Last Thursday he told fans he'd pay for their tickets if they didn't have a way to attend Missouri's home finale against Arkansas, which will again be played on Black Friday, when student crowds tend to be sparse during the school's Thanksgiving break.
Mizzou's ticket office opened the phone lines and took orders under the Odom special, offering free general admission seats priced at $25 through Tuesday at 5 p.m. The numbers are in: MU took orders for 5,537 tickets, athletics department spokesman Nick Joos said on Wednesday.
"You’d like for any time you play at home for the place to be at capacity," Odom said Monday.