The SEC “just means more” more winning that is.
Our beloved conference boasts more than 200 national championships across two dozen sports.
And the fans are as passionate as the athletes.
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From our cars to our customs, everything is bigger in the South and that includes college sports fandom.
Here are five of our favorite fan traditions in the SEC.
The fan was trying to support and lift morale for the team.
This chant caught on, becoming a gameday tradition and communal fan greeting.
The hog call is now one of the most recognizable chants in sports.
Fans flock to see Uga in his custom jersey on game day.
He even travels with the team to away games and other team appearances.
Uga X retired in April 2023, and has been replaced by Boom (Uga XI).
Rolling Toomer’s Corner
Auburn fanshave a unique way of celebrating a big win for the Tigers.
Fans head down to the intersection of College and Magnolia and toilet paper the commanding oak trees.
This tradition started atToomer’s Drugsback when it had the only telegraph machine in town.
After that win, the tradition of rolling the trees in celebration was born and continues to this day.
The Grove
Sophistication is the name of the game inOxford.
No one tailgates better than Ole Miss.
Prep begins the night before home football games when fans take out their favorite spots inThe Grove.
No vehicles are allowed in this sacred ten-acres of green grass and oak tree.
For Ole Miss students, the Walk of Champions is their runway.
