Fans don't have to head to San Antonio for the game
Fans could watch the championship game in the comfort of Allen Fieldhouse.
By Caleb Sommerville (Contact)
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
San Antonio may have been a little too far away for some Kansas enthusiasts.
Fans filed into Allen Fieldhouse for a free watch party to watch Kansas beat Memphis 75-68.
Students celebrate at Allen Fieldhouse after the Jayhawks win against the Memphis Tigers.
Doors opened at 7:30 p.m. and the rush to find seats was reminiscent of a home game. Fans took their seats and waited an hour for tipoff.
Lenexa residents Cody Fothergill and Boyd Bauman said they wanted to be one step closer than they were during the 1988 championship game.
“I think it’ll be about the closest thing to being live that you’re going to be able to get,” Fothergill said.
Bauman said he wanted to catch more of the camaraderie during the game.
Fothergill and Bauman sported hats from the 1988 championship game.
Sam Stepp, Mission Hills senior, said he came to the fieldhouse to be a part of the celebration.
“I’m a senior at KU and I’ve been waiting for this basically my whole life,” Stepp said.
Stepp spent most of the game holding up a sign that said “KU: It’s our year.”
White Owl was also at the watch party, showing off his signature dance moves.
“I want to support the spirit of KU,” White Owl said.
He mentioned that he didn’t want to support something that not all KU fans could do, namely go to bars.
— Edited by Sasha Roe
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