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If you just lost a national championship in OT after being up by nine with two minutes left in regulation, who’s the first person you’d want to see?
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, of course!
The SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS reports that the good reverend gave “hugs and encouragement” to Memphis players Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts, minutes after the Tigers’ 75-68 loss to Kansas.
I chose to start the second half thread with the sublime over the ridiculous. This blur of speed and agility is none other than newly minted Hall of Famer Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon. Thanks to Brooks for the attempt to capture a dream in pixels.
And now onto the ridiculous…
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Welcome to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game, otherwise known as The Last Chance to Make Back the Money You Lost on Your Brackets. Brooks has descended on San Antonio for the pinnacle of amateur sports, the podium for the purity of the human spirit, the reward for young men’s desire to succeed for the pride of their scho…
… no, but seriously, Brooks is at the Alamodome tonight for the game. We’ll be getting live reports from him all night. You can see his weekend report at FOXSPORTS.COM.
I will be your master of ceremonial snarkery, Tuffy. I’m drinking beer from Wisconsin tonight, so expect the repartee to be plodding and painful but fundamentally sound.
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Stephen Colbert has the Colbert Bump, granted to anyone appearing on his show. The subsequent positive publicity brings happiness to the recipient.
Now we can see the effects of an even greater bump: the Erin Andrews Bump. When she accepted the roses and hug from a Kansas cheerleader, she gifted them with the success they’re now experiencing. Everyone exposed to the Erin Andrews Bump feels much happier and more successful.
(Look, throw me a bone, okay? This one’s Grade A Turkey.)
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(Athleticism in action)
The Larry Brown Invitational continues with Kansas against North Carolina. Both Bill Self and Roy Williams have ordered their players to have fun tonight in a vain attempt to get them to relax. Tyler Hansbrough’s anus probably hasn’t unclenched since the third grade. No wonder he always looks like he will explode.
Hey, that’s an auspicious start if I ever saw one.
Again, Brooks is at the contest and will send reports as long as his phone survives. Unlike the other Alamo denizens, he’ll keep his powder dry and save his ammo until he’s needed. (Also, he looks great in a coonskin cap.)
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From Brooks at the half:
“We wonder if our efforts tonight will net us the annual Stephen A. Smith Blackberry blogger of the year award.
We’re really trying to figure out why they built the Alamodome. Besides arena football and one Final Four every 8 years, what was the point?
It’s a non-descript building that has no personality. We checked out the worst seats for the game earlier today and the view is absolutely insane. We hear they actually reside in Antiguan airspace.
We can certainly see why the Spurs wanted out.
As for the cheerleaders, we’re too far away to make a definitive judgment on who has a better squad. From afar, both sets of girls are smokin’. We don’t want to get too close, then you start to see the imperfections and it ruins the fantasy.
Halftime!”
Welcome to the First Annual Sports by Brooks Final Four Liveblog Marathon and Fish Fry! I’ll be your Fry Guy, Tuffy. Please take a plate, move through the buffet line, and have a seat where you’re comfortable. I’ll be by later to take your drink orders, though we only have orange drink.
Brooks himself, the owner of this here establishment, is on site at the game in San Antonio. We’ll be receiving updates from him during the contests tonight. For example, you can see here that the Final Four is apparently being held at Tomorrowland.
(Look, Ma! A flying machine!)
I will be stationed in the Tuffy Bunker with enough pale ale to knock even Manu Ginobli down. You know how tough that can be.
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If, say, hours before tip-off of the Final Four, you felt compelled to try to get a seat at the Alamodome tonight, prepare to pony up some dough, as the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS discovers tickets are going for as much as $6,000 apiece.
“As of Thursday morning, the average Final Four transaction on StubHub was $770, which could include between one and three games. That’s nearly $200 more than last year’s Final Four average. “
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS reports that
