Things I Learned at the Final Four

Popo in my Crib reader Howard got his hands on some pretty incredible tickets over the weekend. Here a few things he learned while at the Final Four:



1. I never knew that in order to Go Green I had to support Michigan State. Screw that. I'm back to Styrofoam cups and burning coal recreationally.

2. Fans of the winning team seek out fans of the losing team after the Semi-Finals for tickets. It's very primal. However, no one took me up on my $100,000 ticket price. I attribute this to the downturn in the Michigan economy.

3. Ford Field is a large place to have a basketball game. Really big. It took me like five minutes to walk down to my seat. And there were people everywhere. It could be that Magic Johnson took up several seats. And I think Plaxico Burress had an extra ticket for his fire arms.

4. A bathroom is a good place to go in the event of a tornado. At least, according to the Wayne County Emergency folks. Yes, the same people who are ok with letting buildings that have been unoccupied for 40 years collapse under the sheer force of gravity.

5. Casinos could work in Times Square. They are doing wonders in Downtown Detroit. People are worried about a bad element coming in because of the gambling? There is no element in Detroit!

6. Mike Brey (Notre Dame basketball coach) is not high on the academic standards of other Big East teams. But he quickly changes the subject once he realizes there are Big East alums within earshot.

7. It's difficult to wear tar heal blue accidentally outside of a baby nursery. Though the aforementioned Mike Brey did it. Try going back to Durham now, Mike.

8. The NCAA books a lot of hotel rooms. Dick Vitale had to stay in Dearborn. Coaches not in the tournament were in Windsor, Ontario (which took two hours each way to cross the border!). Meanwhile idiots who count text messages were staying in Detroit. I will leave it to you to determine who had the better deal, though.

9. Mascots should be tested for performance enhancing drugs. The Spartan seemed way bigger than he had in previous years. And the Tar Heel seemed to have constant 'roid rage.

10. Michigan fans can root for Michigan State under the right circumstances. This may include, but will not be limited to, the state of Michigan heading in a downward spiral towards economic and social depression.


(Photo: Reuters; Thanks Howard!)