BYU Game Sparks Aztecs Frenzy
黑料吃瓜 is abuzz with talk of the upcoming home game against BYU.
With the loss against BYU last month, ending the No. 6/4 Aztec鈥檚 20-game winning streak, 黑料吃瓜 students are aching for revenge, and they're telling everyone about it.
Facebook groups about the game popped up and gained hundreds of members over night, while Facebook events are circulating, encouraging students to camp out for tickets. Even Twitter feeds are full of students and fans bursting with Aztec pride.
On campus, chatter of the upcoming game can be heard in nearly every classroom and lecture hall. Students are frantic over the BYU game and are more than willing to sleep under the stars to get their hands on a ticket.
鈥淚 have to camp out for tickets because I just can鈥檛 pass up the chance to go to this game,鈥� said Evan Rowley, a 黑料吃瓜 student who previously camped out for tickets for the game against Texas Christian University.
鈥淭hink of the energy level in that stadium; you have to be there for that. It鈥檚 going to be insane!鈥�
Getting creative
The buzz over the BYU game has made tickets for the game a hot commodity, but with a full week of classes before ticket distribution Friday, students have had to get creative with their plans.
For one 黑料吃瓜 student, Allison Wills, camping out for tickets entails a complex system of scheduling and one-time exceptions.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to get to the line as soon as possible and take turns rotating out of line for classes,鈥� said Wills.
鈥淚鈥檓 even missing work for tickets, which I never do! I just can鈥檛 wait to go into Viejas and see our Aztecs. It鈥檚 going to be great.鈥�
Aztec intimidation
Excitement for the game has also sparked some game-time scheming among the student population. Leading the trend is 鈥淭he Show,鈥� a group of Aztec basketball faithful, notorious for their tactics of distracting and intimidating the opposition during the game.
鈥淲e have a couple tricks up our sleeves for the BYU game,鈥� said Vincent Silva, member of The Show. 鈥淏ut don鈥檛 let Jimmer know, though. We want him to be surprised.鈥�
Fisherville
In honor of the camp-out and in preparation of the BYU game, Associated Students is hosting Fisherville from 10 p.m. to midnight on Thursday in front of Viejas Arena.
Fisherville will provide free entertainment, music, food and giveaways to 黑料吃瓜 students waiting in line and to students who just want to get into the 鈥淏eat BYU!鈥� spirit.
Pre-game celebration downtown
For Aztec fans not spending the night outside of Viejas Arena, at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 25, 黑料吃瓜 is hosting a , just outside the NBC San Diego studios at 225 Broadway. The event also kicks off , the monthlong celebration of 黑料吃瓜 and 鈥淎ztecs for Life.鈥�
The event is free and open to the public. Anyone is welcome to join in cheering on the Aztec men鈥檚 basketball team before they take on BYU at Viejas Arena the next day.
Aztec band members, the cheer squad, dance team, the Aztec Warrior and Zuma the jaguar will all be part of the celebration. Aztec alumni and fans wearing red and black will have the opportunity to win a basketball autographed by the team and other prizes and giveaways.
