Sep 6, 2014; Stanford, CA, USA; Fans of the USC Trojans celebrate after the Trojans defeated the Stanford Cardinal 13-10 at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

C&G Shades On is a special weekly column from Sara Kakuris, bringing a die-hard USC fan’s voice and perspective to Reign of Troy.

Today, we hit the 95 day mark until Trojan football kicks off. In honor of this, I’ve written a list of the 95 best things about being a USC football fan. In no particular order…

1) The only time you have to deal with the Rose Bowl is on January 1st

2) Watching the draft is actually entertaining, as not only are your guys drafted in almost every round, they’re on TV

3) Your mascot couldn’t double as a furry

4) The awesomeness of every touchdown is punctuated by watching the most gorgeous horse in the world run down the sideline

5) Bacon-wrapped hot dogs

6) You get to spend every Saturday in the same place the 1932 and 1984 Olympians did

7) You can go an entire home season without bringing so much as a sweatshirt to a game

8) You can travel anywhere in the world and hear “Fight On!”…and probably outer space, one day.

9) During a bad loss, you can always find the support of strangers while taking the long walk down the Coliseum steps

10) Any given Sunday, your boys are on primetime

11) On the trek to the game, you get to walk past beautiful roses, dinosaurs and the space shuttle

12) There’s no better workout than 93 steep flights of stairs.

13) Tradition – In the songs, the uniforms and the wins

14) The fourth quarter Olympic torch lighting

15) Fans stay until the end, win or lose

16) Your daily commute displays every form of Trojan personalized plate imaginable

17) Your nameless jersey keeps its value season after season

18) The sidelines have been graced by the likes of Will Ferrell, Snoop Dogg and…ok, we’ll forget that Miley Cyrus episode

19) Enough Heisman jerseys to blanket a peristyle…but plenty of room for more

20) Your bad season record is the same as UCLA’s good one