It must be the year of the Gators. University of Florida officials couldn’t be more excited: three national championships in two major sports in one year. What more could they ask for? The media attention Florida is getting now is nothing short of remarkable. Gainesville is now known as “Titletown” by sports fans everywhere.
And poor Ohio State. They’re getting so much attention, but for being second best in the two major college sports. The Buckeyes are cursed: they can’t beat the Gators. Troy Smith couldn’t do it. Greg Oden couldn’t do it – and he got two tries. But the national championship game gave Ohio State a ton of publicity, and they can’t be upset about that. They have proven their strength in athletics, but they also proved that Florida has a better athletic program.
What about the women? Rutgers made an unexpected run to the championship game of the women’s tournament but was crushed by the Lady Volunteers of Tennessee. As upset as I am that Rutgers didn’t win the championship, I was happy the Lady Knights helped put Rutgers on the map. The Rutgers football team made history this past season with a wonderful football record and bowl game victory, and the women making the championship helped Rutgers make its name better known.
All in all, the Division I basketball championships were wonderful for the public relations at all the involved universities. With that said, go Gators!
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