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Descriptive Essay About Football

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Living in the south you may frequently hear the saying “everything's bigger in Texas.” The food, teased hair, Whataburger sweet tea, but most importantly, football is one of the most intrinsic parts of the state. The dominating sport that makes America differ from the rest of the world is especially larger in Texas, but I had no idea how much I loved football until I went to an A&M game.

If you are familiar with the Fighting Texas Aggies, you know how much their traditions hold near and dear to them. On September 24th, 2016 I had the pleasure of attending my very first, and surely not last, Midnight Yell. Midnight Yell takes place the night before every football game and is used to gather the community and show their spirit. At Aggie games the student section has many yell calls that make their group unique to any other university. While I was huddled body-to-body, jostled around by alumni and current students, I kept hearing different unified screams. I had come to find out that each class has a distinct “yell” to help them finish a student section chant, for example the freshman scream “ay, ay, ay, ay, ay” to represent five missed gunshots that lead back to an old story where an animal met a couple of Aggies by a campfire and the shots were self defense.

It doesn’t all stop there, not only does Texas A&M have chants or yells, but if the students dislike a call from a referee or something happens and the opposing team is to blame, you’ll hear and see the student

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