I am sitting here right now...scared to turn up the sound on my TV set.
My school, American University, is 30 seconds away from beating Colgate and winning the Patriot League and earning its first ever bid to the NCAA tournament.
To understand why this is such a big deal, you gotta understand that I graduated way back in 1981. We had no football team. We didn't even have our own gym. Played our games at Fort Myer.
AU basketball was pretty much all we had. There were a couple good years in there, including one heartbreaker when the team won the regular season and lost in the final of the Conference championship and still--No bid.
So now...with 2.9 seconds left. my Eagles are up by 5. I've had the mute button on for most of the second half...now I'm scared to turn up the sound cause it might jinx us.
Wait a second....WE WIN!!! WE WIN!!!! WE WIN!!!!!
The crowd goes insane!!!
What I wouldn't give to be there right now!! Go Eagles!!!!
posted by Derek McGinty @ 6:34 PM
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Will they make the brackets?
I haven't made my picks yet, but I really don't start paying attention till the tourney starts.
I'm only a half hearted sports fan these days with just a scattered focus (except for the skins as you know).
I remember AU had this great AM station that only aired during daytime hours. It was "ultra left" with all sorts of controversial advertising but some really great sub culture music! I think by 81 they had taken it off the air, but when I worked down on 14th and U (near Florida Ave) right by Wings and Things (I think that's what it was called) I had it tuned in all day long.
I met Mickey Mouse (A DC Detective) famous for his drug busts, but later killed by dealers.
Yeah I know this was a B-Ball post (sorry), but AU and 81 brought back memories...
CONGRADS OF THE WIN DEREK!
Congrats to the Eagles! That's my wife's alma mater as well.
I'm Georgetown alum, and hoping they get "lucky" again tonight vs. Pitt.
Hate to say it but on my hoops frenzy picks both GMU and AU are knocked out first round. Georgetown in the 2nd...
Hope I'm wrong! (well not really because I want to win)
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