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"Ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｔｔｏｍ               ｎｏｗ               ｗｅ               ｈｅｒｅ."               -               Ｄｒａｋｅ               Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ               ｍｏｔｔｏ               ａｔ               Ｆｌｏｒｉｄａ               Ｇｕｌｆ               Ｃｏａｓｔ               Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｎｏｗ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｅｃｈｎｉｃａｌｌｙ,               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｉｎｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               "Ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ａｓ               ａ               ｓｗａｍｐ               ｎｏｗ               ｗｅ               ｈｅｒｅ,"               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｊｕｓｔ               21               ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ａｇｏ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ＦＧＣＵ               ｃａｍｐｕｓ               ｗａｓ               ｃｈｏｓｅｎ,               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｓ               ａｌｌ               ｓｗａｍｐ               ｌａｎｄ.

Ｗｈｅｒｅ               Ｉ               ｌｉｖｅ               ｔｏｄａｙ,               ｉｎ               Ｎｏｒｔｈ               Ｌａｋｅ               Ｖｉｌｌａｇｅ,               ａ               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｓｔｙｌｅ               ｄｏｒｍｓ,               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｏｖｅｒｌｏｏｋ               ａ               ｂｅａｃｈ,               ｗａｓ               ｏｎｃｅ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｂｕｔ               ｓｗａｍｐ               ｌａｎｄ.
               Ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｓｗａｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｎｅｗｓ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｆｌｏｃｋｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ               ｕｎｋｎｏｗｎ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｉｓ               ａｌｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ…               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｏｎｃｅ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｂｕｔ               ｓｗａｍｐ               ｌａｎｄ.

Ｎｏｗ               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｓｔｅｓｔ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               Ｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎ               Ｉ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｉｏｎ,               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｗｅｅｔ               Ｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＮＣＡＡ               Ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ.

Ｗｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ａｓ               ａ               ｓｗａｍｐ               ｎｏｗ               ｗｅ               ｈｅｒｅ;               ｂｕｓｔｉｎｇ               ｂｒａｃｋｅｔｓ,               ｓｔｅａｌｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｄｌｉｎｅｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ               ｐｏｗｅｒｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ'ｓ               ｔｅａｍ…               ｏｎｌｙ               21               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａ               ｓｗａｍｐ.
               Ｉ               ｈｅａｒｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ＦＧＣＵ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎ               2009               ｗｈｅｎ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅｓ.

Ａｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｉｍｅ               Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｄｅｂａｔｉｎｇ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｖｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ,               ｏｒ               ｓｔａｙ               ｃｌｏｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｈｏｍｅ               (Ｅｌｂａ,               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ)               ｔｏ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｐｌａｙ               Ｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ＩＩＩ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ.

Ｍｙ               ａｕｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｕｎｃｌｅ               ｌｉｖｅ               ｉｎ               ｎｅａｒｂｙ               Ｐｕｎｔａ               Ｇｏｒｄａ,               Ｆｌｏｒｉｄａ,               ａｎｄ               ｍｙ               ａｕｎｔ,               ａ               ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅ               ｏｆ               ＦＧＣＵ,               ｗａｓ               ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ               ｏｎ               ｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｖｅ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｓｏｕｔｈ               ｔｏ               Ｆｏｒｔ               Ｍｙｅｒｓ,               Ｆｌｏｒｉｄａ.

Ｍｙ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ,               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎ               ｅｘｃｕｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｖｅ               ｔｏ               Ｆｌｏｒｉｄａ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｏｌｄ,               ｗｅｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ               ｏｎ               ｂｏａｒｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｄｅａ               ｏｆ               ｍｅ               ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ＦＧＣＵ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ               Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｍａｉｌ               ｆｒｏｍ               ＦＧＣＵ.

Ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅｓ               ｌｏｓｔ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｍｅ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂｒｏｃｈｕｒｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｌｏｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｉｌ.

Ｉ               ｇｏｔ               ａｎ               ＦＧＣＵ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ               ｔ-ｓｈｉｒｔ               ｆｏｒ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｍａｓ               ｉｎ               2009,               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               Ｉ               ｈａｄ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｏｆｆｉｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｆｏｒｇｏｎｅ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｄ               ｕｐ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ａｎ               Ｅａｇｌｅ.

Ｓｏ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｍｍｅｒ               ｏｆ               2010,               ｍｙ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｌｅｆｔ               Ｅｌｂａ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｖｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｆｏｒｔ               Ｍｙｅｒｓ               ｓｏ               Ｉ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               ＦＧＣＵ,               ａ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｋｎｅｗ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｃｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｙ               ａｕｎｔ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｅｎ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｐｒｉｏｒ,               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｐｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｃａｍｐｕｓ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｅｄ               ｗｉｌｄｌｉｆｅ               (ｓｎａｋｅｓ,               ａｌｌｉｇａｔｏｒｓ,               ｗｉｌｄ               ｂｏａｒｓ…               ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ,               ｔｏｔａｌｌｙ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ,               ｎｏｎ-ｔｈｒｅａｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｉｍａｌｓ).
               Ｓｏ               ｌｅｔ'ｓ               ｆａｓｔ               ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ               ｔｗｏ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｈａｌｆ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏａｄ.

Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ               ｍｙ               ｔｉｍｅ               ａｔ               ＦＧＣＵ.

Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｐａｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｕｍ               ｕｐ               ｍｙ               ｔｉｍｅ               ａｔ               ＦＧＣＵ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈｉｓ-Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｍｅｔ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｏｌ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ,               ｐｌａｙｅｄ               ａ               ｔｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｐｉｃｋ-ｕｐ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ               ｏｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｏｕｔｄｏｏｒ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ               ｃｏｕｒｔｓ,               ｄｏｎｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｙ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｉｎ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ａｎｄ               ｌｉｖｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ               Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               Ｉ               ｍｏｖｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｆｌｏｒｉｄａ.

Ｌｉｆｅ               ｉｓ               ｇｒｅａｔ,               ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ               ｎｏ               ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｔｓ,               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ａ               ｔｈｉｎｇ.

Ｉ               ｃｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ               ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ.

Ｂｕｔ               ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ,               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｇｏｔ               ａ               ｗｈｏｌｅ               ｌｏｔ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｗｏ               ｄａｙｓ.

Ｎｏｔ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｅ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅ               Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ.
               Ｍａｒｃｈ               Ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ               ｉｓ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｍｏｎｔｈ               ｓｅａｓｏｎ               ｌｅａｄｓ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｅｎｏｃｉｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｒｅｅｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｒｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｂｌａｎｋ               ｂｒａｃｋｅｔｓ,               ａ               68               ｔｅａｍ               ｆｉｅｌｄ               ｉｓ               ａｓｓｅｍｂｌｅｄ,               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｄａｙｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｐｏｒｔｓ               ｍｅｄｉａ               ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅｓ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ,               ａｎ               ｅｎｄｌｅｓｓ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｂｒａｃｋｅｔｓ               ｇｅｔ               ｆｉｌｌｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｗａｙｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ａｆｏｒｅｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ               ｂｒａｃｋｅｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｂｕｓｔｅｄ.

Ｐｏｗｅｒｈｏｕｓｅｓ               ｃｅｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ,               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｕｐｓｅｔｓ               ｏｃｃｕｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎａｌｌｙ               ａｎ               ｕｎｄｅｒｄｏｇ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｓｔａｒｔｓ               ｇａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｓｔｅａｍ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｎ               ｍｙ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｉｓ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ｐａｒｔ.

Ｎｏｒｔｈ               Ｃａｒｏｌｉｎａ               Ｓｔａｔｅ,               Ｖｉｌｌａｎｏｖａ,               Ｇｏｎｚａｇａ,               Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ               Ｍａｓｏｎ,               Ｄａｖｉｄｓｏｎ,               Ｂｕｔｌｅｒ,               ＶＣＵ…               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｅａｍｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｓｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｒｏｗ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂｒａｃｋｅｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｓｈ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｔ               ｇｏ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｒｅａｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｗｉｎｎｉｎｇ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ               ｐｏｏｌｓ.

Ａｎｄ               ｎｏｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＮＣＡＡ'ｓ               75               ｔｈ               ｍｅｎ'ｓ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ               ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ,               ｍｙ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｈａｓ               ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｏｎｚａｇａ'ｓ,               Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ               Ｍａｓｏｎ'ｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｂｕｔｌｅｒ'ｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ               ｗｏｒｌｄ.

Ｗｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅｌｌ               ｉｓ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｈｅｒｅ?
               ＦＧＣＵ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ａ               Ｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ＩＩ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ               ｔｅａｍ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｅｌｅｖｅｎ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ａｇｏ…               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｗ               ｗｅ               ｈｅｒｅ?

Ｆｉｖｅ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ａｇｏ               ｗｅ               ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ               Ｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎ               Ｉ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ…               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｗ               ｗｅ               ｈｅｒｅ?

Ｉ'ｍ               ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｐｕｐｐｅｔｓ,               ａｎｄ               Ｗａｌｔ               Ｄｉｓｎｅｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｐｐｅｔ               ｍａｓｔｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅｄｉｂｌｅ               ｓｔｏｒｙ,               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｈｏｌｅ               ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ               ｒｕｎ               ｓｅｅｍｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｌｉｋｅ               ａ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ               Ｄｉｓｎｅｙ               ｍｏｖｉｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｒｅａｌ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ｉｎ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｏｕｒ               2               ｎｄ               ｙｅａｒ               ｏｆ               ｆｕｌｌ               Ｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎ               Ｉ               ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓｈｉｐ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               2               ｎｄ               ｙｅａｒ               ｏｆ               ｃｏａｃｈ               Ａｎｄｙ               Ｅｎｆｉｅｌｄ'ｓ               ｔｅｎｕｒｅ,               ｍｙ               ＦＧＣＵ               Ｅａｇｌｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ＴＨＥ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＮＣＡＡ               Ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ.

Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｓｕｒｒｅａｌ.
               Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｌｏｏｋ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｅａｍ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ,               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｓｈｏｃｋ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｅ               ａｒｅ               ｉｎｄｅｅｄ               ｓｈｏｃｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｂａｓｋｅｔｂａｌｌ               ｗｏｒｌｄ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｉｅｃｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｚｚｌｅ               ａｒｅ               ｉｎ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎ               ｅｘｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ               ｒｕｎ,               ｏｎｌｙ               ｎｏｂｏｄｙ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｏ               ｌｏｏｋ               ａｔ               ａｎ               ｕｐｓｔａｒｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｌｉｋｅ               ＦＧＣＵ               ａｓ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ               Ｃｉｎｄｅｒｅｌｌａ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｏｆ               ａｌｌ               ｔｉｍｅ.

Ａ               ｙｏｕｎｇ,               ｓｍａｒｔ,               ｐｌａｙｅｒｓ'               ｃｏａｃｈ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｓ               ＮＢＡ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ?

Ａｎｄｙ               Ｅｎｆｉｅｌｄ               ｉｓ               ｏｕｒ               ｇｕｙ.

Ｐｌｕｓ               ｈｅ'ｓ               ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｆｒｅａｋｉｎｇ               ｓｕｐｅｒｍｏｄｅｌ.

Ａ               ｃｒａｆｔｙ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｇｕａｒｄ               ｗｈｏ               ｐａｓｓｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂａｌｌ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｍａｒａｖｉｃｈ-ｅｓｑｕｅ               ｆｌａｉｒ               ｗｈｏ               ｔｈｒｏｗｓ               ｌｏｂｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｈｅ               ｉｓ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｅｓｔ               Ｃｈｒｉｓ               Ｐａｕｌ               ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ?

Ｍｅｅｔ               Ｂｒｅｔｔ               Ｃｏｍｅｒ.

Ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｓｋｉｅｓｔ               ｄｅｆｅｎｄｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｓ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｏｆｆｅｎｓｉｖｅｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ,               ａｎｄ               ａｌｓｏ               ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｃｌａｓｓｍａｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｍｉｎｅ               ｉｎ               ｎｏｎ-ｖｅｒｂａｌ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ?

Ｌｅｔ               ｍｅ               ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏ               Ｂｅｒｎａｒｄ               Ｔｈｏｍｐｓｏｎ.

Ａ               ｔｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｌｏｎｇ,               ａｔｈｌｅｔｉｃ               ａｎｄ               ｅｎｅｒｇｅｔｉｃ               ｂｉｇ               ｇｕｙｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｌｏｖｅ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｔｈｒｏｗｎ               ｌｏｂｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｗｏｒｋｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｌｌ               ｗｅ               ｄｏ               ｌｉｖｅ               ｉｎ               Ｄｕｎｋ               Ｃｉｔｙ,               ＵＳＡ?

Ｓａｙ               ｈｅｌｌｏ               ｔｏ               Ｃｈａｓｅ               Ｆｉｅｌｅｒ,               Ｅｒｉｃ               ＭｃＫｎｉｇｈｔ               ａｎｄ               Ｅｄｄｉｅ               Ｍｕｒｒａｙ.

Ａ               Ｓｗｉｓｓ               ｇｕｙ               ｗｈｏ               ｒｕｎｓ               ｏｆｆ               ｓｃｒｅｅｎｓ,               ｂｕｒｉｅｓ               ｔｈｒｅｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌｏｏｋｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               Ｓａｓｈａ               Ｖｕｊａｃｉｃ?

Ｙｅａｈ,               ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｈｉｓ               ｎａｍｅ               ｉｓ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｏｐｈｅ               Ｖａｒｉｄｅｌ.

Ａｎｄ               ｗｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｈａｖｅ               Ｓｈｅｒｗｏｏｄ               Ｂｒｏｗｎ.

Ｂｕｔ               ｎｏ               ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               Ｓｈｅｒｗｏｏｄ.

Ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ               ｋｎｏｗｓ               Ｓｈｅｒｗｏｏｄ,               ａｎｄ               ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ               ｌｏｖｅｓ               Ｓｈｅｒｗｏｏｄ.

Ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ＦＧＣＵ               Ｅａｇｌｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ａ               ｔｅａｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｂｏａｓｔｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂａｌｌ               ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｓａｖｖｙ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｏｆ               40               ｙｅａｒ               ｏｌｄｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｐｌａｙ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ｏｌｄ               ｍａｎ'ｓ               ｌｅａｇｕｅ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｓｗａｇｇｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｍｉａｍｉ               Ｈｅａｔ,               ａ               ｈｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔ               ｐａｃｋａｇｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｓｌａｍ               ｄｕｎｋ               ｃｏｎｔｅｓｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｎａｌ               ｐｉｅｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｕｚｚｌｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｆａｎ               ｂａｓｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｄｏｒｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｅａｍ,               ａｎｄ               ｏｎ               Ｓｕｎｄａｙ               ｎｉｇｈｔ,               Ｉ               ｗｉｔｎｅｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｆｉｒｓｔｈａｎｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｔｉｍｅ.

Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｗｅ               ｂｅａｔ               Ｓａｎ               Ｄｉｅｇｏ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               15               ｓｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｖｅｒ               ｍａｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｗｅｅｔ               Ｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ,               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ               (ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               ｍｙｓｅｌｆ)               ｒｕｓｈｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｏｆ               Ｎｏｒｔｈ               Ｌａｋｅ               Ｖｉｌｌａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅｌｄ               ａ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ               ｒｉｏｔ.

Ｎｅｗｓ               ｓｔａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔａｐｅｄ               ｕｓ               ａｓ               ｗｅ               ｓｃｒｅａｍｅｄ               "ＦＧＣＵ,"               "Ｃｉｎｄｅｒｅｌｌａ,"               "Ｅｆｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｂｒａｃｋｅｔ,"               "Ｓｗｅｅｔ               Ｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ"               ａｎｄ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｈａｎｔ               ｗｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｏｆ.

Ｔｈｅｎ               ｗｅ               ｓｔｏｒｍｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅａｃｈ.

Ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｄｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｂｅａｃｈ               ｏｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｃａｍｐｕｓ.

Ｙｅｓ,               ｗｅ               ａｒｅ               Ｃｉｎｄｅｒｅｌｌａ,               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｂｅａｃｈ               ｏｎ               ｃａｍｐｕｓ.
               Ｉｔ               ｄｏｅｓｎ'ｔ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｍａｔｔｅｒ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ               ｉｎ               Ｄａｌｌａｓ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｗｅ               ｐｌａｙ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               Ｆｌｏｒｉｄａ.

Ｗｅ'ｖｅ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｃａｐｔｕｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｉｏｎ'ｓ               ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ'ｓ               ｔｅａｍ.

Ｗｅ'ｖｅ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               ＥＳＰＮ,               Ｆａｃｅｂｏｏｋ,               Ｔｗｉｔｔｅｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｍｅｄｉａ               ｏｕｔｌｅｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｎａｍｅ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ,               ＦＧＣＵ               ｈａｓ               ｒｅｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ               ｗｈａｔ               Ｃｉｎｄｅｒｅｌｌａ               ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ               ｒｕｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ.

Ｉｔ'ｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ＮＣＡＡ               Ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ               ｗｈｏ               ｇｏ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅ               ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ               ｇａｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｔｅａｍ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ,               ｅｖｅｎ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｗｉｓｄｏｍ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓａｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒｗｉｓｅ.

Ｌｕｃｋｉｌｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ＮＣＡＡ               Ｔｏｕｒｎａｍｅｎｔ               ｉｓｎ'ｔ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｗｉｓｄｏｍ.

Ｉｔ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ               ｉｓｎ'ｔ               ｎｏｗ.

Ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｗｉｓｄｏｍ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｏｎｌｙ               15               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｏｌｄ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｍａｋｅ               ａ               ｒｕｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｗｅｅｔ               Ｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ?

Ｉ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ               ｄｏｕｂｔ               ｉｔ.

Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｔｈｒｏｗｎ               ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｗｉｓｄｏｍ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｎｄｏｗ.

Ｉ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｉｎ               ＦＧＣＵ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ａ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｅｃｈｏｅｄ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ＦＧＣＵ               ｃａｍｐｕｓ.

Ｌｅｔ               ｍｅ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｈｉｓ:               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｐ               ｒａｌｌｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｓ               ｈｅｌｄ               ｏｎ               Ｍｏｎｄａｙ               ｎｉｇｈｔ,               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＦＧＣＵ               ｃａｍｐｕｓ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ               ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ａｎｄ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｗｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               Ｔｉｔｌｅ.

Ｙｅａｈ,               ｙｏｕ               ｈｅａｒｄ               ｍｅ;               Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               Ｔｉｔｌｅ.

Ｗｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ａｓ               ａ               ｓｗａｍｐ               ｎｏｗ               ｗｅ               ｈｅｒｅ.

Ｗｈｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｗｅ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ａｎ               ＮＣＡＡ               Ｃｈａｍｐｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ               ｉｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ?

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