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11 Things You've Done If You've Gone To A Badger Gameday

And why it's such an incredible experience. #JumpAroundWithMe

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11 Things You've Done If You've Gone To A Badger Gameday
Liz Ploumidis

If you wanna be a Badger, just come along with me.

This chant is just one of the many traditions practiced every fall on those special Saturdays when Camp Randall's student section turns to a sea of red. Those special days that we wait all week for, heck, even all year for; football Saturdays at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


I know some of you are probably asking..."What really makes Badger football game days so special, anyways?" And the rest of you probably go to UW-Madison; so no need to ask. Honestly though, you don't need to be attending classes here to know we have the best school spirit and gameday experience around. As long as you've stood where I have in the student section and:

1. Swayed side to side with classmates while singing one of the best school songs in the country.

2. Light-heartedly yelled profanity at fellow peers (this one always seems to rattle first-timers).

3. Noticed the accent smell of a freshly baked soft pretzel lingering in the air.

4. Devoured a freshly baked soft pretzel.

5. Felt like you're part of the team and letting everyone know it's "FIRST AND TEN WISCONSIN."

6. Instantly becoming the biggest and best 14,000 person choir while belting out the rest of "Build Me Up Buttercup."

7. Wearing something you wouldn't normally wear on a normal day but very well knowing this isn't a normal day (please, it's game day).

8. Painfully watched Bucky do a bazillion pushups and at least once you've counted one over because TBH you were really into it.

9. Feeling like a badass when you switch up a few lyrics in "The Light of the Moon" chant...you know which part.

10. Jumping the fuck around.

11. And lastly, feeling the euphoria of being at a football game in Camp Randall and being a part of some amazing moments while creating really lifelong memories with your friends & your adopted family (aka everyone in red), truly knowing that nothing else can beat it. ON WISCOnsin.

*Wanna experience some of these things in 90 seconds?¿ :D Here's a video:


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