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I grew up going to HBCU football games. I have a distinct memory of attending a homecoming at Albany State University (then college). It was a tradition then for the greek pledgees to scroll around the track that circled the field after half time until the end of the game. This was the 70s so I remember the Kappa's in these horrible (double knit I'm sure) white knickers and red shirts with these red and white tams cocked to the side of their Afros. You couldn't tell them nothin'!! LOL Of course they had canes as well. I remember me and my little cousin just swooning! LOL
Beyond the greeks, the highlight was the bands at halftime.
College, I have fond memories of the Morehouse/Howard games.
My first "big time" college football game came after I graduated. I saw Tennessee play Notre Dame when Rocket Ismail was playing for ND. He was much faster in person that on TV. I have never seen so many people in orange in my life! As a matter of fact, I still have nightmares about the old men in their orange pans and I find myself humming "Rocky Top" at weird times. I
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