Hey Look Honey! There's John and Mary on the tv!

That's John and Mary Gerken on the far right, standing in line at the airport with other Gopher fans.

Closeup of our delegates

Die-hard Gopher fans John and Mary Gerken left Abbey Point early this morning to catch a Sun Country charter to the prestigious New Year's Day Citrus Bowl in Orlando. We know that our good neighbor Tom Story got them to the airport on time because we just happened to see them on the six o-clock news tonight, preparing to board with a bunch of other rowdies.
(Look closely at the screen grab. Best we could do. We can't believe John and Mary weren't pulled aside for an on-camera interview. John could have told them about the time he saw the last Gopher Bowl game played on New Year's.  It was in 1962, when he was an eyewitness to the Gophers victory over UCLA in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. That's a true story, if we have the facts right. He's waited a long time for this.)
Our locals made it through the five-inch snowfall, our hats (and gloves) are off to Tom for the successful delivery under difficult conditions.
Now if they can bring home a victory.

John and Mary with guests at the beginning of the season.