FAU just announced that our annual Bonfire will be held on August 23rd. This event started in 2008 by Coach Schnellenberger has grrown a lot and was recently given a award. This has become the hallmark of the start of football season and one that every FAU fan looks forward too.

Here are the basics behind it.

"The SAA annual Fall Bonfire has become a major tradition on campus, attracting progressively larger crowds of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members each year since it began in 2008. The Bonfire is traditionally held on the Thursday before the first football game of the season, and features the burning of a large effigy of the mascot of FAU’s first opponent, as well as appearances by the football team, complimentary food and beverages, live entertainment provided by local bands and a commemorative T-shirt giveaway"

So it got me to wondering, are there any start of season rituals/events that your universitys do?