Cincinnati football has been around a long time, but the program was largely ignored for large swaths of its history. The Bearcats are more popular than ever now and have a few game-day traditions worth noting. (Up next is South Florida; send me your traditions now, Bulls fans.)
The Charge Down the Stadium Steps: Probably the best game-day tradition is performed by the marching band, which plays "Army Fanfare" at the top of Nippert Stadium before running down the stadium stairs to the field.
The Cat Walk: The team walks from its hotel through Sigma Sigma Commons and into the stadium before each home game.
Crowd-surfing mascot: The Bearcat mascot crowd-surfs through the student section during games.
Theme from "Halloween": In a recent tradition, the stadium PA blares the theme from "Halloween" on opponents' third downs and other big plays. When the team and the fans are wearing all black, it's pretty intimidating.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/8299/big-east-gameday-traditions-cincinnati
The Charge Down the Stadium Steps: Probably the best game-day tradition is performed by the marching band, which plays "Army Fanfare" at the top of Nippert Stadium before running down the stadium stairs to the field.
The Cat Walk: The team walks from its hotel through Sigma Sigma Commons and into the stadium before each home game.
Crowd-surfing mascot: The Bearcat mascot crowd-surfs through the student section during games.
Theme from "Halloween": In a recent tradition, the stadium PA blares the theme from "Halloween" on opponents' third downs and other big plays. When the team and the fans are wearing all black, it's pretty intimidating.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/8299/big-east-gameday-traditions-cincinnati
