Fans say goodbye at morning send-off
Mizzou football players were not alone when they boarded their buses this morning and began their trip to San Antonio. Even if only for a few short steps, fans cheered on the No. 1-ranked team in the country as its members exited the athletic complex shortly before noon and prepared to travel to the Big 12 Championship. Expected ups and downs of battle showed in the athletes’ faces. Some wore expressions of joy. Others stoicism.
Several fans held the most recent issues of Sports Illustrated with Chase Daniel’s picture on the cover. Mary Sexton, who took off work today, was one of them. “I just wanted to tell them to take down the Sooners,” Sexton said.
Chris Witthaus, an MU student who held a ‘Go Tigers! Beat OU!’ sign, will be making the trip, too. Immediately after the send-off ended, Witthaus planned to begin the 14-hour roadie with a few friends. “I’m leaving right now,” he said.
To high-pitched cheers and high-raised hands, both buses, stealth in their design, headed out.
Photos by Shane Epping
A fan sends the Tigers on their way from Columbia to San Antonio with a high five.
It’s not just a sports exaggeration; Mizzou truly is No. 1.
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