▁inj unction , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁p ep ▁r ally ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁their ▁departure , ▁where ▁eff ig ies ▁of ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Mitt s ▁and ▁Law son ▁were ▁hung . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁original ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁leave ▁St ark ville ▁at ▁ 8 : 3 0   a . m . ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁morning . ▁But ▁learning ▁that ▁sh er iffs ▁would ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁town ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 3 0   p . m . ▁Wed nes day ▁night , ▁MS U ▁put ▁their ▁s oph istic ated ▁cont ing ency ▁plan ▁into ▁effect . ▁ ▁Mc Car thy , ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁director , ▁and ▁the ▁assistant ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁drove ▁to ▁M emph is , ▁and ▁then ▁fle w ▁to ▁Nash ville . ▁The ▁team ▁itself ▁sent ▁the ▁fresh man ▁squad ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁as ▁scheduled - pos ing ▁as ▁the ▁vars ity ▁team . ▁The ▁real ▁vars ity ▁team ▁hid ▁in ▁a ▁d orm ▁on ▁campus . ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁they ▁board ed ▁a ▁private ▁plane ▁at ▁the ▁air port ▁and ▁fle w ▁to ▁Nash ville ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁coach ▁and ▁team ▁officials . ▁From ▁Nash ville , ▁the ▁whole ▁group ▁took ▁a ▁commercial ▁flight ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁East ▁L ans ing , ▁Michigan . ▁These ▁events ▁were ▁chron ic led ▁in ▁the ▁DVD ▁One ▁Night ▁in ▁March ▁produced ▁by ▁St ark ville - based ▁Broadcast ▁Media ▁Group ▁ ▁Mc Car thy