Texas A&M: Part football, part ceremony
Game day at Texas A&M is just as much about ceremony as it is about football.
The area between the field and the stands inside Kyle Field is the pregame parade route. The Corps of Cadets, an ROTC of sorts, parades horses and artillery around the field. There’s even a viewing area for dignitaries. The first President Bush is a regular, even though he’s nowhere to be seen today.
The best part of the whole pregame, though, is the pooper-scooper crew. I’m sure they have a more official name, but none would be more accurate. A group of cadets follows behind the horses and picks up any gifts left by the equines. When there’s some fertilizer left, cadets with shovels and brooms descend on it. Three other cadets follow with wheelbarrows. And when they’re done cleaning, they run with shovels and brooms raised above their heads until they get to the next, um, pile.
No doubt there’s a more desirable job, but those cadets in the poop patrol are tons of fun to watch.
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