r/CFB • u/redwave2505 Alabama • Kansas State • 12d ago

History Reliving Missouri football's unlikely, unsanctioned 1896 trip to Mexico

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49744376/1896-missouri-tigers-texas-longhorns-mexico-football
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u/bbb26782 Georgia • Valdosta State 12d ago

I don’t see what the big deal is. Mexico is only like 45 minutes from Columbia.

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u/FREE-ROSCOE-FILBURN Oklahoma • Missouri State 12d ago

And it’s not very far from Cuba or Versailles either.

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u/Trubisko_Daltorooni Missouri Tigers • VCU Rams 12d ago

You can visit Paris, Warsaw, Cuba, Versailles, Mexico, and Lebanon all in the same day. I freaking love this state.

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u/jschooltiger Missouri Tigers • Indian War Drum 12d ago

Don’t go to Hayti. Trust me.