We stand a few hours away from Butler v. Duke for the national championship. A classic case of something versus something else! Throw out the record books! Donnybrook! Sporting event!
I am actively avoiding any extended commentary leading up to the game, because I am choosing to not be annoyed. Butler is really, really good. And I have no desire to read about the potential for a monumental upset brewing if Butler can outclass Duke.
And I don’t really care for the “return to glory” stories about Duke. We get it; the Blue Devils tend to be good at basketball. And they have been for about 20 years now.
Neither of those aspects are particularly interesting to me, nor is fact that seven white players will start tonight. It’s too obvious to be flippant about, and I don’t think it is important enough to be serious about. It’s just a thing.
But as fans enjoy the success of their respective programs, there is an equally large (media) contingent content to revel in the failure of some other teams.
And it seems Kentucky bears the brunt of the most recent of this criticism. Read the rest of this entry »
Sports is a Palindrome 