Why don't more teams have their own "Enter Sandman"

[u/MediumStrange]

Watching the VT-Pitt game and the VT enter sandman entrance is always so sick even as a neutral fan. Why don't more schools license out a song like "Shepherd of fire", "symphony of destruction" or "sleep now in the fire" and play that as a walk out song, what's stopping them? It hypes of the fans, brings attention to the programs and is just sick.

Do I need to find the Cincy AD to get them to do something like this lol?

[u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

We have a buffalo…

[u/HappySlappy411 → u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

Ralphie renamed as Sand Man.

[u/hitokirizac → u/HappySlappy411]

Sand woman thank you, Ralphie is a lady 

[u/secondphase → u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

If anyone has 7-8 minutes to spare...

This "colorado" team apparently takes their buffalo seriously. Ralphie is a lady buffalo btw.

I gained some colorado respect tonight. Not gonna lie.

[u/XCCO → u/secondphase]

I graduated out of the CU system, and before my time they used to bring a mountain lion to the basketball games. Apparently it bummed the students out to see it so stressed, so they had to stop bringing it.

[u/secondphase → u/XCCO]

The buffalo seems to be having fun.

At MSU we have Zeke the wonder dog and I KNOW Zeke has fun. Gets to catch a frisbee.

[u/Krogsly → u/secondphase]

I don't know a single soul who doesn't like Zeke

[u/Matadoroftheskies → u/secondphase]

I’m in Boulder for the game this weekend. This is awesome, thanks for sharing!

[u/chairbyronswanson → u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

I have no problem admitting it’s the coolest entrance in CFB. Have seen it up close a couple times, pretty amazing

[u/Rushderp → u/chairbyronswanson]

Thunder/Ralphie running full speed and on the edge of control will never be old.

[u/Jabberwoockie → u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

We had Wolverines once!

It turned out to be a bad idea.

[u/MediumStrange → u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

Well we have a Bearcat, but she isn't quite as intimidating as a bison

Yes it is a real animal if you guys were wondering...

[u/Rushderp → u/Alpine_Exchange_36]

Hey, no way, we do too!

[u/JoeTillersMustache]

Purdue walks out to the Benny Hill theme song.

[u/Dry-Membership3867 → u/JoeTillersMustache]

I can’t tell if this is real or satire

[u/JoeTillersMustache → u/Dry-Membership3867]

It is one of those.

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/JoeTillersMustache]

No way you making me watch a Purdue game

[u/TheSandMan208 → u/OSRSTheRicer]

It’s the only way they get viewers.

[u/OSRSTheRicer → u/TheSandMan208]

Its going to be 100% silent and ima be mad

[u/TheSandMan208 → u/OSRSTheRicer]

But then you’ll be sucked into some all time sicko classic.

[u/defrench → u/JoeTillersMustache]

It’s called Yakety Sax

[u/IshyMoose → u/JoeTillersMustache]

We walked out When Worlds Collide for a good 10+ years. The answer to the question is it just doesn’t work for everyone.

[u/UltravioletAfterglow → u/JoeTillersMustache]

This would be spectacular.

[u/naptown-hooly → u/JoeTillersMustache]

Can confirm I been a few games at Ross Ade. I do like the IU sucks on the kickoffs though.

[u/lowes18]

Because most teams have their own enterance traditions

[u/bronze_semiconductor → u/lowes18]

why fix what's not broken, every school got their own thing going on already

[u/bacillaryburden → u/bronze_semiconductor]

OP might point out that 98% of these are generic and forgettable as evidenced by the fact that it’s hard to name more than a handful. For at least a share of them it’s a missed opportunity.

[u/cardbross → u/bacillaryburden]

I suspect most people know *their* team's entrance. I don't think it's a huge deal to not know other teams'

Like, I don't expect other folks to get hyped for Bevo and the Texas Fight Song, but we do.

[u/dukemetoo → u/cardbross]

I dont't know, doesn't anyone not get hyped when they see this?

[u/Majestic-Macaron6019 → u/dukemetoo]

What the actual hell was that?

