Greetings from New Orleans--the Crescent City, NOLA...the Big Easy. This city embraces big events and last night's scene on Bourbon Street and the French Quarter was a reminder of why New Orleans is a perfect town for hosting Final Fours and Super Bowls.
Let's file our first "view from the (Super) dome" report, shall we?
- Many Kansas fans found it necessary to drive to New Orleans given the lack of flights or the cost of air travel. There are three different routes, via Mapquest, and we chose the shortest route. I can attest that highways in southern Missouri, into Arkansas and then into Mississippi leave much to be desired.
- Spotted on the streets last night--Jeanell Taylor (Tyshawn Taylor's mother) and Angel Morris, mom of Marcus and Markieff Morris. We introduced ourselves and got big smiles from both of the proud moms.
- The leader in the fan clubhouse thus far is Kentucky. As expected, Big Blue Nation showed up in force and dominated the licensed apparel contest on Bourbon Street and elsewhere in NOLA. By my count, Kansas and Louisville fans were tied for second followed by Ohio State.
- A Pat O'Brien Hurricane should come with a "one drink limit" warning.
- Much is being made of Jared Sullinger versus Thomas Robinson in game two of today's action. One, Jeff Withey will guard Sullinger, which will be a very important match-up. But, the match-up which I think will decide the game is Tyshawn Taylor and Aaron Craft. In the December meeting between these teams, Taylor had 13 assists and Craft fouled out.
- This is the fifth Final Four to be played in the Superdome, now called the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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