Sixty Years Ago

[Larry Hill]

My best friend and I watched our first NCAA tournament. Loyola of Chicago beat Cincinnati in OT. I have not missed one since. The best time for basketball is tonight. It’s the competitive spirit leftover from basketball that keeps me racing.

[Mike Gray]

Being from California I was fond of UCLA and the John Wooden years.

[Greg Hill]

Great tournament this year, both men’s and women’s!

[Mike Jones]

Congrats to the UCONN Men!

[JRyan]

Definitely one of the best times of the year. Have to agree the competitive spirit that dad and I both shared for racing is absolutely a carry over from playing.

Rick

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

My best friend and I watched our first NCAA tournament. Loyola of Chicago beet Cincinnati in OT. I have not missed one since. The best time for basketball is tonight. It’s the competitive spirit leftover from basketball that keeps me racing.

Yes, the competitive spirit flowed into the streets off campus last night in Storrs ,Ct. Street signs and light poles torn down, light poles rammed through glass storefronts. It was a lil chilly last night so furniture was set on fire and a few vehicles overturned and set on fire also ….nothing like a good celebration ….

[jmcarter]

MJ, could be a blue state thing. One could contrast that with the UT Football celebration after beating Alabama or perhaps some rowdy fans at the Ole Miss game (but recognize Lane Kiffin is probably the most hated man in the area, to the point that the road accessing the campus sewer treatment facility is called “Kiffin Way”). In any case the passion surrounding college sports is quite a phenomenon. Recall growing up not too far from Larry; Dan Issel and Louie Dampier were big heroes, even when Pistol Pete came to town.

[Superfan1]

Being born and raised in CT, the dominance that UCONN displayed for the entire tournament was incredible.

[Ron Ortiz]

Take aways from the tournaments.
Women. Refs called so many fouls, if you just grazed someone, the whistle blew.
Men. What's a foul... It was great. Best thing was the refs, didn't change in the last several minutes.
UConn. Men won the championship. Women didn't make the final four as they have done for the last 16 years.
With all the excitement, the close games, the upsets, the blowouts, the wildest thing of all was LSU's coach Mulkey's outfits.
Now, back to drag racing.

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

MJ, could be a blue state thing. One could contrast that with the UT Football celebration after beating Alabama or perhaps some rowdy fans at the Ole Miss game (but recognize Lane Kiffin is probably the most hated man in the area, to the point that the road accessing the campus sewer treatment facility is called “Kiffin Way”). In any case the passion surrounding college sports is quite a phenomenon. Recall growing up not too far from Larry; Dan Issel and Louie Dampier were big heroes, even when Pistol Pete came to town.

Yes sir, I was very fortunate to attend the 2012 and 2013 Final Fours. Pretty darn exciting when I pulled into the arena parking lot and the sign sez.. The Road Ends Here !!!!!