Nyah Nyah, Tony Kornheiser!

[RTFirefly]

Tony K. is a very funny guy. And as a sportswriter, well, he’s a very funny guy. I quote from his most recent column, right before the Final Four:

You can’t make any case for Indiana. I’m sorry, you can’t. The Hoosiers own the top win of the tournament, out-hustling and out-willing Duke in the Sweet 16. And the Hoosiers have the best backstory: Rising from the ashes of the Myles Brand-Bob Knight forest fire and rallying under their neophyte coach, Mike Davis. But nobody outside Bloomington believes Indiana will shoot 15 for 19 again from three-point range, like the Hoosiers did against Kent State, and win two games in Atlanta. Thanks for coming, guys. Here’s a hat and a bag. Drive home safely.

I’m rooting for the Terps tonight, but I want to see Indiana still in there with two minutes to go, just to scare the bejeezus out of Tony.

Not exactly a rant, but what the hey.

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

Tony’s BP probably went up some, but not a whole lot…

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/2002/ncaa_tourney/news/2002/04/01/maryland_indiana_ap/

This was the Terrapins’ first appearance in a national championship game and the senior-laden lineup came through over the final 9:42, pulling away from the Hoosiers to become the fourth straight No. 1 seed and eighth in the last 10 years to win it all.

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When he hit a 3-pointer with 9:42 to play, it gave Maryland (32-4) the lead for good at 45-44 and the Terrapins made sure even a small lead was safe this time.

[Snooooopy]

Michael Wilbon is much better on their TV show. Kornheiser’s kind of wooden.