I will now take you through the thought process of one Steven Pledger before the initial free-throw is shot.
"I have to be prepared to shoot this ball if it get's tapped out to me. If it does get tapped to me I'll obviously make it. It's actually great luck we're at home, because the co-eds will obviously be all over me when I send this to overtime, score 40 in OT, setting an NCAA record, and singlehandedly turn around what's been a frustrating season. I hope that big boobed chick from sociology is here. Since I always sit right in front of her and then frequently turn around to look at her while pretending to look at something else, it's hard to tell whether she's actually looking at me, or the professor, but I bet it's me. After I make this shot they'll be no doubt she's looking at me."
(free-throw bounces of the backboard then the rim and is serendipitously tipped into Steven's hands)
"Wonderful, here comes the basketball. I hope sociology chick isn't wearing a bra because it's about to be court stormin' time and I'd love to watch her run. The only thing left to do is grab the ball, check, shoot the ball, check, and make sure to celebrate while the ball is in the air. I think I'll go with a fist pump, but a kneeling one. There's like to be a seismic shock of fan jubilation after I send this to overtime, so I better brace myself by putting a knee on the ground."
(the ball clangs unceremoniously off the rim and fans head for the exits after watching Oklahoma fall to 3-9 in conference)
"goodbye sociology girl...for now...we'll always have sociology."
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