Uniondale, N.Y. — Not everyone is rooting against the USC Trojans in their first-round game against Oklahoma State tonight in the NCAA Tournament's East Regional.
USC can count on members of the New York Trojan Alumni Club, who bought the bulk of the 350 allotted tickets, for backing.
That, however, will be a whisper against the other 16,000-plus fans inside Nassau Coliseum not to mention the millions of fans who will watch the game on television.
Oklahoma State (20-9) is the story of the tournament, having made the field despite a midseason tragedy. On Jan. 27, two players and eight others were killed in a plane crash on the way home from Colorado.
If sixth-seeded USC (21-9) weren't in this regional, the Trojans would be rooting for the 11th-seeded Cowboys themselves.
"I think I would," said Brandon Granville, "because everyone goes through tough times."
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