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I. Was. In. LA. To. Interview. Giorgio. Chiellini.
This video was a bonus I fully appreciate there’s better atmospheres for college football out there I just don’t have any desire to experience them :)
bro has free healthcare but cant see a dermatologist
@@ThinkHarderr what a dick comment.
Visit LSU Tiger Stadium "Death Valley!" Loudest stadium in college (university) football!
Go to a game in the south
If you stay until the end the bands play for a while and parade through the college playing.
Only like 2% of college players are ever drafted to the NFL. So for most, this is as far as they’ll get. So it means a lot to them.
As for fans, university Alumni will usually be a fan of their university for the rest of their life.
Also, their are 133 top division college teams across the USA as opposed to only 32 NFL teams. So for most, the college team feels more local and closer to home.
Also, there are a lot of college football Traditions… for example, as a Wisconsin fan, we do “Jump Around” at the beginning of the 4th quarter, and it always ends up showing on the seismograph! So even if we are losing, the crowd gets hype and the players do as well
@@vortexathletic Choreographed pish.
@@MGWA6891it might look that way cause it’s a TRADITION; and people have been doing it for many years. Most teams have their traditions, just like Liverpool’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” which was written by an American.
@@MGWA6891 heck, Man City’s Poznań is just a lesser version of “Jump Around”
@vortexathletic The difference I see is that in the U.K., the actual sporting event is the main attraction. In America, it's sporting events are used as an excuse to put on a show, and fans only sing in unison when it's rehearsed and/or choreographed. DE-FENCE or whoo or yeah is all you get. It's actually tragic tbh.
One of the biggest reasons colleges have such large fan bases is because it actually is a local community. The US is so large that the closest NFL team can be 5+ hour drive whereas your local college is generally less within an hour or two. More akin to closeness of clubs in Europe.
I think there’s a regional pride to it all. Of course some states have big brands: Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska historically. It’s hard for parents to play in the NFL, but it’s easy for our parents to be alum of these universities. We are Michigan men, we are buckeyes and Sooners. We are there through the generations.
There’s much more organic traditions you can find in college football. Carmen Ohio, Death Valley, the schooner, eyes of Texas. In the nfl and other leagues, the traditions are on the field, not off of it.
There's also the fact college football was here long before the NFL was started.
its about love and pride too. for example, Texas A&M is in a very tiny town, but the fans from Dallas, Houston and Austin travel to their every home games cuz they love the team and they are some proud alumnis
It depends on the region as well. The NFL was late to create franchises in the south, so CFB always remained king there. There's still 5 or so states in the south with no NFL representation at all. And Tennessee only got the Titans about 25 years ago (whereas UT football was huge long before that).
As a person in Montana the closest nfl team is like 12 hours out
This is like living in a house your entire life then watching someone who's never been there before walk around with a blindfold on and describe it to you
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You should do the same but for cricket or rounders or whatever they call the abomination of baseball they have over there and just shit on it and don’t even go to a game too. That’s exactly what he’s done here
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@@gamemasteroffun Baseball was invented in England and it was originally called rounders they are pretty much the same game, both good for a quick P.E lesson but ultimately shit to watch. Hence why it's not popular in England but Americans seem to love watching boring sports.
You know he's British because he just complained the whole time 😂
It's jealousy.
not really we have it way better here@@ernst91
@@ernst91what is there to be jealous about
@@jalex685that its actually a good time soccer is boring and the fans are rude to eachother its happens in America to but not as much. You can see how everyone having a good time dancing and celebrating.
College is the sickest thing to watch, football and basketball it’s always good to watch
Love this, it’s just Ellis wandering around a massive stadium all day with no idea what’s going on 😂
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@@awaydaysfootballin certain American states especially the American south college football is the only sport out there so that’s why it’s so big in this country @15:09 was the tailgate ( usually students miss the pregame festivities to just go to the game and thus they get a specific section which is near the 50 yard line ( called the student section ) ironically i have family who went there ( I went to a community college) so that’s why you had so much going on( the band , the song girls ( southern cal doesn’t have traditional cheerleaders )
Not even that, complaining about random crap that shouldn't be offensive to anyone. Seriously, he needs to chill TF out!
This was my highlight too like th incredulous: how many players are there?
Also USC barley has a student section- there’s teams who are very popular like USC but I’m telling you to go to any of these night games- Penn St, Clemson, Michigan, Ohio St, Florida, shoot even Florida St- I’m probably missing a lot but these schools are insane atmospheres. When you say you don’t need to go to another game- I’m telling you, just being a night game makes a HUGE difference
You mentioned people cheering for moments like a blocked punt more than when a touchdown was scored. A blocked punt is a rare event. Only might happen once or twice a season for a team. Touchdowns can be scored multiple times per quarter.
Also it's USC, they have one of the best offenses in the country and one of the worst defenses. They will celebrate defense more because of how rare it is there.
I do enjoy that you complained the entire video about how you weren't going to like it, then found the most boring aspects of the game day experience to see, ran onto the field, and then complained that it wasn't Leeds.
An important point about the random stuff like the YMCA is you have to understand these games are nationally televised. There are times in the game when there is a "TV timeout" where the TV has gone to commercials. During those times those little "distracts" are to keep the fans at the game entertained while there is literally nothing happening in the gamer due to TV breaks. It's not just because. It's for this reason that a lot of those little "breaks" happen.
Get rid of TV breaks, I went to a college game last year and felt like players were standing around for too much. If soccer can have zero commercials why not football.
@@mikeramirez4405that’s where they make the bulk of their money, tv deals
@@mikeramirez4405I like having TV breaks. They make the suspense build and the game last longer. I’d rather watch my favorite team for 3 hours than just an hour. Also players need the rest
@@mikeramirez4405because it’s a different sport. That’s why
As a American who has watched you for years this video is awesome to see.
While USC is a great team and a good environment if you ever get a Chance to come to a SEC game you 100% should.
i was praying he went to bama vs georgia and just edited the vid crazy fast lol
Any SEC school or my favorite school Nebraska would be awesome.
I was hoping it was Michigan vs. Ohio State. You want a derby? THERE'S a derby. The college Old Firm Derby, more or less.
