Top 10 crazy sports traditions followed around the world, and the stories behind them

Here's a list of 10 crazy sports traditions followed by fans that will make you say 'WHATTT!!!'

#1 West Virginia University set their own town ablaze

Students of West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia set their own town ablaze after almost every football or basketball game. Win or lose, it doesn't matter to them; post-game riots are a weekly occurrence in Morgantown. In the last 15 years, sports have been responsible for 1,799 street fires and 633 dumpster fires started by WVU students.

Usually they set couches on fire and if couches are not enough, they flip cars. Can you say 'insane'?

#2 The dreaded vuvuzela

The vuvuzela is a blow horn which emits a loud noise similar to elephant trumpets. A strong part of the South African culture, the vuvuzela was most vividly on display during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and is an indispensable part of South African games. Fans carry this blow horn into the stadium and make sure to keep blowing it all the time. It is said that the vuvuzela emits the most annoying sound in the world.

#3 The Poznan

This tradition was started by Polish fans. The Pozna Celebration involves the fans turning their backs to the ground, joining arms and jumping up and down in unison. It originated in 1961, and is associated with Lech Pozna in Poland, Manchester City supporters in England and Celtic in Scotland (where it is known as 'The Huddle').

#4 \'I believe that we will win\' chant

This tradition is followed religiously by the Utah State crowd. The crowd gets in sync, and rhythmically starts jumping and chanting "I believe that we will win". This chant was started by the Naval Academy back in 2003 at a navy football game and the tradition has been carried forward by the Utah State crowd. The chant is everything a basketball chant should be: organized, direct, supportive.

#5 Refusing to cheer for a player\'s first career home run

The origin of this tradition is not known, but it certainly is one of the funniest ones around. A baseball player, after hitting his career's first home run, expects his team-mates to cheer for him, but there is a tradition followed by many teams to refrain from doing so. The reason? It is believed that cheering for the first home run may result in the hitter getting jinxed.

#6 Throwing octopuses on to the rink

One of the weirdest traditions in sport is the throwing of octopuses on the field. This tradition is follwed by the fans of Detroit Redwings of the NHL. The origin of this activity goes back to the 1952 playoffs. The octopus, having eight arms, symbolized the number of playoff wins necessary for the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup. The octopus is thrown on to the rink during the game in order to ensure good luck for the team. Some of the crazier fans have even thrown octopuses weighing 17 kg!

#7 The Silent Night game

This traditon is follwed by the students of Taylor University, United States. A former assistant coach came up with the idea in the late 80s for this tradition. Every year, on the Friday before the final exams, Taylor University has the Silent Night men's basketball game where the students come to play wearing the weirdest outfits. All the spectators remain silent until the 10th point is scored, and after the 10th point the whole crowd bursts into mad cheering, which is followed by singing of the silent night song.

#8 You\'ll Never Walk Alone slogan

The song "You'll Never Walk Alone", originally from the 1945 musical 'Carousel', was covered by Gerry and the Pacemakers in 1963. This version of the song became a smash hit and No. 1 chartbuster in the UK. During a pre-season coach trip in the summer of that year, Liverpool manager Bill Shankly was presented with a tape recording of the song by lead vocalist Gerry Marsden. Shankly was in awe of the song, and looking at his emotional reaction, journalists surrounding him at the time wasted no time in reporting that Liverpool had adopted it as the club song. Ever since then, the DJ at Anfield would play it on the loudspeaker to keep the supporters of Liverpool entertained. The song soon became a tradition as it was sung by Liverpool supporters in all their matches. The phrase "You'll Never Walk Alone" is now the slogan of Liverpool.

#9 Naked jump into Mirror Lake

The night before the Ohio State vs Michigan football game at the end of November, fans on campus jump into Mirror Lake, the lake on campus. This modern tradition started in 1990 when Jim Jones led a parade of students on a traditional march around campus. At the end of the parade at Mirror Lake, students made the first celebratory jump into the lake, and it has become a tradition since then. Every year, on the freezing cold night of November, everyone gets completely wasted and jumps in, usually wearing bikinis and swimming trunks or as little clothing as possible. Roughly 10 thousand people follow this tradition every year.

#10 Pie in the face

This is a tradition followed strictly in baseball, and an incredibly weird one at that. In this tradition, a player is pied in the face by a team-mate after a walk-off hit or if he pitches a no hitter or performs some other heroic act for his team. The practice is believed to have been started by A.J. Burnett, who pied Alex Rodriguez after a game winning home run when they were both in the New York Yankees team. Johnny Damon was the next victim the following day. The pieing is usually done when the player is being interviewed on the field by a TV reporter.