Stan Beck

Stan Beck has built a unique reputation as the preeminent expert on College Sports' Traditions. He has been interviewed on the subject by numerous publications and radio broadcasts, including Sirius XM College Sports Nation, ESPN and Fox Sports, as well as featured at many college Bowl Games, Rivalry Games, the College World Series, and the College Football Hall of Fame.

Traditions Personally Witnessed by the Author

• $2.00 Bills (Football), Clemson

• The 12th Man (Football), Texas A&M

• 1899 Territorial Cup Presentation (Football), Arizona / Arizona State

• 2001 Space Odyssey (Football), South Carolina

• 7th Inning Stretch (Baseball), Manhattan College

• A Capella National Anthem (Basketball), Harding University

• Aggie War Hymn (Football), Texas A&M

• “Air Ball” (Basketball), Duke

• Allstate Goalpost Nets (Football), various teams

• Alma Mater (Various Sports), Notre Dame

• Announcing the Score of Slippery Rock Games (Football), Michigan

• Baptist (Southern) Tunes, (Various Sports), Wake Forest

• Bats in the Stadium (Football), Texas A&M

• Battle for the Leather Helmet (Football), Clemson / Boston College

• Battle of the Blues (Basketball), Duke / North Carolina

• Beer Sold at College Games (Football), various teams

• Bench Celebrations (Basketball), various teams

• Best Damn Band in the Land (Football), Ohio State

• Between the Hedges (Football), Georgia

• Bevo (Football), Texas

• Big Bertha (Football), Texas

• Big Red’s Birthday Party (Mascots), Western Kentucky

• Bill Snyder’s Windbreakers (Football), Kansas State

• Blimpworthy Events (Football), various teams

• Blowing a Conch Shell (Swimming), Rollins College

• Boomer Sooner (Football), Oklahoma

• Bowden Bowl (Football), Clemson / FSU

• Buck-I-Guy (Football), Ohio State

• Budweiser Jingle (Football & Basketball), GA Tech

• Calling of the Hogs (Football), Arkansas

• Cameron Crazies (Basketball), Duke

• Candy-Striped Warm-Up Pants (Basketball), Indiana

• Carrying Coach off the Court after a National Championship (Basketball), UConn

• Checkerboard Baselines (Basketball), Tennessee

• Chicken Fried Tailgate Song (Football), various teams

• Chief Osceola & Renegade (Football), FSU

• Clapping Until Team Scores (Basketball), Tennessee

• Cockaboose (Football), South Carolina

• College Football Playoff (Football), various teams

• College GameDay (Football), Texas A&M, Army / Navy

• College GameDay Flag (Football), Washington State University

• Colored-Lights on the UT Tower (Various Sports), Texas

• Commander in Chief Trophy Presentation (Football), Army / Navy

• Cowbells (Football), Mississippi State

• Cutting a Hockey Net (Ice Hockey), Boston College

• Cutting Down Basketball Nets (Basketball), NC State

• Dawg Walk (Football), Georgia

• Demon Deacon’s Motorcycle Entrance (Football), Wake Forest

• Dogpile (Baseball), various teams

• Donald Duck is Oregon Mascot (Football), Oregon

• Dotting-the-“I” (Football), Ohio State

• Drake Relays (Track & Field), Drake University

• Duel in the Desert (Basketball), Arizona / Arizona State

• Earning Your Golf Bag (Golf), GA Tech

• Fans Commuting to a Game on their Boats (Football), Clemson, Tennessee

• Fans Gathering on the Field After a Football Game (Football), Clemson

• Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band (Football), Texas A&M

• First-Friday Parade (Football), Clemson

• Fish Toss (Ice Hockey), New Hampshire

• Five Dollies (Football), Stanford

• Flowers Placed on Reveilles’ Graves (Football), Texas A&M

• Flyovers (Football), various teams

• Flyover During National Anthem (Football), Army / Navy

• FOY-ODY Sportsmanship Trophy Awarded (Football), Alabama / Auburn

• Free Throw Defense (Basketball), various teams

• Frog Horn (Football), TCU

• Frozen Four (Ice Hockey), various teams

• GA Tech Fight Song (Basketball / Football), GA Tech

• Gamecock Walk (Football), South Carolina

• Games Attended at Iconic Venues

o Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Basketball), GA Tech

o Alumni Stadium (Football), Middlebury College

o Amalie Arena (Hockey; Basketball), Men’s Frozen Four, Women’s Final Four, ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament

