If you’re like me, then game days are a sort of holiday for you. Riding on a throne of free hot dogs and mimosas, game days will always be able to promise you a great time. Starting off bright and early, it’s a day where young and old alike will be repping the school color that they will forever cheer on. With the occasional appearance of the school drinking song, these, of all days, will henceforth be forever engrained in your memory. And in those happy memories, some types of gamedayers will stand out more than others. These are the five types of people you will meet.
1. Alumni. This
type of person will be one of the first to start off the game day
tradition -- probably because they woke up two hours before you set your alarm for.
All decked out in all their school clothing of yesteryear, these fans will
tell you every piece of information about tradition you could ever want to
know. With a family in tow, they can easily be spotted as the people
eating food with a fork while holding their little girl on their back. Beware, despite their age they can still beat you in beer pong.
2. Avid sports fan. This type of person is pretty obvious to spot because all they will be able
to talk about on this day is the game. Whether they are the first one in the
stadium or sitting front and center in front of the TV, this person can tell
you about every stat or player you want to know about. Whenever you hear the
drinking song or a school cheer, they probably started it. “Go, Bears,” is
basically their mating call. It is very hazardous to talk to this person
if your team loses, unless you think enraged depression is a good look.
3. “I don’t
understand sports” person. This person is the complete opposite of the avid sports fan. This is the type who thinks a touchdown is worth
one point and that football lasts three innings. This person could not tell you the
first thing about the large event that is the cause of celebration and should
not be asked for updates on the score. Don’t let their jersey deceive you; they probably borrowed it from a friend because it looked cool. Mostly, this
person is solely out here for the atmosphere, and maybe a free hot dog or two.
4. Foodie. This
person is merely coming out of their cave for the possibility of free food.
Whether they try to sneak into the alumni section for the good stuff, or simply
trying to grab some hamburgers, this person woke up dreaming of a happy
stomach. If the grill is unmanned, this is the person who will step up to the
challenge. If unable to fulfill their search for food, they might start
trying to eat anything edible that is near -- like the Jello shots -- and may
become very intoxicated. Just find this person a hot dog and they
will be your BFF for the day.
5. “I will out drink
you all” person. This is the person who views game days as their Olympic
opportunity. Game days are what they were born for and their time to
shine. You may here this person chatting their motto, “Blackout or Back out”
depending on the time of day. This is the day that they train for every other
weekend of the year. Besides the alumni type, this is the only other person who will be up and ready to start their day when the sun is barely shining. Unless
you are up for this dangerous challenge, never go drink for drink
with this person. While this type might not remember their entire day, they
will know for sure that they had the time of their lives.
Game days are the legendary days that we are lucky enough to be
blessed with. The football gods have shined upon us and granted us a
fall semester filled with Saturdays of procrastination and celebration.
Although most of us will probably fall somewhere in between all these game day
types, at the end of the day all of us will have a day to remember. All in all,
game day is a day to flaunt your school spirit and show every other school why
your team is number one -- even though you are probably not.
Go, Bears!