franstheman
Well-Known Member
We all wanted to go to the NCAA tournament. Every player up and down the roster, every coach, every administrator, every one of those fans who attended even one game this year or who watched on TV all this year and all throughout the Lickliter years and through the ups and downs of Fran's resurgance wanted to go to the NCAA tournament.
The pain last Friday was sickening and it hurt deep. The slap to the face on Sunday stung just as bad as we saw one of the first teams out get hosed with a 3 seed. It seemed like everyone on the outside was against us and our team. We had to watch as half the NCAA tournament field was filled with teams we would have crushed, and then we had to take a middle seed in the NIT.
We saw Kentucky and Tennessee players and coaches stop caring. It wasn't about the game, the team, the fans. It was about themselves. It was about their arrogance and self-righteousness. We would have killed to be in Kentucky's position as the 1 seed in the NIT.
So what did we do? We sold 15,000 tickets in three days to watch a middle seeded NIT team who we know deserved better and we did our best to give it to them. Our guys were tested by a gritty Sycamores team but our fans, coaches and players never gave up. It isn't just the NIT, its a ******* competition and we have the desire and passion to sell out again tonight and win again despite being tested. We hustled, fought, through the ups and downs because this team has PRIDE. And I am so overjoyed with them and our fans for realizing this isn't about the NIT, it's about winning games, and competing and not taking anything for granted.
And for that I am so proud of them.
The pain last Friday was sickening and it hurt deep. The slap to the face on Sunday stung just as bad as we saw one of the first teams out get hosed with a 3 seed. It seemed like everyone on the outside was against us and our team. We had to watch as half the NCAA tournament field was filled with teams we would have crushed, and then we had to take a middle seed in the NIT.
We saw Kentucky and Tennessee players and coaches stop caring. It wasn't about the game, the team, the fans. It was about themselves. It was about their arrogance and self-righteousness. We would have killed to be in Kentucky's position as the 1 seed in the NIT.
So what did we do? We sold 15,000 tickets in three days to watch a middle seeded NIT team who we know deserved better and we did our best to give it to them. Our guys were tested by a gritty Sycamores team but our fans, coaches and players never gave up. It isn't just the NIT, its a ******* competition and we have the desire and passion to sell out again tonight and win again despite being tested. We hustled, fought, through the ups and downs because this team has PRIDE. And I am so overjoyed with them and our fans for realizing this isn't about the NIT, it's about winning games, and competing and not taking anything for granted.
And for that I am so proud of them.
LOL.