o Assembly Hall (Basketball), Indiana

o AT&T Stadium, College Football Playoff Championship

o Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, various teams

o Autzen Stadium (Football), Oregon

o Barclays Center (Basketball), ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament

o BB&T Field (Football), Wake Forest

o Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Football), Florida

o Birmingham Crossplex (Track), DII National Championship

o Black River (The Pull), Hope College

o Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field (Football), GA Tech

o Boston College Alumni Stadium (Football)

o Bridgestone Arena (Basketball), Women’s Final Four

o Bryant-Denny Stadium (Football), Alabama

o Cameron Indoor Stadium (Basketball), Duke

o Camp Randall (Football), Wisconsin

o Capital Centre (Basketball), ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament

o Capital City Club (Golf), NCAA DI Men’s National Championship

o Carnesecca Arena (Basketball), St. John’s

o Charlotte Coliseum (Basketball), ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament

o Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson

o Cotton Bowl, Texas / Oklahoma

o Dan McGill Tennis Complex (Tennis), NCAA DI Men’s and Women’s National Championships

o Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium (Football), Texas

o Death Valley, (Football), Clemson

o Death Valley, (Football), LSU

o Doak Campbell Stadium (Football), FSU

o Drake Stadium (Track & Field), Drake University

o Edmund P. Joyce Center (Basketball), Notre Dame

o Fisher Stadium (Football), Lafayette

o Fitton Field (Football), College of the Holy Cross

o Folsom Field, (Football), Colorado

o Frank Howard Field (Football), Clemson

o Gator Bowl (Football), various teams

o Georgia Dome, various teams

o Georgia Tech Recreation Center (Swimming), NCAA DI Swimming & Diving National Championships

o Greensboro Coliseum (Basketball), ACC Tournament

o Harvard Stadium (Football), Harvard

o Historic Barron Stadium (Football), NAIA National Championship

o Howey-in-the-Hills (Golf), DIII National Championship

o Infinite Energy Arena (Gymnastics), NCAA DI National Championship

o Iron Bowl (Football), Alabama / Auburn

o Jordan-Hare Stadium (Football), Auburn

o KFC Yum! Center (Volleyball), DI National Championship

o Kyle Field (Football), Texas A&M

o Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Basketball), Wake Forest

o Legion Field (Football), Alabama / Auburn

o Louisiana Superdome (Football), various teams

o M&T Bank Stadium (Football), Army / Navy

o Madison Square Garden (Basketball), various teams

o MetLife Stadium (Football), Army / Navy

o Michie Stadium (Football), Army

o Municipal Stadium (Football), NAIA Championship

o Neyland Stadium (Football), Tennessee

o Notre Dame Stadium (Football), Notre Dame

o Odle Arena (Basketball), Taylor University

o Original Orange Bowl (Football), Miami

o Original Sugar Bowl (Football), Tulane

o Raymond James Stadium (Football), College Football Playoff National Championship

o Rhodes-Reaves Field House (Basketball), Harding

o Rome Tennis Center (Tennis), ACC Championship

o Rose Bowl (Football), UCLA / Penn State

o Rupp Arena (Basketball), Kentucky

o Sanford Stadium (Football), Georgia

o South Commons Softball Complex (Softball), NAIA College World Series

o Spectrum Center (Basketball), ACC Basketball Tournament

o Stegeman Coliseum (Basketball), UGA

o Sun Bowl, UCLA / Virginia Tech

o Sun Devil Stadium (Football , Arizona State

o TD Ameritrade Park (Baseball), College World Series

o The Big House (Football), Michigan

o The Horseshoe (Football), Ohio State

o The Omni (Basketball), Men’s Final Four

o The Palestra (Basketball), Ivy League Tournament

o The Swamp (Football), Florida

o Thompson-Boling Arena (Basketball), Tennessee

o Tiger Stadium (Football), LSU

o Toyota Stadium (Football), FCS Championship

o University of Phoenix Stadium (Football), Fiesta Bowl; College Football Playoff National Championship

o USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium (Softball), College World Series

o Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Football), Ole Miss

o Williams-Brice Stadium (Football), South Carolina

• Garnet & Gold Guys (Football), FSU

• Gator Chomp (Football), Florida

• Golden Hat Trophy Presentation (Football), Oklahoma / Texas

• Governor’s Cup (Football), Georgia / GA Tech

• Governors’ Trophy (Football), Oklahoma / Texas

• Greatest Timeout in College Basketball (Basketball), Indiana

• Hang on Sloopy (Football), Ohio State

• Head of the Charles (Crew), various teams

• Helen of Troy Hairdryers (Football), Sun Bowl

• Helmet Stickers (Football), FSU

• “Hey, John” (Ice Hockey), New Hampshire

• High-Five (Various Sports), Louisville

• Hook ‘em Horns Hand Sign (Football), Texas

• Hokey Pokey (Football), Virginia Tech

• Home Games Away From Home (Football), Georgia

• How ‘Bout Them Dawgs? (Football), Georgia

• Howard’s Rock (Football), Clemson

• Howdy (Football), Texas A&M

• Ice-skating Cheerleaders (Ice Hockey), Minnesota

• IZZone (Basketball), Michigan State

• Johnny Football (Football), Texas A&M

• Jump Around (Football), Wisconsin

• Keeper of the Frog Horn (Football), TCU

• Kernkraft 400 (Basketball), Wake Forest

• Kiss-Your-Date (Football), Texas A&M

• Krzyzewskiville (Basketball), Duke

• Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse (Football), Ohio State

• Leaping to Touch Banner (Football), Michigan

• Lei Worn by Navy Coach for Army / Navy Game (Football), Army / Navy

• Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (Football), Stanford

• Little Red Flag (Football), Harvard / Yale

• Little Three (Football), Williams / Wesleyan

• Live Eagle Mascot (Football), Auburn

• Local Hotel Duplicates Traditions (Football), Notre Dame

• Lunch Pail (Football), Virginia Tech

• MacArthur Bowl Presentation (Football), Clemson

• March-On (Football), Army / Navy

• Martha, the Mop-Lady (Basketball), Indiana

• Mascot Pushups (Football), various teams

• Midnight Yell Practice (Football), Texas A&M

• Mike the Tiger at LSU Home Games (Football), LSU

• Miss Reveille, Ma’am (Football), Texas A&M

• Moralers (Tug-of-War), Hope College

• Most Exciting 25 Seconds in College Football (Football), Clemson

• Most Played Southern Rivalry (Football), Auburn / Georgia

• Most Played Rivalry (Football), Lehigh / Lafayette

• Mutual Respect Rivalry (Football), Army / Navy

• My Old Kentucky Home (Football / Basketball), Kentucky

• Nation’s Top Hand Signal (Football), Texas

• Notre Dame Fight Song (Football / Basketball), Notre Dame

• Nova, the War Eagle (Football), Auburn

• Number 1 Mascot (Football), Georgia

• Open the Gate (Football), Wake Forest

• Orange Balloon Release (Football), Clemson

• Palmetto Bowl (Football), Clemson / South Carolina

• Peyton Manning Pass (Football), Tennessee

• Picking-Up Butch (Football & Basketball), Middlebury College

• Pink-the-Rink (Ice Hockey), Fredonia State

• Pitt Script Helmets (Football), Pitt

• Planting a Flaming Spear at Midfield (Football), FSU

• Play Like a Champion Today (Football), Notre Dame

• Players Respecting the National Anthem (Basketball), Virginia Tech

• Players Running Through the Block-T (Football), Tennessee

• Presidential Walk From One Sideline to the Other at Halftime (Football), Army / Navy

• Prisoner Exchange (Football), Army / Navy)

