Not having watched the NCAA Tournament games on television as closely as usual, pardon if this observation is a little late in being passed along.
In each CBS telecast this past weekend, footage from last year’s NSU win over Iowa was used in a graphic promoting the Pontiac Game Changing Performance Contest.
Sunday, the promo ran when CBS came back from their commercial break after the “under 8 minute timeout” in the second half. I saw it in the Florida-Oregon game and told folks to watch for it at the same stage of the North Carolina-Georgetown game.
Fun to see Clifton Lee ripping the nets, Coach McConathy in front of a fired-up Demons bench, the shot dropping through and Tyronn Mitchell leaping upcourt. It couldn’t have been more than 10 seconds in a small panel at the bottom of the screen, but I could clearly see the “Northwestern State” on the jerseys.
Although there have been some good games in this year’s tournament, there’s been no such magic moment. A year removed from the Madness, it’s becoming more clear how remarkable last year’s NCAA Tournament truly was – not just for the Demons.
Doug Ireland, SID
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