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Had my best seat ever at Carmichael for that one. Center court either Section B Seat 20 or Section C Seat 1. And was the first row above the walkway [Row 15?]. Had a very late final [Tuesday the 18th so was still on campus]. Great game.
That MSU box above is messed up. Here’s a correct one.
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My best ever seat for a game in Carmichael was against Maryland in 1974 and I traded it away. A bunch of us waited in line for a long time to get seats. Once Dean Smith walked by, looked at us, and said, "We better beat Maryland." Anyway, by the time they handing out tickets, the closest spot still open for a group like us about 10 rows above the Maryland bench. When it was my turn to ask for a ticket, I instead asked if there any single seats located closer. And was told there was one seat left directly behind the Maryland bench. I got it. One of the guy in our group had flaming red hair and had dressed up as Bozo the Clown the previous Halloween. I showed him my ticket, explained where it was, and asked if he wanted to swap. He laughed and we swapped. On game day he put on the full Bozo costume and fortune smiled on us again. He was seated directly behind a Maryland player, who had bright red hair, named Jim O'Brian, and was widely called Bozo. The whole game the guy dressed up like Bozo was yelling stuff like, "Hey Butchy-boy" and other Bozo sayings. Nobody from Maryland ever looked back. But as I could hear him 10 rows up, I knew the players could here him. I'm not sure, but I believe the name of the guy who dressed up as Bozo was Win Quackenbush.
Watched the first couple of minutes and overhead scoreboard blocks the center court seats on the camera angle that goes high enough into the bleachers to get to my row. But thanks for the link.