We have a nomination process at each meeting as to who gets to ring the bell for each game. Greg: After the first bell ringer video with the guy with the long hair, we all know what we're doing. Do you know who started it and have you guys gotten any push back for it? I had a buddy of mine in Washington send me a video of his 2 year old son making an odd hand motion and he said he was getting ready to try out as the bell ringer at Tech. You guys know exactly what you're doing, right? It's become sort of a cult phenomenon. VTM: And now for the 800 pound gorilla in the room question. You guys know exactly what you're doing, right? -The whole world I have honestly learned more in my 7 years in construction than I have yet at Tech. As of now, I'm looking at construction management. I currently work in the construction industry, along with school, and Saddle Tramps. Everyone asks me what I'm going to do with a degree in history, and as of now, nothing. Greg: When it comes to graduation, I will graduate with a degree in History in the Fall of 2014. VTM: What are you hoping to do after graduating from Tech?

Cooking for them is what I most like about Saddle Tramps. Hot dogs and hamburgers get boring, so brisket, sausage, and smoked chicken are usually on the menu. Thursdays when we wrap campus and saturdays before the game, I'm there cooking for all the other Saddle Tramps. We have a 7 foot smoker and I spent last winter welding a new trailer for it. Greg: In Saddle Tramps, I am the Pledge Trainer, and head of the Smokin Joe Committee which involves cooking for the rest of the Saddle Tramps. VTM: What do you enjoy most about being a part of the Saddle Tramps? Because of these two things people started calling me 'Hanz', and now more and more people know me as Hanz than Greg. I also speak German especially late into the weekends. The Christmas after my first semester at Tech my grandparents thought I needed a pair of lederhosen, and so I got them. Greg: I am German, not from Germany but from heavy German roots. VTM: Your Twitter feed has a bit of a German flair. Greg: This will be my third year at Tech and third year in Saddle Tramps. H ow long have you been at Tech and how long have you been with the Saddle Tramps? VTM: Thanks for taking the time to do this. We caught up with him this week to get a little history on Bangin' Bertha and yes we asked him the question that everyone in the country wants to know. His name is Greg Charlesworth but he goes by Hanz on Twitter because of course he does.

Then in 2008 Big Phil became a national phenomenon (and VTM fan)īut last Saturday a young Saddle Tramp from San Antonio with a wicked smile and a gleam in his eye took Bangin' Bertha to a whole new level. First there was the long haired Saddle Tramp in the Houston Bowl. Many Saddle Tramps have had the honor of ringing Bangin' Bertha, but a handful have taken the simple task and turned it into something much more than that.

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