NCAAM Basketball Gonzaga vs Baylor

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Originally Posted by nolemmings

I take it the night was all you had hoped. Congrats.

The night was definitely more than my wildest dreams! I took my 11yo son, and my circa 70yo cousin. My cousin had also never been to a game, either, and we've been talking for years that this is a bucket list item before we/he die. He's a rock n' roll guy, pays money for all the big concerts, had an amazing memorabilia collection from the 70s that he since auctioned off. But he wouldn't pay top dollar for Zags tickets. When I told him about the deal I had for tickets, he said it's now or never! We sat above the student section, I bet there were almost 2000 GU students, and it was infectious! We were rocking with them all night. My son said, before we even left our seats at the end of the game, "I think I want to go to Gonzaga!" $$$$ hahahahaha I don't think they could ever have a better advertisement for kids than what he saw last night!

If you didn't watch the end of the game, there is a Baylor dunk around 3:00 - 2:30 that posterized Mark Few's son, Joe. Student section was chanting, We want Joe! We want Joe! He got caught in a 3-1 transition and decided to play some weak defense. Baylor kid just about broke Joe's neck jumping over him. Joe ended up on the floor with the Baylor kid flexing over him. It shut the student section up! I'm not sure how Joe can show his face today in class. My son was furious, that's a foul! that's a foul! I couldn't convey to him that sometimes you're the thumb, and other times you're the bug. Last night, Joe was the bug.

Pics don't show it -- they are from halftime and after the game -- but the arena was probably 95-97% full. I think I saw it sold out once before when the Seattle Kraken came to town for their 1st season exhibition game. I got lucky that night and was gifted tickets from someone who knew my son was a hockey fan.




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