Christopher Miehl Pepperdine's annual tradition Midnight Madness, now called Blue and Orange Madness, began on October 14, 1996, when a raucous crowd of 3,000 filled Firestone Fieldhouse to celebrate the men's and women's basketball teams first season as NCAA Division 1 teams. The festivities officially began at 8 PM in the Firestone parking lot with a tailgate party that included free burgers from In-N-Out. Shortly after 10 PM—and immediately following the teams' first official practice of the year—the event moved inside for intrasquad scrimmages guest-coached by Home Alone actor and Malibu resident Daniel Stern and NBC 4 weathercaster Christopher Nance. Hundreds of students lined up, eager to be among the first 1,000 to receive a free T-shirt and witness the unveiling of the new mascot. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:41:12 -0800 c2c698a9-9b58-4223-8642-acafb18b20b6