Sometimes the buildup to something bound to be amazing is a bit overwhelming, and the event itself never lives up.<\/p>\n
But come on, did you really think the Duke-Carolina game Saturday night was going to disappoint?<\/p>\n
They’re the Yankees-Red Sox of college basketball, always worthy of primetime, and with the added element of (potentially) Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final game, the happening had legendary status before tipoff.<\/p>\n
Still does.<\/p>\n
Which sets up tonight, bound to be epic again, two of the most storied teams in the sport (37 Final Four appearances between them), meeting for a championship yet again, 65 years after they met in one of the most famous finals of all time.<\/p>\n
I can’t guarantee triple overtime tonight, but then, you never know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes the buildup to something bound to be amazing is a bit overwhelming, and the event itself never lives up. But come on, did you really think the Duke-Carolina game Saturday night was going to disappoint? They’re the Yankees-Red Sox … Continue reading