@@SuperJNG18 that or the iron bowl and egg bowl
needs to go to the iron bowl
As a english guy who went to USC for a year abroad studying was funny to see this.
More people care about college football than the NFL in the US. This is because people grow up with it, family went to the school and the kids dream of going to the schools and there's a lot more 'school spirit' over there. If you go to uni in the UK you go to get pissed and get an education, americans treat it as a lot more than that and the media attention makes it different to the UK, the kids on both teams will have been training to get to college for years, the fact the US is so big makes it an achievable dream and a way to get what would otherwise be an unaffordable education, especially at a school like USC thats $65k per year.
There's only 32 NFL teams in the whole country, so people could live hrs from their closest NFL team, its a bit like supporting your local team over just a big PL club. Also, it's also more of a gameday experience, whereas in the UK people go to the pub, go the game then go home. In the US people get there hours before, get drunk tailgate or go to the frat parties.
Like people say in the comments, if you do go again go to one of the big rivalry games in the SEC, that's where you'll get the atmosphere, you'd expect. USC is a great school but nowhere near that for a gameday.
I always thought the passion you see from college football fans is more like the passion you see from fans for their club in Europe, it might not be life or death at the end of the season like in Europe, But I feel like people are connected more to the teams in college football than the NFL for reasons you mentioned.
I played on UoD's rugby team. And also done a bit at USC. So funnily, I feel like being part of the rugby team here, and say going out drinking during the rivarly week (so when UoD vs Abertay in EVERY sport) the level of "School Spirit" was better than the USC vs UCLA atmospere. BUT that only applied to the people actually playing the sports. Most students didn't care, but the folks on the teams would. I mean when I was there, we lost to Abertay at rugby. We were two full divisions higher than them. (Think EPL vs 1st division...) Our players were ready to scrap if they rubbed it in, in a nightclub.
Like, I see the bell turn blue and the stadium just didn't care. (much like this year...). It just didn't matter.
Yeah i was so disappointed when I saw the college representing college football was USC, nothing against them, they just have a mid atmosphere. Even amongst Pac schools, not just when comparing it to an sec game or b1g game.
@@tescomealdeals4613Number one rule for attending any football game in the USA for the first time..don’t do it in California lol
Yeah, SoCal football atmosphere is blah. Too much else to do in California.
This is incredible. As a USC band alum who attended this very same game I loved seeing the things you noticed and how you figured everything out through your lens.
How many times did this dude complain about them not being pros 😂
I think the reason is because to us Brits the idea of going to watch a college (University here) team is just unfathomable and doesn't happen at all in the UK. So to see 80,000 people cheering on a team of students just doesn't make sense to us.
I’m American and I myself can’t watch college football. I don’t understand watching college kids play
@@unomas4250It's very local. There are 32 NFL teams and 50 US states, there multiple NFL teams in the same state. It's simply easier to form a culture around something closer to home and being more engaged in rivalries. the NFL is the most watched yes, but still college is alot more easier to feel associated with. Also we call themschools universities here lol it just depends.
@mustin2481 That makes sense. It's just something completely foreign to a Brit.
Luckily in the UK we have a thriving football (soccer) culture which means that most places have a professional team you can go and support. Obviously not all are in the Premier League, but we still have that opportunity to see professional sport on our doorsteps.
American sports fans in general usually treat home games as a mini festival where supporters can chill & relax and soak up the atmosphere before the game starts, while, football supporters tend to go for a pint before going to the stadium and take their seat 5 mintues before kick off. It's more of a fanfare experience in the states to here in the UK.
Thats because its a joke over there, its advertising, its done to promote those colleges, colleges that drain the wallets of their students. Im not saying English football is Gods gift, because its not, But if you are going to a game so you can chill & relax and soak up the atmosphere, You are a pussy. Id love to see USC or Wash U somehow play a team from Serbia or Greece, see their weak fans with their pompoms and tubas get their skulls cracked by some real ultras, people who would die for their teams.
I think that's an excellent way to describe it
going to a football game takes 3 hours between the streets usually being clogged, tailgating before and after the game, and then trying to find your seat or going to a sports bar and then actually watching the game/going to the game
USC has very subdued fans like fulham or bournemouth you need to go to a rivalry game in midwest. From the tailgate to the shaking of the stadium, you'll have a tremendous experience
As a Fulham fan, I am completely outrag…..no wait, your actually completely right 😂
No we don’t our fans are very passionate
You should be steering them to the south, to the SEC specifically, that's where they live and die college football. I say that as a supporter of a B1G team.
A school like Michigan or Penn State would be great. Or an SEC team like Georgia maybe as well.
100% Midwest or south. Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson, Texas, Oklahoma...... take your pick of those for a big game, and it will blow away Pac 12 atmosphere outside of Oregon and maybe Utah.
I am English and love watching college football on TV - now just via youtube. I started taking an interest around eight or nine years ago and found it fascinating and also confusing regarding how the system works, but took time to learn and understand it - I know what power 5, group of 5 and fcs etc means. No preference for any team but did enjoy watching Clemson when DeShaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence were qb's there. It is on my bucket list to watch a college game someday - whether this will happen is another matter.
That’s cool! Do you primarily watch college football or do you watch the NFL as well? I like both, but I like the NFL more because it actually has a playoff system (with 7-8 teams always fighting to get the last playoff spots in the final weeks of the season) and you potentially get to watch the players stay in the league for 10+ years (whereas in college they’re only on your team for 3-4 years).
@@civichoo6017 what is your opinion on the relegation and promotion system including the play offs for them and the qualification system for continental tournaments, ex. europa league or the cl
@@sirkle3087you want to know my honest opinion? I think soccer is shitty. Relegation isn’t going to remove the fact that soccer has an embarrassing amount of flopping or that a lot of games end in boring 0-0 ties 😴 i actually feel like a worse person after watching a soccer game-there’s no athleticism, no manliness, and no honor whatsoever in that “sport.” Hey, you asked, soccer lover 😂
@@sirkle3087Another American Football fan here with the opposite opinion, I love the promo/rel system that y’all have over there. I don’t think it could ever work for the NFL specifically because the rosters are just so massive, but I think most Americans would at least love to see it come to the MLS. Also love how in European competition and cups, the well-run smaller clubs often get a chance to try and take down much larger opponents. Our College Basketball tournament, which we call March Madness, is our closest equivalent, but I would love to see something similar to like an FA Cup for example be added to a major American sport.
