Good luck, Chuck Elias !

[Back In The Saddle]

Make that 4 well-wishers

C O N G R A T S!!!

[socalreff]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Thank you to the hundreds dozens several? well-wishers.

It was fun but completely uneventful. The final on Saturday will match the #1 ranked team in the country against a #15-seed in the tournement. Both semi-final games went to the final seconds; and the Winona game went to OT. I was on TV for about 5 seconds when the crew went to the monitor to review a 2-point/3-point try.

The only time I was even close to participating was when one of the game officials tripped and landed on a couple of cheerleaders on the endline. The crew kidded me at halftime, saying that they saw me with my jacket off and ready to run onto the court, but it wasn't even close.

Put me down as another NCAA official "whose run is over".

Just curious what was covered in the pregame meeting with the NCAA Reps? And what was required of you? Wondering if it's the same everywhere....