Jim Nantz: “And this year, the confetti will fall for North Carolina...they’re not gonna be denied this time!”
Also Jim Nantz: “And Virginia...with the ALL-TIME turnaround title!”
As Nantz said that last quote, with the streamers falling to the floor in Minneapolis, I thought to myself that it seemed like a good, albeit pre-packaged, Jim Nantz title line (My all-time favorite of course will be “There’s a new Dean in college basketball!”). That lasted about ten seconds until a text from my father, UNC Class of 1982, popped up on my phone:
Dad: “All-time turnaround title” huh?