Define ‘Home Game’
Louisville Cardinals fans packed the Allstate Arena Feb.18. (Photo by Grant Myatt)
If perception is reality, then DePaul University athletics, its fans, students, alumni, and anyone else involved in supporting the program have some serious soul-searching to do.
I’ve covered sports for about five years now, and have never seen visiting fans take over an opposing arena like I did on Feb. 18 when DePaul hosted Louisville.
I take the student shuttle buses up to Rosemont for the games. Imagine my surprise when, upon getting off the bus, DePaul students are surrounded by more Louisville fans in the parking lot than I could count. I happened to wear a black and red fleece to the game and a random DePaul fan in the parking lot told me to “keep that