Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
Well, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the biggest college hockey fan in the world, but during the NCAA tournament, I've been pulling for the Boston University Terriers with a little help from FFS Staff members Jim Ingram and Josh Bremberg.
I was at the Northeast Regional with Jim and Josh in Manchester, N.H., to watch BU beat Ohio State, and have been simply amazed with BU's skill -- now that's obvious everyone tells me-- and how it seems to come through in the clutch.
Tonight's championship game against Miami (OH) took the cake, however. Trailing, 3-1, late in the third period, the Terriers put together one of the greatest late-game comebacks I've ever seen, in any sport. BU, after pulling its goalie, scored two goals in a 41-second span (the equalizer with 18 seconds left in regulation) to send the game into OT.
Mind you, nothing is ever impossible but down by two goals that late, the driver was already warming up the bus and some BU fans were already sobbing (if it was you, it's OK to admit it).
Just simply mind-boggling is the only way I can describe that comeback. Lucky? Definitely. Amazing? Hell, yes.
If something like that can't get you fired up, then you're not a real sports fan and you probably shouldn't be reading anything on fanfanaticsports.blogspot.com
Regardless of who ended up winning, that final minute of play in the third period is one I'll never forget. Neither will BU or Miami (Ohio).
In OT, both teams had great scoring chances, but the Terriers delivered the final blow with a goal that deflected off a defenseman and high into the air and over the goalie and into the net to send the BU faithful into a frenzy.
It was a fitting ending to an amazing comeback for the top-seeded Terriers.
I hope the BU bandwagon has room for one more fanatic now!
Welcome aboard!!
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