OT: Northwestern Wins

Submitted by FauxMo on

First, congrats to Northwestern on their first ever tourney win. That must feel incredible.

Second, and more importantly, did anyone else just see Pat Fitzgerald enter the locker room to congratulate the basketball team, go full Brian Kelly blueberry, and "celebrate" by repeatedly punching either a student manager, assistant coach, or injured player? He punched the guy at least six times, by my count, but it could have been more... 

FauxMo

March 16th, 2017 at 7:08 PM ^

I admit, it was pretty sweet. But it reminded me of that overzealous dude from your fraternity that still thinks you're both 20 and has several beers and punches you in the arm every time he makes a joke. Yeah, that guy... 

Ricky Spanish

March 16th, 2017 at 7:06 PM ^

Until I watched Skip and Shannon: Undisputed this morning. Skip went off on how Vandy was going to whoop NW, and how Vandy was a better school, in a better conference, and all around more talented. Kind of annoyed me, but that's why the show exists.

Bambi

March 16th, 2017 at 7:32 PM ^

Have to acknowledge the foul Fisher-Davis for Vandy at the end there. Vandy hits a shot to go up 1 with 18 seconds left, Fisher-Davis thinks his team is down 1 and not up, so he immediately fouls an 86% FT shooter. NW hits them both and gets the win. Heart breaking for the kid.

This win for NW also leaves Nebraska as the only P5 school without a tourney win.

1VaBlue1

March 16th, 2017 at 10:26 PM ^

I was listening to the radio call on my drive home, they said that Vandy's coach pointed at the NW player for Davis to stay with him.  Confusion ensued, and Davis erroneously fouled the guy.  They said coach grabbed his head and was apoplectic.  

Oopsy...

Congrats to NW on their first ever tourney win, though!

Michifornia

March 17th, 2017 at 12:36 AM ^

Used to live in Evanston so glad for the school in general, but they sure have gotten some lucky breaks this year.  Feel bad for the Vandy kid.  They still could have won but he's gonna have a tough time forgetting this one for a while.