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(09-25-2022 05:40 PM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(09-25-2022 10:46 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(09-25-2022 09:42 AM)Cat-Man Wrote:  Don't want to hijack the game thread so I'll post this here. I can't say enough how proud I am of my fellow Bearcat fans. I had a group of IU alum with me all day tailgating, during the game, post game, and not ONE ill-willed, mean spirited, or foul thing was directed at them. Even had a few fans come up to them and offer a few kind words and welcome them to the Nip. Which BTW, they LOVED Nippert Stadium. They commented how they were impressed how full the stands were at the end of the 3rd qtr, and said if they were at IU half the fans usually leave at halftime, win or lose. They were definitely jealous of the whole environment. Kudos Bearcat fans!

I was sitting next to a group of 4 IU fans. As they walked in the guy said “wow, I guess I was wrong about how many people would be here.”

They were pretty cool, I really did not have a lot of interaction but the same guy did say to me he thought Nippert was a cool environment.

It's funny, fans from afar will simply proclaim it too small. I'll go on record to say that a bigger problem in '22 are stadia that are "too big". IU is a good example. Didn't we help Indiana set an attendance record for a non-conference game last season? I've always been told there are thousands of empty seats there unless the hoards arrive from Columbus alternate years with OSU. There is no way Indiana can create the game day atmosphere we experienced yesterday. Thankfully, we had recruits from this region feeling the love too. What 18 year old wouldn't want to play in the Red and Black in the Nipp?

The energy level inside Nippert is phenomenal. A late afternoon or evening game is like a co-ed prison riot. A perfect example is at PITT in between the third and fourth quarter they play Sweet Caroline, at Nippert they play The Beastie Boys" You gotta fight for your right to party". Even the old guys are acting like they're at the club. Of course winning 29 straight and a great coach like Fick make it all possible. If they could somehow shoehorn another 2 or 3 thousand seats in the corners of the north endzone to get to 40K Nippert would be absolutely beyond perfect.......