Big game - it's kind of a big deal (Part 1)

So, on the Saturday before thanksgiving (this year anyway), there is the biggest football game of the year - imaginatively titled THE BIG GAME. On this game, in a tradition spanning over 100 years (I think), Stanford takes on its main rival, the University of California: Berkeley; or 'Cal' for short (not to be confused with 'Hal' from 2001, but they're also a really tech-focused university with twice the number of students, locationed 30 minutes away).

EVERYONE (almost) gets into the big game. Tickets to get in are $80 Australian for the worst seats (!), people go crazy about it on campus the week before, it's fantastic! For example, there are 'BEAT CAL' signs up all around campus ...



... and a big board with how many hours to go before the game (lucky it's not too cold at night here!) =)



Undergraduate students (these kids nowadays! =) ) who spend the whole day shouting 'why don't you wear red?' at other students going past ...



And a whole lot of other students wearing shirts with interesting messages and slogans printed on them ...



College sports in America ... it really is huge! Or should I say, BIG!