This week and this weekend (and next weekend and the one after that) the world of college hoops celebrates conference tournaments – like the perennial MAC Tourney at The Q – and, eventually, the NCAA’s Big Dance – which’ll wrap up with “One Shining Moment” on April 3.
The true charm and drama of the Tournament usually comes in the first four days – a time in which David can truly slay Goliath. At least one scrappy little school will come out of the first weekend as the darlings of March.
Gonzaga used to be considered one of those feisty underdogs that everyone rooted for.