When you’re in the student section at a basketball game here you’re not on the court yet you feel part of the game.
At my first game today, I learned that my fellow Huskies have many rituals and traditions. The first is that the entire student section stands during playing time. Aside from the occasional cheer — I believe it goes UCONN-Huskies, UCONN-Huskies, UCONN-Huskies, Huskies-UCONN, Woof — the student section puts their hands up in the air when UCONN has a foul shot among other rituals. I enjoyed the experience because these activities made me feel a part of a larger group – it’s like a cheering team. Students really get into it. And for the first time in my life I think that I might be becoming a sports fan.
Reader Question: Do you remember watching your first college basketball game? Are you still a fan? Any Husky fans out there?
