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 Often regarded as
the Big Ten’s wildest and thrilling venue, Camp Randall Stadium never
disappoints. Once a Civil War training
site, this massive structure is crammed in a beautiful residential area among
dorms, frat houses, campus buildings and bars. The Camp is the perfect college venue with
views of the state capital and Madison’s surrounding lakes (Mendota and
Menona). The walk up Breese Terrace
right before kickoff is one of my favorites as herds of red and white walk in
the shadows of Camp Randall’s upper deck.
The frat houses along this side are spilling over with college kids
and extracurricular liquids. As this
side heats up, the band is finishing their pre-game concert at Union South on
the Randall Avenue side. From here,
they march proudly into the stadium creating a path through the awestruck
fans. Once inside the stadium, the
band fires up the crowd with its powerful and continuous high-stepping
march. Afterwards, they form a tunnel
around the goalposts and blast “On Wisconsin” as the team charges
through. The fans in Madison are
extremely unique. In particular, the
student section adds flavor like no other.
They provide the most timely, witty, bawdy and salacious chants of any
student section I have been around.
They are always adding lyrics to popular songs and entertaining the
crowd. Between the third and fourth
quarters, the song, “Jump!” by House of Pain, is played and the entire
stadium jumps causing the upper deck and random cameras to shake. However, the most unique aspect of Camp
Randall Stadium is the famous fifth quarter.
Win or lose, the band comes out and plays tunes while the fans dance
and sing in the stands. Afterwards,
the band is given a police escort down University Drive to close out game
day. The partying continues through
the night in one of America’s most hip towns celebrating one of college
football’s finest stadiums.
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