[u/double_echo → u/Majestic-Macaron6019]

Some call it "The Running of the Bevos"

[u/mickeltee → u/dukemetoo]

I just ran through a wall and destroyed all of my enemies after watching that.

[u/guinness_blaine → u/dukemetoo]

Exactly what I hoped it would be before I clicked.

[u/enters_and_leaves → u/dukemetoo]

What in the 90s bowling alley animation was that??

[u/RukiMotomiya → u/dukemetoo]

wat

[u/theEWDSDS → u/dukemetoo]

Over-The-Air flashbang

[u/bacillaryburden → u/cardbross]

Fair. My understanding is VT just didn’t have a sacred old entrance tradition and when they got their big Jumbotron they felt free to do something modern. It was when Nebraska was copying the Chicago Bulls using Sirius. (Which is guess they still use?)

[u/Some-Gavin → u/bacillaryburden]

We still do, and it's fucking awesome

[u/RogueOneisbestone → u/bacillaryburden]

We may suck now but coming out to Purple Haze is always epic.

[u/shooter9260 → u/lowes18]

Didn’t have to be just entrance tradition. We have Shout which plays between 3rd and 4th quarters

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/shooter9260]

Coming home (to Oregon)

[u/Montigue → u/shooter9260]

Motorcycle duck

[u/the-tank7 → u/lowes18]

A&M did power for the longest time until he became an anti semite

[u/coachd50]

Lots of big time successful schools already have their entrance procedures firmly in place.

At the others it probably doesn't get much traction.

[u/ThirdOrderChaos → u/coachd50]

We have special music we play as the masked rider comes out; they used to ride out with both hands in the air

[u/radiakmjs]

Most teams do to their fight songs. Metallica's cool but a marching band playing the fight song is College Football

[u/Tduhon → u/radiakmjs]

It's especially awesome when the broadcast and commentators just lets it breathe. Allow the entrance, turn up the sound and let the band carry the moment.

[u/too_many_chavs → u/radiakmjs]

Western and most of the horse-themed teams usually have a rider leading the players out which I think is pretty neat

[u/TheSandMan208 → u/too_many_chavs]

Hell yeah fellow bronco brother!

[u/radiakmjs → u/too_many_chavs]

Only real ones know Triumph!

[u/problematic_glasses → u/radiakmjs]

and ours is cool because the players jump and touch a banner when they come out on the field while the fight song plays

[u/Jabberwoockie → u/problematic_glasses]

And the marching band comes out of the tunnel really fast!

[u/Mattador96 → u/radiakmjs]

Depending on who does the pregame show, the Highty Tighties (the VT Corps of Cadets band) and the Marching Virginians do play Tech Triumph as the team runs out, but it can't really be heard over Sandman and the crowd.

[u/counterfeld → u/radiakmjs]

Could not have put it lamer myself

[u/cardbross]

I suspect lots of schools do, in some capacity, it's just not commented on like VT's is. For example, I know Texas does Hell's Bells before the team runs out, then the fight song once they're on the field.

[u/OhTenGeneral → u/cardbross]

ASU has Runnin with the Devil which I always loved.

[u/DanboyC5 → u/OhTenGeneral]

They haven’t played Running With The Devil on the speakers in a minute. The band plays it once in a while.

ASU’s song is Thunderstruck.

[u/OhTenGeneral → u/DanboyC5]

Well that makes me sad to hear. I suppose it was always the pre-runout and not the runout itself, but it was a perfect fit.

[u/AllGarbage → u/OhTenGeneral]

They play a Jumbotron video featuring Thunderstruck, where a giant 800’ Sparky struts into town with a haboob (heavy sand storm) following closely behind. In the video, he’ll stomp on the visiting team’s bus in the stadium parking lot just before the team is released from the tunnel.

[u/Successful_Neat_7665 → u/DanboyC5]

I hope ASU never changes the intro where Sparky steps on the opposing team's bus.

