My first Bearcats game!

Football is the national sport of the Americans. Nearly everybody plays it or even likes watching it.

Bearcat 

Nippert Stadium 

When I came to the University of Cincinnati, I was totally impressed by the big stadium in the middle of the campus. In Germany is Football quite unknown and soccer is the most important sport. Here you have a stadium called the Nippert Stadium with a capacity of around 35,000 people directly on campus! Cincinnati Bearcats represent UC and they are very popular and successful.

Skydiver

 

My first Football game was on August 31, 2013: the Bearcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers. It was the first home game of the season and this game broke the record for largest attendance in stadium history: 36,007 people were watching the game live. And I was in the thick of it. The vibes were amazing! It was quite more than a game. A big show surrounded the match. At the beginning skydivers seem to appear from nowhere carrying the American and the Bearcat flag. Followed by musicians marching of the field with an impressive choreography and accompanied by a lot if cheerleaders showing acrobatic stunts. 

Show at the stadium

During the game there are a lot of different songs and dances to support the Bearcats.It was an unique and unforgettable experience to watch a match live. To give you one example of the great atmosphere, I posted the "Fight Song". I can really recommend going to a Bearcat game! It is totally worthwhile. I enjoyed it, even if I am not familiar with the exact rules!