In 1998 Wisconsin was taking on a Drew Brees-led Purdue team and before the fourth quarter the song “Jump Around” by House of Pain was played. The instant result was a madhouse at Camp Randall and soon after a great college football tradition was born.
Will that song that has become as much a part of Wisconsin football as brats and beer are at a tailgate be played in Saturday’s neutral site game at Soldier Field?
According to Kori Finley of the Chicago Tribune the answer to that question is yes.
#Wisconsin fans, I have confirmation:
"Jump Around" will be played at the end of the 3rd quarter of Saturday's game against #NotreDame at Soldier Field #ShamrockSeries #Chicago pic.twitter.com/U3wa8hi8Cq
— Kori Rumore Finley (@rumormill) September 23, 2021
I’m all for traditions being carried out but you know where the “Jump Around” tradition and entire Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin experience would be better than Soldier Field?
At Camp Randall in Wisconsin.
I’ve only been to one game ever at Wisconsin but it was plenty memorable back in 2010 when J.J. Watt and the Badgers knocked off No. 1 Ohio State that night and “Jump Around” in person lived up to the hype.
College football is best played on college campuses and you’ll never convince me otherwise. Nonetheless that tradition will take place Saturday during this Badgers “home game”.
Yet with this and the game not being on NBC, Notre Dame is still calling it a Shamrock Series game despite the original idea of that series being to essentially take a home game to a neutral location.
Alrighty then.
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