Minnesota had pulled out to a 10 point lead.  And so with it already being past my kids bedtime, I stopped watching the game and helped out with our normal bedtime routine.  Meanwhile, my good friend and fellow Boilermaker, Dave Zimmerman was texting me about how this was sadly going, and I told him I would stop watching – maybe it would change the Boilers fortunes.  And sure enough, they came storming back to take the lead.

And then Charlie – who had just finished his shower – said, “Can we watch the game?”  What am I supposed to do – I want my son to enjoy watching the games, not have the ridiculous superstition that your team is doing bad because you are watching them.  I told Charlie that Dave said I shouldn’t watch – but I would be happy to let him watch the game.

So, we watch until 1 minute is left in the game, when Minnesota takes the lead and is also going to the line to extend the lead (side note: Jordan Murphy was a monster tonight – Purdue had no answer for him).  I could see Charlie looking sad (which is not good before bed) and I ask him- “Do you want to watch this – or just go to bed and hope that they win?”   He picked bed and hope that they win.

That was probably a good choice – Minnesota stayed up by a couple points, and Carson Edwards three pointer at the buzzer to win the game was off – the Gophers upset Purdue twice in two weeks and advance.  And I sadly am left to blog.  Not sure I can truly enjoy the exciting 9 pm games (including Duke / UNC) at this point.

I will probably still watch – but I might need to blog out my sorrows.  It could either be a very quiet or very rambling night……   Not sure yet what it will be.

Meanwhile as I type this, I just saw the team I figured would take over the #1 seed Virginia lose to Florida State…….

Anyone desparately want someone playing tonight to lose – looks like all I need to do is root or say positive things about them……Just let me know.