Monday, February 4, 2008
When salt on the wound isn’t enough, try citrus. That’s what some students want to do with an orange-out in Allen Fieldhouse for tonight’s men’s basketball game against Missouri.
Logan Heer, Olathe sophomore, started a Web site promoting the idea on facebook.com. The event encourages Kansas fans to wear orange shirts to the game. He said that he created the idea as a way to mock rival Missouri, and its fans who felt their football team deserved a bid to the Orange Bowl instead of the Jayhawks. As of Sunday afternoon, more than 650 people had said they would attend the event.
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“It’s going to be fun,” Heer said. “Who doesn’t want to taunt Missouri?”
Kyle O’Keefe, White Bear Lake, Minn., sophomore, said that the orange out was a great opportunity to increase the intensity of the rivalry.
“I like the orange-out because of the competitive nature of the rivalry,” O’Keefe said.” It’ll increase the fans’ intensity in the game, and rubbing it in Missouri’s faces is always great.”
Cori Simon, Overland Park freshman, said that the celebration of the Jayhawks’ historic football season deserved to go on, and this would be a great way to get it done.
“It’s a funny way to get people more involved in the game and it celebrates our football success,” Simon said. “It’s a double bonus.”
Although the orange-out has many supporters, it also has some strong opposition. Brett Werling, Fort Scott senior, said that he didn’t like the idea of rolling the football season over into basketball.
“It was great that we won the Orange Bowl and they didn’t, but football’s over now. Let’s just let the game rub it in for us,” said Werling.
Werling also doubted that the orange-out would work because of the opposition to the idea and because many students didn’t own orange Jayhawk shirts. He said there would be orange areas in the crowd, but not overall in the fieldhouse.
Mark Filipi, Lyons senior, also doesn’t like the orange-out idea. He summed up his opposition to it in three words: it’s not blue.
“I’m really partial to blue,” Filipi said. “I get annoyed with anyone — student, alumni, whatever — when they come in with a shirt that isn’t blue. Our color isn’t pink, green, orange or gray. It’s blue.”
Tonight’s game against Missouri begins at 8. Student gates open at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN, Sunflower Broadband channel 33.
— Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
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Students opt for orange at game
Please, Jayhawk basketball fans, do not wear orange. I agree, the stadium will look gross if some fans wear orange and others do not! YUÇK.
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