JAYHAWKS - NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

What a freakin way to win a National Championship! Just as a college basketball fan, that was one of the best title games in recent memory then to have the team you cheer for actually win the game is almost unbelievable.

I would like to thank the following individuals for their efforts in helping Kansas win their first championship in 20 years:

1) Mario Chalmers for his amazing clutch three-pointer
2) Memphis Free Throw Shooters
3) Bill Self
4) Past Kansas teams who couldn't quite bring a title to Lawrence (Jacque Vaughn, Drew Gooden, Keith Langford, Raef LaFrenz, etc., etc.)

5) Brandon Rush for tearing his ACL and pulling out of the NBA last summer
6) The Kansas frontline of Aldridge, Arthur, Jackson and Kahn for banging around the paint on Saturday vs. UNC and Monday vs. Memphis

7) The Jayhawks backcourt of Robinson, Chalmers and Collins for swiping all those loose balls
8) Danny Manning and the Miracle from 1988
9) NCAA Selection Committee
AND
10) Greg Ostertag for going to Kansas and making me a Jayhawks fan 15 years ago!

I must admit that with a nine-point deficit with just over two minutes left that I thought the dream of winning the title was over but the Jayhawks played perfect down the stretch and in OT for a dream come true.

That three-pointer Chalmers hit was absolutely stunning. It took me five different looks at the scoreboard on the TV to make sure it actually went in. Just unreal!

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!