Die-hard Jimmer fans have made the trip to New Orleans for tonight's BYU-Florida game. While visiting New Orleans is not a big deal for most BYU fans (who are overwhelmingly Mormon), the press apparently thinks it is ironic for LDS types to be wandering around Bourbon Street.
Two national newspapers -- the New York Times and the Washington Post -- are running stories about this issue today. Here are the highlights --
New York Times blog ("B.Y.U. and Big Easy: Just Basketball, Thanks"): "When asked about his plans on Wednesday night, Fredette chuckled. It’s a little bit different for us,' he said. 'But it’s a lot of fun. It’s a great city and there’s a lot of fun things to do here. We’ll go out tonight and have something to eat. I’m excited to try some of the food here. Then we’ll go back to the hotel and sleep.' And if he walked by a strip club? 'Just keep walking,' Fredette said. 'Just keep walking.'"
Washington Post ("BYU and its fans are acclimating just fine to New Orleans"): "'We come for the basketball, so anything else is icing on the cake,' Mike Peterson [a BYU fan visiting New Orleans] said. 'And unlike some other folks, we remember it in the morning.'”
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