CBI & WNIT update
In case you somehow missed it, Bradley beat Tulsa in the CBI yesterday, to force a decisive Game 3 of the best-of-three "championship series." The Braves and Golden Hurricane will meet again Friday, in Tulsa, to determine who's number... um... let's see here... 65 + 32 = 97... who's #98! Go Bradley!! :)
In case you're wondering, attendance was 9,014 (out of a capacity of 11,060), up from 7,337 (out of 8,355) in Game 1. That ain't half bad for a tournament that looks at the NIT and thinks, "If only we were that cool." I wonder if Game 3 will be a sellout?
Meanwhile, in news that's sure to completely and utterly soothe Marquette fans who are upset about losing Tom Crean to Indiana, the Marquette women advanced to the WNIT final for the second time in three years. They'll play in-state foe Michigan State on Friday for the WNIT championship.
Man, if only I had more free time, I'd totally run pools for these lame-o tournaments... :)
UPDATE: Ahem. I mixed up my Marquettes. Although there is a Marquette in Michigan, the Marquette in question -- Marquette University -- is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sorry, my bad.
I'm unclear how the WNIT is significantly more lame-o than the NIT, for which you do ran a pool... ;)
Posted by: Mike | Apr 3, 2008 3:24:28 PM
Well, it's not televised, it doesn't have a Final Four at Madison Square Garden, and there's really no public interest in it whatsoever, rightly or wrongly.
Posted by: Brendan Loy | Apr 3, 2008 4:11:15 PM
Marquette the school is in Wisconsin, not Michigan.
Posted by: FYI | Apr 3, 2008 4:44:57 PM
Err ... "They'll play in-state foe Michigan State." ????
I know its cold and snowy up here so it all kind of looks the same, but there's a big frickin' lake separating us from most of Michigan. :)
Posted by: Mark | Apr 3, 2008 5:09:58 PM
You spoke of the War for Ohio recently, but the all out naval assault by Michigan against the City of Milwaukee seems much more noteworthy.
Posted by: | Apr 3, 2008 5:19:24 PM