If I get very lucky George Mason will continue its improbable run through the CAA tournament and beat VCU in the finals Monday night. Then if I get very, very lucky they’ll draw Winston-Salem for the first round of the NCAAs. (I think W-S is hosting this year). Since I didn’t get to see my alma mater last year when they won their region at the Verizon Center in DC to go to the Final Four it would be nice to see them just 15 minutes from my house at the LJVM Coliseum.
I still find it a cruel irony that I could live in DC from 1972 to 2004, the exact years that DC did not have pro baseball and within two years the Nats come to town and my school goes to the Final Four by winning their regional semi-final and final just blocks from where I worked for years. Maybe this year I’ll get my make up by getting to see Mason in the early rounds and then a couple of weeks later seeing the US in the Davis Cup against Spain. I’ve already got the second half of that equation covered so here’s hoping GMU comes through.
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Better luck next time! GMU had a good run, but VCU is strong. Still, your Patriots should be proud.
Have fun at the Davis Cup!
Thanks Joe Jon. Really VCU is the better team, but since they were going to get in anyway it would have been nice to see the Patriots get in too. Now, VCU winning probably did Old Dominion a favor (they’d definitely be out if Mason won) but I still think ODU gets shafted on selection Sunday.
BTW, did you see the last two minutes of the VCU/Mason game? This kid Eric Maynor picked the Mason guard twice and scored nine consecutive points to end the game. Unbelievable. The video is on ESPN’s site at http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=270642670