Duke, Kansas, Kentucky. Heck, even Cal has one. Once again our school was dropping the ball when it came to serving the needs and wishes of students. That was when I made the fatal error of actually talking to said fascists and getting the reasoning behind the decision. Don't ever do that if you want to be a sports columnist.
Facts are the enemy of every ranting, raving, utterly entertaining column.
According to UCLA Sports Information director Bill Bennett, the one time we did have a Midnight Madness, in 1995, it was only because of a happy concurrence of events. That year, the first day the NCAA allowed practice happened to fall on a weekend, and UCLA had just won the national championship. Bennett feels that the majority of those who attended in '95 were high school, rather than UCLA, students. He might be right. Translated from coach-speak, that means having Midnight Madness or not really doesn't matter to him one way or the other.