It's been a week since the Feminazis made their selections, and Baylor was the ONLY team left holding an empty bag of the bubble teams! How wonderful it was to see ESPN highlight that fact! Wonder how pigtails felt about that? Hah!
I spent all day yesterday in the heart of enemy country. Yes, I was on a secret spy mission smack dab in the middle of the evil empire....no, not Iraq, LSU's campus! Actually, my wife went to defend her disseration, AND PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS!, I am happy to report. So, I spent most of the day in the Union watching college hoops and fratenizing(sp?) with the enemy: LSU types. It was fun to discuss college sports with die-hard LSU fans, when they all assumed I was one of them. To be fair, all of the LSU fans I met were okay folks, including the ones wearing Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Arizona State shirts who were rooting FOR Auburn to beat St. Joe's, despite the boos to the contrary from the other LSU supporters. I was surprised by the number of LSU fans who were rooting against Auburn. As we always root FOR our fellow WAC teams to do well.
Here's the quote of the day, from one of them: "I don't believe Gunter can beat La Tech." Well, if Sue Gunter suits up and plays, then it'll be a cakewalk for the Techsters! It does point out how LSU fans, who follow WBB, point at Gunter as the reason LSU has not been as successful as they might be otherwise.
I also engaged one LSU die-hard in a conversation about football, his take was LSU will easily beat Tech, but it'll be more competitive than the ULX games will be. I mentioned Tech beating Bama, twice, taking Auburn to OT, etc..., he paused, thought for a minute, then added, "Well LSU will have to bring their "A" game to beat Tech, that's for sure."
Tiger Stadium is an imposing facility. I do not like the sign perched atop those 4 huge columns though. It cheapens the appearance of the stadium, IMO. Too gaudy. Also, I have a very good friend, at LSU, who told me recently she can get me VERY good seats for the Tech-LSU game....if I didn't mind sitting amongst Tiger fans, that is. Tempting offer. We need a tiny spot of royal blue to break up all the purple and gold mess.
So, how are tix sales for the NCAA's going?