Kansas Jayhawks NCAA B-Ball Champs

The Kansas Jayhawks downed the Memphis Tigers in overtime. Kansas had to hit a last second 3 point shot in regulation and then dominated the overtime. This offically ends men's NCAA Basketball for 2007-2008 and, with that, I'd like to comment on the state of my beloved Michigan Wolverines.

My Michigan Wolverines basketball has fallen to its lowest point in the history of a once storied program. The Wolverines finish their 2007-08 season with a 10-22 overall mark and a 6-14 record in Big Ten play. How did it ever get to this point. In 1989 the Wolverines won the National Championship and in the early 90's the Fab Five was wowing them at Crisler Arena. But, in retrospect, that was the beginning of the demise of this once proud program. The Fab Five were less than fabulous with the leader, Chris Weber, found out to be taking money under the table from a shift booster who made his money with illegal gambling operations. The program goes on probation, hires shitty coaches and the next thing you know it is almost a decade since we even played in the NCAA tournament.

Where does it go from here? Up is the only direction this program can go. Coach John Beilein has been a proven winner at the other stops on his career. His first year at Canisius was less than stellar but he turned things around quickly and won over 20 games the next two years. His first year at West Virginia he was just over .500 and then went on to win over 20 games the next 3 out of 4 years. His West Virginia players under Coach Bob Huggins made it to the NCAA tournament and won their first two games in the tournament, one of them over the Duke Blue Devils.

So there is hope for my Michigan Wolverines and I hope it begins with next year.