I have never been the sporty type. I have never been the country type either. I was raised in the South and it is a part of who I am, but I have never have let that define who I am. There is a stereotype that only rednecks tailgate, but I am by no means a redneck and I love to tailgate. Let's see why that is.

Once I moved down to South Carolina I saw it was odd if your family didn't choose which college football team they supported and it had to be between the USC Gamecocks or the Clemson Tigers. (We obviously chose the superior team, the USC Gamecocks. GO COCKS!)

People acted as if these football games were crucial to their being able to live. At first, I just didn't get it, but then it all made sense once I got to experience my first real college football game. You walk by this enormous stadium and see it literally sparkling in the light. The hot Columbia sun was beaming down on my sweaty face, but I didn't care because I was so excited to be experiencing something new.

Once we got to our tailgating site I was surrounded by all types of delicious food and smiling faces. After I ate we played a bean bag toss game and just socialized. It felt as if I was a part of some family that I just met that day.

We finally got into the stadium after having to go through security and we found our seats that made it feel like we are on the field with the football players. There are people blaring over the speakers to pump you up. All around you thousands of people are yelling "U.S.C GOOOO COCKS" right before the bum bum bum bummm of the band.

Or they will play the electronic dance song known as "Sand Storm" and everyone takes out their tiny hand towels, they are given out for free in the stadium, and wave them around their head as fast as they can while jumping to the beat of the song.

There is this big rush of adrenaline as the smoke comes out of the tunnel and the football players coming running out to a song that beats inside your chest. The giant red bird, Cocky their mascot, comes on the scene and they drop this curtain and he appears and the crowd goes wild. Then the game starts with a kick and everyone is cheering on their team.

These moments created a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget. I am so glad I was introduced to this because I now know what all the hype is about. I wanted to write this because I wanted to show other people like me that football isn't just for the sporty type, but it can be fun for everyone. Try something new because you never know, you just might like it.