SWEET!

My nephew, Chris and I, went to the Energy Solutions Arena to see the "Sweet 16" 

and "Elite 8" in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament! (Chris was always my "go-to"

companion for years to BYU football and Utah Jazz games.  Now, married, father of 2 girls

with a little boy on the way.)  In 3 games, we saw a #1 team eliminated, a double overtime game, and an underdog team from a midmajor conference 

upset a #2 team! It was soooo fun!

The arena and atmosphere was really different!

If you did not know you had walked into the

Energy Solutions Arena, you would not know where you were!

Everything hanging from the rafters were taken down.

(Retured jerseys, etc.)

All adds were covered in black.

Of course, there was the tournament floor.

The atmosphere was different, too.

People were not as excited as they were at a Jazz game.

They were not invested in the teams.

The best part, was the NCAA does not sell beer!

There were also few kids running around.

LOOK CLOSELY AT THE MASCOTS!

Butler Bulldogs

Xavier Muskateer

Kansas State Wildcat

...and the cutest mascot of all...Syracuse Orangeman

Just a little post tournament info.

The Utah Jazz drafted one of the players

that played in this tournament from Butler . . . Gordon Hayward.

Hope he does well for the Jazz!