cleaning the glass

Las Vegas - Before we get to the pick, check out one of the most CREATIVE ways to get into the Final Four.

One of my oldest friends, lets just call him Cowboy, has a phenomenal story, in his own words.

'Thought I would share a memory from the 1990 Final Four in Denver 32 years ago. Really wanted to see the semi's, Duke vs. Hogs, then UNLV vs. Georgia Tech. Can I get a ticket? No WAY. So, my brother-in-law is a Denver cop, and was patrolling the arena for scalpers. He arrests me, cuffs and all. Throws me in the back seat and off to the arena and the holding cell. Didn't think there would be much going on outside but the place was jammed with people. Out of the police car and all eyes are on the Cowboy. Humbling Benj, HUMBLING. Into the arena and into the holding cell. I ESCAPE! Actually, my bro-in-law let me go. Found an open seat and watched both Final Four games. WITHOUT THE CUFFS!'

If anyone has a better story, yell.

And now the Championship Game. So, Kansas breezed past a Villanova team that did NOT have all its weapons. And North Carolina squeezed out a win in an EPIC game against arch-rival Duke. Which bench will Uncle MO be sitting on? We're thinking Tar Heels, and here's why. North Carolina's road to the Final was WWAAYY tougher than the Jayhawks ride. The Heels had to deal with Baylor (#1), Duke (#2), UCLA (#4), Marquette (#9) and Cinderella St. Peter's (#15). And or course, all the Coach K noise in the last game. Kansas had a virtual cakewalk starting with Texas Southern (#16), Creighton (#9), Providence (#4), Miami-Florida (#10) and Villanova (#2). But without Justin Moore, 'Nova had NO chance. Not diminishing the Jayhawks for a second, but c'mon, Carolina was in the deep end, and Kansas was mostly in the baby pool. David McCormack was a beast against Villanova, scoring 25 points, but the Wildcats didn't have a starter over 6'8". So, Mr. McCormack, meet Armando Bacot, who had ONLY, are you sitting, 43 rebounds in the last two games. Yea, FORTY THREE!!! Also LOVE the way Caleb Love has played his way into the 1st round of the NBA draft. The GLASS will be the key to this game. Lemme leave you with this final stat. The Jayhawks are 22-0 when they hold teams to 30 rebounds or less, and only 1-3 when teams get over 30 boards. North Carolina averages FORTY ONE PER GAME! And that is CLEANING THE GLASS! Heels for the money BAABBBEEE!

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