My Bayou Classic Experience

Describing the Bayou Classic in one quote, “what a time to be alive”. It’s one HBCU tradition that still brings people together like no other. It’s a rivalry like no other between Southern University A&M College and Grambling State University. This rivalry goes so deep that I think it’s a more important win than SWAC. One of the greatest things is the bragging rights, it’s just something about that win that hits you. Now keep in mind I am an athlete myself, and I’m not saying that the SWAC Championship isn’t important, but the 2014 Bayou Classic, was the game of all games because whoever won got to go to the SWAC Championship.
The 42nd Annual Bayou Classic was hosted at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, during Thanksgiving weekend, which couldn’t be any better. This weekend is not only a time for alumni, but for people all over. Even though the Bayou Classic game is broadcasted on national television, for those who aren’t able to make it, there’s just something about being in that stadium. I’ve been attending the Bayou Classic since I was a little girl, and I can say that the experience as a kid and a college student is completely different.
Being that it is my second year of college, I can honestly say that it’s something I’ll never get tired of. You don’t even have to like football to go to the Bayou Classic because that’s how great of a fellowship it is. It’s not all about the game either the night before the game is the Greek show and the battle of the bands. The sororities and fraternities came out and competed for the title.
The real show was when Southern University’s Human Jukebox and Grambling States marching band face off. From old school to new school music they go head to head on who’s the baddest band. If you know though, Southern University is the baddest band in the land. Also, people come down for the food as well, as if it wasn’t bad enough you got full off of Thanksgiving dinner already. At the same time you’re working some of it off because there’s no driving anywhere down there. You park your car for the weekend and you put your walking shoes on because the traffic is horrible.
The Bayou Classic is the place to be on Thanksgiving weekend, just with the food, the people, the culture and most of all the memories it brings.