South Carolina Game Day

Gameday in Columbia, South Carolina is something very special. Walking through the fairgrounds all you’ll see is garnet and black. It’s almost disorienting looking out into the sea of color while you take in all the sights and sounds.  The burning of food on grills fills the air around the stadium, and everyone is in good spirits. Whatever worries or troubles these people had have now dissipated, as most of them are too inebriated to worry about them anyways.

When you walk into Williams Brice Stadium, it is almost like walking into another world. Everyone is there for the same thing, to experience college football at one of the highest levels. The unified chants leading up to the game build anticipation and make the stadium feel like a modern day coliseum.

When the team runs out of the tunnel and through the smoke, you can feel the stadium rumble under the roar of 80,000 people. A few short minutes later, it’s time for opening kickoff while Sandstorm plays over the loudspeakers. The feeling can only be described as Christmas morning, and it’s at this moment you realize you wouldn’t rather be anywhere else.

 

<a href=https://plus.google.com/u/0/113767520997320629701#113767520997320629701/about rel=author”>Todd Scartozzi</a>