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per Megan:
As the University of Minnesota marching band played the fight song down Seventh Avenue in the historic Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa., Fla., on Tuesday night, the sidewalks flooded with Gophers fans.
Colorful Mardi Gras beads dangled around their necks, swinging across the Gophers logos emblazoned on their T-shirts. Parents, children and college students were singing along, snapping iPhone photos and generally reveling on New Year’s Eve ahead of the Gophers game Wednesday against Auburn in the Outback Bowl.
Gophers fans have invaded the area, spotted everywhere from the beach to the city streets to the Gophers team hotel lobby, which was in full-swing crowded happy hour mode Tuesday afternoon.
“If we went to the mall, there’d probably be, like, one every 500 feet,” is how defensive tackle Micah Dew-Treadway estimated the number of Gophers fans readying to support the team at Raymond James Stadium.
Athletic director Mark Coyle put a more official number on it, saying the Gophers sold 8,000 tickets for the game and filled several charter flights with fans.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
As the University of Minnesota marching band played the fight song down Seventh Avenue in the historic Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa., Fla., on Tuesday night, the sidewalks flooded with Gophers fans.
Colorful Mardi Gras beads dangled around their necks, swinging across the Gophers logos emblazoned on their T-shirts. Parents, children and college students were singing along, snapping iPhone photos and generally reveling on New Year’s Eve ahead of the Gophers game Wednesday against Auburn in the Outback Bowl.
Gophers fans have invaded the area, spotted everywhere from the beach to the city streets to the Gophers team hotel lobby, which was in full-swing crowded happy hour mode Tuesday afternoon.
“If we went to the mall, there’d probably be, like, one every 500 feet,” is how defensive tackle Micah Dew-Treadway estimated the number of Gophers fans readying to support the team at Raymond James Stadium.
Athletic director Mark Coyle put a more official number on it, saying the Gophers sold 8,000 tickets for the game and filled several charter flights with fans.
Boatload of Gophers fans rock Tampa before Outback Bowl
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!