the Tennessee volunteers is the state's nickname. a gamecock is a rooster trained for fighting.

@nathanstroud2223

Жыл бұрын

The "Gamecocks" nickname comes from a Revolutionary War hero and former South Carolina Senator named Thomas Sumter. A lot of college team nicknames are more historical than they seem at face value.

@moshpitsonly2778

2 ай бұрын

Volunteers name comes from the state of Tennessee having the most amount of people volunteer to fight the war of 1812

FYI. They are no waving a white flag. They are waving a towel signifying one of the school colors and we will “wipe you up” the mess you are. LoL. Of course you are forgiven since you never been to a college football game in the USA. At least you are exploring. . . 😄

@Kerowyn-sk6xu

Ай бұрын

Right 😂😂😂 it's their school color. lol 😆 He was talking about surrender like they going to war lmao 😅.

Tennessee's nickname is "The Volunteer State" after two events, one during the War of 1812 in New Orleans (500 miles from TN), and one during the Mexican-American War (over a thousand miles from their homes), in which volunteers from Tennessee were pivotal in battles.

who gives a shit about chants, dude? They're not a marker of how much people like or support their team. Enthusiasm is literally the ONLY thing that matters.

Being at a (large) college football game is a completely different experience than an NFL game. College stadiums are loud, full of chants, marching bands, and traditions that go back decades, some more than a century. NFL games have a sterile, corporate feel to them. Sure, there are fans who cheer and they can get loud from time to time, but the atmosphere is nothing at all like a game in the Big House, the Horseshoe, Tennessee, or at Penn State. The rivalries are exponentially bigger, as well.

@robertgoulet7886

Жыл бұрын

Typical NFL fan weighs 300 lbs, wears jorts, has multiple DUI's, and gets into stadium brawls.

As a biased Wisconsinite, doing “Jump Around” is my favorite tradition in all of sports.

@bradbutcher8762

Жыл бұрын

I second that...not a great season, but hopefully next year we can get back to being Big 10 contenders again

@srp34er

Жыл бұрын

I hope Luke Fickell is the badgers Lord and savior

Tennessee is known as the Volunteer state for its residents' eagerness to serve in times of war. More people have volunteered to serve from Tennessee than any other state, even much larger ones. As a result the University of Tennessee is known as the Volunteers. In college football, many of the teams bearing their state's name will be known by the State's nickname. The Oklahoma Sooners are from the Sooner State. The Indiana Hoosiers are from the Hoosier State. The Oregon State Beavers are from the Beaver State. The university of North Carolina Tarheels are from the Tarheel state. And so on. Each of these nicknames has a rich history that is a sense of pride for the residents. Some are based on Anglisized versions of foreing words or phrases. So as odd as some of the names may be, the fans wear them with pride. Example, Hoosiers used to be known to say "Who's Here?" when someone would knock on their door, instead of "Who's there?" It's quirky history. But it was unique to Indiana. Because there are dozens of colleges in nearly every state, but only 32 current professional teams in only the largest cities, many fans have had traditional loyalties to their nearest college teams for generations. College football also started decades before professional football, so it is a uniquely American thing that we support college teams with such enthusiasm. For many people seeing the stars of their college teams was the closest they would ever get to seeing a professional level game in person. The 15 largest stadiums in the US are all colllege stadiums. And they are filled to near capacity every Saturday from September to December. 1 Michigan Stadium 107,601 Ann Arbor, Michigan 1927 University of Michigan Wolverines 2 Beaver Stadium 106,572 University Pk, Pennsylvania 1960 Penn State University Nittany Lions 3 Ohio Stadium 102,780 Columbus, Ohio 1922 Ohio State University Buckeyes 4 Kyle Field 102,733 College Station, Texas 1927 Texas A&M University Aggies 5 Neyland Stadium 102,455 Knoxville, Tennessee 1921 University of Tennessee Volunteers 6 Tiger Stadium 102,321 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1924 Louisiana State Univerity Tigers 7 Darrell K Royal Stadium 100,119 Austin, Texas 1924 Universit of Texas Longhorns 8 Bryant-Denny Stadium 100,077 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1929 University of Alabama Crimson Tide 9 Sanford Stadium 92,746 Athens, Georgia 1929 University of Georgia Bulldogs 10 Cotton Bowl 92,100 Dallas, Texas 1930 Shared stadium for rivalry and bowl games 11 Rose Bowl 90,888 Pasadena, California 1922 University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins, Rose Bowl Game 12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 88,548 Gainesville, Florida 1930 University of Florida Gators 13 Jordan-Hare Stadium 87,451 Auburn, Alabama 1939 Auburn University Tigers 14 Gaylord Memorial Stadium 86,112 Norman, Oklahoma 1925 University of Oklahoma Sooners 15 Memorial Stadium 86,047 Lincoln, Nebraska 1923 Nebraska Cornhuskers

@chupacabbra5606

Жыл бұрын

you are not exactly correct about the name of VOLUNTEERS. it was only about one conflict. the ALAMO. the report says DAVEY CROCKETT AND HIS BAND OF VOLUNTEERS from tennessee. we were there to protect the west wall of the fort.

