Danes…

I’m sure everyone else is bloging about this too…but I have to write something about the Danes making it to the NCAA tournament.  This really isn’t a sports blog though since I really know nothing about the topic.  To me this is an awesome local news story.  I have put-off writing about a local news story because I usually feel like the only things to write are depressing, but this is great!

 

Even though we didn’t get far, the Danes making it to the tournament really put Albany on the map for something positive.  It was really cool to feel everyone in the capital region getting excited for the game too.  The night the game was on, I was out at dinner with my parents at a nice restaurant.  I couldn’t sit still so I went to the bar to see if the game was on.  When I walked in, I found tons of people crowed around the TV watching the Danes play U Conn.  (Students, kids, adults…everyone.)  Even the waiters and waitresses were there watching the game with 6 minutes left.  (The manager made them get back to work of course).

 

I guess the whole thing just made me really happy for our school and our community.  This is one of the first times I really ever cared about who was going to win a sporting event.  Now that it’s all over, I am just proud of our school and happy that this event brought so many people in the community, young and old, together.

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