The conference tourneys are underway — March Madness has begun!
But this year the upsets aren’t limited to the games. Seriously…have you seen the uniforms?
The Baylor Bears debuted this florescent-nightmare-of-a-postseason uniform last night in their win over Kansas State in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament.
The color is foul enough. (Perhaps they thought they would be playing under a black light at the Sprint Center?)
But if you look closely, the shorts have a tonal tiger stripe.
Umm — for the Baylor Bears? Am I missing something here?
It’s been that kinda year in fashion for men’s college basketball. Nike unveiled a line of uniforms that is so edgy — and so alike — you are hard pressed to tell the teams apart on the floor unless you look at their socks.
Perhaps the fashions designers need to take a time out and remember what men’s college basketball uniforms are all about.
College Team. Color.
And then just accept that Kentucky will always look best on the ‘cat walk.’
The devil went down to Indy…
In the battle of evil vs. evil….
how are you supposed to choose sides?
Yes, Louisville hails from my home state, but they are Kentucky’s bitter rival — one that we know all too well.
That’s what makes a Louisville win particularly repugnant. We’ll never hear the end of it — from the local media and from ‘friends’ who wear Cardinal red.
So then — is the evil from a dread rival the obvious choice?
I’ve hated Duke as long as I can remember. Christian Laettner’s last-second shot is like nails on a chalkboard, and yet every March, Kentucky fans are forced to re-live it again and again.
An NCAA tourney where Duke loses is a good tourney…but do I want them to lose to Louisville en route to a Cards championship?
Not necessarily.
I gotta say — the two teams imploding at game’s end is about the only outcome that works for me.
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