Never take title game appearances for granted
I hope this exposure helps Michigan to recruit higher ranked guys that fit our system. I would hope it does. I think we'll get those guys and we'll get our natty soon!
This team and this run was special. Its going to take some time to fully appreciate how good it was.
I just feel for John Beilein. The man deserves a title. I hope we can get him one
Me too. One of these days, all the stars will align.
... for himself. I obviously don't know the man personally, but he seems to have a joy and perspective on life that allow him to be highly, but not overly, competitive. A winner who doesn't need to win to succeed or find victories.
That's a model this late 40s still sometimes man-child benefits from. Take the fun of the run to heart, and don't take the losses personally.
But I think part of the beauty is that he is ok with it. There can be honor in defeat. We fought. The better team won. He will be ok. A legend in my mind.
Wouldn't trade this run for anything else right now as it was great fun the last month. In the future we'll have a lotta respect due to '13 and this squad. We'll get one soon.
I'm hoping for a big year in gymnastics.
That nobody got this joke...
We're tied with Duke, except they're 5-6.
We're 1-6.
Obviously carried them to the title.
The rest of their team only made 17 shots, including only 5 from 20 on 3 pointers.
He hit 15 against Kansas, 12 vs. Texas Tech, 7 vs. West Virginia.
He averaged 10 PPG over his last 9 games.
Take anyone of those and we would have been in this one to the end.
The X factpr DiVincenzo burned us but I have to think if it wasn't him it would've been someone else. They were the best team all season and they proved it tonight. No shame. We had an incredible run. Congrats, Villanova.
P.S. At least we have a football team. And a hockey team. Those are two facets where they have no shot against us!
because it was so unexpected. As far as I am concerned, getting there is such an incredible achievement. But winning that last game puts you in a different dimension. Disappointing only from the possibility of greater achievement, not from the work effort, which was magnificent. So proud of this program and team.
Congrats on the big envelope/big email/however they tell people these days!
Yep, NCAA has weird rules when it comes to contrasting colors. Maize and white contrast, but apparently not enough.
Michigan wore maize vs Kansas's white in 2013. I don't know if the blue uniforms were Villanova's choice, Michigan's choice, or the NCAA's (i.e., "it was a mistake before,") but there doesn't seem to be a hard and fast rule on it.
I'll spell it for you - ginger Skeletor.
Just enjoy that we got to see Michigan in the finals again. There's a reason why we recognize NCAA teams that make the sweet 16 and final four. It's hard to make the finals. We were this year's Cinderella, but our run started in the BTT. We had a lot of dominos fall help us to the finals, but Villanova was loaded with talent and played like it. Still it was great to see Michigan in the final game and hopefully this helps the program recruit talent going forward.
in National Championship games. But then again, we are 7-0 in National Semifinals. Just keep pounding on that door until it splinters...
I've now gone to 3 of these things between hockey and basketball, and hoping to add 1 to the list this weekend. Maybe someday I will see a win. But I am absolutely thankful to even have the opportunity to support these Michigan teams in championship situations.
other teams wished to make it that far.
It was a great year.