Best Qualities of March Madness

#9 - Crazy Joey's Story of Being at the Bradley Center for "That One Game"

Over the years, one March Madness story has become a bit of a tradition for me (and probably a bunch of other people who were unfortunate enough to be within hearing distance). That story is the one that Crazy Joey tells about being at a NCAA Tournament game in 1992 at the Bradley Center. I thought tonight I'd share with everyone the absurd ramblings of Crazy Joey.

(As I'm typing this right now, Crazy Joey is talking about going to the circus that same year, where a local radio DJ approached Joey, offering him an autograph, but Joey was crying...Joey ended up getting the autograph and took it to school the next day...holy crap, what a frightening trip through Joey's memories!)

Back to the Tournament game....Joey brings this up every time he sees the highlight, which is frequently included in montages this time of the year. It was the game in the second round of the Midwest Region, when Georgia Tech beat USC 79-78 on a buzzer beater. The game has a memorable "call" from Al McGuire.

In his own words, Crazy Joey:

"I don't remember much, except eating hot dogs, cotton candy..."

"I remember the end of it, seeing the team wearing black - Georgia Tech - hit the game-winning shot."

"I remember the court being really green. And it was snowing out that day. That's it."