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Mine- there are many,but 2 stand out as more special,more emotionally-charged than the rest.

#2 Cane's reply on the OSU game today reminded me that we are a brotherhood,the guys who have stuck faithfully by our teams not for just the good,but the bad. Like my friend Brad,I started pulling for The U during the Howard days. The best? Winning those tiles. The worst? Losing to FSU 47-0 when we were riddled due to probation. Alot of "Miami fans" vanished during those days,but how sweet it was when my #2 moment came,watching my Canes thrash Nebraska 37-14 to win yet another National Championship,and securing a long-road taken return to glory. I caught that one with my buddy Roy,who is also a longtime die-hard Cane fan. I gotta admit I was just a bit misty-eyed hat night. Isn't it amazing what kind of emotion and passion that sports can stir in a body's soul?

My number 1? My beloved Indian baseball team has given me many moments,but I gotta say that this year's state champion squad topped them all. Watching my stepdad battle the cancer that would take his life had filled my days with darkness. It had been a long damn time since a smile had come. Watching this team do what I told them that they would do when they were freshmen win it all was special. Alot of haters and doubters wrote the TRIBE off,but those young men were on a mission,and they beat the brakes off the baseball. Looking at my eldest son,arms in the air,fist-pumping,yelling was something I'll never forget. THAT is what he wants someday. I did a fine job of holding the emotion that day until I gathered with Dave Wyrick and he got to me. So many "Kelly faithful" said when Mack Shupe bolted "There's the end of that." Man did Dave slam the door on Mack Shupe that day. I never doubted that we'd see that day,but I sure as heck didn't think it would be so long. Good things come to those who wait though,and like I told the guys,immortality comes when you win the big one. Folks at Ron Turner's barber shop still talk about the Big Red Machine in the 80's,The Birchfield Bombers in the 90's,and they'll be talking about the 2008 title club for years to come.


Your turn guys: we all have some teams to be proud of.