Once again, President Obama and I agree.
We both picked Murray State to upset Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament yesterday.
Great minds…
And since there is a very good chance that I will devote a portion of this blog to my alma mater and East Region #1 seed University of Kentucky Wildcats — who also won their first-round game yesterday — I wanted to give Murray State a little love today.
I grew up, as many of you know, in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, which is a mere 45-minute drive from the Murray State campus. During high school, I spent a lot of time there, attending regional meetings for academic clubs and visiting my sister Lou Ann, who is a proud Murray State alum. (My brother Kent also received his degree from Murray a few years later.)
The Murray State Racers were no slackers coming into the tourney; they boast a 31-4 record this year. Many credit Racer Isacc Miles, who formerly played for Creighton, as the reason behind Murray’s appearance on the national stage.
Whatever the impetus, Butler had better be ready on Saturday ’cause the Murray State Racers are coming!
And they’ll have the entire state of Kentucky behind them.
State’s rights
If someone asked me to put money on whether or not you’re watching basketball…
I’d take that bet.
March Madness converts even the most casual viewer…and turns real fans rabid. And while some may attempt to crown the ‘greatest college basketball team’ based on all-time games won (Kentucky) or on games won over the past decade (Duke), I think a different stat is even more impressive:
Four teams in this year’s NCAA tourney — UK, Murray State, Western Kentucky and UL — come from the same state.
And they all ended the season in the Top 20.
Now that’s a sports dynasty.
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