I'm Blue
The final buzzer didn't end it!
Sure, when the clocked ticked to 0:00 the game was over, but I hadn't had enough.
We had covered Carolina Basketball for days building up to this game. (Just as we would have covered Duke, Wake, or State had they made it this far) We had a crew in St. Louis, we had done stories in Chapel Hill, and we had done stories here in the Triad.
But this was the game. Because of the outcome I didn't want to see it once and let go. I wanted to watch it over and over again. OK, maybe not the whole game. But I wanted to see the highlights, I wanted to hear from the players, I wanted to hear from Coach Williams, I wanted to hear from the analysts, I wanted to hear from the losing team, I wanted to keep that feeling of pride (as a fan of the team or just of the ACC) I wanted to see more of the excitement from Franklin Street. I wanted more. More. MORE.
After we got off the air this morning (12:35 am) I went home and turned on those sports shows. I kept flipping around to the various channels. I had watched the game but I wanted to see what others said about what I saw. I finally tore myself away from the TV and went to bed. But this morning, at the Y, with my headphones on, I was back at it.. listening to SportsCenter to hear what other pundits had to say. Then at work. We carried the Tarheels' return live going into our 5pm show. Tarheel stories were in each newscast. Tarheel pride was alive in the newsroom. Carolina Blue was everywhere. Tarheel hate was alive in some fans of other local teams. Everyone agreed the game was exciting. Even Duke fans admitted it was exciting (because it may mean more Carolina players will go pro) The talk was alive... but the game was over.
It will be months before there's another tip-off. It will be months before the Carolina Blue fights the Duke Blue.
I may not be a native to the Carolinas... but the lack of college basketball is already making me BLUE.
Sure, when the clocked ticked to 0:00 the game was over, but I hadn't had enough.
We had covered Carolina Basketball for days building up to this game. (Just as we would have covered Duke, Wake, or State had they made it this far) We had a crew in St. Louis, we had done stories in Chapel Hill, and we had done stories here in the Triad.
But this was the game. Because of the outcome I didn't want to see it once and let go. I wanted to watch it over and over again. OK, maybe not the whole game. But I wanted to see the highlights, I wanted to hear from the players, I wanted to hear from Coach Williams, I wanted to hear from the analysts, I wanted to hear from the losing team, I wanted to keep that feeling of pride (as a fan of the team or just of the ACC) I wanted to see more of the excitement from Franklin Street. I wanted more. More. MORE.
After we got off the air this morning (12:35 am) I went home and turned on those sports shows. I kept flipping around to the various channels. I had watched the game but I wanted to see what others said about what I saw. I finally tore myself away from the TV and went to bed. But this morning, at the Y, with my headphones on, I was back at it.. listening to SportsCenter to hear what other pundits had to say. Then at work. We carried the Tarheels' return live going into our 5pm show. Tarheel stories were in each newscast. Tarheel pride was alive in the newsroom. Carolina Blue was everywhere. Tarheel hate was alive in some fans of other local teams. Everyone agreed the game was exciting. Even Duke fans admitted it was exciting (because it may mean more Carolina players will go pro) The talk was alive... but the game was over.
It will be months before there's another tip-off. It will be months before the Carolina Blue fights the Duke Blue.
I may not be a native to the Carolinas... but the lack of college basketball is already making me BLUE.
posted by gsonewser @ 9:30 PM
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