Lehigh University
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Lehigh Laf

Lehigh is pretty good within the Patriotic's League, but no one really cares that much. Football games are the most attended, although wrestling matches are supposed to be quite fun too as Lehigh has one of the best teams in the country.

The most important sporting event of the year is the annual match up against Lafayette. The Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry (wikipedia "the rivalry") is the OLDEST and most played football rivalry in the country. Beating them is the single most important event of the year, with parties starting the weekend before and continuing all week long leading up to the game.

Mocos and tailgates are also fun.

Great Sports, Wish Fans Were Better

Lehigh has great varsity sports, and not many people realize that it's a Division I school (FCS/I-AA in football). Unfortunately, most students just don't care. Football, basketball and wrestling are the big sports, but most games don't usually have huge student turnout. The Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry game is the only one that sells out, and even then a lot of people are too busy tailgating to make it to the game. Morning cocktails and tailgates are popular, but again, a lot of students don't bother coming to the football game afterwards. Basketball and wrestling occasionally have large student turnouts, but most fans who support wrestling and football are alumni. With an amazing 2011 football team (made FCS quarterfinals), basketball teams that have repeatedly made the NCAA tournament, and a wrestling team that's always top 10 in the country, you'd think more students would come support these athletes.

Part of the problem is that the football stadium and basketball arena are on the other side of the mountain, so students either have to drive or take Lehigh buses up to games.

There are a lot of club and intramural sports available to non-varsity athletes too with everything from Ultimate Frisbee (pretty competitive club sport) to dodgeball and kickball IM sports.

Taylor Gym has great facilities for non-athletes, including treadmills, ellipticals and stationary bikes, lots of free weights and machines, a pool, rock wall, and squash and raquetball courts. Plus, you can reserve the treadmills online, so you can be guaranteed a spot during busy hours.

School Spirit = Tailgates

The only time we really go crazy for sports is for football - but only when it's a homegame and we can have morning cocktails and tailgates before. Most of us don't even make it to the game, though. It's a truly magical time for us, despite that.