I think Mother Nature is mad at us. Actually, maybe “toying” with us is the right term. Maybe this is some sick late April Fools’ joke, but it’s not funny. Either way, our Mother Nature is making me angry. I was in shorts last Monday. Yesterday and today, I’m in long johns and fleece.

While the public’s attention is on Washington D.C. and the economic crisis facing the nation, the events on Capitol Hill have a deep connection into the Sun Belt Conference, where the conference and their affiliated schools are facing the same troubles as corporate America.

PORTLAND, Ore.- The locker room following Western’s loss to Gonzaga was exactly what one would expect after the Toppers last-second, 83-81 loss to Gonzaga in the NCAA tournament second round: quiet, distraught, solemn.
Outside the locker room, however, was a slightly different scene.

PORTLAND, Ore.-On paper, Western’s second round opponent, Gonzaga, features three senior starters, an all-American, three all-conference performers and a truckload of possible headaches. And head coach Ken McDonald wouldn’t have it any other way, they have seen it all year.