underdogs.....

ok, so i was rooting for winthrop to beat gonzaga.........and chattanooga to beat wake.......the notion of the little guy besting the superpower reminds me of......well...dhs trying to beat dunbar at quick recall.....a magnet school versus a depleted city system.....4 m.i.t.-bound whiz-kids versus a singular pre-ivy leaguer.......dhs came close, but not close enough.......last season i made it my business to root for boston, who (whom?) i perceived as the underdog to the evil empire (nyyankees).......and i was absolutely delighted that my personal favorite underdogs won the world series.......in my dreams a #16 team will win the ncaa one day.....in my lifetime if there is a God.......just because....for no better reason that because it warms the heart to know that heart can make up for poorly funded/supported/ballyhooed systems......and now that boston has a world series........i may have to direct my personal pathos toward another underdog...say chicago cubs or cleveland.......but for now.....i must make ith through march madness.....and the rooting for lost causes........maybe that #16 team farliegh-whatever can beat illinois.....now that would be great basketball........