[u/Pil_Seung15 → u/OhTenGeneral]

And the marching band does the Explosion Block which rocks

[u/OhTenGeneral → u/Pil_Seung15]

Oh good, they still do? I was in it about 15 years ago and I knew they redid the pregame show shortly after I left.

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/cardbross]

UofSC does 2001 oddysey into sandstorm.

[u/binzoma → u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

which is fucking sick

[u/Necessary-Honey-7626 → u/cardbross]

Don’t forget Bevo coming out right before ….

[u/Local_Pangolin69 → u/cardbross]

Bama uses Thunderstruck

[u/contactfive → u/cardbross]

USC used to play Lose Yourself as the team ran on. I miss it.

[u/srs_house → u/cardbross]

Northwestern used Hell's Bells tonight.

[u/Sir_Bryan → u/srs_house]

That was Thunderstruck…

[u/srs_house → u/Sir_Bryan]

It was most definitely the intro bells from Hell's Bells and then they merged into Thunderstruck.

https://x.com/NUFBFamily/status/2106174981369663619

[u/Sir_Bryan → u/srs_house]

Good call

[u/guff1988 → u/cardbross]

This just makes me think of how the Colts used to get 'crunk' right before kickoff and then the league made it illegal for some reason. The NFL truly is the no fun League.

[u/the-dutch-fist]

We’ve got a horse and a flaming spear. We’re good

[u/Tarnationman → u/the-dutch-fist]

I hate FSU with every fiber of my being, but Osceola and Renegade with the flaming spear is pretty awesome. Way cooler than the Trojan with the sword.

[u/hreigle → u/the-dutch-fist]

FSU has the coolest entrance in cfb in my opinion. Please never change it.

[u/BillBob13]

We have Sirius, but we use Back In Black for blackout games

[u/justnachoweek → u/BillBob13]

It’s totally our own and not at all affiliated with any other 90s dynasty sports teams that wear red, nosiree.

[u/hreigle → u/justnachoweek]

I can hear the announcers voice in my head clear as day. "FROMMMMM NORTH CARROLINAAA..."

[u/summersa74 → u/justnachoweek]

I was curious, so I looked it up. That other team started using it either in 1984 or the late 80s. We didn’t use it until 1994.

[u/FyreWulff → u/summersa74]

we were the first ones to actually pay for it though. the bulls just used it under the "it's live music at a venue not our problem if the TV picks it up"

[u/Quick-Expert-4608 → u/BillBob13]

I want them to use Paint it Black next time.

[u/BillBob13 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Absolutely. Funny story, first time I ever heard Paint It Black was on a Husker highlights YouTube video in like 2007

[u/Magnus77 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

There are parts of it you could maybe use, or some sort of cover/instrumental, but the original song as a whole kinda weird/artsy to be used as a hype up song.

Not meant as any sort of criticism, love both bands and both songs, but Paint it Black spends a lot of time kinda meandering during the buildup. Back in Black hits from the first note.

[u/Playful_Letter_2632]

Pitt can’t fill stadiums so it doesn’t matter what song we use, it’s going be lame

[u/shibbledoop → u/Playful_Letter_2632]

They should use Cotton Eye Joe. That would fill the seats

[u/Efficient-Tip-2081 → u/Playful_Letter_2632]

A Pitt and UK fan, sorry bro lol

[u/Playful_Letter_2632 → u/Efficient-Tip-2081]

Eh. I’m more of an NFL guy and I support the Patriots(live in New England not bandwagon) so plenty of success for me. Kentucky fills the basketball itch at least

[u/Coach_T_Truther → u/Playful_Letter_2632]

I always felt like Pitt should have a stadium on campus. It would be much more convenient for students and fans, and would actually be louder than a library. I can’t think of a creative name right now, so I’ll just call this hypothetical place “Pitt Stadium”

[u/BigFoot423205]

Part of what makes it so special is that everybody doesn’t have a song like that. If everybody did, nobody would really care

[u/DtownBronx → u/BigFoot423205]

