Well-timed tweet helps UCLA superfan 'scream like crazy' at Final Four game

Saturday, April 3, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (KABC) -- All it took was one well-timed tweet.

UCLA superfan Ryan Gesas grew up in Southern California, but now attends Indiana University.
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Shortly before the NCAA basketball tournament started in Indiana, he tweeted to UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmon, asking for a ticket and promising to "scream like crazy."

"I said I would scream like crazy for 40 minutes straight," Gesas said. "I'm an IU student but more importantly a diehard Bruin fan."

Well, Jarmon spotted the tweet and sent Gesas not only one ticket, but two so he could bring a friend.
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Now Gesas is at the Final Four matchup with Gonzaga and he couldn't be more excited.

"It is really truly a dream," he said. "What if Martin doesn't see the tweet? I know I'd be going crazy on my couch, but my roommates would be getting annoyed with me at this point."

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