All teams have traditions. From the twelfth man to the terrible towel, they are all things that are meant bring the fans closer together as the celebrate the thing that they love: football. Yes, tomahawk chopping or throwing batteries at visiting players is fun and all, but no other tradition is quite as delicious as the new fad sweeping Orange County. Every Sunday in Santa Ana you can expect beautiful blue skies, a crisp breeze on your face, and- that's right, the smell of clams permeating through the air. What tradition more fitting for a team called the Otters other than to have a huge clambake before every game? No other tailgates in the country have food quite like Orange County does. Sure, you can still find your classic tailgate food, hot dogs, burgers and all that stuff, but the one true staple of an OCO tailgate is the shellfish. Owing to Otters love of clams, plus the location right near the ocean, having a clambake in the stadium parking lot seemed to be the natural next step for an OCO fan after they had purchased their Phelps or Jenkins jersey. The origin of this tradition can't be traced back to any one specific fan, but since early in the season, every game at Santa Ana stadium smells like shellfish, giving an authentic Otter-like experience.
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