Brian Orange
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In no particular order ...
-Crew for the weekend was KingOtto, Cuseman78, nyfcan, StopCoolio, and John (sorry John, don't know your handle!).
-Atlanta was better than I thought as a host. Not a New Orleans or Indy (Indy is a GREAT time for big events - everything within walking distance). Atlanta has a ok amount of bars around the dome. Centennial Park was right there with concerts, etc. We could walk to the dome from our hotel, which is huge. That's really the key. But the SU radio pre game show on Friday, etc was away from the dome area. Stuff like that makes it more spread out and less fun.
-Got to meet for the first time TexanMark, JarheadJim and Lollipop Orange. They were with old friend Swish. Good time drinking pregame outside at a makeshift beergarden by the dome.
-Chatted with CTO at the official SU pregame party at the convention center before the game. Good time. Lots of BBQ. Free drinks (you paid to get in). Game on big screen. Well worth it.
-We booked our travel package through SU. I know this means spending a little extra money but it's worth it. They did a great job and everything is first class. I recommend.
-Bad planning by SU having Matt Park's radio broadcasts Friday, etc at the Hudson Grille in midtown. There's literally one across the street from the dome. He should have been there.
-Michigan fans kind of remind me of us. Travel very well. And they should probably have 1 or 2 more titles (them for football obviously). Only ran into/heard one obnoxious Mich fan. Halftime in concourse yells out to nobody in particular "How's your middle school defense now?". Rest were fine.
-Could not figure out the crowd breakdown all weekend -- which is good news for us. Two large state schools, one expecting to be here and an easy drive away, the other with a large fan base, and we still were not overwhelmed. I think we were 3rd but easily could have been 2nd. It was that close. Obviously WICH was 4th.
-Might be a tad dissapointed in the student section. There was a pocket of about 6 rows in the student section that was empty. Granted it was in the back but still. Kind of dissapointing. Everything else obviously filled. Also, did not see many creative signs or anything special. There was the Biden big head and a "Feeling Zesty" sign. Not much else. Could have used like a "Your Mother is a Wolverine" sign or something else.
-Former players/people that I saw -- Dave Bing, DC, Hakim Warrick, John Wallace, Lawrence Moten, Allen Griffin, pretty sure McNabb, Sean McDonnough, Tim Welsh, Dion Waiters, Rob Murphy (a sneaky all-time favorite of mine for his support at the height of the Bernie stuff) and I think Damone Brown (but isn't he in jail?).
-I thought we would win. Didn't say it (superstitious) but JB 9-0 vs Belien, 3-0 in National Semifinals, Michigan being a good but not great team. Oh well.
-If we play Michigan 10 times I think Mich wins 5.5 to 6 times. Even teams.
-We just couldn't make a shot. That's it. If MCW or James plays their game, we most likely win. Very simple. Defense was fine.
-It's a fun weekend. We lost but we were down 10 to Seton Hall in the BET right after an epic beatdown at Georgetown. Could have packed it in right there. Instead we went to the Final Four. That's the bottom line.
-Crew for the weekend was KingOtto, Cuseman78, nyfcan, StopCoolio, and John (sorry John, don't know your handle!).
-Atlanta was better than I thought as a host. Not a New Orleans or Indy (Indy is a GREAT time for big events - everything within walking distance). Atlanta has a ok amount of bars around the dome. Centennial Park was right there with concerts, etc. We could walk to the dome from our hotel, which is huge. That's really the key. But the SU radio pre game show on Friday, etc was away from the dome area. Stuff like that makes it more spread out and less fun.
-Got to meet for the first time TexanMark, JarheadJim and Lollipop Orange. They were with old friend Swish. Good time drinking pregame outside at a makeshift beergarden by the dome.
-Chatted with CTO at the official SU pregame party at the convention center before the game. Good time. Lots of BBQ. Free drinks (you paid to get in). Game on big screen. Well worth it.
-We booked our travel package through SU. I know this means spending a little extra money but it's worth it. They did a great job and everything is first class. I recommend.
-Bad planning by SU having Matt Park's radio broadcasts Friday, etc at the Hudson Grille in midtown. There's literally one across the street from the dome. He should have been there.
-Michigan fans kind of remind me of us. Travel very well. And they should probably have 1 or 2 more titles (them for football obviously). Only ran into/heard one obnoxious Mich fan. Halftime in concourse yells out to nobody in particular "How's your middle school defense now?". Rest were fine.
-Could not figure out the crowd breakdown all weekend -- which is good news for us. Two large state schools, one expecting to be here and an easy drive away, the other with a large fan base, and we still were not overwhelmed. I think we were 3rd but easily could have been 2nd. It was that close. Obviously WICH was 4th.
-Might be a tad dissapointed in the student section. There was a pocket of about 6 rows in the student section that was empty. Granted it was in the back but still. Kind of dissapointing. Everything else obviously filled. Also, did not see many creative signs or anything special. There was the Biden big head and a "Feeling Zesty" sign. Not much else. Could have used like a "Your Mother is a Wolverine" sign or something else.
-Former players/people that I saw -- Dave Bing, DC, Hakim Warrick, John Wallace, Lawrence Moten, Allen Griffin, pretty sure McNabb, Sean McDonnough, Tim Welsh, Dion Waiters, Rob Murphy (a sneaky all-time favorite of mine for his support at the height of the Bernie stuff) and I think Damone Brown (but isn't he in jail?).
-I thought we would win. Didn't say it (superstitious) but JB 9-0 vs Belien, 3-0 in National Semifinals, Michigan being a good but not great team. Oh well.
-If we play Michigan 10 times I think Mich wins 5.5 to 6 times. Even teams.
-We just couldn't make a shot. That's it. If MCW or James plays their game, we most likely win. Very simple. Defense was fine.
-It's a fun weekend. We lost but we were down 10 to Seton Hall in the BET right after an epic beatdown at Georgetown. Could have packed it in right there. Instead we went to the Final Four. That's the bottom line.
