There is a burning frog in my throat that I can’t clear. There is a stingy poke in my heart that won’t stop. And, there is a tear in my eye that I’m trying to hold back as I sit here watching the video @Vol_Hoops put on Twitter of the locker room speech Rick Barnes gave after the 99-94 loss to Purdue.
That’s everything you want as a sports fan. You don’t want the painful hurt losing causes. But, this was a team filled with amazing young men that gave their all to the team you call “yours.