I don't know about you, but I am really looking forward to this College World Series match up between the LSU Tigers and the Texas Longhorns. Don't get me wrong, we've had some good CWS games in the last few years, but Oregon State's back to back wins and Fresno State's underdog win don't have the big name and power that an LSU - Texas showdown does.
No matter what the sport, if you have two of the best programs in the history of the sport in a head to head match up to win a championship, then you have yourself one hell of a game. You have two outstanding teams that carved their way through their respective brackets in the CWS to play today, to amazing programs that have history and are no stranger to the national championship stage, two great coaches that know how to lead a group of young men. That's a recipe for fireworks tonight, tomorrow and maybe on Wednesday (imagine that, a one game winner take all scenario . . . WOW!).
Not only are these two teams amazing on the field, but they have some of the best fans off the field as well. No matter if you're a die hard Nebraska fan and you hate the Longhorns in football, you know that a small part of you is rooting for your fellow Big 12 team (it might be a small part, but it's there . . . admit it). Then there's the LSU fans and that GLORIOUS food that they share with us. Would you have two enormous fan bases here for the final series pushing for their team or a couple tiny but loyal fan bases here for the final games. I would rather have the large die hard crowds creating electricity in the second to last final series for Rosenblatt Stadium (and I know that the Omaha economy would rather have it this way as well).
So, let's hope that we see a game tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday so that 10 years from now we'll be able to say, 'I remember the second to last year of Rosenblatt Stadium when Texas and LSU played each other and . . . . (fill in the blank).'
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