There is a God

And the robes of God are, oh, let me think, colored Old Gold and Blue.

In case you don't follow college basketball and, in particular, UConn college basketball, you need to be told that, oh, let me think, West Virginia University defeated UConn tonight, not in 'convincing fashion', which would mean by 20 points or so, but adequately, 10 points or more. And all is well in God's country this night--West Virginia, in case you don't know, is definitely God's country.

But a little piece of God's Country is embedded in the soul of every Mountaineer.

I've had a lot of problems living in CT, the worst of which is that I hate UConn athletic teams because they play in the Big East Conference with WVU.

People used to ask me, "who's you favorite football team?" and I'd say, "WVU and which ever team is playing Notre Dame this week.

I want every Big East team, in whatever sport, to lose so that WVU will move up in whatever standings they are.

By the way, WVU has won the rifle competition in the NCCA for something going on 20 years. I'm not sure which other Big East schools have rifle teams, but don't, whatever you do, mess with West Virginia.

So, taking a big breath, remembering how John Flowers blocked Kimba Walker's shot, how Dennis Kolichia, the 'big Turk' dunked over the big African who is 5 inches taller, how Joe Massula hit more 3 point shots against UConn that he had all year long, how UConn kept fouling 'Truck' Bryant down the stretch and he kept making the shots, how Huggie Bear ((what we call coach Bob Huggins) just shook Jim Calhoun's hand, rather than hugging him and whispering in his ear like he does with every other coach....well, I'm in hog heaven....the dawn will be bright and God is in heaven and all is right with the world.

Let's go Mountaineers!

Montani Semper Liberi--Mountaineers are always free...and, tonight, at any rate, better than UConn in basketball.

Amen.