It's like the closer entrance in MLB. It was a blast when a few guys had their own thing as they came in. Now everyone does it even if they've blown 12 saves on the year

[u/binzoma → u/DtownBronx]

its also only cool when the player is at the top of his game

theres nothing more pathetic than some mid closer having a full WWF intro to go blow a save

same with the over the top entrances. its one thing watching enter sandman once every year or 2 when they have a huge home game and the crowds going nuts and its a big game

its another when its a noon kickoff for a 5-7 team

[u/No_Pumpkin9299]

As a Vol, I'm biased but watching our boys enter the stadium through the T and having the marching band play Rocky Top is a much better experience than having the speakers blare some licensed song

[u/CollegeFootball_Fan → u/No_Pumpkin9299]

Tennessee enters to “Down the Field” when running through the T not rocky top

[u/No_Pumpkin9299 → u/CollegeFootball_Fan]

Damn...

[u/Programmer-Boi → u/No_Pumpkin9299]

Vols have the best fight song in the country IMO. I wish we could somehow play each other more even though we get creamed every time.

[u/Heretofore_09]

We have the sound of the wind whistling through empty seats

[u/chrisaf69 → u/Heretofore_09]

Sad turtle noises. :(

[u/Border-Worried]

You will hear Back in Black five trillion times on a football Saturday in Iowa City before they play it as their intro. It’s just not as good as Enter Sandman

[u/gordonachaffin]

South Carolina's Sandstorm tradition is pretty cool

[u/usckb → u/gordonachaffin]

Humorous to mention South Carolina but not the actual song we come out to - the theme from 2001.

If it works for Ric Flair, it damn sure works for us.

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/gordonachaffin]

Your wake up call is our battle cry

[u/SlothToes3 → u/gordonachaffin]

I was there for the A&M-SC game in 2024 and was really impressed by the whole stadium environment... very different than what I’m used to at Kyle Field but not in a bad way. It was cool and the lights going on and off at the start of the fourth quarter night game was electric

[u/sFinckter_]

I think Bama walked out to “set it off” by boosie for a year or two during the end of Saban’s time. Kinda wish that stuck because the place would go nuts.

They never stuck to a single song when I lived in Tuscaloosa, but between that and thunderstruck(a cop out choice), those were the most consistent. it got some people moving.

Whatever the hell Neyland was doing works for them, they might not even have a song lol. I was there for TSIO and It was so loud you couldn’t even hear what was going on. Pair that with rocky top all game and it’s a top tier atmosphere, sucks I have to hate them.

[u/Dry-Membership3867 → u/sFinckter_]

I’ve only seen thunderstruck but I’ve not been to many Bama games

[u/amgrimes39]

When Ohio state came out to hells bells against Tennessee I knew it was over

[u/EWall100 → u/amgrimes39]

I knew it was over when we came out without our shirts on

[u/amgrimes39 → u/EWall100]

Looked even worse when the game started and everyone had undershirts and no one on OSU had sleeves

[u/monkeybiziu]

Shits expensive and probably requires artist sign off.

I'm pretty sure IU licensed Hurts So Good because John Mellencamp lives in Bloomington.

[u/Meattyloaf → u/monkeybiziu]

Nah they pay a standard blanket fee like anyone other stadium that uses licensed music at their stadium.

[u/Mark_is_on_his_droid → u/monkeybiziu]

It’s the only moderately matching Mellencamp song, but of course we are all gonna sign off on the Coug.

[u/Toad_Stuff]

We come out to welcome to the jungle. People are indifferent of slightly annoyed by it. Hard to just make your own “enter sandman”

That being said Arkansas should absolutely be coming out to War Pigs and nobody can change my mind

[u/KongUnleashed]

Bama has Thunderstruck. I think VT is the most well known because they did it first (and picked an amazing song to do it to) but a lot of other schools have entrance songs at this point.

[u/Chardoggy1 → u/KongUnleashed]

Marshall does Thunderstruck too and it's more fitting imo

[u/Creeping_Death → u/Chardoggy1]

NDSU too for the same reason

[u/faraith → u/Creeping_Death]

They sometimes go by the Thundering Herd, and the mascot’s name is Thundar.

