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It is Hard to imagine the "i" not being dotted, or not hearing Hang On Sloopy. But Fossil Buckeyes heard Sloopy for the first time in 1965. It is impossible not to think of a Buckeye Football game without that song. A link to a great history of the tradition is below.
https://www.osu.edu/sloopy/
At Florida, we can't imagine the break in the 3rd-4th Quarter to be anything but our beloved "We are the Boys from Old Florida" song, as we sway back and forth linked arm in arm. That is a 1930s tradition which survives to this day. And as corny as it is, it remains special to us, linking Gator experience past and present.
This video above shows the old tradition, now followed by our newest one: a rendition of favorite son and Gator fan Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down". That is now universally accepted as an every game song, much as Hang On Sloopy is at tOSU. Funny how something grabs a fan base al at once.
What is your favorite Buckeye tradition - and which new ones have you seen in your lifetime? And which new ones do you want to install?
https://www.osu.edu/sloopy/
At Florida, we can't imagine the break in the 3rd-4th Quarter to be anything but our beloved "We are the Boys from Old Florida" song, as we sway back and forth linked arm in arm. That is a 1930s tradition which survives to this day. And as corny as it is, it remains special to us, linking Gator experience past and present.
This video above shows the old tradition, now followed by our newest one: a rendition of favorite son and Gator fan Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down". That is now universally accepted as an every game song, much as Hang On Sloopy is at tOSU. Funny how something grabs a fan base al at once.
What is your favorite Buckeye tradition - and which new ones have you seen in your lifetime? And which new ones do you want to install?