I left KC after after all the awards were handed out and have made it to Norman, OK. May just spend the night here. Can't believe how tired you get from doing nothing. But I can truly say "I saw it all". Stayed from the tip-off to the buzzer from Thursday night on.
The big thing this year was "Charging". The officials must have got an APB about it. No matter the team nor the color of their jersey if a defensive player fell down 7 times out of 10 the refs called an offsides penalty. TX has a few players that flop down more than a Fillipino hooker.
The irony (to me) of the Municipal Auditorium was the type of security that was there this year. Probably at least 50 Covid cops casing the joint all the way from the front door to the arena. I noticed we didn't have to remove our phones or keys or anything. There was no metal detectors, no dogs, no wand wavers etc. We just walked in unmolested as long as we had a tissue in front of our nose. I asked one guard about it and he confirmed they were not told to look for guns, or knives, pipe bombs or anything, just masks. There were ladies walking in there with purses big enough to tote a Thanksgiving turkey in. I could have had 2 pistols in my boots and opened fire in there. So this what we've come to America. The authorities are shaking like cafeteria jello over this stuff. No fear of a gun, just scared of a bare faced person.
I saw a lot of good plays and good shots. It's almost as much fun to watch the bottom four as the rest of em, because they're so evenly matched. The Gerlich girl (TT coaches gal) has really improved. She was a liability to that team when the season began. But she did very well. Natasha Mack impresses me far more than Collier. Just a steady workhorse. Here's a stat for ya: In the 7 games that Charlie played in her career against Baylor she scored a total of 27 points. And she's the rave of ESPN? The #1 draft pick? Ya'll may not agree, but I think TX will be a better team without her. Vic has a great freshman post that got injured who will be back and more good players coming in. He didn't fare all that well with Karens leftovers but I believe in a couple more years the days of average Aston will be forgotten. Iowa ST will need to ramp up the recruiting to hang with them in the future. They will be tough before long.
I also think the amazing comeback win by WV over KST was one of the highlights of the tourney. I honestly just didn't think they had the time to do it. But those last 2 minutes was probably the most exciting in the tournament. Also couldn't believe that Cherry Cola let their game get away from OSU and lose in OT to OSU.
Enough for now. Time to look forward to the Big Dance now. Could be one of the most competitive in years. At least 6 teams this time around have a good shot at it. It's a shame they didn't play on last year at least on TV and let us see who came out on top. I met a young lady from Ankeny who nearly talked my head off. She was telling me how fortunate I was to be that close to San Antonio. But I couldn't convince her that the NCAA wasn't going to allow fans until the final four and then only 17% attendance. Don't know what portion of the sky they pulled that figure from. But I suspect it's total TV for me from now on. See ya'll. Hope ISU gets a good seeding.
The big thing this year was "Charging". The officials must have got an APB about it. No matter the team nor the color of their jersey if a defensive player fell down 7 times out of 10 the refs called an offsides penalty. TX has a few players that flop down more than a Fillipino hooker.
The irony (to me) of the Municipal Auditorium was the type of security that was there this year. Probably at least 50 Covid cops casing the joint all the way from the front door to the arena. I noticed we didn't have to remove our phones or keys or anything. There was no metal detectors, no dogs, no wand wavers etc. We just walked in unmolested as long as we had a tissue in front of our nose. I asked one guard about it and he confirmed they were not told to look for guns, or knives, pipe bombs or anything, just masks. There were ladies walking in there with purses big enough to tote a Thanksgiving turkey in. I could have had 2 pistols in my boots and opened fire in there. So this what we've come to America. The authorities are shaking like cafeteria jello over this stuff. No fear of a gun, just scared of a bare faced person.
I saw a lot of good plays and good shots. It's almost as much fun to watch the bottom four as the rest of em, because they're so evenly matched. The Gerlich girl (TT coaches gal) has really improved. She was a liability to that team when the season began. But she did very well. Natasha Mack impresses me far more than Collier. Just a steady workhorse. Here's a stat for ya: In the 7 games that Charlie played in her career against Baylor she scored a total of 27 points. And she's the rave of ESPN? The #1 draft pick? Ya'll may not agree, but I think TX will be a better team without her. Vic has a great freshman post that got injured who will be back and more good players coming in. He didn't fare all that well with Karens leftovers but I believe in a couple more years the days of average Aston will be forgotten. Iowa ST will need to ramp up the recruiting to hang with them in the future. They will be tough before long.
I also think the amazing comeback win by WV over KST was one of the highlights of the tourney. I honestly just didn't think they had the time to do it. But those last 2 minutes was probably the most exciting in the tournament. Also couldn't believe that Cherry Cola let their game get away from OSU and lose in OT to OSU.
Enough for now. Time to look forward to the Big Dance now. Could be one of the most competitive in years. At least 6 teams this time around have a good shot at it. It's a shame they didn't play on last year at least on TV and let us see who came out on top. I met a young lady from Ankeny who nearly talked my head off. She was telling me how fortunate I was to be that close to San Antonio. But I couldn't convince her that the NCAA wasn't going to allow fans until the final four and then only 17% attendance. Don't know what portion of the sky they pulled that figure from. But I suspect it's total TV for me from now on. See ya'll. Hope ISU gets a good seeding.
