Sister Jean guarantees Loyola will win the national championship
Just spit my coffee out of my mouth
March 25th, 2018 at 12:56 AM ^
March 25th, 2018 at 12:57 AM ^
Love Sister Jean, but guess what Honey, we heathens are coming!
March 25th, 2018 at 12:59 AM ^
March 25th, 2018 at 12:59 AM ^
(a factual statement)
She's just a nun who says that Loyola's number one
But she kids herself a ton
Duncan now plays defense
Be careful who yhe guards
Poole goes around breaking Houston's hearts (hee hee)
He came around a ball screen and smoked his man for two
Watch out for the boys in blue
'Cause John Belein is the truth (hey hey)
Loyola seems like a decent team but they haven't played anyone before the tourney. We're better than Miami, Tennessee, and Nevada.
Yeah right!! If Michigan doesn't smoke em, Puke or Nova will. No way in hell do they win it.
We just beat Christ, Sister Jean.
Whatever.
(I'm not looking forward to the borderline religious stuff that will come up this week with her a prominent figure.)
Couldn't agree more. We're in for a bumpy ride.
Everyone needs to just tone it down.
She's a nice little old lady that is happy for her team (and knows her stuff too). Good for her. Of course she's going to cheer for them.
In two weeks it will all be over.
Yes, the media will make too big a thing of it to the point of annoyance. It's what they do.
Do you think that there weren't people last year that got tired of hearing about our plane crash that wasn't really quite what you think of when you hear "plane crash"?
They went over the top with it. And they'll go over the top with Sister Jean.
So what? It's entertainment.
Let it go.
March 25th, 2018 at 11:34 AM ^
Me either. Some of the comments in this thread are disgraceful.
who cares what she says? and what else do you expect her to say: that she is all prayed out and will lose Saturday?
March 25th, 2018 at 11:47 AM ^
At the post game presser one of the reporters mentioned everyone will be rooting against Michigan in this game cheering for the Underdog. Let's use that as motivation not Sister Jean.
In all honesty, if Loyola Chicago was playing anyone but Michigan in the Final 4, I'd also be cheering for them!
One more thing, we need James Earl Jones to put out the video this week with the basketball team as representing the Greatest University In the Country!
I'll play Devil's Advocate and say, "Nuh-uh!" And Beate Wagner is the superior mother.
BTW, she's not significant for her role. She's significant (and it's cool) because of her age.
Every team has religious fans. Michigan has at least one Baptist pastor who roots for them. It doesn't affect outcomes.
Let them overlook Michigan this week. Let 'em.
March 25th, 2018 at 10:43 PM ^
Yup, God's sport is football.
Time to bring in the heavy weight.
We'll see what happens in San Antonio and I'm expecting a great game.
Outside of that, I don't get the vitriol being directed at a 90+ year old woman who loves her team. All she's been is class and, whether one agrees with her religious beliefs or not, she never asked for the spotlight that seems to have made her such a target for blatant and unecessary disrespect.
Seriously elated for Michigan heading to the Final Four but this ugliness towards her from some Michigan fans... It's beneath the dignity of the Coach and Team.
Like I said, though, the exposure isn't her fault. To my knowledge she never sought it so I can't be mad at her. And she's the team chaplain so she is focused on helping people: the team and other members of the program. I get what you meant but she's not there just as a fan.
Anyway, I appreciate your perspective.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
Exactly. She's an elderly woman who is a passionate supporter of her university's basketball team. But she's not pointing the cameras at herself or sticking the microphones in her own face. It's CBS who's responsible for turning human interest into human over-saturation.
And let's imagine that sensible shoe is on the other foot: Suppose we had our own elderly nun ("Sister Whosis") who sang "The Victors" from her wheel chair after every Michigan victory.
Would we get annoyed when the camera cut to her at every opportunity, or would we think it was great that she was getting all this attention?
Give her a break, folks.
... or something like that.
Everyone in the country (world?) is going to be against us, and it's kinda fun.