Travel Quirks/Superstitions

[Favpack]

Ok gang - let's hear it - good, bad or otherwise - what are you quirks, superstitions or suggestions for playoff travel. Here's mine:

1) I wear the exact same thing for every playoff game if we win round 1 from there out - from the hat to the shoes (except underwear and socks) -- unless it's pouring rain or below 50 degrees.

2) I never eat during a close game unless someone brings me something. I sip on water or a coke - that's it. Only after the game is in control will I got buy something to eat at the stadium.

3) I always turn to the person next to me during warm-ups and say "the other team looks big to me - how about you?" It's just something I have to say. I've learned it means nothing - but I still say it.

4) Never leave a metro area hoping to get food on the way home if you travel big. Anything in Madosonville will have 500 people in it after an p.o. game at A&M.

There's four - how about more?

[AllenEagle06]

Whenever the bi-district game happens it has always been at Texas Stadium for every game I've been to. There's a certain pole that I always kick for good luck. I don't kick it hard to hurt myself of anything it's just kind or tapping it with my foot really. Now that's about as far out as it gets but we haven't lost a bi-district game for as long as I've been in high school. :D

[Redneckn]

1) I wear the exact same thing for every playoff game if we win round 1 from there out - from the hat to the shoes (except underwear and socks) -- unless it's pouring rain or below 50 degrees.


Does that mean that if it's pouring rain or below 50degrees you WILL wear the same underwear and socks? GROSS!!!

[Favpack]

Does that mean that if it's pouring rain or below 50degrees you WILL wear the same underwear and socks? GROSS!!!

You're killing me RN ;) Last year at the Pflugerville game I, and every other sane fan, was dressed for a full rain storm. Fortunately it rained virtually nothing during the game - but we almost drowned getting home from CStation.

[Redneckn]

You're killing me RN ;) Last year at the Pflugerville game I, and every other sane fan, was dressed for a full rain storm. Fortunately it rained virtually nothing during the game - but we almost drowned getting home from CStation.

I had that happen a few years back when ECA played Comeaux down in Lafayette.. Dad and I were prepared for it to rain the entire game and dressed for it.. As did the rest of the folks there.. It didnt rain a drop for the game.. The whole way back to Shreveport, it poured...

[drgnbkr]

Fav....I'm worried about ya!.... :D

[dragons08]

this is something to listen to an ipod and be irresonbile still works though i guess..listend to my friends ipod the first game, next week he told me no, i said come on man if we lose i blame you, he caved in, and so on...also instead of brining my own music for band, i shared off this kid in the playoffs... i know i know be in "aww"

[wide-e-wide]

I always drink A beer on gameday...
I didn't drink a drop when Lufkin played SLC last year...and look what happened....

[Lufkin_Class_Of_08]

here are mine:
1. i wear the same thing to every playoff game(it changes each year)
2. if i miss a playoff game lufkin loses...i missed the 2004 and 2002 slc game, the 2003 garland, the 2000 loss to waco, the 1999 loss to garland...the lone exception is the 1998 loss to lake highlands at sfa because i was there
3. i dont eat at the stadium...i eat before or after the game

[dragons08]

I always drink A beer on gameday...
I didn't drink a drop when Lufkin played SLC last year...and look what happened....
im sure thats exactly what it is!

[wide-e-wide]

im sure thats exactly what it is!


No seriously...during my pre-game shower....I slam one Miller Lite in honor of all the former Panthers...works like a charm.

[drgnbkr]

I always drink A beer on gameday...
I didn't drink a drop when Lufkin played SLC last year...and look what happened....

It was probably all those Baptists in Waco...you could'nt find a beer!

[dragons08]

No seriously...during my pre-game shower....I slam one Miller Lite in honor of all the former Panthers...works like a charm.
pre-game shower? you drink a beer in the shower?? :eek:

[Redneckn]

here are mine:
1. i wear the same thing to every playoff game


Do you wear the same socks and underwear like Favpack?

[wide-e-wide]

It was probably all those Baptists in Waco...you could'nt find a beer!


If they ever run out of beer in Waco...it won't be because of the Baptists...it will be because of me... :D

Well ....I am Baptist...so I guess you are sort of right.

[CLFalcon2006]

A little disgusting but hey its tradition and I know nearly all of you do the same thing.

I CANNOT pee before the game and I CANNOT go until it is over. I go before the start and if necessary I go after the game is finished. During last years Clear Lake-Katy game I felt like my kidneys were gonna burst but I never went to the bathroom (that overtime probably took a year or two off my life), the greatest feeling was going after winning that game.

[dragons08]

Do you wear the same socks and underwear like Favpack?
i guess it doesnt matter as long as their washed right??