• Pullers (Tug-of-War), Hope College

• Quick Cals (Football), Ohio State

• Radcliffe Crew (Crew), Radcliffe

• Raising Helmets During Alma Mater (Football), Notre Dame

• Ralphie’s Pre-game Run (Football), Colorado

• Ramblin’ Wreck (Football), GA Tech

• Rama Jama National Championship Burger (Football), Alabama

• Rammer Jammer Yellowhammer! (Football), Alabama

• Red River Rivalry (Football), Oklahoma / Texas

• Reunion of All Reunions (Football), Army / Navy

• Reveille Graves (Football), Texas A&M

• Ringing the Chapel Bell (Football), Georgia

• Rivalry Games Attended

o Alabama / Auburn (football)

o Arizona / Arizona State (basketball)

o Army / Navy (football, boxing)

o Auburn / Georgia (football)

o Clemson / South Carolina (football)

o Duke / North Carolina (basketball)

o Georgia / GA Tech (football, basketball, baseball)

o Lafayette / Lehigh (football)

o Michigan / Ohio State (football)

o Oklahoma / Texas (football)

o Williams / Wesleyan (football)

• Roll Tide Roll Cheer (Football), Alabama

• Rolling-the-Quad (Various Sports), Wake Forest

• Rolling Toomer's Corner (Football), Auburn

• RUF/NEKS Shotguns (Football), Oklahoma

• Sandstorm (Football), South Carolina

• Sawing Varsity’s Horns Off (Football), Texas A&M

• Script Ohio (Football), Ohio State

• Script Oh No (Football), Michigan

• Shout (Football), Oregon

• Silent Night (Basketball), Taylor University

• Simulating a Bowling Game (Baseball), Vanderbilt

• Sing-Second (Football), Army / Navy

• Skull Session (Football), Ohio State

• Smokey the Cannon (Football), Texas

• Smoking a Victory Cigar (Football), Williams College

• Sod Cemetery (Football), Clemson

• Sooner Schooner (Football), Oklahoma

• Speed Limit of 18mph (Football), Tennessee

• Spike Squad (Football), Georgia

• Spirit Spots (Football), Army / Navy

• Spirit Walk (Football), Texas A&M

• St. Pierre’s Barber Shop (Football), Williams College

• Stanford Band (Football)

• Stanford Tree (Football)

• Storming-the-Court, after a #1 team has been defeated, Miami over Duke in 2013

• Super Fans (Basketball / Football), various teams

• Tailgating at the Grove (Football), Ole Miss

• Tailgating with the Volunteer Navy on the Tennessee River (Football), Tennessee

• Taps (Football), Texas

• Team Not-Named Harvard (Crew), Radcliffe

• Team Up North (Football), Ohio State

• Texas Fight Song (Football), Texas

• Textile Bowl (Football), Clemson / NC State

• The Eyes of Texas (Football), Texas

• The Game (Football), Harvard / Yale

• The Good Old Song of Wahoowa (Basketball / Football), Virginia

• The Hokey Pokey (Football), Virginia Tech

• The Irish Guard (Football), Notre Dame

• The Notre Dame Fight Song (Football / Basketball), Notre Dame

• The Pull (Tug-of-War), Hope College

• The Rivalry (Football), Lehigh / Lafayette

• The Swarm (Football), GA Tech

• The Victors Fight Song (Football), Michigan

• The Williams Walk (Football), Williams College

• Tie-Dyed Nation (Basketball), Wake Forest

• Tiger Pushups (Football), Clemson

• Tigerama (Football), Clemson

• Touchdown Jesus (Football), Notre Dame

• Touching the Banner (Football), Michigan

• T-shirt Gatling Gun (Basketball / Football), various teams

• Two-Bits (Football), Florida

• Ugas’ Mausoleum (Football), Georgia

• Untraditional Uniforms (Football), Oregon

• Upside Down Hook ‘em Horns Sign (Football), Oklahoma

• Walk of Fame at Denny Chimes (Football), Alabama

• War-Chant Arm Motion (Football & Basketball), FSU

• We Are … Penn State (Football), Penn State

• We Are the Boys of Old Florida (Football), Florida

• Welcome to the Jungle (Football), Wake Forest

• White Jerseys for Home Games (Football), LSU

• William Tell Overture Timeout (Basketball), Indiana

• Woo Pig, Sooie (Football), Arkansas

• World’s 9th Best Infantry (Football), Alabama

• Wrestling Title Belt (Football), Alabama

• Yell Leaders (Football), Texas A&M