Omaha II

Picked up my son-in-law in Bellevue and headed to the game. Packed stadium. Probably 60-40 or 70-30 KU to Duke fans but both were fired up. Quite a few locals and lots wearing Creighton gear just enjoying the game.

During the game, there was a moment when the crowd was asked to do dance moves for the camera. KU fans were mazing and the Duke fans much less so, I turned to the neutral fan sitting next to me, an Omaha native, and said "Duke fans may have more money but we have more fun." He and his friend just cracked up.

Great game and would have been very sad to lose but the team pulled it out. Gutsy 3 by Svi, especially after missing two in a row. Everyone talked about Malik's 32 points but the defense he played on Allen was even better. I thought all the way through that we were the better team but just was not catching some of the breaks. The out-of-bounce play occurred at our end and it did seem to clearly go off the Duke player but I have been told that the replays were not quite as convincing.

We owned OT. As we won, the young man in front of me yelled that his heart was racing. I told him that he had nothing on me, My heart attack and by-pass surgery six months ago and the resulting new plumbing meant that, while I had to work at keeping calm, I was able to handle the stress just fine, thank you.

The drive home listening to the post-game show was much faster than driving up alone. Long visits with Dare and Skyping with my daughter living in Vancouver helped as did the company.

Stopped for gas on the Iowa side of the Iowa/Missouri border. I refuse to buy gas and have the sales tax go to that state.

Between the game and the drive, sleep was not great. May need to take a nap.

I am going to San Antonio with my daughter. My first Final Four. Helps to be retired.