[dragons08]

heres one...i wear the same band uniform to every game, and same shoes, and hat, and gloves and gaunlets things and yada yada yada

[wide-e-wide]

A little disgusting but hey its tradition and I know nearly all of you do the same thing.

I CANNOT pee before the game and I CANNOT go until it is over. I go before the start and if necessary I go after the game is finished. During last years Clear Lake-Katy game I felt like my kidneys were gonna burst but I never went to the bathroom (that overtime probably took a year or two off my life), the greatest feeling was going after winning that game.


That's just crazy bro...you gotta pee...don't torture yourself.

[CLFalcon2006]

Don't yall have to do that?

[CLFalcon2006]

That's just crazy bro...you gotta pee...don't torture yourself.

Its playoffs, people do crazy things. I have a friend that held it during all 18 innings of the stros game

[dragons08]

A little disgusting but hey its tradition and I know nearly all of you do the same thing.

I CANNOT pee before the game and I CANNOT go until it is over. I go before the start and if necessary I go after the game is finished. During last years Clear Lake-Katy game I felt like my kidneys were gonna burst but I never went to the bathroom (that overtime probably took a year or two off my life), the greatest feeling was going after winning that game.
wow, ive never heard of that, one day, your just going to go all over yourself, i recommend never going with a girl to a game

[wide-e-wide]

Its playoffs, people do crazy things. I have a friend that held it during all 18 innings of the stros game


Wait until you're older and perhaps drink a few beers during the game...You will drop that little superstition I promise you.

[dragons08]

Don't yall have to do that?
nope

[dragons08]

Its playoffs, people do crazy things. I have a friend that held it during all 18 innings of the stros game
hats off to him! is he okay?

[dragons08]

Wait until you're older and perhaps drink a few beers during the game...You will drop that little superstition I promise you.
thought it was illegal to have beer at highschool game..

[PackAttack2005]

1. I wear the same hat that I start the year with to every game and the same lucky T-shirt under my purple Sideliner Shirt. The shirt says "We own Friday nights" and we haven't lost a regular season game in two years when I have worn the shirt. I do wash it and even though I had to wear it on Saturday, Wednesday and Monday games this year, it still works.

2. I make sure I throw the football on the field before the game.

3. We alway eat chicken and buscuits after a win on the road without fail, the tradition started in Longview in 1999 and we haven't lost to Longview since then.

I am not sure any of that works, but most everyone has some little ritual they do before a game.

[CLFalcon2006]

hats off to him! is he okay?

He survived but he told me that was the most miserable and most fun game hes ever been to in his life.

[Lufkin_Class_Of_08]

Do you wear the same socks and underwear like Favpack?
haha no my mom wont let me wear the same underwear...i wear the same socks though...i have a lucky nike pair that i wore in 2001 and lufkin is 14-0 in playoff games when i wear the socks...i have missed the games we lost so thats why we are undefeated when i wear those socks

[CLFalcon2006]

Wait until you're older and perhaps drink a few beers during the game...You will drop that little superstition I promise you.

haha, tuchee

[Redneckn]

haha no my mom wont let me wear the same underwear...i wear the same socks though...i have a lucky nike pair that i wore in 2001 and lufkin is 14-0 in playoff games when i wear the socks...i have missed the games we lost so thats why we are undefeated when i wear those socks


Keep them socks boy!!!

Pretty soon, I will have "Lufkin Panthers" in my signature and "Lufkin" as where I'm from..

[BAMF cowboy]

i have lucky boxers and socks

[dragons08]

i was just thinking, my watch is pretty lucky, the ONE day i didnt wear it, is the day we almost lost to gpvine..

[AZTiger]

i NEVER wear red to Katy games

[Lufkin_Class_Of_08]

i was just thinking, my watch is pretty lucky, the ONE day i didnt wear it, is the day we almost lost to gpvine..
dont wear it in the 5th round...i repeat do not wear the watch in the fifth round :D

[CLFalcon2006]

i was just thinking, my watch is pretty lucky, the ONE day i didnt wear it, is the day we almost lost to gpvine..

Actually I think my watch is lucky also, I've worn it everywere and i've had pretty decent luck and the week where its battery ran out and I didnt wear it; terrible.

[dragons08]

dont wear it in the 5th round...i repeat do not wear the watch in the fifth round :D
crap i lost it! :eek:



JK! :D

[dragons08]

Actually I think my watch is lucky also, I've worn it everywere and i've had pretty decent luck and the week where its battery ran out and I didnt wear it; terrible.
also have a lucky undershirt and band shirt, each year we get a new band shirt, and i buy two of them, which ever one sucks more the first 2 weeks, i'll wear to school on game day, and the good one i'll wear to games, seems to be working, and guess what the one day i wore the crap one...gpvine game...man the more i read this the more i realize i more at home, surrounded by losers! :p

[wide-e-wide]

Keep them socks boy!!!

