re: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium

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In all honesty, the rock M is definitely unique and a cool feature, but, if Mizzou wants a bigger, more intimidating stadium, they're gonna have to do something different there.

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I think most people know this, but the Rock M is deeply ingrained in our traditions. Every year, the first week of fall semester, Mizzou freshmen (who want to participate) go to the stadium and repaint the rocks white so they're nice and bright for football season. And on senior day, last home football game of the season, every Mizzou senior goes to the hill following the game and picks his own rock to keep, so he always has a piece of the stadium with him. The stadium was built in a rock quarry, and the rocks taken from there built some of the older parts of campus.

Traditions like that aren't just thrown away. There will likely always be a Rock M, somewhere at or in the stadium.