Much respect to you for getting interested in American football -- I know that many Europeans don't like the stopping/starting of American football, but that's why it's so much fun to watch -- the offense and defense are playing a guessing game (pass or run? Left, right, or middle? Play action or draw?) and each play allows the fans to guess along and see the strategy of both teams. That being said, it does take a certain basic level of knowledge to enjoy American football (esp. the down-and-distance info), but once you learn it, the game is much more fun to watch (Similarly: people who think soccer is boring probably don't understand the offside rule -- once you understand that rule, soccer is much more interesting.)
This might be the most "stay in your lane" video ever.🤣
You should watch a game like Michigan- Ohio State, Auburn- Alabama, Texas- Oklahoma, or Georgia- Tennessee. I think those atmospheres would blow you away. Some individual stadium experiences are special, like at Louisiana State, Florida State, or even Wisconsin, for example.
I have been a fan of the game since 1995.
I am from Scotland I am 42 now.
I went to Super Bowl XXX ( 30 )
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I am a Steelers & Seminoles fan myself.
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@@alanfox691 if Georgia had beaten Alabama, FSU would have been in the playoff. Change the system.
Also, American college football should have a relegation system.
georgia vs florida would be better as there is far more history
Minnesota vs Wisconsin
Minnesota vs Michigan
Minnesota vs Iowa
Minnesota vs Minnesota those damn Minnesotas.
I've been to Michigan vs Ohio State in the Big House - amazing doing that with 110000 people!!
College football is so popular because of many reasons. You have deep rooted traditions and rivalries dating back to the 1800s (College football is older than pro football). There are at least one, if not multiple college football teams in just about every state, whereas only 23 states have NFL teams. The crowds are largely made up of 18-21 year old college students, so they get a bit more rowdy. There are also multiple divisions of college football, like English football. To me, college football is the most like English football as far as history and tradition go. Most teams grew from small clubs for the college students to play football into what they are now
Nothing compared to Europe mate
@@Schalke_und_der_FCT I didn’t say it was buddy.
@@Schalke_und_der_FCT you guys have tiny stadiums and half the time they are filled
Also in NFL, there’s a chance that a team will move, in College football, no chance that happens! It’s definitely a lot more ingrained in the day to day culture and overall culture of American sports!
@@espben360lol poor oakland
USC is significantly different than the average college experience in the US. Hope you come back man!!!!
this video can almost be summed up as "british man is confused/annoyed by fun at a sporting event" lol
When was he annoyed? Confused definitely, but not annoyed
cmon he was annoyed by the YMCA dancing and singing@@mattressfan335
@@mattressfan335 his snarky tone makes him seem annoyed/bothered
@@ericanderson4323 I think you're misinterpreting him, but if you're American that's possibly to be expected. I think British people are much less enthusiastic in the way that we express ourselves sometimes and maybe that can come across like we aren't having a good time at all. He said at the end of the video that he had fun. I reckon he's just quite deadpan in how he speaks
@@mattressfan335sounds like a miserable life to live 😢
Once you understand the rules, you’ll get the excitement. It’s just one of those it applies to all sports really, once you get an idea you’ll have a better understanding of what those moments mean
I fall asleep watching a quarter, never mind learning, the endless stupid rules!
At least Hockey and Baseball are interesting. 🫡
@@WeAreThePeople1690Baseball???? Lol I use baseball as visual melatonin! If American football was so boring it wouldn’t easily be the most watched sport in North America.
@@cjboyer4355it’s only like that because of how much the nfl pays to have ingrained in your culture. If you showed it to anyone else it the world, they would get incredibly bored by it.
@@CertifiedAussiemoron2983iw that’s not true it’s growing massively in Germany, it’s already pretty popular in Canada they have the second most competitive pro league the CFL, it’s popular in Mexico, and growing in the UK. At the end of the day it’s far more popular then Aussie rules football.
@@CertifiedAussiemoron2983iw The NFL is probably more popular than the A-League in australia lmao... pubs fill out for the Super Bowl but not the A league grand final or Aus Cup final... and no, it's not ingrained in Australian culture.
I think the best way to explain the college football system from someone who isn't English or a Yank is that the Power 5 conferences are equivalent to Europe's Top 5 leagues. The best players often end up there with the elite players going to the bigger schools. Each team is trying to be the best in their respective conference based on their performance the whole season. They then play for the equivalent of their country's cup final at the end of the regular season (Championship Sunday).
After that the top 4 (soon to be top 12) in the whole country which basically means the leftover undefeated teams (RIP FSU) play in the college football champions league at the end of the season (Playoffs). This is determined by a committee rather than performance and there's always one controversial pick in the top 4.
The rest of the teams who have won enough games throughout the season go "bowling" which are basically glorified Carabao Cup games to earn extra money for the school and the students get free stuff.
But it would be a SEC game you would need to go to, Alabama, Georgia, LSU and soon Texas + Oklahoma basically created an American Super League so it would be the best one to attend.
But also in ‘why would you watch college because it would be weird in the UK’ - if every professional football league around the world restricted players under 21 from entering and you had to play for a university team in the meantime, people would 100% watch a league full of like Mbappe, Haaland, Bellingham over the last few years
@@darthconquerus this is a great point that I think could put it into perspective for our friends across the pond
The big 10 is better
another class video from you mate , big up to you
As a supporter of this channel for years and growing up my entire life as a USC fan this was top tier content. Although I will say that the atmosphere at USC has not been the same since the early 2000’s (the glory days imo). The SEC really has the superior atmosphere when it comes to college football. It is damn near a religion in the south
He's going to read all of these comments about going to the south for a college game, and then cave-in and go to a Miami game and wonder why its worse 😂
same with the big 10
@@zacharypatterson423 really I guess maybe. if you're aroused by cornfields and overalls. And then the south bucktooth Cletus. beer, belly, militia Duh 🙄 members foul mouth unhygienic beer guzzlers. pork rind eaters RC cola flying the redneck banner confederate flag . only like the black players when they're playing. otherwise they wanna lock them up. Yeah legit ! 🤦♂️
The Big 10 has crazy atmospheres too, on the west the best are UW/Oregon but to really match the SEC energy they have to be playing really big games at home
@@basedlord88The Game, win or lose for either side, is one of those atmospheres you don’t miss. Same with red river.
