Looks like I accidentally posted this in the handicapping blog instead of here.  Since I am at a lost for words, I figured I should at least put this in the right blog.

I read this story yesterday and had to laugh. Because one thing is totally relatable and the other thing is so unbelievable that it adds to the humor.

Grand Canyon is coached by Bryce Drew, who has done a great job leading them to a NCAA Tournament. Well, the team boarded their flight to Denver to play Gonzaga tonight excited about a chance to play for the National Championship.

When they got off the plane, all their athletic gear did not make the trip – it was somehow not put on the plane. All the band’s equipment made it to Denver. All the cheerleader’s equipment made it to Denver. But uniforms and shoes for the athletes who would be taking the court – gone.

And they had practice scheduled in two hours. Traveling nightmare – all of us can relate but this is happening to these kids on what should be one of their greatest moments in their life. Getting to be able to play in the NCAA Tournament is every player’s dream, regardless how it ends. Now they might not even be able to practice before their big game.

That’s when the story gets crazier. Hearing about this disaster, Baylor’s head coach decided to help Grand Canyon out – they loaned the team practice jerseys so they could practice while GC staffers rushed to a Nike store to get shoes. But here is the crazy part. Baylor’s head coach is Scott Drew, Bryce’s older brother

So with all this bad luck going on for Bryce Drew, he had the amazing luck that his big brother managed to also coach one of the 68 teams in the tournament and be lucky enough that he was also sent to Denver to play his first round game.

Maybe Grand Canyon shouldn’t find their jerseys – imagine the faces of the Gonzaga players if they took the court and saw their opponents dressed in Baylor’s road jerseys – the team that ended their undefeated season a few years ago. I am sure that Scott would be happy to help his little brother out.