Any home football game at UF starts with proper tailgating and ends with singing "We Are the Boys of Old Florida."
But for some students from other countries, the tradition is completely foreign.
Matthew Seeley, an economics senior from Melbourne, Australia, studying at UF, is traditionally a fan of what he calls "footy," or soccer and rugby.
When Seeley came to the U.S., he was familiar with the rules of football, but he had never tailgated before.
Mehdi Douhmida is a French student studying in Gainesville this fall who first became familiar with the sport when he watched his roommates play a football video game.
His roommate, Benjamin Bennett, taught him the basics of football etiquette before UF faced off against Hawaii.
"Right before we left for the game, we taught him 'We Are the Boys' in the living room," Bennett said.
In the countries Douhmida and Seeley are from, students don't compete in sports at the university level.
"There's just no money in it," Seeley said. "If you're really good at something, you get paid $500 per game. If you're any good at it, you don't risk getting injured."
It wasn't the new rules, collisions, plays or players that left Seeley and Douhmida in awe. The Swamp is what stole their attention.
"When I see all the people, I talk to Ben and all my friends," Douhmida said. "Ninety-thousand in one stadium is amazing for me."
