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The Army-Navy game was voted the best tradition in college football in ESPN’s weekly #1QFor128 college football poll of the FBS head coaches. The Army-Navy game received 16 percent of the vote in the poll conducted by ESPN’s Brett McMurphy. Texas A&M’s 12th Man/midnight yell ceremony finished second (11 percent), edging Clemson’s rubbing of Howard’s Rock and then running down the hill into Memorial Stadium (10 percent) and Ohio State’s Script Ohio/dotting of the “i” (9 percent). Fifth was another pregame tradition -- Auburn’s War Eagle fly around at Jordan-Hare Stadium -- with 7 percent. Wisconsin’s "Jump Around" at the end of the third quarter finished sixth with 6 percent. Tied for seventh were Florida State’s Chief Osceola and Renegade’s midfield ceremony and Notre Dame’s golden helmets/tapping “Play Like A Champion Today” sign with 5 percent each. Rivalry games was ninth with 4 percent and Colorado’s Ralphie the Buffalo leading the Buffs onto the field was 10th with 2 percent.   The Army-Navy game, which has been played since 1890, features the pregame march of the Cadets and Middies. After the game, the teams meet in the center of the field and sing each team’s alma mater, first to the fans of the losing team and then the winning team.
In all, 37 different traditions received votes. The coaches from the Power 5 conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12) who voted chose the Army-Navy game as the best tradition (16 percent), followed by Texas A&M’s 12th Man/midnight yell (11 percent). Ohio State’s dotting the “i” and Auburn’s War Eagle tied for third (9 percent each). Howard’s Rock at Clemson was fifth (7 percent), with Florida State’s Chief Osceola and Renegade and rivalry games (5 percent each) tying for sixth. The coaches from the Group of 5 conferences (American, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt) also voted for the Army-Navy game as college football’s best tradition with 16 percent, followed by Howard’s Rock at Clemson (12 percent). "Jump Around" at Wisconsin and Texas A&M’s 12th Man/midnight yell tied for third (11 percent each). Ohio State’s dotting the “i” was fifth (9 percent). Of the 128 FBS coaches, 101 participated in this week’s poll. In ESPN's weekly #1QFor128 college football poll, the coaches were asked: What is college football’s best tradition? Here were their answers: Army-Navy game, 16 percent
12th Man/midnight yell, Texas A&M, 11 percent
Howard’s Rock, Clemson, 10 percent
Dotting the “i,” Ohio State, 9 percent
War Eagle fly in, Auburn, 7 percent
"Jump Around, Wisconsin, 6 percent
Osceola and Renegade, Florida State, 5 percent
Gold helmets/"Play Like a Champion Today," Notre Dame, 5 percent
Rivalry games, 4 percent
Running of Ralphie the Buffalo, Colorado, 2 percent Receiving 1 percent of the vote: Air Force’s F-16 flyover; Arkansas’ calling of the hogs; Beehive Boot; Boomer Sooner; "College GameDay"; fight songs; Fremont cannon; Hawaii pregame Haka dance; Iowa’s pink visiting locker room; Iron Bowl; Lehigh-Lafayette; LSU’s band; LSU’s Mike the Tiger; New Year’s Day bowls; Oklahoma-Texas; Ohio State’s senior tackle ceremony; Ohio State’s pregame walk into St. John’s Arena; Paul Bunyan axe; postgame prayers at midfield; Rose Bowl; singing the alma mater; South Carolina’s Sandstorm; walking through the crowd on the way to stadium; tailgating; trophy games; USC player leading the band; marching down Main Street after a homecoming win at Williams College. Who the Power 5 coaches voted for: Army-Navy game, 16 percent
12th Man/midnight yell, Texas A&M, 11 percent
Dotting the “i,” Ohio State, 9 percent
War Eagle fly in, Auburn, 9 percent
Howard’s Rock, Clemson, 7 percent
Osceola and Renegade, Florida State, 5 percent
Rivalry games, 5 percent Who the Group of 5 coaches voted for: Army-Navy game, 16 percent
Howard’s Rock, Clemson, 12 percent
"Jump Around," Wisconsin, 11 percent
12th Man/midnight yell, Texas A&M, 11 percent
Dotting the “i,” Ohio State, 9 percent
Gold helmets/"Play Like A Champion Today," Notre Dame, 7 percent
War Eagle fly in, Auburn, 6 percent
Osceola and Renegade, Florida State, 6 percent
Rivalry games, 4 percent
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