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Volume 1, Issue 1 9/6/12 - 9/12/12
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SURVIVING YOUR FIRST GAME DAY Hannah Borland wrote this
Every fall Mountaineers across the state – nay, the nation - billow en masse into the beer can-littered hills of Morgantown to partake in the sweet glory that is West Virginia football. Fanatical parents of current students begin dropping hints that they too would like join in the festivities; “When are you going to request your guest tickets, honey? You know you really should do that.” You do, after all, owe them at least that much after they dropped a pretty penny for you to ascend to yet another four grueling years of academia. Game day is a lot of fun if you execute it correctly. Certainly, there are rules. There are things you wish you would have known prior your first experience, and honestly there will be some moments where you wished you would have just stayed home and watched SpongeBob in your jammies. Your first game day may seem daunting, but fear not, below is the knowledge you require to execute a game day like a true champ. - When we score, there will be females thrown into the air wearing their Mountaineer baby gear – this is normal. If you are sitting in a crowd with attractive girls, you may very well get a heel to the back of your head at some point. This is also normal. - There will be fans with slurred speech and lack of body control. Nevertheless, if you hear one muster up a loud “Let’s Go!” you better follow it up with an equally loud, if not louder, “Mountaineers!” If you fail to do this, you will be dubbed a traitor and a fan of the opposing team. This will yield beer cans to the dome. - If we lose, avoid eye contact with everyone. Keep your head down and keep walking until you reach the safety of your locked bathroom. - BRING HAND SANITIZER! Porta-potties. That is all.
- Leave everything important at home. If games aren’t your thing, don’t go. You will become increasingly frustrated in your attempts to maintain rigid sobriety.
- Be sure to bring your Student ID. No amount of cajoling the event staff will help you in your futile endeavors to crash the game.
- Be prepared to stand for hours at a time in the student’s section. It is always a not-so-pleasant shock to discover that the previously stumbling Mountaineer fans who have tailgated all day suddenly don't feel the need for chairs or physical support.
- For the love of god, do not wear the opposing team’s colors, even if you “don’t really care about that stuff.” This is not acceptable under any circumstances.
- Refrain from becoming so intoxicated with alcohol or ecumenical good cheer that you cannot legally or
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physically occupy the stadium with your sloppy self. It happens more often than you’d expect, and it’s not exactly fun to be puking up your Cheerios and Diet Coke before high noon. Once again, do not fear. As soon as you become acquainted with the plethora of species that inhabit the arena, all of this will become incapable of scaring and/ or inspiring you, because jungle juice and that fantastic face paint will ensure your transformation into your Mountaineer counterpart before you pass out during half time.
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