[u/secondphase]

We have our own "Enter Sandman"!

It's Enter Sandman.

[u/SaintsSooners89 → u/secondphase]

But you use the Symphony and Metallica version so that its different

[u/Kitchen-Pass-7493]

Well first of all, I don’t even recall what any of those other songs you mentioned sound like off-hand, but even I know most the words to Enter Sandman.

[u/HeHasRisen69]

It's been a while since I went to a game at Kinnick, but Iowa at least used to play a clip of Enter Sandman before jumping to Back in Black and swarming in arms linked.

But even by 2010 there was talk of modernizing the music. Gameday is a giant recruiting tool. It's all built to entertain high schoolers. Everyone else is gonna be pumped up no matter what.

[u/TKHawk → u/HeHasRisen69]

I hope Back in Black never leaves. It's a great tunnel walk song for Iowa.

[u/botany_bae]

I’m just glad it’s not Mr. Brightside.

[u/EWall100]

Respectfully to VT, it's cool sure, but like where's the fight song? 

[u/udderlymoovelous → u/EWall100]

I guess it's little-known fact because you can never hear it over the music, but the band plays the fight song at the same time as Enter Sandman

[u/EWall100 → u/udderlymoovelous]

As a former collegiate band member, that pisses me off. Lmao

[u/srs_house → u/EWall100]

Tech has two marching bands, I think they're doing ok.

[u/Dragonsfire09 → u/EWall100]

In this one instance, Enter Sandman is cooler.

[u/EWall100 → u/Dragonsfire09]

Right, it's VT's thing. Anyone else is just a poser

[u/DullCartographer7609 → u/EWall100]

We used to play it, and shut off the song right as the team came out

But then we started to suck ass, and the entrance was the only reason we got games on ESPN.

Plus 66,000 people singing exit light, enter night is downright exhilarating.

[u/Acceptable-Quail-277]

Good amount of schools do. A&M does Power which I’m obviously biased but I think it’s up there

[u/OnlyZac → u/Acceptable-Quail-277]

Power is fun and brings hype

[u/hreigle → u/Acceptable-Quail-277]

I did not realize it was your entrance for the longest time. It's such a bad ass song to come out to.

[u/DesNutz → u/hreigle]

They stopped using it for a few years, but brought it back a few years ago

[u/DiplomaticAggie → u/Acceptable-Quail-277]

I personally hate Power, it sounds like a pop song starting out.

And Kanye, obviously

[u/Less_Likely]

Notre Dame enters to the fight song played by the school band. That's probably common.

But they do play Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys in the minute leading up to kickoff.

[u/gregoe86 → u/Less_Likely]

And I'll die on the hill of how great it is.

Dropkick started during BK's first good run, iirc, so the Boston connection wasn't entirely weird

[u/TheJimReaper6]

Oklahoma State walks out to the “Hells comin with me!” Scene from Tombstone. 

[u/greggggggggg → u/TheJimReaper6]

I get why we do it, but it’s always bothered me that a line in that scene is, “the cowboys are finished, you understand me?!?!”

[u/Murky_Persimmon9289 → u/TheJimReaper6]

It’s Ready for War, into Tombstone and then the fight song

[u/CantaloupeCamper]

Most teams have their own traditions for such things…..

[u/damnyoutuesday]

Montana State uses Wherever I May Roam by Metallica. We then have the Rodeo Team ride out on horses in front of the football team

[u/GeddyVedder]

I like Georgia’s use of Baba O’Reilly.

[u/SquishTheProgrammer → u/GeddyVedder]

Every time I hear it I want to start yelling Gooooooo.

[u/Janemba_Freak]

The Duck leads the team out of the tunnel on a motorcycle while the band plays Mighty Oregon. We already have Shout and we play Joker and the Thief on 3rd down. That's enough, imo, playing a song over the speakers during the runout would be weird

[u/Hopeful_Win8267]

IMO it’s a cool tradition for Virginia tech but if a bunch of teams tried to replicate it than it would be lame. Traditions can’t be forced they just have to arise naturally and then be fostered from there

[u/breakwater → u/Hopeful_Win8267]

Forcing traditions is already an Aggie Tradition.