College Football is a big deal for students and alumni of the school. It’s also important to note there are tons of towns and cities across the country that would never be large enough to have a professional football team. Universities are often a big employer and economic engine for many communities across the country, so they become fixtures in the community. There really isn’t any comparison between most American and UK universities. Top level college football and the NFL are also heavily adapted for TV audiences, so that’ll explain the many pauses and crowd engagement efforts.
Yep. I live here in San Antonio, TX and spurs used to be all the city had when it comes to sports. Now UTSA football also is massive (the school I attend)
@@espben360 I also could’ve given a simpler answer: College football is just a lot of fun.
Even Highschool, 15-18 yrs old, is big in America. 2k to 10k fans is not uncommon.
Don't, you'll break Ellis's already mushed brain haha
An important thing to remember is that new players in the league get drafted and they play college football first. So you get to see the top young talents. It’s like your first chance of seeing players like Evan Ferguson, Garnarcho, Bellingham for the first time .
Imagine every single academy player in England was collected into its own competition, and then distributed regionally to a bunch of higher education institutions. Now also imagine that all players have to wait until they are 21 before they're allowed to play for a proper club, generally meaning they have to play 3 seasons before they can go pro. That is the level of college football; as if every footballer in England was required to actually play their age group until they were 21.
This would mean that for players like Phil Foden would've had to wait until about 2 years ago at a university before being able to play for a normal club, instead of making his debut at 17. So, the level of player can be quite good, sometimes incredible; but it also means that there's a very wide range. For every Trevor Lawrence in college football, a big celebrity and well-known talent, there's also the Spencer Petras level players, whose analogue in England might be a QPR striker who only plays for the U21 team because he's under 21 and they couldn't get anyone better.
(Even Iowa fans should know Petras was never really good enough)
As an American from Los Angeles, this is amazing.
I think college sports is very popular mainly because of how much more chaotic and exciting it CAN be compared to professional sports sometimes. These kids are giving it all to show up and do their best rather than a pro who've already made it. Plus, you also hit it on the nose when people follow their college for the rest of their life because it feels apart of their identity. All the cheerleaders and band members, people on the field, etc. are mostly students who the people in the stands used to be basically. Definitely a lot different when comparing the cultures! Loved the video!
You live in LA, respectfully and I mean respectfully, you have no clue what college sports mean. And that’s not your fault, it’s because of where your located you were never given that opportunity. West coast college athletics outside of Oregon and sometimes Washington have no idea how important college sports is.
Fight on!
As someone from the UK who is a huge nfl and college fan I will admit this video triggered me alot 🤣🤣😭
😂😂😂😂
I hate to break it to all the British people watching this… but. If you play American football, starting for a D1 school. Especially quarterback? Even if you don’t make it professionally, 9/10 your degree, name/likeness will get you a business/position of success almost instantly. Most of these players goals are to get to college. The ones you see working in a “garage” have a special set of circumstances
Also, the best pregame “tailgating” in college football, bar none, is found in the Southeastern Conference - Ole Miss, Georgia and Alabama are three schools you *must* check out
People in the United States will even show up for high school sports. The record attendance for a high school American football game in my state is roughly 31,000.
So glad to see you do this, non Americans have no idea how special college sports are here
College cheerleaders, the marching band, all the players, the trainers- lots of people travel all around the country to support the team. My sister was a college cheerleader; she got to go to Alaska and Hawaii, I was so jealous.
So...all bullshit not much action.
Cheerleaders are useless
@@erinandadam damn I had no idea soccer had so much “action” with all the flopping and mindless running around 😴 shit is barely a sport 😂
@@civichoo6017 one of the WORLDS most popular sports you mean? Unlike AMERICAN FOOTBALL but of course you yanks think that the world revolves around you lot. A small minority outside of the states cares about egg hand
This was great, i've been to three NFL games in the states and while they were fun with good people they most definitely lacked somewhat of an edge that I cannot describe. I also managed to see a few hockey games out there, I enjoyed the NHL atmosphere way more; it would be great to see your take on that experience.
Ellis walking around the pitch-side confused on where to go is like when you try and find your classroom in your new school😂
Not “pitch-side”, just say side line😂
This was very disappointing. I feel like you went into this with a lot of preconceived notions and without much of an attempt of understanding it or even enjoying yourself .
To clear up the idea of College sports to you: College athletics in many cases pre-date their professional league counterparts by atleast a few decades. In American football there was a time when there was no NFL, no professional league, and as a result College football was the highest level of the sport and the biggest games each year were played by College teams. Many of these programs are at or over 100 years old, so they have generational appeal.
America is a very very large country and it does not have a tiered professional pyramid . For American football, for the most part, there is one large professional league that has placed 32 teams in many of the largest cities in the country. Many people do not have a professional team anywhere near them and their local university is the highest level football they can attend. People have gotten passionate about it through the years, so much so that the NFL won’t even consider impeding on territories with known diehard college football supporters. For much of the American South and Midwest teams College is far bigger and far more important than the pros.
The athletes are amateurs , and yes they are college aged . At some point they will declare themselves to eligible for the draft where NFL teams will select college players one by one.
I think one mental block may be that amateur teams in England are generally considered low quality. For the top college programs many of these players are only a year or two from playing in the NFL and their skill level is nearly on par with professional players.
I think it’s very condescending of you to say that these fans are casual and don’t care. American sports fans are just as passionate about their sports as any soccer fan around the globe . There are many that drive hundreds of miles to see their team every week, spend thousands on tickets, have season tickets left in wills and are inherited when someone dies.
