I keep wondering why someone hasn't come up with a better name for it. Awesome 8? Aching 8? Evil 8?
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Mar 23, 2012, at 9:49 AM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 23, 2012, at 12:36 AM, Badrish wrote: > >> ELITE EIGHT BABY!!!! > > Glad we're in it, but I've always hated that term. > > For years, this round was called the Regional Finals. > > The three rounds that begin the weekend had nicknames, as there were 5 days > that the press had nothing to do but write about the upcoming games; > > The Big Dance; > The Sweet 16; and > The Final Four. > > Now, someone has decided that every round needs a nickname, so they can > copyright it and sell more coffee mugs or whatnot. > > As a result, we have abominations like "the Elite Eight" or the particularly > odious "Final Two." The thought that the National Championship game is called > the Final Two makes me ill. > > /rant > > -Zeb > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
