markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

It's probably available at your local library. It is at mine.
Mark

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

Exactly.. I have seen to many college athletes were oh so dominate in college and never were successful at the pro level, other sports included.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

I did not say it was not a foul....guest you dont watch much ball. I don't even say it should not have been called..just that it would have been ignored in most games..I feel bad for the kid that it got called on..especially since the shooter missed.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I'll check my library first. Good idea.

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

As both the father and spouse of Auburn grads I was absolutely thrilled at the play of the Auburn Tigers in the NCAA tourney. They somehow found a way to win until they didn't, and were certainly not expected to get to the "Final Four' as a number five seed. Coach Bruce Pearl was at his apoplectic best along the sidelines, about to have a heart attack, as usual. Whatever issues Bruce faced or was involved in at Tennessee, he has taken a moribund Auburn program and given us one more thing to be proud of.

I have to agree with TriX that the missed double-dribble call had as much effect on the outcome of the game as the final foul committed by Doughty in the final couple of seconds, but have to say that I recognize how hard it is to see everything that goes on when you have ten people running in different directions at top speed. The ref blew the no call. That's not in doubt. However, IF we had scored one more basket in the game, or IF we hadn't committed that final foul, the blown call would not have mattered.

We are proud of our Tigers accomplishments this season, and the motivation engendered by the entire coaching staff. Thanks to the couple of 'Hogs' who gave our team their 'props' up above. The only thing left to say is: GO RED RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

Tim Tebow?? A great person but never a pro-quality quarterback during his entire tenure at Florida

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Duplicate...

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Auburn did a great job in the tournament, and I’m sorry they didn’t win it all (even though they beat us).

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

That would be one example for sure.....
I have friend who's son set and still holds receiving records at a major college he survived teo years in the NFL as a backup only...I think he did start two or three games but only because of injury to the starting receiver.. but I guess he can claim that he played in the NFL which more than most can say.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Mark, as great as UTEP's national championship was, there was another rather infamous incident that occurred about ten years later. Two fellow h.s. classmates of mine were involved, both excellent track men. Both black. They had received scholarships to UTEP after graduating h.s. in '67. It didn't last long. I believe it was in '68 that UTEP had a scheduled meet with BYU. Now BYU at the time did not admit blacks, so the blacks on UTEP's squad decided to boycott the meet. They were told that if they did they would be kicked off the team and lose their scholarships. Well, they boycotted the meet and, indeed, were kicked off the squad and lost their scholarships. I'm not sure of the name of the book, but Dan Jankins wrote this story up in one of his books. That was the end of my friends' college careers at UTEP.

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

Thanks for that. Most of us thought each game would be our last. I thought Kentucky would oust us but the guys finally beat them in the SEC tournament and proved to themselves that a Tiger can beat a Wildcat twice in a year after losing to them twice in the same year, though it did take an overtime period to do it.

I'm sure the Tarheels will be back next year. We won't have the same scrappy underdogs next year with graduations and the lure of NBA millions. A pleasure hearing your thoughts.

DeanS Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina

I have difficulty with seeing detail on tv screens (any detail anywhere for that matter), but will bet a bunch that the dd was not the only call missed in that game, or in most games. Players , coaches, and refs are all still human at this point. Play on!

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

True courage. Thanks, Steve.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Fortunately, the Mormons think differently today.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I did some Googling, Mark. Bob Beamon was on that UTEP track team, too. His historic jump came in October of '68, after he'd lost his scholarship at UTEP in the spring, so he had to work out on his own. The article that I found listed nine athletes, my friends weren't listed, but they would have been freshman, so maybe they weren't involved since freshman didn't play varsity sports at that time. I'll have to text the friend who told me about it.