Not just fair weather fans

Thursday, September 11, 2008

For a few days last week, it seemed as if Hurricane Ike would be a real threat to the Kansas-South Florida football game Friday night in Tampa, Fla.

Message boards went crazy. Rumors that the game could be moved to Lawrence flew. Some Kansas fans were even looking to sell their tickets and cancel airline reservations in an attempt to avoid the storm.

Then, the hurricane headed south. It appears to be headed for Texas — nowhere near Tampa or Raymond James Stadium for Friday’s 7 p.m. ESPN2 marquee matchup.

I was going no matter what. It’s football. There’s a game rain or shine. I went this last weekend and stood in rain so at least it won’t be cold and rainy in Tampa. I love football and my best friends from high school live in the area. Plus, airfare was cheap.”

— Emily Wold, 2008 graduate and Lawrence resident

“Kansas hadn’t been in an Orange Bowl for like 60 years and I wanted to make sure I was there,” Bradbury said. “It was definitely worth the money. It was something that you’d been waiting for as a KU football fan for a long time. I wasn’t about to miss it, no matter the cost. ... You know how much it sucks to lose at home? Well I just love seeing the opponents fans feel that way. You can see it on their face when you leave the stadium. It’s great.”

— Matt Bradbury, Olathe senior

Bradbury watched the Jayhawks defeat Virginia Tech, 24-21, at the Orange Bowl in Miami last January. He also attended the KU-KSU football game last year.

“My friends and I saved up for a long time but it was well worth it. We planned it for like a year. We were only there for three days but it was definitely worth it. There were actually a lot of KU fans there so I don’t think we were the only ones that did it. Anytime you watch KU on TV, there are always KU fans in the stands.”

— Tyler Herbold, Olathe senior

Herbold spent almost $600 to travel to Los Angeles last year to visit family and to see Kansas beat USC in basketball.

— — Edited by Becka Cremer

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