You've heard about this SDSU-Kansas thing, right?
By Eric Sorenson - February 10, 2007
Desperate times call for desperate measures. So, to get games in, South Dakota State and Kansas decided to move their series to the Metrodome in Minneapolis this weekend, instead of have the games cancelled. But since there was already a Division II tournament going on in the BaggieDome, the two teams decided to take the only time slot available: at 1am this morning.
Yes, 1am. The Jackrabbits pulled the middle-of-the-night 6-5 upset in game one of the doubleheader. Game two went to the 8th inning, with KU leading 3-2, but had to be stopped because at 7am, the stadium crew had to begin preparing the field for the D2 tournament. So they'll continue the rest of that game at... yawn... 3am tomorrow. Game three of the set will be completed immediately afterward.
Oh, according to the box score, there were 33 people in attendance. Are they dedicated fans? Or just stupid?
Posted by Eric Sorenson at 06:48 PM on February 10, 2007
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I've gone to Minnesota's Dairy Queen Classic tournament at the beginning of March for several years now. Whenever you get into the Friday or Saturday evening game, there are always Division II or III schools that come in late and play afterwards. It's the only way a lot of them can start playing this early in the season. They'll play all night, if possible.
Which leads me to ask - what's going to happen after the Twins build their fancy new stadium? Will anyone care about all these college teams?
Comment by Jon Johnston - February 11, 2007 02:40 PM