written by Mike Unger
1 p.m. - It's been quite the whirlwind week around here. In just five short days, AU has gone from afterthought to national darlings. Sunday's selection show party at Mary Graydon Center drew scores of students, alumni, and fans - and almost as much national and local media. Come Monday, the afterglow of victory still hadn't worn off.
After a press conference yesterday, Garrison Carr sheepishly admitted to being "a minute" late to his Spanish class. Hey, it's been a busy week, we'll cut the Patriot League Tournament MVP some slack. Instead of a glare from his professor, he was greeted with an ovation from the entire class.
"Every class I went to today, the teachers acknowledged me. All the students around campus have been telling us thanks and good luck. In terms of all the media and attention we've been receiving, I didn't expect all this, but now that I'm here I'm enjoying it. Everyone else is being interviewed in other programs, so we should be as well."
"There is definitely a buzz on campus," said Brian Gilmore. "Whether I heard people talking about trying to get tickets for the tournament or just the win [over Colgate]. Each class I walked into professors mentioned something to me, many of the students did the same. It's good to see that we have that kind of support."
Thanks for checking out the blog. To use a little Alabama parlance, y'all come back again, ya hear?
(Thanks to Amelia (Lay) Lovette, senior Travis Lay's sister, who wrote in to say "It is actually 'y'all come back now, ya hear!'" She's heading down to Birmingham from New York City to watch the game, and she's fired up)
