The game was played in Indianapolis so it may as well have been a home game for the Indiana based Irish. Even the refs seemed to be favoring Notre Dame, especially early in the second half - five fouls called on the Aggies in the first three minutes, putting three of our women in foul trouble. A couple of the fouls looked suspect but thanks to ESPN's low budget coverage we fans were not given the benefit of instant replay. Despite the questionable calls, the Aggies kept their positive outlook and ultimately won the game.
The crowning event for me, when it came to proving a bias, was this: After the Aggies won the championship game and the stars and streamers were released from the rafters, I started to notice the colors.
I'll let you see for yourself.
Green, gold and blue. Notre Dame colors. On some level it just made the unexpected victory that much sweeter.
Congratulations Aggies, first time Women's NCAA Champions!
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Congrats! What a sweet, sweet victory.
I don't follow women's basketball, but the streamer colors do tell a story!
Congrats to your team!
BTW - I loved "Brooklyn" too.
In an unsportsmanlike comment that I am good at...at least the Aggie’s got to stomp on the steamers, too. Ground them under their shoes.
Our family harks from UT & Baylor, so no one loves the Aggies. But after we recovered from A&M's whupping of the Lady Bears, we rooted for the Aggie women and I LOVED seeing them win it all. A lot of heart on that team.
I'm glad you're so jazzed! Personally, I'm such a sport idiot that I'm just proud right now that I realized you were typing about, um, hockey?
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