Well, the Final Four is set and are no #1 or #2 seeds have made it. Two Cinderellas, VCU and Butler, are there along with two other heavy tradional programs in Kentucky and Uconn. VCU has to be the most surprising team of the four. This team was on the outside looking in on selection sunday and when thier name was announced, Jay Bilas, Dick Vital and company were first in line to critize the committee for putting VCU into the field of 68. They argued that VCU had lost to teams like Georgia State, Northeastern, James Madison and Drexel in the regular season. But here we are, 2 weeks later, and VCU has gone on a remarkable and historic run by beating powerhouse teams such as USC, Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and Kansas. How did this happen?
VCU, as a team, did not watch the selection show because they didnt think they were getting into the tournment but when thier name was announced, word spread quickly and the team was excited. They quickly turned on the TV and listened to so-called experts like Vital and Bilas rip thier team and calling them garbage! Hearing these experts say all of these things was plenty of motivation to go on this run. I even predicted that VCU would come out in thier first game with something to prove but I didn't think they would go on this furious run.
While VCU was pulling off this run, Tiger Woods was teeing off at Bay Hill. He was looking to win his first event in a year and a half. He started off well after shooting a 68 in the second round but tailed off in rounds 3 and 4, shooting a 74 and 72. He hasn't won an event since the '09 BMW Championship. Who would have thought that Tiger Woods would have not recovered from a scandal like this? Afterall, we hear scandals similiar to this all the time in sports and most athletes overcome the adversity, but I think Tiger Woods has fallen so far from grace that the greatest golfer in the game will never recover emotionally and mentally from the greatest mistake of his life.
So, when its all said and done, I think you will see VCU winning a Championship before Tiger Woods wins another event of any kind!
The reason I must disagree is because the chance that VCU wins the championship this season is 25% at best and thier chances of ever making it to the Final 4 again are slim to none.
ReplyDeleteTiger Woods is still one of the best golfers in the world and he will have far more opportunities to make it back to the point where I expect he will win at least ONE more major championship.
Jamie: Please comment now on my Bo Ryan post!
I believe that Tiger Woods will win more tournaments before he calls it quits. Whether he ever returns to a number 1 rating may be doubtful. VCU has nothing to do with this. They have one shot this year to win the title, that is it. They could win before Tiger does, since their shot is within the next week. Tiger will have at least 500 chances to win a tournament over the next 15 years or so.
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