The YMCA thing may have been irritating to you too but Im sure many Americans would be irritated having an English bloke screaming “Marching on Together” while having a scarf shoved in his face. The English and soccer are not the be all end all of sport or passion.
I sincerely hope you will reconsider your stance and give it another chance . I personally do not come from an area where College sports are popular, so my interest is casual , but I deeply respect the passion of the fans.
He was negative as hell. Americans are very different people. We go into things trying to have a good time and experience something different. He appeared to go into an experience looking to tear it down and criticize it. Hes looking at our college and comparing it to theirs. He can’t compare 18/21 yr olds to 16 /17 yr olds. They do college at a much earlier age than we do. I don’t get how some Brits can be so closed that you can’t see that things are different from where you live and it’s alright. It’s okay if people don’t do things like what you’re use to. I just don’t understand why some Brits make such a big deal about what we do in America. Lol
@@Kim-427 I’m right there with you Kim, it really felt like he went into this scoffing at it and just looking to mock it. College sports have a lot of wonderful and very old traditions and American sports fans are just as passionate about their teams as the Brits are.
A lot of it is perspective he takes one moment of fans singing YMCA and interprets it as fans not caring about the game. With that logic could make the argument that ultras/supporters are often more focused on songs and chants and Tifos than what’s going on on the pitch, so does that mean that they don’t care ?
Does American sports sometimes have a bit of silliness to it? Ofcourse! And that’s fine! So do the Brits with soccer. Many premier league clubs have mascots in costume. Crystal Palace has cheerleaders. Many football songs are based around cheesy pop music from the 60s on and even show tunes. Just because it’s sung with a British accent and with a scarf in the air doesn’t make it any better or more passionate .
I love and respect American sports and the passion Americans have for their teams . It’s a shame this vlog tried to mock it instead of understanding and embracing it.
I knew from the minute he said ‘this is the only college football game I’m going to’ that he was never giving this a fair chance .
@@HACLumpsIt annoys me how we Americans really welcome the UK CZcamsrs. We support their content that’s mostly about us. But,They literally mock us and criticize use and we support that. People have said to me on other pages that I make too much of it. I tell them no you guys don’t get when you’re being insulted. lol I can take constructive criticism. But,With the Brits they spend more time comparing how they do things right and we do things weird and wrong.
@@Kim-427 It’s really a shame. Americans are supposed to be the closed minded ignorant bunch yet Americans have embraced British soccer and its culture full force , the Premier League is extremely popular now. Many British CZcamsrs come to America and are completely condescending and rude.
Theres another British CZcamsr I once watched who went to a baseball game, I believe the Phillies with his friend. They knew nothing of the sport or what baseball fans are like. So they wanted to be as “stereotypically” American as possible so they painted their chests and wore #1 foam fingers the entire time laughing about how silly it is in their fake American accents and how they were going to fit in. Ofcourse they went to the game and no one was dressed like that and people looked at them like they were idiots. They didn’t even try to enjoy the game they were more focused on getting on the video board.
I’ve known British people who embraced American sport and truly loved it, but so many are just so elitist that they can’t even be bothered to try to understand it or genuinely enjoy themselves. It’s truly their loss, America has some very exciting games and some of the most passionate fans you will find in the world.
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Your point about moments also happens in traditional football, too. Not as big though, goals still win out, but because touchdowns are almost expected to happen, anything that helps prevent or push that are much more pivotal moments. So a sack of the quarterback on 3rd down is very much like a solid tackle on a break in the 18 that doesn't become a penalty. A big defensive moment that will definitely get proper cheers.
edit: also might be thinking of some moments where the band is playing certain cheers to help hype up the crowd, and completing of chants gets some celebrations, too.
And interceptions/fumbles are HUGE defensive moments for that reason of getting your team the ball at likely a better position up the field compared to a regular punt or kickoff. It's more like a midfielder winning the ball close to well, midfield, and sending it straight up on a rush.
Tailgating before any LSU game puts what you experienced to shame by miles, ours is one of if not the best tailgating scene in all of college football, plus you could easily walk up to any tent and the people would happily share their food/drinks with you because that's how we are. Saturday nights at Death Valley for games are always fantastic experiences.
As someone who has only visited LSU wearing opposing colors (Hotty Toddy!) this is 100% true. Slight abuse, then completely welcomed.
A quote from a friend who went to USC for graduate school, "These people have no idea how to do football. I miss the SEC atmosphere." And forced some of her friends there to go to an SEC game and they were blown away by the difference.
Ah...I think we from Wisconsin would heartily disagree with you. LSU did give us major props when you guys came up to Lambeau (instead of the normal lunatic Camp Randall experience, but Wisconsinites know how to tailgate and party regardless if it's NFL or CFL) in 2016.
I am going to Ole Miss at LSU 10/12/24, you think I am ok with Ole Miss gear? #HottyToddy@@realwickedbrew
Man did that USC tailgate game look weak. They're 10x better in the Big Ten and I'm sure even that doesn't hold a candle to LSU's tailgates.
For context about why college sports fans tend to be more passionate than pro sports fans: most pro leagues in America have 30 or 32 teams that are almost all based in large metropolises like NYC or LA. So unless you live in one of those cities it's hard to form a deep connection with those teams. However with college sports, there are 363 colleges in the top flight of college sports and tons more if you include division 2 and 3. So for a lot of people, their local college football team is much closer than their favorite NFL team.
Also if you're interested in giving college basketball a try I highly recommend going to an Indiana University game at Assembly Hall
Loved seeing this, as someone who is from Florida and coaches football I can’t recommend a big SEC or B1G game enough. The key is to get involved in a tailgate (especially a crawfish boil in SEC country) then experiencing the game. Football in the southeast of the US and some big ten schools is life or death.
As a diehard Washington Huskies supporter, you should’ve gone to an SEC rivalry game to truly see the beauty of this sport. Those guys are nuts… or at least gone to a Washington vs Oregon game, in either stadium as we are the two loudest and crazier fan bases in the west coast and are bitter rivals. Uw v USC Is not a rivalry .. btw you walked so close to Dillon Johnson and Rome odunze which is amazing as well as Caleb Williams aka the goat
Ik he said not to do this in the comments but I was very disappointed when I saw he chose to have USC represent college football. I guess it makes sense cause LA is much more accessible for international travelers, but I have always viewed USC as a rather underwhelming environment, similar to other urban colleges like Pitt or Miami most of the time.
