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10 people you meet at the first college football game of the season

By John Buhler

August 27th 2017, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia; College Football Sydney Cup; Rice University v Stanford University; Standford Cardinals linebacker Ryan Beecher celebrates with fans after the game; (Photo by Nigel Owen/Action Plus via Getty Images)
August 27th 2017, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia; College Football Sydney Cup; Rice University v Stanford University; Standford Cardinals linebacker Ryan Beecher celebrates with fans after the game; (Photo by Nigel Owen/Action Plus via Getty Images) /
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MONTGOMERY, AL – AUGUST 26: Jacksonville State Gamecocks fans during the FCS Kickoff Classic between the Chattanooga Mocs and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks on August 26, 2017 at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. Jacksonville State defeated Chattanooga 27-13. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MONTGOMERY, AL – AUGUST 26: Jacksonville State Gamecocks fans during the FCS Kickoff Classic between the Chattanooga Mocs and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks on August 26, 2017 at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. Jacksonville State defeated Chattanooga 27-13. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Body Paint Brigade

We’ve got superheroes on the gridiron and apparently in the stands, as well. That’s right, nobody supports the home team quite like The Body Paint Brigade. Six days a week, Sunday through Friday, Joe in accounting or Peter from physics is a quiet, reserved guy. He usually keeps to himself and you wonder, “what’s his deal?”

They seem like decent guys, but you can never find the time to hang out with them outside of work or school. These guys disappear around sundown on Friday evening only to be seen again on Monday morning bright and early. Where do they go? They are getting their body paint on.

The colors run deep with these guys’ passion for their football team. Them and about a dozen of their closest friends will be the first people in the stadium and the last to leave. They’ve got at least three colors paint on their shirtless bodies to get ready for Saturday.

No matter how loud they cheer on Saturday, they will re-emerge as their normal selves come Monday with no inclination that they spent every waking hour ranting and raving for the good guys on Saturday. Sometimes you just gotta let it out and the The Body Paint Brigade does that with flying colors cheering on State.

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