because we beat them so often when I was there. One of the other major bets is if your academy wins then Plebe(Freshman) year ends. That means Plebes(Freshmen) are no longer hassled. In reality they are still hassled just not nearly as much. Believe me it's a huge deal. I am still unhappy to this day that we lost my Plebe year whereas we won the 4 years before and the three after. I could go on and on, but trust me the Army-Navy game is steeped in tradition, more so than LSU. Though LSU wins the passion of the fans contest by a mile.