This isn’t even something imo that the SEC or B1G does better, games like the Oregon Washington game, Civil War, or pretty much any game that matters at Autzen Stadium prove that the PAC can hold its own.
Pitt class of '10 here and you are absolutely right about us...
As soon as I saw you were in California I knew you weren’t doing this anywhere close to right 😂
The LA schools' fans are in for a HUGE culture shock when they start playing in the B1G this year!! Realize that even lowly Rutgers is ahead of UCLA in terms of revenue generated (without media money considered), in ticket sales and merchandise?!! AND in stadium attendance too!! USC is about at 7th in the B1G conference! I have no idea where Oregon and Washington are ranked, but after last year, I think Washington might be able to be at least mid-tier.
As a European who became a huge fan of US sports and the uniqueness of college sports, I recognise it may be hard for us to conceive this many people caring about amateurs, but it also has to be said that we don’t have to cross an ocean in order to see an amateur sport being massively popular: Ireland has Gaelic football and hurling attracting massive crowds, even bigger than association football and athletes there are fully amateur, they don’t even get the scholarship a good college athlete might get. So we’re closer than we’d like to imagine, in the end, our football too developed in colleges and universities, the main difference between the US and other parts of the world is that their colleges decided to keep competing between each other, while teams such as the Old Etonians participated in the FA Cup along with teams from all different backgrounds
College Football is great. Have made a few trips from Australia to watch and the atmospheres have been great, even in blow out games.
As you must be aware, many of the best punters in college football are from Australia (generally converted from Aussie rules football). Tory Taylor is awesome!!!!
The way this video comes off is you went expecting to hate the experience. Then, you went somewhere that, while a big historic stadium, is in LA. It's COLLEGE football, for an unforgettable experience and atmosphere, you don't go to a big city with many other things to do. You go where the college is the main attraction. That means a smaller city. Look at the historically popular football programs and where they are:
Ann Armor, MI pop. 121,536
Austin, TX pop. 964,177
Tuscaloosa, AL pop. 100,618
Tallahassee, FL pop. 197,102
Athens, GA pop. 127,358
Columbus, OH pop. 906,528
State College, PA pop. 39,525
Baton Rouge, LA pop. 222,185
South Bend, IN pop. 103,353
Knoxville, TN pop. 192,648
College Station, TX pop. 120,019
There are more to list, but you get the picture. Still, you went to LA, pop. 3.849 million. On that list, only 2 cities approach 1 million and they are clearly exceptions when looking at the populations of all the others. The atmosphere isn't there. It isn't what you were saying about soccer - going to one place is the same as going to another. It's not that way in college football.
I don't know why the algorithm gave me this video. You clearly don't care, didn't go where the atmosphere will suck you in, and don't care to try and experience it. You just...existed there for that time. Your sponsor wasted money on this. Nobody wants to watch someone who is not into it being "forced" to be into what they don't like with things like running out on the field with the team and complaining most of the video. Stick to what you're passionate about, it's clear you don't care by your tone and words in the video, and even by your pinned comment about not having any desire to experience better atmospheres. This is garbage.
Yea its pretty bad,would be like me going to the opera,i dont have a clue what its all about but then not seeking out opera fans to explain to me what its all about or how to best enjoy/experience it.Just sit there like a sad sack on my own complaining about the woman and her high pitched vioce singiing in Italian!!! Pretty futile exercise
You forgot Lincoln
Rooting for a college team is similar to rooting for your country in the World Cup or Olympics. You feel represented by the school and the passion and shared pure belongingness of being able to root for your school is the best feeling ever
It's not just about the football game. College alumni often feel a very strong loyalty to their school, and the students currently there have a lot of school spirit. The hugely attended football games allow everyone to share in keeping the school spirit and traditions alive. That's what makes it so unique from the NFL.
As a Leeds fan in the US, I’m glad you were able to experience this!
Ellis, you need to bring along an American to try and explain what's going on. This isn't Soccer, the game and the traditions around it are far more complicated that what you get with Soccer clubs where everything is basically the same no matter where you go. In Soccer, you show up an hour or two before the game, grab a pint, watch the first half, maybe grab another pint and a pie, and then head home.
There's so much more that's going on with American Football. The rules and traditions are much more complicated and it varies a lot depending on where you are at.
Bro, it's a fucking football game. Coming from an American; it's not that deep, quit with the weird america is superior in every way our culture is perfect bullshit
Not soccer. Football
@@Kingdom_Of_Terrestia He was in America. It's called Soccer in the US to avoid confusion about which sport someone is talking about. There is more than one type of Football. If you want to be more specific, the type of Football you're talking about is Association Football.
@@loganleroy8622 oh ok
@@loganleroy8622 ‘soccer’ clubs and fan culture and traditions are far more complicated then just tailgating and having fun, the premier league has one of the worst fans in europe, you should watch eintracht frankfurt games or most german clubs, not some random oil club in england or spain, including psg. Or even see italian football. Also lower tier clubs have better fans than top league teams.
Bro you are the most legit person ever! Would love to go to any sporting event with you !
What you will find even crazier is there are 10 stadiums that fit even more people than USC, with the highest being 107,601 for total capacity. And unfortunately you wont see even close to the best atmospheres college football can offer.
if you want a rivalry game or derby go to ohio state versus michigan, florida vs georgia, or alabama versus auburn. these games will have the best atmospheres and you will see a few middle fingers being held up
College football is bigger in America because it's more accessible because people have pride for their universities and oftentimes these communities don't have a pro team. College football has been around longer than the NFL too. "College towns" are a big thing in the US too... a lot of times a huge chunk of a town's economy is college related. Like in Baton Rouge (Where I went to university and grad school) it was all about Southern and LSU when it came to entertainment and night life. The Saints was the pro-team but the universities in Louisiana had a different level of pride. It was especially sacriligeous to talk shit about LSU in Baton Rouge and a lot of other places in Louisiana because so much of the state's attention went towards LSU sports. Football is the biggest but basketball was also huge too.
