Well hell, if all the other sideliners are chiming in, guess I might as well, too.
It's not just about hating vcu either. I mean, yeah, it's about that too because f*ck them. But it's also about us. The last four years have been pretty miserable. What's worse is that while we've fallen off the face of the Earth, we've had to watch our nemesis actually follow through on their FF run. We haven't just endured losing, we've endured seeing a bitter rival make a similar run and do with it what we had hoped we would do with ours - or so it seemed. Just when the narrative had become nearly cemented - that vcu was going to forever do what was necessary to retain their legendary head coach while we let ours slip away - vcu fell victim to circumstances similar to ours. Like, shockingly similar (never lose to Ohio State in the opening weekend of the NCAAs). If anything, it's been reassuring to know that it wasn't just a matter of Mason dropping the ball. Sure, we did on the Hewitt hire. But when it comes to OCM bailing for Miami, Shaka's departure has provided a pleasant realization that there really was nothing we could do, as there was nothing vcu could do either once an enormous, southern, football-first school with endless resources came knocking. The fact that their fans rubbed it in our faces for years only makes all this that much more enjoyable. So again, it's not *just* about vindictiveness, it's also about redemption. And let me just say that I'm enjoying their delusion and misery immensely and I don't feel the least bit shameful about it. Been there, done that. F*ck them.