First a serious, and sincere Thank You to all the troops serving and who have served, Thanks for keeping our country safe, and fighting, in part to allow overly opinionated bloggers such as myself, to continue espousing opinions and rants whenever I see fit.
Now, that said, do you think you guys can ensure that UNC gets the good side of the court, the one where the sun isn't in their eyes, and maybe the wind isn't so bad? I don't know if you guys heard, but this game counts, and I'd hate to see my team go down on opening night because of weather...that's just not how basketball is supposed to be decided. I mean, it's cool, I love that they're honoring the troops, but couldn't they have just sold tickets to active military only at a local arena? My very first thought upon hearing this was, "man I hope none of the 'Heels get sea sickness. Is that really what basketball fans should be worried about on opening night? Players puking from sea sickness.
And don't these ships have insides? There's no where in that city sized ship that a basketball court and some bleachers can be thrown together? It just seems odd that the NCAA, after decades of playing on land, and in-doors, would choose to play on a boat and outside, out of the blue...and it's not like its an expedition game, or two mid-major teams, these are major teams.
