God Opens a Window ...

UT's hopes of being No. 1 in the nation were dashed on Jan. 7, but that was football. That season's over and now for the first time in school history, the UT basketball is ranked No. 1!! First time in UT history that their basketball team has ever been ranked No. 1. In Longhorn Country you can say, "When God shuts a door, he opens a window." 

So, for UT that window is an undefeated, No. 1 ranked basketball team. Unlike football, though, all you have to really be is in the top 64 and you have a shot at the national title. Of course, there's a harder road to the Final Four for No. 64 than No. 1, and I don't want to take anything away from the UT basketball team, but being No. 1 at the halfway point is kind of like being crowned Ms. Congeniality. Now I think Texas has great potential to win the national title! (Winning back-to-back games against UNC and Michigan State shows they can handle the vigors of March Madness.) And the rest of the field has the rest of the season to knocking them off.

But I'm going to try an break my journalist-leanings to always knocking off whoever is on top and root UT on to breaking its bridesmaid run of being second--although No. 2 in football, women's volleyball and baseball is an amazing accomplishment. (Heck, my VA Tech Hokies would love to be No. 2 in anything!) But there is something about always coming in second that is a definitely bitter-sweet. 

So, go for the crown--I mean ring--UT, and looking forward to bouncing through the ups and downs to March Madness. Oh, I'm dying to start writing about my love of March...but I'll stop here!