Pretty soon, I will have "Lufkin Panthers" in my signature and "Lufkin" as where I'm from..


Redneckn...what the hell are you doing in Temple?

[Redneckn]

Redneckn...what the hell are you doing in Temple?


Relax Wide.. I am NOT in Temple.. I'm still in Austin... I'm just trying out being a Temple fan.. I tried being a Longview fan for a few days..Didn't work.. Made me feel dirty.. Inside...
I tried to be a Garland fan for a little while today.. But Garland is trashy.. (see thread about Garland's coach)
Now, I am trying out for Temple. The Jesuits wont have me.. I think I may have offended them last week.
Nobody in Austin will forgive me for saying they play "flag" football down here.
ECA is in Louisiana.. I am not...
Smackover is in Arkansas..*see above*
SLC is too rich for me..
I'm a Redneck'n without a cause...

[wide-e-wide]

:D Try Laredo United South...they need some fans.

[Redneckn]

:D Try Laredo United South...they need some fans.



They're like Temple aren't they? You know, 0-10...hahaha...
They were actually my first choice.. But I didn't know their mascot was.. And I didnt want to make one up for fear of being banned from this site...

I actually considered being a Longview fan.. But they aren't going to make it past Lufkin this year and I want to be able to root for a team the entire season. :D
Contrary to what many people on here think (big arab) I do respect Longview. Just not a whole lot...

[Bootsdaddy]

They're like Temple aren't they? You know, 0-10...hahaha...
They were actually my first choice.. But I didn't know their mascot was.. And I didnt want to make one up for fear of being banned from this site...

I actually considered being a Longview fan.. But they aren't going to make it past Lufkin this year and I want to be able to root for a team the entire season. :D
Contrary to what many people on here think (big arab) I do respect Longview. Just not a whole lot...


Laredo United South Panthers-so they have at least one thing going for them. And Temple would probably beat them by 40!

[Favpack]

1. I wear the same hat that I start the year with to every game and the same lucky T-shirt under my purple Sideliner Shirt. The shirt says "We own Friday nights" and we haven't lost a regular season game in two years when I have worn the shirt. I do wash it and even though I had to wear it on Saturday, Wednesday and Monday games this year, it still works.

2. I make sure I throw the football on the field before the game.

3. We alway eat chicken and buscuits after a win on the road without fail, the tradition started in Longview in 1999 and we haven't lost to Longview since then.

I am not sure any of that works, but most everyone has some little ritual they do before a game.

You're making me look tame PA - where do you get biscuits after every game - do you bring them?

CLFalcon - you need to give the not going to the bathroom gig up for crying out loud - that could be bad for you.

[Fleeman93]

Katy Fan

1. Always wear a shirt that is the other team's color.
2. Wear red but no one can see it.
3. Anytime I see a car or a sign with the Katy or the Katy logo on it I "throw the K" (sign for K in sigh language).
4. When walking through the parking lot to the game I hold the K sign.

5. Try to go to Chili's and have a few adult sodas before Friday night home games.

[reed35]

1. Lock the dressing room door. I remember in 94 at the Katy / Plano game, 3 kids were in Plano locker room taking thier money during the game. Some people tackled them in the parking lot and all was ok. Very strange.

[tailgater]

I have a red shirt I purchased especially for the 03 championship game - NS vs. Woodlands. I have not worn it since.

Hopefully will get a chance to wear it this year - when NS plays for the 05 Championship.

[c-lisle]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but Longview's D coordinator hasn't shaved for most of the season. He told the players he wouldn't shave until they lost. Not really superstitious but worth mentioning none the less.

[Redneckn]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but Longview's D coordinator hasn't shaved for most of the season. He told the players he wouldn't shave until they lost. Not really superstitious but worth mentioning none the less.


That's just being too lazy to shave...It's called uncouth...

No, kidding... I like it when people do that kind of thing.. For some reason, it seems to inspire people to try harder...

[wide-e-wide]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but Longview's D coordinator hasn't shaved for most of the season. He told the players he wouldn't shave until they lost. Not really superstitious but worth mentioning none the less.


So after the Lufkin game ...we should all throw Gillettes out on the field.

[Redneckn]

So after the Lufkin game ...we should all throw Gillettes out on the field.


OMG!!! That's pretty funny... I'd pay just to see that part... Sounds like a great idea.. I do plan on attending that game.. Even if I have to take off work to go.

[Svbigman]

always have to have my morning wheaties!

[CLFalcon2006]

breakfest of champions