Friday, March 28, 2003
My first-round brackets were largely trashed; I went 19-13. But going into last night's games, I still had all of my Elite Eight and Final Four teams in (that's no longer the case, after Pittsburgh lost 77-74 to Marquette). And even though I have Oklahoma in the Elite Eight (losing to Syrcause in the Orangemen's back yard), you've gotta know that tonight I will be cheering loudly for Indiana's own Butler Bulldogs! Pat Forde lays it on a little thick in his piece comparing Butler to the mythical Hickory Huskers of Hoosiers (based on the '54 Milan High School team), but I love the last two lines of his feature:
The Bulldogs' Jimmy Chitwood, Darnell Archey, thought about the comparison for a minute, then nodded.
"We'll take it," he said. "We'll be Milan."
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is a perfect encapsulation of why March Madness, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, is the greatest sporting event there is, year after year.
Addendum: as much as I love Andy Katz, there's no excuse for his sloppy analysis in his East regional preview. Answering the 'question' "Why Butler will win" with "Why not?" is just plain lazy.
The Bulldogs' Jimmy Chitwood, Darnell Archey, thought about the comparison for a minute, then nodded.
"We'll take it," he said. "We'll be Milan."
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is a perfect encapsulation of why March Madness, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, is the greatest sporting event there is, year after year.
Addendum: as much as I love Andy Katz, there's no excuse for his sloppy analysis in his East regional preview. Answering the 'question' "Why Butler will win" with "Why not?" is just plain lazy.
# posted by Thomas : 9:14 AM
