So I'm a little late in posting this, and the rush of the win has died down, but Sunday night was perhaps the biggest basketball game I'll ever go to! Wake Forest (13-0) took on the University of North Carolina (12-1) here at the Joel Coliseum. Obviously the two schools are huge rivals being only a few hours apart. The arena was sold out to see the current #3 team in the nation (UNC) take on the #4 team!
Our friends from Peoria, Patrick and Kara Renick came out for the weekend (amidst some crazy travel dilemmas) and were able to join us for the fun! Patrick and Chris are like two peas in a pod. From the moment we met these guys at the UICOMP Residency second-look weekend, we knew we'd be fast friends. We're all Cardinals fans; We're all Hawkeyes fans; We're all black belts in tae kwon do (ok - I lied - that's just Patrick and Kara). Just like at the football games, the deacon mascot rides the Harley out onto the court for the pregame introductions. As you can imagine, the place was electric! 
With a tied score at halftime and a close game down to the end, we couldn't have asked for a better game. Obviously we were ecstatic that Wake pulled out the win 92-89. The fans swarmed the court post-game - it was madness and mayhem! (Oh, and props to the scoreboard person who thought to put the date on the scoreboard after the game. 1:11 = January 11. If they were really good, they would run the shot clock down from 35 to 09. But anyway...)
We also made our way down to the court after the game - but for slightly different reasons. We had been talking all weekend about how we liked those really short athletes: Darren Sproles (5'6"), Jacquizz Rodgers (5'7"), etc. And, what do you know - none other than Wake Forest grad Mugsy Bogues (who is a mere 5'3") was at the game! We could have just asked him to pose for a picture (because he was gladly doing that for anyone who asked) - but we were having more fun just trying to snap the nonchalant pose. 
OK - I've got to wrap this up quickly. The Wake Forest, now ranked #2 (or #3 depending on which poll you use) vs. Boston College game is about to start. And, interestingly enough, BC upset UNC back when they were #1 last week, so let's see if Wake can pull off another win. Go Deacs!
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ok.. so since we didn't get to go to a bowl game.. maybe a NCAA tournament game.!!!!. I saw that game.. WOW!!WOW!.. It was great and so glad you beat ROY.. (He should have stayed in Kansas and kept the glasses). we will discuss in Phoenix on your trip.. oh by the way.. it was 75 today.. bet you parents are glad they aren't in Peoria.. and your weather is... stay warm.. YOUR FAMILY>>>in AZ
Wow! Guess the coach didn't have to swap out his ENTIRE line during that game, did he?
Looks like a heck of a time. And good luck achieving that black belt--if memory serves, Chris used to have tae kwan do pjs when he was like five. (what a rock star!).
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