Growing up loving and playing basketball was a big part of my youth. Sometime in the mid to late 80’s I became a huge fan of college basketball. What is more exciting than March Madness? My brother and friends spent many a night watching the tournament in March.
We’d talk about how it would be amazing to someday go to a Final Four. It seemed out of reach for us kids from Nova Scotia. As we grew up we kept the dream alive about going ‘someday’.
We would have the 1st BBQ of the season on Final Four weekend, some were in good weather, once in a snow storm, but we always had cold beer and lots of opinions on who would be the winner; that was the fun part!
I started out as an Indiana fan, probably a combination of the movie Hoosiers and the book I read at least 10 times, A Season on the Brink. I was obsessed with Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers.
And who doesn’t remember Keith Smart from the corner to win the championship in ’87!
Later I loved watching Duke in the 90’s and they’re still my number 1.
I’m pretty sure I jumped on the coffee table after this ending!
2017 is the year we will live out a dream of attending the Final Four. We’re heading to Phoenix, Arizona this week. My Duke Blue Devils won’t be there but it’ll be a bucket list for us to be in the stands.
Watch out Phoenix for the beer drinking, fired up fans from Nova Scotia!
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