Day 8 of March: Jimmy Chitwood Jr

2010 was personally my favorite NCAA Tournament to watch, and Butler's run to the title game played a big part in that. It kind of surprised me how the media made them out to be such big underdogs, when in reality they were a five seed, and its not all that uncommon for five seeds to make runs. I guess its because many fans, players, and members of the media refuse to believe that good teams can come out of small conferences. The Bulldogs took out the likes of Syracuse, Kansas St, and fellow five seed Michigan St setting up a battle with Duke in Indianapolis for the Championship. Ultimately, Gordon Hayward came about half an inch away from becoming the real life Jimmy Chitwood, and Duke took home the title. (Side note: I wonder if Hickory fans got ripped for storming the court). Regardless, Butler did enough that Brad Stevens and Gordon Hayward will always go down as legends of college basketball. Plus, they did it again the next season. It was one of the most exciting runs in one of the most exciting tournaments ever, I just wish one more shot could have fallen for Hayward. I also wish CBS wouldn't have ruined that tournament with Jennifer Hudson's God awful rendition of One Shining Moment, but that's an article for another day. Check back tomorrow as we revisit the 2010 tourney yet again.