Fabulous hoop win

The Harvard basketball team had a huge upset win over Boston College tonight, and while even Harvard alumnus Mike Lynch was joking on WCVB that no one would be able to be able to guess who'd had the big win, it is a great win for our program. Admittedly, BC may have been letdown or tired after having beaten UNC in Chapel Hill on Sunday but that could easily have caused them to come out with excess energy and confidence.

The really annoying thing is that all the media in Chestnut Hill covering the firing of the BC football coach only yards away had all left before the basketball game began! I won't tell you the other incredibly annoying thing.

Picking Up the Pieces

There's always a sad empty feeling when the season ends, especially when your team should have trounced the Giants and instead wound up looking pitiful. Mike Lynch and Mike Dowling said it was almost as bad as when Aaron Boone hit that home run off Tim Wakefield in 2003. I can't help wondering if this is Tom's punishment for his behavior to Bridget but if so unfortunately he is not suffering alone. The media seems unwilling to blame Tom but are certainly eager to blame Belichick and certainly his leaving the field before time expired was classless.However, there is always something to look forward to - like Duke at Carolina on Wednesday night, and the long awaited return of Dickie V from throat surgery! If only I didn't have to worry about my nephews wearing Tarheel tee shirts in Virginia but I guess I can't blame my sister-in-law for wanting them to root for her school...

And let's not forget the Beanpot, where Harvard made the finals for the first time in ten years!