Editor's note: This story originally was published on Nov. 24, 2016.
SEATTLE -- It was just past 6 a.m. and still dark on a rainy, windy morning two weeks ago at the University of Washington, and Craig McDonald was completely in his element. He had positioned himself in the crowd at ESPN's College GameDay, waving the Washington State flag, also known as Ol' Crimson. It was the 189th consecutive show in which the flag has flown and the 22nd time McDonald has carried out the tradition, making him something of an expert.
"The key is to use the figure-eight technique as you wave it," McDonald says.