I love how the thumbnail is the BYU stadium in Provo UT, with superimposed beach themes on it, with some skyscrapers lol
One thing i think is important to note is that, while the players are students, division 1 football programs meticulously recruit top talent from all across the country, and to be recruited to play football at a division 1 school, you have to be a top talent in your state, so it’s not simply normal college kids from one school playing against normal college kids who go to another school. D1 college football teams are full of top tier athletes who were specifically recruited to attend that school solely for their football ability. That’s why the players you saw looked nothing like normal college students because they’re really not, theyre some of the biggest/strongest/best athletes in the country playing for a school that specifically recruited them as a player, not so much as a student.
That being said, teams do have a small percentage of what we call “walk-ons” which are normal students who try out the old-fashioned way and typically arent on scholarship like most of the recruited players.
Now they just pay them to leave other schools lol
Thanks. That’s what I was wishing he would realize. He kept talking as if this was just random college students playing each other when actually you have the best age 22 and under football players from a nation of 350 million people out there playing in front of you. This isn’t just your everyday University. USC is Div 1. Which means it’s like in the top 5% ranked of all college football programs.
Love your content Ellis, you have been very inspiring to me I must admit. Keep it up dude!
I think you would have had a lot more fun if you interacted and talked to people there... it makes sense that you had a bit of a strange experience because you were all alone! I think going to sporting events is a social thing and you could have asked people all these questions you had about why people love college football so much
Yea its a bit strange that he didnt hook up with some fans so they could explain to him what its all about and how to enjoy it more.Its like your granny going to a rave on her own or a teen going to bingo,neither would understand whats going on!
Going to Los Angeles to experince the atmosphere of college football is akin to going to Taco Bell to see what's so good about Mexican food.
Ellis trying to wrap his mind around college football is everything I thought it would be😂😂 Love it
The problem with your analogy about “experiencing college football” is that LA isn’t really known for college sports and certainly a game vs. Washington isn’t going to be a huge deal.
It would be like saying you saw Yeovil Town vs. Scunthorpe on a rainy Tuesday night and thinking that defines British football.
If you want the equivalent experience of college football to the premier league, you need to see an SEC game. That would be like the difference between a league 2 match in the middle of nowhere and a premier league derby. It’s tough to say you really experienced American college sports at a game in LA lol
And you have a really condescending tone all through this video…if you think you’re above everything then why bother to show up if not to trash other people’s cultures?
Washington vs USC was an important game,just because SEC fans think only their conference matters,the rest of us don’t.
@@frankf684Im not even a college sports fan lol everyone knows the SEC is the best division…he went to a crummy game in a third tier division and thinks he knows enough to trash the entire institution…that’s why I said it would be like us going to an equivalent soccer game and judging English soccer as “cringe” while refusing to go see a London derby.
@@frankf684 USC vs any team at home is dead. Washington vs Oregon would've been much better. But there are even Big 12 schools that have better atmospheres than USC.
@@frankf684 I went to USC vs UCLA last year when both teams were in the top 10. It was fun but the atmosphere didn’t light a candle compared to a typical SEC game.
Looked pretty full to me? People love college football in LA, I don't know what your talking about. There are better atmospheres of course but I see why he doesn't need to experience another game.
Without seeing your reaction yet, the fact that you went to the UW vs USC game, what a game to have watched live, I was completely stressed watching it on TV! What a game.
We’re at the game too, CALEB a generational talent, hope you enjoyed your stay ✌🏼
You missed out on a SEC college football game. The truly committed college football fans are there. Go to the “south” (more like south-east) and these guys are crazier than LA.
80,000 is a small stadium in college football, but so glad you enjoyed it. College football is all about the heart, spirit, and rivalry if the sport.
Bro I 80,000 is not a small stadium
@@daturtlez take a tour of other college stadiums and you'll find they're larger than 80,000
@@DeborahVerret-yp9fp AT&T stadium holds 80,000 and its the 19th biggest football stadium in the country - college and NFL included. Not small by any means lol
@@philoneussquire3877 Look at the number of seats in other stadiums.. LSU 102, 351. Alabama 100, 077 Ohio State 102, 780. Texas A & M 102,733. Texas 100, 119. Michigan 107, 601. You can bet that USC and other stadiums will upgrade to a larger seating capacity in the future.
@@DeborahVerret-yp9fp a better comparison: there are 134 FBS stadiums and 128 FCS stadiums across the country. An 80,000 stadium would be ranked 17th largest out of these 262. So larger than 93% of D1 stadiums
you would be amazed to know that they held a NASCAR race inside that stadium 😂😂
Fun Fact: This stadium is being turned into a frickin' NASCAR Track here soon. NASCAR Starts their season with the LA Busch Clash now...
Loved the vid. I know you addressed this in the video, but if you ever want to go back and watch another game, the best game to watch would be Ohio State vs Michigan. They are two of the best teams and they have the biggest rivalry in the sport. They also both have stadiums with 100,000+ people and the environment is ridiculous. definitely the best game you could watch
Go Blue!
This style of vlog is so much fun, and i’m glad you enjoyed the experience!
I was trying to explain the difference to a friend about how fans think differently in the US and Europe, and I think you summed it up perfectly in “If someone around me was trying to do the YMCA at Leeds 1-1 in a play-off final with 10 minutes to go, I’d probably scream at them.” lmao. Sports here (for the most part) are more like mini festivals, and fun family events, where as in Europe, as soon as you set foot into the stadium you’re going to war with your fellow comrades, and you must fight for survival lmao
I mean, he also went to a USC game, which is one of the most casual environments in the country. Go to a rivalry/night game at LSU or Clemson, and it will be a significantly more intense environment throughout.
@@diney7085 imagine if he had gone to the Iron Bowl, especially this year’s Iron Bowl. If only…
@@tescomealdeals4613 That would've been the perfect introduction to college football, and how cruel it can be. Goddamn...
@@diney7085 yeah, Iron Bowl when held at Jordan Hare Stadium never disappoints
why would anyone pay money to be serious. If I'm paying money to go to a sports event, I'm going to have fun.
