Villanova has now been involved in two of the greatest Final games in NCAA history. They were overwhelming underdogs against the Patrick Ewing led Georgetown Hoyas in 1985. They played a nearly perfect game and still won by only 2 points. It stands as the greatest Final in my book. Last night, every expert picked North Carolina with their monster sized front line, to crush Nova. It wasn’t meant to be.
The Villanova team represented everything you should love about amateur sports. There probably isn’t an NBA level player on their roster, they are undersized, and come from a program that doesn’t nearly have the resources as North Carolina. But, they had heart, grit, determination, and a never say die attitude. Their coach, Jay Wright, is one of the classiest, nicest coaches in the country, and also one of the best at designing defenses to stop big men.
The game will go down as one of the five best in NCAA Finals history. The last 15 seconds were spectacular. I’m proud to be an alumnus of Villanova. They deserve all the accolades they are getting today. GO NOVA!!!
Let the celebration begin.
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