Watched at Captain Curt's in Siesta Key, FL. We had the bar singing Go Dayton Flyers! Obviously there were a few Florida fans that were over the top, but most were fairly tame.
Before this a lot of people knew who Dayton was because our spread out alumni. Now almost every basketball fan knows because of the media (ex. "Scoochie coochie coo"). A Buckeye fan approached me and said great run as well as a Syracuse fan after our Florida loss. Some people forget Stanford just beat Kansas before we manhandled them (Kansas fans don't).
Social media and instant access to events significantly changes the exposure and market reach between 1984 and 2014. This is a BIG deal. The team and coaches need to and will keep this in perspective, but the university, fans, and the city should not. Carpe Diem I say!!!! Go Dayton Flyers. I'm proUDly putting on my elite 8 shirt tonight AGAIN.
We are better than Cinderella, but if that label gets us the press we need I'll take it!!!
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