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by John Cole|  March 26, 20057:02 pm| 12 Comments

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The Mountaineers, one of the most exciting and over-achieving teams in NCAA Tournament history, have just come up short against Louisville in overtime.

I sure as hell am proud of them, and they were classy till the end, letting them run out the clock when it was clear the game was over, rather than fouling cheap and possibly hurting someone from Louisville.

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  1. 1.

    Walt

    March 26, 2005 at 11:19 pm

    John:

    At least you got to go to the big dance. We had to stay home because our former head caoch couldn’t understand the simple concept “Don’t funnel cash to players”. I like Thad Matta, but I keep hearing rumors that he has a brother who is simply divine. I refer, of course, to Stigg.

    You may now ding me for the horrid pun. Thank you.

  2. 2.

    Dodd

    March 26, 2005 at 11:41 pm

    Agreed. It was a helluva game; perhaps the best of the year. And you’re right, the Mountaineers were a class act through and through.

    I swear, by the middle of the second half, it seemed like every other time down the court I was shouting, “Don’t they *ever* miss one of those?!?” at my TV when WV sank yet another 3-pointer.

  3. 3.

    Joe

    March 27, 2005 at 3:15 am

    Is this some kind of metaphor for M Schiavo’s struggle?

  4. 4.

    John Cole

    March 27, 2005 at 9:56 am

    It is a description of the game. And I thought I had schiavo on the brain.

  5. 5.

    IB Bill

    March 27, 2005 at 10:20 am

    It was a great run by the Mountaineers. Too bad.

  6. 6.

    Mark

    March 27, 2005 at 1:35 pm

    Nah, it is a gratuitous swipe at John Chaney. LOL

  7. 7.

    Izzy

    March 27, 2005 at 5:21 pm

    An underdog team which featured a star who learned to play hoops in a trailer park – what’s there not to like? Well-done, Mountaineers!

  8. 8.

    Greg Burton

    March 27, 2005 at 5:23 pm

    John, the Albuquerque Journal today called the game one of the best, and classiest, displays of college basketball the writer had ever seen. (And for a Journal sportswriter to say that about any team but the Lobos is amazing.)

    He really wished that both teams could make it – the only thing wrong with the game was that one team had to lose.

  9. 9.

    Joe

    March 27, 2005 at 10:19 pm

    “And I thought I had schiavo on the brain.”

    Who’s talking about Schiavo?

  10. 10.

    John Cole

    March 27, 2005 at 10:29 pm

    Are yout trying to pull some sort of Vulcan mind meld on me, Joe?

  11. 11.

    CadillaqJaq

    March 28, 2005 at 8:29 am

    Sorry, John, I was hoping your Mountaineers would some how get matched up against MY MSU Spartans… then we could have some senseless diatribe for a day or two, ;)

    Unbelievably, the #5 seeded Spartans beat #1 seed Duke and later #2 seed Kentucky in double overtime. The latter being the best game I’ve seen in a while. Now all they have to do is beat NC, another #1 seed, to be in the finals next week. No rest for Coach Tom Izzo.

  12. 12.

    Dodd

    March 28, 2005 at 4:13 pm

    The Kentucky-MSU game was another I’d rank among the best I’ve seen in a good long while. Heartiest congratulations to the Spartans, even if they did destroy the possibility of a Louisville v. Kentucky Championship Game. :-)

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