As far as the "I believe that we will win" chant goes... Utah State University created this chant for basketball games. It's since been adopted by man other sports fans most notably the American Outlaws in recent years for US soccer matches. It's run it's course but if the British hate it, we'll probably keep doing it. Lol all in good fun sir!

@cadengarcia5480

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. I don’t like it tbh either, and I also think it’s cringey, but I like annoying the other European soccer fans lol

@LumberjackMC

Жыл бұрын

It's cringe but goddammit it fuckin fires you up and everyone else around you

@vengefulaid5780

10 ай бұрын

Yes! If the British hate something, we will do it more! F the colonizers!

We def won't stop that chant! One thing about the American people mate, but we always believe in ourselves and always believe we can win! It's truly engrained in us 🇺🇸 USA

Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me. Good Ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee!!! GO VOLS!!!

by the way. TENNESSEE is in the top ten of most winninest teams in college football.

Not shown Nebraska Volleyball fans. We just celebrated our 300th consecutive home game sellout, the longest sellout in women’s college sports history. 13 of the top 14 largest regular-season volleyball crowds and 9 of the top 10 largest NCAA Volleyball Tournament matches involved Nebraska.

Sweet caroline is an American song always find it funny how so many English try to claim it

at 12:03 you hear the song Country Road, and you sing your version with your school's name placed in it this was from an old John Denver song and he was from West Vergina. So he was singing about his home state.

God bless Tennessee….The …humble ….State of TEXAS…..owes a huge debt of gratitude to Tennesseans who volunteered at the Alamo , shed their blood and gave their lives for independent Texas. Sam Houston,the First President of the Sovereign Republic of Texas was from Tennessee as was the legendary Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie who along with 32 other Tennesseans died at the Alamo. Tennessee also sent men to fight with General Andrew Jackson against the British in the epic battle of New Orleans. Texas and Tennessee are brothers,fiercely independent and blessed with a strong sense of self preservation and liberty.

West Virginia’s version of Sweet Caroline is something you gotta react to. Instead of Ba Ba Ba, they yell EAT SHIT PITT!!! 😂

@Kerowyn-sk6xu

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Penn State is in Pennsylvania

@17:06 there is no piped-in music. This singing is from the heart with only the band playing. It is the greatest fight song on the planet. Also Seven Nation Army was recorded by White Stripes (Jack White) who are huge Michigan fans. Jack once said he wished no other school other than Michigan would sing his song. This game was played 10SEP2011, I was there and it was loud. Another song you did not react to from Michigan is Mr Brightside which is sung in the 4th quarter. Brandon Flowers of the Killers said Michigan is his favorite team because of Mr BrightSide.

Penn State is in Pennsylvania in the town of College Station. In the US all universities are also colleges. The terms are used interchangeably. Not all colleges are universities though.

Very often, the team of the University of a particular state will adopt the nickname of the state for its name. So, Michigan is the "Wolverine State", and the teams of the University of Michigan are the Wolverines, the "Beaver State" of Wisconsin has the University of Wisconsin Badgers, the "Sooner State" of Oklahoma has the University of Oklahoma Sooners, the "Mountain State" of West Virginia has the University of West Virginia Mountaineers, the "Volunteer State" of Tennessee has the University of Tennessee Volunteers, etc. In the 19th century, the University of a U.S. state was the institution providing education and degrees in the higher arts: medicine, law, science and so forth. The State University provided instruction for future schoolteachers and businessmen. Most U.S. states have both a University of XYZ and an XYZ State University. In addition to these state-administered institutions, there are a lot of private universities, many of them as prestigious as the state ones.

The record for largest crowd at a college game goes to Tennessee and Virginia Tech. Something like 150,000 people.

These are pretty much all college teams just so you know. Also Tennessee volunteers are usually referred to as the Vols. Most people don’t say the full name. It is odd sounding.

This isn't for anyone in particular, but if you've never actually heard the whole song "Zombie Nation", go look it up right now. If you want to support an NHL team, support the newest team Seattle Kraken. They're in their second year and have two really good, up and coming players they drafted last year and this year.

I appreciate that you're not overreacting. Make no mistake, college football is almost without question the best experience in sports, but some of the clips with empty stadiums are just bunk. And some are only cool, or extra cool, if someone takes five minutes to explain the history of the school/state. It's different to hear "Country Roads" or "Rocky Top" when you're actually in West Virginia or Tennessee (just examples). Everyone knows what a cock/gamecock is, and they own it and flaunt it. Yeah, Wisconsin is random; don't ever pass up the opportunity to go there. Only place I've ever heard polka rap, and even that was somehow fun.

