Originally Posted by
WarriorOMalley82
Many years ago I flew out to the ND vs USC football game in LA. This was when USC was #1 and ND was #2. Tony Rice was the ND QB. Great excitement and packed game. They announced a coliseum record at the time 98,000 plus. At halftime of the game the announcer says “ Hey fans don’t forget that the men’s basketball team kicks off their season tonight ( may have been an exhibition game not sure) ANYONE WITH A TICKET STUB FROM TODAYS GAME GETS IN FREE” I turned to my friend who went to USC and asked how they could offer 98,000 people free tickets to a basketball game? He looked at me and said they never get more than 3000 fans. Big culture shock for a MU grad.