Amidst all this GOP presidential dysfunction, it’s nice to be able to lose yourself in March as your favorite college basketball team makes a run in the tournament. The Sooners find themselves in the same region with defending champion Duke on the other side of the bracket. What a storyline this would provide if OU plays Duke in the regional final with ex OU head coach Jeff Capel sitting next to Coach K as his assistant head coach.
Don’t get me wrong, Lon Kruger has done a fantastic job, but I liked Capel and wished it would have turned out differently in Norman for him. People forget OU made two consecutive NCAA Tournaments with Capel and NPOTY Blake Griffin. OU even made an Elite 8 appearance before losing to eventual national champion North Carolina.
Duke is my second favorite college team after OU, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed the winner of the West Region will be either OU or Duke.
How can you not love Coach K? He’s the one those GOP operative knuckleheads should write in for president at the convention in Cleveland. Or maybe even a Kasich/Coach K ticket.