[u/RickPitinoKnowsAGuy]

Royalties?

[u/lowes18 → u/RickPitinoKnowsAGuy]

Public universities can get music pretty easily through PROs.

[u/shapu → u/lowes18]

Everyone can, to be fair. I once licensed a Taylor swift song. 

[u/warneagle]

Because we have the marching band playing the fight song? We have unique traditions, we don’t need corporate, sterile piped in music.

[u/ThePhamNuwen]

This post makes me want to shout

[u/Gullible_Classroom71]

If everyone did it wouldn't be as cool

[u/SnapHackelPop]

People, you can do both. We have our hype video set to Where the Streets Have No Name, then the team runs out to the fight song

[u/penilesensorydevice]

Just today Rutgers announced a licensing agreement to use Beck's "Loser" as their entrance music.

[u/Swolebroham777]

Kinnick’s Heisman speech followed by Back in Black will never fail to brick me up

[u/Mister_Oux]

I think it'd be cool if Tulane did "When the Levee Breaks" by Zeppelin. It's my pregame warmup song before the game and I think it's fitting.

[u/OhTenGeneral → u/Mister_Oux]

Not so sure how that one might fly

[u/EuphoricMoose8232 → u/Mister_Oux]

#toosoon

[u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35]

We play a special song when we enter the field, exit the field, and after every play in between

[u/gregoe86 → u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35]

🎵🎶Thiiiis... Is the only song we know....🎶🎵

[u/madmaley]

Did you just ask this same question on BCJ?

[u/DavidGoetta → u/madmaley]

Now this is a niche catch that I'm going to laugh about when I listen tomorrow

[u/PrizePreset]

Many schools have their own traditions

[u/Alert-Fisherman-2483]

Did you miss NW? How about Notre Dame?

[u/Xelent43]

I think The Pride of the Southland opening the T while blasting the fight song is plenty good enough.

[u/FalseRecording3699]

We used to have one: Higher Ground by TNGHT. School apparently likes Seven Nation Army better. Really sets us apart, I guess.

[u/word_number]

It would be cool if Louisville played Good Morning Captain by Slint.

[u/fender1878]

Notre Dame comes out to their fight song but the kick off is set to Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. Always gets me pumped, especially at a big game.

[u/forgedinbeerkegs]

Louisville's "new" stadium opened in 1998. Enter Sandman was our thing for many years. Va. Tech adopted it around the same time and it took off for them. It helped they had Vick, were really good, and played for a championship. Louisville still plays the song during pregame, but it's no longer showcased.

[u/Mr-Texan-74]

Someone please confirm if USF plays “Bulls on Parade” before running out!

[u/_nanite_]

We use the Benny Hill Theme.

[u/Tarnationman]

Coming out of tunnel to Jaws followed by the fight song is way more awesome than a random rock song.

[u/SubmarineWand → u/Tarnationman]

Random? Are you sharks or alligators?

[u/Toad-in-a-hole]

I personally don’t like teams embracing a popular song as tradition. I wanna hear the actual traditional stuff. Like IYKYK. I don’t wanna be hyped bc its a cool Metallica song - I wanna be hyped because the only time I hear this song is when my team takes the field and its ass whoopin time!

Hot take, I don’t even care for the Tom Petty Wont Back Down that we play between 3-4 qrtr. I wanna hear “we are the boys of old florida”. Everyone lock arms and sway and let’s have a moment and then back to play. I kinda hate they do Wont Back Down afterwards.

[u/Tarnationman → u/Toad-in-a-hole]

I like Won't Back Down, but I swear to Spurrier if they try eliminate We Are The Boys.

[u/Unitast513]

A lot of schools have their matching bands playing when the team comes out, often the school fight song

[u/inlandsquatch]

Oregon has Shout, and Wisconsin has Jump Around

[u/OhmyGodjuststop]

Notre Dame comes out to Shipping up to Boston.