So to explain the level: this is not professional. After high school (9th-12th grade), the best players will be recruited to play for colleges/universities, such as USC or Washington. They are allowed to sign endorsement deals, but cannot be paid by schools. (Often time school covers tuition, room, and board). Then, the best players in college can enter the NFL draft, which has 7 rounds and each team having 1 pick per round. The best player in college will be picked first overall. The worst NFL team from the previous year gets the first pick.
This is the best videos Ellis has ever produced 😮💨🤣🤣🤣
you should go to a team in the south they have far more passion. teams such as florida, fsu, alabama, georgia have great atmospheres
The stereotypical British in Ellis came out in this video
Ellis standing 5 feet from the running back that transferred from my school is not something i would’ve ever expected. Started watching your shirt hunting videos and now you’re just massive. Quite insane. Also sweet LA galaxy kit***😂
Just so u know number 13 for usc is likely going #1 overall in the NFL draft, number 9,1,11 from Washington r also getting drafted in the NFL draft
Oh man, where do I start. While USC is a great school, you really need to go to the SEC or BIG10 to see some great games.
You also need an American fan/guide to tell you about the history, rules, traditions of college games ect. Alot of college football teams are older than some Premier League teams and each have very deep history and traditions.
Keep in mind that sadly the next game USC plays will be in the B1G. Next year we will have to specify. Although the other teams from the pac outside of la going to the b1g both have good environments.
No one know who college athletes are except for their cities. Stop comparing us do the UK. We are massive.
And the tailgating is for the football fans to party before the game, not for the team. Even bad teams tailgate and small unknown teams.I feel like you’re intentionally being obtuse or you’re just really dense.
And why are Brit’s so weird about movies. I’ve seen dozens of British films and when I go to the UK, the furthest thing on my mind is what happened in a movie.
Why do you all think we’re lying about everyday items? Do you do this in other countries or just the One it’s socially ok to shit on? The one you copy.
College football is just different. Younger crowd combined with generational lifelong fans, HUGE rivalries… it’s much closer to European football experience than NFL is. Same with college basketball. Attend a FSU-Miami game in Tallahassee…. It’s insane.
While stationed in Spain I went to several games in Moron… loved the atmosphere and watching in person is so much better.
As a USC fan that lives in Texas and goes to a different university, this vid is amazing and I’m very jealous you got to experience this
Atmosphere is like the bloody polar express
You're right about it being like your university team but imagine that it's your university team and some of them are actual students but the university have also given Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer a scholarship to play for them.
So true, in terms of the squads Alabama vs Georgia is equivalent to like Brazil U23s vs Argentina U23s 😂
You picked USC, a really cool team steeped in history for your first game. Awesome!
Im from UK going to USA to visit a mate next year and im so excited for this lol
you pissed me off sooo much with how clueless you were lollll
It wasn’t that he was clueless to me. It was that it felt like he seemed hellbent on having a bad time from the second he started filming. He complained about _everything._ He whined about having the privilege of getting to enter the walkout tunnel, when I would’ve killed to get to witness that and I’m not even a USC fan. He mocked the players by calling them "middle-aged students" _within earshot of the players,_ he mocked the school band by saying "I bet they pulled these guys off the street" _within earshot of the band students,_ he even had the audacity to bitch about how the fans in attendance were enjoying themselves! _Who complains about good vibes?!_ He might be the most miserable person I’ve ever had the displeasure of seeing on the internet.
@@dexterwilliams2520 its a foreign concept to us that you guys are there more for the entertainment value than the actual game, thats why he acts like that...
@@cptspeedy6358 I think you forgot to add the part where that excuses insulting a bunch of 18-21 year old students, which is a good half of my complaints. These are men and women who've only just started adulthood, trying to further their education by getting a university degree, only to be put down for taking part in an after-school activity by some snobby tourist calling them "middle aged", "pulled from the street", or "just going to work in a garage when they graduate". Culture shock is no excuse to be a tosser.
Almost infuriating to see Ellis finally go to a college football game and he goes to watch fucking USC 😂😂😂
Fight on bro USC Football Alum lol was at that game too and did not know you were there. So sick haha
Bro is just wandering around complaining 😂
40 UKs could fit inside America, so… It is usually true that in American College football, as with football in England, you should experience a good atmosphere no matter which. However, cause it’s so large, sporting atmospheres are very different all across the country. So for college football, the Midwest or the South is the best fan culture.
Our national parks combined are larger than the UK.
The band low key cooler than the football team they can play them instruments 🥁
Running onto the field was legendary btw
I'm an American that lived in the UK for eight years. I've been to various college football games, concerts and Olympic closing ceremonies. All have their good and bad points. Top college rivalries around the USA are a great atmosphere to be in. But I've never experienced anything in my life like Liverpool vs Manchester United. The game I went to was in Liverpool and United went up 3-0. I was sitting in the 'KOP' end when it was standing only and it was unlike anything I've every experienced in my life. The atmosphere at US sports is great but this was on another level entirely. You just can't explain it without going. My brother in law goes to NFL games and college football games along with NBA games. He saw Tottenham play Arsenal visiting London once and said it's intensity was unlike anything he's ever experienced. If any of you American's, like me, get a chance to see 'football' in the UK, you will never regret it. The fans truly make it the best experience ever.
Forgot to add that Liverpool scored three to tie it 3-3. Fans of both sides will probably remember this match. Amazing.
If you’re confused why fans are so passionate then go and ask around dude, these athletes are televised all around the USA, they’re bound to be famous. You don’t understand anything for you to be just talking
This was one of the two USC home games that I did not go to. Glad you had a nice time Go Trojans Fight On
Watching this is like something out of High School musical 🤣🤣
Haha.... Urzzzz, Up the Reading!
I know you said you don't care that people will tell you to go to different teams but the west coast vs the southeast and Midwest is completely different gameday atmospheres
even high school football teams get lots of people. especially in the south
You need to come to a game in the South.
SEC or ACC game. People start tailgating on THURSDAY for the Saturday game..
COMPLETELY different experience.
Rick
Charleston SC