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March Madness Blog: The Final Four
/ Adam Underhill
03.24.08
Part III: Onto the Elite 8
Friday, March 28. 8:38pm
The games are on. My steak sandwich is eaten. You may remember that last week I disparaged the 2000 Wisconsin Badgers and their former coach, Dick Bennett, for scoring about as much as a high school girls’ team. (That sounds like a bad joke, but is really just a simile.) I just spent 30 minutes watching Washington State squeeze out 21 points before halftime. Guess what? WSU is coached by Bennett’s son, Tony Bennett! Apparently plodding, excitement-free offense is the family business. These Cougars might make it into the 40s or 50s, but they sure don’t look sexy doing it.
9:00
North Carolina 55, Washington State 32. Thank you, Tar Heels.
9:03
We have a tight game between West Virginia and Xavier. Knotted up at 57. I did Xavier the courtesy of Googling it and found out that it’s in Cincinnati. Or New Orleans. Or it’s that place upstate where the X-Men studied.
9:12
On the Wikipedia page for Bill Raftery (calling this game with Verne Ludnquist), it has a list of famous quotes. The first one says, “Shoulder…shake…a little lingerie!”
9:18
The West Virginia Mountain Mamas are down by two with 21.2 seconds left and possession.
9:21
The West Virginia Mountain Mamas are STILL down by two with 21.2 seconds left and possession. Apparently there is some kind of clock malfunction.
WVU’s Joe Alexander just kissed a HUGE jumper off the backboard and a foul! He missed the free throw and Xavier missed its final shot, and we’re headed to overtime. Bill Raftery just passed a kidney stone on-air.
Friday, March 28. 8:38pm
The games are on. My steak sandwich is eaten. You may remember that last week I disparaged the 2000 Wisconsin Badgers and their former coach, Dick Bennett, for scoring about as much as a high school girls’ team. (That sounds like a bad joke, but is really just a simile.) I just spent 30 minutes watching Washington State squeeze out 21 points before halftime. Guess what? WSU is coached by Bennett’s son, Tony Bennett! Apparently plodding, excitement-free offense is the family business. These Cougars might make it into the 40s or 50s, but they sure don’t look sexy doing it.
9:00
North Carolina 55, Washington State 32. Thank you, Tar Heels.
9:03
We have a tight game between West Virginia and Xavier. Knotted up at 57. I did Xavier the courtesy of Googling it and found out that it’s in Cincinnati. Or New Orleans. Or it’s that place upstate where the X-Men studied.
9:12
On the Wikipedia page for Bill Raftery (calling this game with Verne Ludnquist), it has a list of famous quotes. The first one says, “Shoulder…shake…a little lingerie!”
9:18
The West Virginia Mountain Mamas are down by two with 21.2 seconds left and possession.
9:21
The West Virginia Mountain Mamas are STILL down by two with 21.2 seconds left and possession. Apparently there is some kind of clock malfunction.
WVU’s Joe Alexander just kissed a HUGE jumper off the backboard and a foul! He missed the free throw and Xavier missed its final shot, and we’re headed to overtime. Bill Raftery just passed a kidney stone on-air.
