An honest guide to game day at CU

With the Buffs climbing up in rankings and CU students using any excuse to cheer for their school, game days have become quite the staple during the fall season. On these special days, students go all out to show their Buff pride, win or lose.

Early wake-ups

It’s a Friday night, you laugh at the seven alarm clocks you don’t have to set since it is the weekend, and proceed to pass out… Until 9am when you wake up to your roommate screaming “IT’S GAME DAY.” You crawl out of bed, shove the breakfast sandwich from The Corner in your mouth, and proceed to stare at your closet for the following 30 minutes questioning why you are even up at this hour on a Saturday.

Ridiculous accessories/outfits

Glitter, tattoos, paint, and whatever you can find under your bed from halloween ends up splattered over your body, and on your new converse. While walking to your friends house, a stop at the bookstore is usually a necessity to pick up a ridiculous hat of sorts that will probably be lost inside of a frat house 20 minutes after purchasing it.

Running up and down The Hill

Trying to make it to all of your favorite tailgates before the game is not an easy task. Because of the common FOMO most college students have, this results in you and your friend group running to every popular tailgate spot in order to make an appearance, which means at least three runs up and down The Hill. That counts as exercise for the week, right?

Elevated surfaces

Whether it is for the Instagram or simply because you want to be the most obnoxious student at the tailgate, elevated surfaces are an absolute classic for every girl on game day. It gives the perfect opportunity to belt out every TBT played and end up with a couple cute candids.  

Actually attending the game

The game is at 2pm, so you and your friends make the plan to head over to the stadium at 1:45 to get good seats. 2:45 rolls around just to make it before halftime, and you end up eating half a gallon of popcorn walking out of the game still not knowing what a touchdown means.

Odd food choices

“I basically did not eat all day,” you convince yourself even though you ate two sandwiches at the game and did not forget about breakfast. It’s 4pm though which is basically dinner, and since you have not eaten in the last half hour, it is definitely socially acceptable to get HungryBuffs from two different restaurants.

Nap

The dreaded comedown is occurring, which means a nap is desperately needed in the future. You fall asleep mid-Netflix episode while forgetting to set the alarm clock, promising to yourself that this nap is merely a power nap, and will only be 30 minutes.

Strange wake-up

You are awoken by the chants of your neighbors screaming “sko” and are utterly confused at the time/year. Your tattoo that once was a perfect buffalo on your upper right cheek is now a smudge on your new comforter, and you have a series of missed calls from your friends asking you to unlock the door and wake up.

Rallying

You awake just in time for your food delivery(s), eat a hearty dinner, and get ready to celebrate the Buff’s victory. Thankfully, your makeup and hair still look presentable which saves about 30 minutes and gives you time to digest dinner before you head on out for the night.

Just kidding

The nap has ended, and so has your eating break. You text your friend group to meet up, which includes some bribing with Insomnia cookies, and you spend the rest of the night eating your body weight in chocolate laughing at your pictures taken from the day snuggled in a CU blanket. 

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Win or lose, CU will always carry Buff pride around with them, and it is especially evident on game days.