Pregame Rituals

[ghost1986]

I'm sure this was probably posted before, but I'm interested to see what people's pregame rituals are. I remember watching a special on Ray Lewis and he said his pregame ritual was to watch the movie Gladiator with Russell Crowe. One of my favorite college basketball coaches Rick Barnes has his players watch Braveheart and Gladiator with him. I think I'm going to start watching the Spartacus shows before each game. I also have some music playlists I listen to just as the game's about to begin.

[Ravens>Steelers]

drink beer

[LiquidSnake]

Mine is setting my alarm to wake up at 8am (EST games start at 10am here).

Call my friends and wake their asses up and then organize where we're gonna watch the game. We start drinking by halftime

[DieHardBMoreFan]

20 lb pork butt on smoker at 6am...Check
Face Paint... Check
Purple Gear...Check
Take a good wiff of my R. Lewis Jersey... Check
Natty Boh...Check (yes, i get it shipped down to Florida)
Scrapple n'Cheese sandwich....Check
Camo Natty Boh Coosie...Check
Practice my first down stances...Check
Shed a few tears in anticipation and excitement...Check

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drink beer
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Matches my own ritual [img]http://content.boards.baltimoreravens.com//public/style_emoticons/default/plus-un2.gif[/img]

[jaege]

Get up and put on the ol'52 jersey, (the wife wears #5) and at some point run to the local grocery to hobnob with all the other purple jersey wearing fans (so many that nearly every jersey number is represented) and gather needed sustenance (we normally have a "tailgating" crowd at the house for almost evey game). Closer to game time we get out all the purple paraphenalia, foam fingers, beads, horns, clappers, clackers, and one big brass school bell (scoring is a loud affair at the house) and lay out our spread of the four basic football food groups .Watch the pregame talking heads and then its GAME TIME.


I cannot wait.

[Alexir]

Drink Beer. Pace around the room. Go outside, throw ball around. Shotgun Beers. Kickoff.

[poedacrow]

I always put on my Ray Rice Jersey, a Ravens hat and I hang a Ravens banner on the front porch on game days.
All "non Ravens" personnel are asked to leave.(I'm nice about it, of course)

[cursona pirate]

Purple Kool aid!!! And I don't move during the game or they lose....
Oh and all ravens gear!!!!

[berad]

Ravens jersey, sacrificial lamb, game on

[uhhhh]

I always cross my feet when i'm sitting down on the couch watching the game. Like tonight, it's a home game. So rightfoot over the left one. If it's a away game, left over right.

I know it's stupid.

[Purple Nurple]

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I always cross my feet when i'm sitting down on the couch watching the game. Like tonight, it's a home game. So rightfoot over the left one. If it's a away game, left over right.

I know it's stupid.
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What happens if you have to take a leak? I'll bet you look like a penguin walking to the bathroom, lol.

[uhhhh]

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What happens if you have to take a leak? I'll bet you look like a penguin walking to the bathroom, lol.
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lol. I hold it. Bathroom breaks are only before, during halftime and after the game.

[Mick0311]

Put on the Blackout #55 jersey. Grab a beer. Kick my blowup Hines Ward in his nuts. Sit down and watch the game.

[bmore187]

Fire my barrel grill and smoker up and drink some brews!

[uhhhh]

[quote name='Mick0311' timestamp='1313780011' post='756030']
Put on the Blackout #55 jersey. Grab a beer. [b] Kick my blowup Hines Ward in his nuts.[/b] Sit down and watch the game.
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Dang I got to get me one of those. I wouldn't even do that as a ritual. Kicking him in the nuts would be my everyday thing.

[Purple Nurple]

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Put on the Blackout #55 jersey. Grab a beer. Kick my blowup Hines Ward in his nuts. Sit down and watch the game.
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A Blow up Hines ward. Fascinating.

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Put on the Blackout #55 jersey. Grab a beer. [b]Kick my blowup Hines Ward in his nuts[/b]. Sit down and watch the game.
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Awesome made me laff out loud and get a funny look of my wife

[CHRISSY G69]

Eat a burger and drink beer....in margaritaville

[Mick0311]

[quote name='Purple Nurple' timestamp='1313782242' post='756059']
A Blow up Hines ward. Fascinating.
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LOL, not that kind of blow up Nurp, c'mon man.

[ghost1986]

I also forgot to post that I wear my Boldin jersey under my Suggs jersey. When we're on offense, the Suggs jersey comes off. When we're on Defense it goes back on. And I also rock out with my snacks out. The Spartacus ritual has begun.

[D-Rey]

Man I have to wait until 10 when NFL network shows it to watch the game. Bad thing about having an out of market team.

[cursona pirate]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! ROFL!!!!!