Wednesday, March 17, 2004
You Knew This Was Coming
Ed Graney gets all sentimental on us.In this time of universal conversion, when phrases like "regime change" and "weapons of mass destruction" have become more ordinary than sporadic, is there a more appropriate vision than a service academy competing in March Madness? "We know how important our season has been to a lot of the troops over there," Gerlach said. "We know they try and plan their schedules around our games. That's very important to us. That means a lot."
This was Scott on Sunday, shortly after learning his team had been afforded an at-large berth: "You want to be rewarded for what happens on the court. ... It feels good to know that is what happened. "We weren't selected because of a patriotic theme or because of the war effort." He's right, of course. One-hundred percent. And still, is there a better vision than these kids at this time in this event?
Good luck finding one.
