{"id":64575,"date":"2015-04-09T10:06:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T15:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=64575"},"modified":"2020-08-24T18:41:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T23:41:36","slug":"1500-mile-road-trip-brings-three-buses-of-omaha-students-to-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2015\/04\/09\/1500-mile-road-trip-brings-three-buses-of-omaha-students-to-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"1,500-mile road trip brings three buses of Omaha students to Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hundreds of fans turned out Monday to wish Omaha well well in its first appearance in the Frozen Four (photo: Michelle Bishop).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BOSTON<\/b> — It’s the quite the road trip. Nearly 1,500 miles, each way.<\/p>\n

Upwards of 125 students from Omaha are en route to TD Garden on three buses for the Mavericks’ national semifinal game against Providence.<\/p>\n

[scg_html_ff2015]For just $250, it’s an all-inclusive trip. Power outlets! A bathroom in the back of the coach! Company from fellow Mavs fanatics!<\/p>\n

Actually, it’s a heck of a deal — win or lose, the students get to stay the weekend in Boston, and their tickets are covered for both Thursday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

Bill Pickett, senior director of student involvement at UNO, called the trip a no-brainer after a similar trip was made for the Midwest Regional in South Bend, Ind. Roughly 60 took the school’s offer then.<\/p>\n

“When we got back on campus, the excitement seemed to double and triple,” Pickett said Wednesday over the phone — he was on his way to Syracuse to meet the buses for their overnight stop before hitting the road again on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

So the university went for two buses again — except the demand was so great that it was forced to arrange for a third.<\/p>\n

The journey started at 3 a.m. Wednesday in Omaha with breakfast and a final count of the students making the trip.<\/p>\n

“It was a bit early, but everyone was in great spirits,” Pickett said. “A lot of students didn’t go to bed, knowing that they could sleep on the bus.”<\/p>\n

@UNOStudents<\/a> hitting the road to the #FrozenFour<\/a> !!! Thanks, KMTV! #GoMavs<\/a> #shippinguptoboston<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/89AHmKho8n<\/a><\/p>\n

— Justin Doering (@justwd40) April 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n