One more game. One more more point. And one last chest bump.
Coach Brad Stevens and his Butler team hope to celebrate a win, cut down the nets and be crowned 2011 NCAA Champions.
Everything has been written and everything has been said. Finally in a couple of hours, the NCAA Championship game will tip-off from Houston—at 9:23 p.m. EST on CBS.
Nothing says big …
The final game is set. No. 3 UConn and 8th-seeded Butler. One will be the only team to finish the season with a postseason win while the other goes home a loser.
Butler won their 14th consecutive game to earn a trip back to the NCAA Championship game, meeting the Huskies. It’s Dawg vs. Dog. Let’s just hope Mike Vick isn’t involved. I know, cheap …
This Butler-VCU game should be for the national title. No, they aren’t the most athletic or talented teams, but sometimes it’s more about teamwork and desire. Both of the qualities the two “underdog” teams possess.
Virginia Commonwealth was one of the teams that others counted off because they didn’t deserve to make the tournament. According to these ESPN experts, VCU had not earned a NCAA …
Butler is headed back to the Final Four.
Sounds a bit weird, right?
Due to the recent success and late season success, Butler gear is in high demand. Dawg fans, alumni, and family in Indianapolis are headed to the spirit shop inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. Those outside the city are limited to the online store.
Quite a few readers have sent me an email or replied …
The Butler Bulldogs refuse to let another special season end. In a thrilling fashion, the Bulldogs squeezed passed the Florida Gators 74-71 in overtime to return to the Final Four, this time in Houston.
Led by Coach Brad Stevens, the Bulldogs were able to take down the Gators in an extra period, where they were previously 0-3 in overtime on the season.
The Dawgs certainly …
It’s happening again. Butler is busting brackets at a town near you. And after maybe the most improbable run in sports; a run that sent a small school from Indiana three inches from winning a national title… they’re doing it again. And this time without their best player, without the ninth pick in the NBA Draft Gordon Hayward. Teams rarely can just reload after losing …
In the midst of what could be another big night for Butler basketball, it has me thinking, “How many of these fans are truly Butler fans?”
I remember Chris Denari telling me a couple years ago that when he started, they had about 10 season ticket holders. Now there are over a thousand.
The success in the last decade has been strong, especially with the …
Matt Howard exemplifies the Butler Way. He is one of the five seniors that will finish their career with the most wins in school history and it didn’t happen by accident.
Howard has done everything he can the last four years to make himself and his teammates better, both on and off the court.
That is why when all is said and done this season, …