Monday, November 17, 2008

Origin of The Gus

My immediate, knee-jerk reactions will be simulcasted as often as possible from the previous nights games which I refer to as "The Daily Gus" named appropriately after my role model and hero, CBS broadcaster Gus Johnson. Johnson has famously called some of my most memorable college basketball moments, including UCLA's comeback over Gonzaga in the 2005 NCAA Tournament, Adam Morrison's game winning three pointer against Oklahoma State in the same season, Ohio State's Ron Lewis "firing" a huge three over Xavier in the 2007 second round. The greatest of all would be calling the 2005 Vermont upset of Syracuse, "Sorrentine, from the parking lot!." Johnson has been widely regarded as the most enthusiastic broadcaster to don the headset, and has always been outspoken for "the little guys" in college basketball. Midnight to March emulates this stance for the mid-majors and certainly takes college basketball as enthusiasm. Therefore every day, MTM will glance at "The Daily Gus", a pumped-up reaction and analysis of nightly happenings in D-I.

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