The Top 5 Most Ridiculous and Hilarious Traditions in College Football

Skip the customary annual ‘political debate over dinner’ holiday tradition in favor of these fun-filled favorites.

A much safer option,

The Last Night’s Game Team

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1. Remember when toilet papering a house was something you did to your worse enemy? Not at Auburn University. After a win, fans toilet paper the oaks on Toomer's Corner on campus. This tradition, that started in 1972, was stopped for three years after an Alabama fan poisoned the trees, but now it’s back. Do you think desperate college students clean it up afterward to stock their bathrooms? TWO-PLY PARTY

2. A tradition at Murray State since the late 70s, a horse nicknamed Racer One runs a lap around the field at home games after a touchdown. This tradition also comes to you from the school where after couples DTR, they hang their shoes on the Shoe Tree for luck. SOLE MATES

3. After their rival Georgia Tech discontinued their annual game, Clemson Tigers fans hit back with their wallets. They spent $2 bills stamped with the team’s signature orange tiger paw logo all over Atlanta. This 40-year tradition still remains, with Clemson fans paying with said $2 bills when traveling to away games. WAIT, SOMEONE CARRIES CASH? 

4. Florida State University began a “sod cemetery” back in 1962. The team would bring back grass from their opponent’s field after a win. But now there are new rules in place. The Seminoles must be underdogs or the victory must be in a championship or bowl game to warrant a sod funeral.  REST IN PEACE

5. A tradition nearly 100 years in the making is arriving via boat for a Washington Huskies football game. Then fans relive their spring break by boatgating. They party on boats and like any other tailgate there are ping pong tables, grills, TVs and of course plenty to drink. BUT WILL THERE BE SKINNY DIPPING?

2 Legit 2 Quit

Keep the sports talk flowing right into the weekend with today’s weekend preview edition.

Can’t stop, won’t stop,

The Last Night’s Game Team

PS - Spice up the parking lot with today's tailgate treat. BACON CHEDDAR JALAPENOS

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MLB (Major League Baseball)

No participation medals here. We’re cruising into the next round of the playoffs and there are some great games ahead. First, the Milwaukee Brewers are taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Did you know that tennis legend Billie Jean King and her partner are part of the Dodgers ownership group? EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BASEBALL  

Two of the best teams in history to meet in the playoffs, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox, will battle it out for a spot in the next round. The winner of each of these two series will head to the World Series. THE BATTLE OF THE BEST?

Overtime

With the NBA (National Basketball Association) season starting next week, Minnesota Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler has not been happy with his team. But who's to blame? Actor Mark Wahlberg. According to some, Butler's ego became such a distraction when he became friends with Wahlberg when he played for the Chicago Bulls that the Bulls decided to trade him to Minnesota last year. MARKY MARK'S FUNKY BUNCH

Sideline stat

The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team didn’t have what it takes to qualify for this summer's World Cup. The U.S. Women’s National Team on the other hand is just one win away from qualifying for the Women’s 2019 World Cup in France. SHOWING THEM HOW IT’S DONE

Coaches’ corner

The Seattle Seahawks and the Oakland Raiders (NFL – National Football League) are saying sayonara to the States and traveling across the pond to play a game in London this weekend. Raiders coach Jon Gruden is not a fan of the travel; in fact, he dreads it. The last time he flew that far he was out of commission for a month with vertigo. This game is one of the handful of games that NFL teams are playing internationally this season. FISH & CHIPS CURE EVERYTHING

Goodbye, Work Week

Anyone else ready to tell the office goodbye for a couple days?

Working for the weekend,
The Last Night’s Game Team

PS: Today’s quick and easy Tailgate Treat is for all our gluten-free friends out there. Your guests will never know these brownies aren’t the real thing.

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NFL (NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE)

Let there be beer. Bud Light sympathized with the fans of the Cleveland Browns and their 635-day losing streak. At the beginning of the season, they placed fridges filled with beer throughout the city that would open when the Browns finally won a game. Last night, that dream became a reality when the Browns beat the New York Jets. Not sure who was more excited, the fans, the rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield or the Cleveland Police Department. NOT SORRY FOR CALLING IN SICK TODAY

OVERTIME

Supermodel Chrissy Teigen is full of hysterical sass, and now her words are catching up with her. After a recent tweet claiming she could “absolutely be a hockey goalie,” the Los Angeles Kings (NHL- National Hockey League) invited her to try out to become their emergency backup goalie. And it sounds like she’s taking them up on their offer. SWAPPING STILETTOS FOR SKATES

SIDELINE STAT

It’s been 22 years since Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny graced the big screen in Space Jam. If you’re a fan of the flick, then you’re in luck because a reboot is coming. It will star LeBron James and be directed by Black Panther director Ryan Coogler. They will start filming next summer. Guess King James’ move to Hollywood paid off? GRAB THE POPCORN

COACHES’ CORNER

The Los Angeles Angels (MLB- Major League Baseball) player Francisco Arcia made history by becoming the first player ever to play catcher and pitcher and hit a home run- all in the same game. PLAYING THE FIELD 

WHAT TO WATCH

Thirty golfers are fixing their eyes on the $10 million prize as the FedExCup wraps up this weekend. Golf legend Tiger Woods is leading the tour championship so far. If he wins, it’ll be his third FedExCup victory. MAKE ROOM IN THE TROPHY CASE