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information and the support man, I can't wait to come and check out a game some day!

That is so cool that you all sing "Take Me Home Country Road" and "Sweet Caroline" over in the UK. They are very popular songs all over the planet I think.

@vp_wrld

Жыл бұрын

Did you happen to see the NFL game in Germany recently? They were LOVING Country Roads

I was laughing at your comments, and even forgave your lack of knowledge about names (Tennessee Volunteers) but I rolled my eyes at your comment regarding gamecock. It can have the same slang meaning for the male sex organ here, but even in your county it was a term for male bird long before it had the other meaning. I've been to football games in my country and yours (I lived in England in 1999). You really should come to a game here. It's a much bigger, all-day, event in the US, particularly for college/university games. It's true--many amateur college teams draw more people, inspire more passion, than any of your professional teams do. Not an insult, just an invitation to come experience it for yourself.

Why do you guys call these American songs English?

@themourningstar338

Жыл бұрын

Ikr, I almost choked on my coffee when he said Country Roads and Sweet Caroline are "traditional" English soccer chants 😂wtf

@xJamesLaughx

Жыл бұрын

@@themourningstar338 What he means is they are used the same way they are being used here at their Soccer games. So it is a tradition over there for those two songs to be played and sung at their games just as we do over here. He did not say they were English songs in any way shape or form just it is the same tradition they have that we do over here in using them.

@themourningstar338

Жыл бұрын

@@xJamesLaughx I know what he meant, though I don't know if the OP did. To clarify, I just thought it was really funny the way he said it in the video.

I'm curious. What the highest attendance at one of y'all's soccer game?

Every college / University has there pre game tradition before every game and it's always the same. One of the best is west Virginia

For High School Football & College Football bands are normal. Those football games are mostly College Football. The one with the Kansas City Chiefs was an NFL game. The most popular College Football teams regularly get better attendance than most NFL teams. D1-FBS College Football games are more meaningful to the team's success. If you want a National Championship 10 wins & 2 losses isn't going to get you into the 4 team playoff. It'll get you a bowl game, and likely a shot at your Conference Championship, but that's it. An NFL team can get to the playoffs with a losing record, if the other teams in their division are worse.

Gamecocks in in reference to General Thomas Sumter - The Carolina Gamecock and hero of the American Revolution. BTW - Our state dance is called the shag.

Going to subscribe right off the bat, not only because you're reacting to things like American football, but you're also part of Toon Army. When I lived in the UK I was immediately inducted into the Toon Army, because they're precisely the same sort of rough, workingman's team always flirting with relegation, so much similar to my NFL team.

For MLB the Atlanta braves are a great team to be a fan of. The St. Louis cardinals are a great one as well if you appreciate history (like the Green Bay packers in the NFL).

I’ve always loved the tomahawk chop

Coors field is beautiful in Colorado. If you don’t care about depression be a Rockies fan. My team sucks but the mountains are stunning

College Football and Basketball are BIG SPORTS that makes LOTS of MONEY for the colleges as well as the tv networks.

You should listen to Neck by the LSU Tigers 😂

It's funny that Chevrolet - a classic American brand - is on Man U's jerseys. They must want to sell more cars overseas.

I think the name Volunteer is because of the number of Tennesseeans who went to Texas to fight

Yep the Sounders go hard! Ill send you some of the Sounders chants I love.

@cliffrusso1159

Жыл бұрын

Obafemi Martins chant: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4yDvLdqmdnNj5c.html

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

@@cliffrusso1159 I'll check them out!

Come join the Carolina Panthers. Best fanbase in the NFL. It’s truly a family and let me tell you, the most fun I’ve ever had has been with this team. They’re always exciting to watch and I suggest you watch a couple of their games. Plus they’re a young team so hop on the bandwagon before we’re on top

The Baltimore orioles is in the playoffs which is why the crowd is like that, you would never see in a typical baseball game'

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

I guess the playoffs is worth getting that hyped for after such a long season!

If you need a NFL team to pick gotta go with the Green Bay Packers for sure. Great history and some of the best fans. I’m biased for sure but one of the best franchises in America for sure

@oggsherm662

Жыл бұрын

No man the Steelers are. Plus they created the Terrible Towel that ever one copied off.

They miss the loudest fans in the NFL. LOL

AUBURN literally has small earthquakes every gameday! And have an amazing opening!

Please react to Lamar Jackson’s Heisman Trophy winning college season, dude was like a cheat code in madden.

