This year will be the most exciting Saluki season ever. Not only is the team soaring, but the level of competition is nearly mountaintop level. Media attention alone will guarantee a mad scramble for seats in the Arena. Picture Vitale pontificating and waving his hands. Digger Phelps growling and leering out the side of his head. Makes a guy wanna rent that 200 dollar a day Dawg-head at the costume shop and toss a sleeping bag on the ground outside the building... in August.
It's like throwing a tidy little bash at your place and A-list celebs start showing up. Indiana? Er..uh..we beat 'em before at our place, and we're supposed to act like this is routine stuff. Heck, I'm not that jaded. This ought to be wild.
Meanwhile, with rock star names on the guest list, let's hope the Salukis are hurling those iron plates around daily. The same for the fans, the better to elbow other intense ticket-seekers outta the way at that tiny little ticket booth. The pavement there is sure to be a battleground. (woof-kidding).
Even now, with the humid haze of late summer hulking over Carbondale, Chris Lowery is planted in a big leather chair, scowling over a notepad... with X's boxing out O's in a mental rehearsal for the critical Creighton game...or is it Wichita...or ?
I can see it "like a vision" Ten thousand SIU fans lurching for the Arena exits, with their chins stained with crusted nacho cheese.. voices oddly gravelly from spasmodic screaming.., jabbering, "Man did you SEE that?"
You'll be there, right?
