{"id":4013,"date":"2017-10-20T02:30:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T02:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2021-10-15T20:57:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T20:57:09","slug":"autumn-in-winona-football-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/blog\/autumn-in-winona-football-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn in Winona | Football Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can you name something that\u2019s more fall than going to a football game? In high school, football games took over my Friday nights and I would dress up in school spirit gear from head to toe ready to scream my lungs out.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4013 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323802_5d5ea63a85_k-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Cheering fans in the student section at a football game with Wazoo taking a picture of them.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323802_5d5ea63a85_k-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323802_5d5ea63a85_k-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323802_5d5ea63a85_k-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323802_5d5ea63a85_k-1080x715.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323802_5d5ea63a85_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4014'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Credit: Ka Vang &#8217;16\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>College football games are a little different because with the stray Thursday night game, most of them are on Saturday afternoons. Here\u2019s a little secret though, college football games kick high school games\u2019 butt. Here are four reasons why:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>They\u2019re Free<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With your student ID, you can get into any sporting event free, especially the high priced WSU Football games.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>You get to see some of the best players<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In high school, football might not have been as competitive. In college, these students are recruited from tons of different schools and watching the game is more enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4013 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315322702_d566a54642_k-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Football players running onto the field for Hoco 2016.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315322702_d566a54642_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315322702_d566a54642_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315322702_d566a54642_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315322702_d566a54642_k-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315322702_d566a54642_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-4015'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Credit: Taylor Nyman &#8217;16\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>The Game Day Experience<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Tailgating is the best way to show school spirit and amp yourself up before a football game. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/blog\/experience-a-warrior-game-day\/\">Game Day Experience<\/a>, WSU blocks off Johnson Street and provides parking for entertainment, games, food and more before every home football game!<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Meeting new people<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Finally, meeting people can be tough but going to a football game and sitting in the student section opens that door to making new friends with other students at WSU.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4013 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323962_060323e0ae_k-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Students in the football student section taking a selfie with Wazoo.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323962_060323e0ae_k-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323962_060323e0ae_k-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323962_060323e0ae_k-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323962_060323e0ae_k-1080x715.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/10\/30315323962_060323e0ae_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-4016'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto Credit: Ka Vang &#8217;16\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Oh, and did I mention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/sal\/homecoming.asp\">WSU&#8217;s Homecoming<\/a> yet? I don\u2019t think there is a better reason to throw on a WSU shirt or even a purple tee and come out to support the football team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you name something that\u2019s more fall than going to a football game? 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