*This story is part of our 2010-11 Mizzou in Review series.*

The Missouri Tigers had just knocked off the No. 1 ranked Oklahoma football team for a dramatic Homecoming victory. Faurot Field erupted. The goal posts were paraded across downtown Columbia. Fans poured out of the stands and on to the field.

And in the midst of an overwhelming field rush, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the MU Police Department snagged 30 unlucky fans and arrested them for trespassing on Faurot Field. That’s 30 out of thousands.

Then the university, the MU Athletics Department, specifically, turned around and began selling photos of the field rush — the same one for which MUPD had arrested students for first-degree trespassing, a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. A Facebook group called “Free the Faurot 30” amassed more than 2,200 members and served as a rallying point for people crying foul on the university’s double standard. The Missouri Students Association also took a stand against the arrests.

“It’s the student body taking a stance and having it on record,” MSA Senator Matt Sheppard said in October 2010. “It’s showing those arrested that the students of Mizzou are behind them in their fight and want to help.”

MU did eventually drop the charges against the “Faurot 30” days later, with Chancellor Brady Deaton handing down a statement regarding the matter.

“We have high expectations for many more wins and must insist on orderly behavior in an effort to avoid any injuries. At the same time, university officials recognize that safety and law enforcement officials cannot be expected to enforce the letter of the law in circumstances that involved thousands of people.”