Welcome to the University of Virginia, first-year students and Tony Bennett.\nWhile you will learn a lot in your classes about a range of subjects, where will you learn about Virginia sports? Well, besides reading The Cavalier Daily sports section each and every day, you can also learn a lot from students who have been here awhile.\nNow, you don't have to go out and try to make friends with a fourth-year guy to get this type of information. Besides possibly getting humiliated, there's an easier way.\nI sent e-mails to many of my U.Va. friends - both current students and graduates, some of whom are Cavalier Daily sports staffers - asking them to provide advice and inside information to first-year students. I will present their responses here in this whirlwind tour of different Virginia sports topics. I asked them to give advice that's not immediately obvious, so there won't be anything here about the rivalry with Virginia Tech or the enormity of the John Paul Jones Arena. Along the way, a couple of coaches also add their thoughts. So, just sit back and soak in the wisdom.\nFirst things first, you might hear talk of what to wear to football games. "Guys in ties, girls in pearls" is the label for dressing up for games, while "sea of orange" is a popular moniker for wearing orange T-shirts Saturdays.\nAlumnus Robby Colby: "The so-called 'Sea of Orange/Orange Fever' is an unfortunate myth and should be ignored at all costs. 'Guys in ties, girls in pearls' is the only option."\nThird-year student Blair Capps and Cavalier Daily Gameday editor: "I prefer to get decked out in my sundress for home games. We all have our preferences, but the important thing is that you show up."\nAs a first-year student, I was all for T-shirts, but my thoughts are summed up now by fourth-year student Eric Strow, another sports staffer: "It really doesn't matter what you wear to football games; as long as you are loud, you'll be fine."\nLots of chatting sometimes takes place at football games. This is fine, but you're in college now, you can multi-task. Pay attention to the game and cheer, too!\nCapps: "You know those situations where our defense is facing a 3rd down and long, and the crowd lets out that wordless roar, which escalates in volume as the play clock counts down? And then the opposing offense jumps offsides because they can't hear the QB's call? You did that. You helped. A lively crowd makes all the difference in the world both in the game and in the psyches of our athletes. They're putting on a show; the least you can do is show your support."\nColby: "A well-informed heckler is the best kind, and originality is a bonus.
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