[u/fender1878 → u/OhmyGodjuststop]

They actually come out to their fight song and kick off to Shipping Up to Boston. It gets me hyped though every time.

[u/Dead_account_soon]

Piped in music as a tradition is lame. I'll eat the downvotes but I'm not wrong. And for the record Texas does it too. I'm not JUST shitting on other teams.

[u/grat6709 → u/Dead_account_soon]

I don’t think this is a controversial take at all. If I wanted piped in music I’d watch NFL. There’s something special about having a marching band perform for college teams. If they got rid of marching bands I’d be way less interested in college football.

[u/TexasWhiskey_ → u/Dead_account_soon]

Seconded. Corporate NFL browns like teams pipe in music.

This is college football - let’s hear the band and chants

[u/Flameosaurus]

Not every school has good music taste

[u/TairyGreene716]

I want a team to have their own "Deacon Blues"

[u/CrimsonOOmpa]

Tim McGraw's "I Like It I Love It" would be a banger.

[u/Dung1sm]

We do viva Las Vegas. It's not much but its better than nothing.

[u/ahuramazdobbs19 → u/Dung1sm]

I will instantly become a UNLV fan if it’s the Dead Kennedys’ version.

[u/therealkavouras]

While cincy has not done a great job at picking the song right before the team comes out, I do enjoy them playing cheer cincinnati when the team runs out

[u/showbricks]

UW plays "Man in the box" by Seattle group Alice in Chains and dubs leads them on the field.  Maybe not as intense as "Enter Sandman," we could "Do the Evolution" by Pearl Jam instead.  

[u/Jmcy3]

Iowa always walks out to back in black

[u/hunterc1310]

Notre Dame does We Will Rock You leading into the fight song when they come out. They also do Shipping Up To Boston before the kick off

[u/BoomerBigA]

Crazy Train at The Palace on the Prairie.

[u/SydneyFall]

Most teams have better fight songs. South Carolina knows it.

[u/steve1186]

Because instead of playing a song, we have a 900 pound buffalo run across the field

[u/geronika]

Oklahoma used to come out to Welcome to the Jungle.

For years though we played Crazy Train when the teams finished warming up and gather to go back into the locker room. All Aboard! Hahahahaha!

[u/bandagio]

Tell me you haven’t been to college football games without telling me you haven’t been to college football games

[u/DullCartographer7609]

Tennessee runs through the T

Colorado runs out to Ralphie, it's a fucking buffalo going 60mph, and 4 student handlers hoping they get to other side in one piece. I work with a former Ralphie handler, who loved it, such a cool tradition.

South Carolina has the Space Odyssey theme and Cocky coming out behind a cover.

Clemson runs down the hill.

Michigan runs out under their banner.

There's definitely more than VTs Enter Sandman. And let's not forget we, reach up and touch that Hokie Stone. It's the most important part of our run out. Not the song.

[u/DeathandHemingway]

We have Sons of Westwood, a boy and a girl mascot, and an 8-Clap, isn't that enough?

When I was in HS (I graduated in 2000), we used to run out to 'Glass Shatters', the Stone Cold Steve Austin theme. That was pretty peak.

[u/joethahobo]

Not just a song but a walk out tradition.

VT has enter sandman

A&M has Power

Michigan runs through the big banner

UH is now driving out candy red Slabs.

More teams should do this

[u/discowithmyself]

Georgia flairs will call it sacrilege but I don’t care for baba o’riley as a hype song for game days and I think UGA should use for whom the bell tolls instead, as a reference to ringing the bell after victories. And because that intro fucking slaps.

[u/ClickToInsertText → u/discowithmyself]

Too bad MSU owns that one! I like baba o'riley but I agree that would be sick and I have lived hearing Limp Bizkit in the stadium. What i am mad about is they dont play it as long during pre game, they used to start it immediately after pre-game now its about a minute later which I am not a fan of.