WAR DAMN EAGLE

You need the University of Washington and "Tequilla"

It's OK to call your team the name of a native Indian tribe (Seminoles); but not 'Redskins'.

@dougbowers4415

Жыл бұрын

Particularly if you have the permission of the Seminole Tribe.

You want an amazing stadium to go to for a NFL football game go to Green Bay Wisconsin for the Packers.

Yes there saying let's go Pitt

1:15 is before the Cascadia Derby match between Seattle and Portland. Sounders fans create one of the loudest atmospheres in MLS on their own. But the Timbers fans in the away end doing the PTFC chant are more than holding their own against the home fans' wall of sound. As a fan of an MLS side NOT in the Pacific Northwest, I can say without a doubt that these clubs' fans are the envy of the rest of the league.

Was lucky enough to get to White heart lane last April. Tremendous stadium and loud fans. Sadly BHA beat us 2-1.... better squad this year and hopefully I will get back to England. Cheers from the U.S.

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

Yes, their Stadium is beautiful. You guys do look strong this year, especially now Son finally scored. Thanks for the support mate!

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

@Matthew Harrup It's a reaction video man so I am going to be pausing to offer my opinion. I always post the original video in the description if you want to check the videos out for yourself as I know some people get annoyed by pauses! take it easy man.

There's part 2 of this that you should watch

That’s ok….I hate basketball !! Hahahahaha…..#6 Tennessee just beat #3 Alabama a couple hrs. ago. That may not sound all that much, but there aren’t that many teams that can do that. You have no idea how much that pains me to say that !! Let’s go Pitt. Yeah, I’m pretty sure that was me……when the last time you made the comment about Cocks meaning something different to you guys. I explained what a Gamecock was. Nice way though to get your 100 subscribers.

if you want to stick with boston then MLB=red sox NHL=bruins NFL=partiots. If you want to try other cities for MLB LA dodgers or Chicago cubs(the team I follow)

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

I'll have a look at the first weeks NFL highlights and see who I like, I don't want to choose the current best team but I also don't want the worst haha!

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

Any recommendation of which NFL game to watch now?

@hifijohn

Жыл бұрын

@@BritishGuy22 sorry don't follow NFL only MLB/MiLB and college football.

NFL: broncos College football: Alabama or texas longhorns for sure

stay home if you hate chanting.

Hate to break it to you but you already passed the NFL clip on the second one

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

Sorry man, I'm not sure what you mean?

@rp3569

Жыл бұрын

@@BritishGuy22 literally the second clip in the video was an NFL team

@BritishGuy22

Жыл бұрын

@@rp3569 Ahh I get you, my bad. Any idea on which NFL Team I should support haha? I need to wise up on NFL and the best way would be to find a team to watch

@rp3569

Жыл бұрын

@@BritishGuy22 I’m from Houston so I support the Texans but at this point it’s a dumpster fire of a franchise. Never go for the Cowboys or Patriots cause the fan base for both of those teams are toxic

@rp3569

Жыл бұрын

@@BritishGuy22 also just wise up on baseball

Nothing wrong with the chants..😂😂😂 someone sounds kinda salty lol 😅😅😂😂😂 first you said you don't like chanting but then went back and said if we did better on our chants we would be on top of the world.... umm... which one is it??? Do u like chants or u just don't like American chants?? Lol 😂😂.

Kansas City Chiefs are your NFL team!!

As far as mlb n.y yankees

i liked you until you showed up in this video with that kit on. Go Reds!!

I'm probably gonna get yelled at by a lot of Americans here, but I think you guys have the right idea about not doing the national anthem before games. While it doesn't seem like that big of an issue, tens of millions of US taxpayer dollars are spent by our military to do it. And that's across all the major sports. As for the 17,000 attendance, that's just under the league average in the MLS of 21,000. All-time average in a season is just over 22,000. Atlanta United has the highest average at about 47,000.

Absolute cringe. Just like our team

TBH, Americans aren't organic enough to come up with clever chants like they do in European leagues like Premier League. College football fanbases have old traditions and songs that are decades/generations old. However, don't expect them to come up with a chant or song for a particular situation or event for bantz. I attended and graduated from one of the unis highlighted in the video (University of Oklahoma) and have been to several college football games as well as several Prem. games at White Hart Lane, Wembley, and THFC stadium. I would say college football fans are much better than NFL and more akin to supporters in the PL in terms of support.

@wolver73

Жыл бұрын

Michigan has been playing “Temptation” and “Hawaiian War Chant” since the fifties.

Chicago Cubs baseball. indianapolis Colts NFL Chicago Blackhawks NHL or Nashville predators…(my wife is fan of them…Thats why mentioned them). Indiana Pacers Basketball. Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA college football. Indiana Hoosiers College Basketball! That should give you enough misery and hope here and there…. Indiana Is the Basketball State 💯