[DJay23]

On a brighter note, I found this link. It's a website dedicated to the 1988 National Champs. It has a nice little 6 minute video and interviews with some of the players.


http://www.themiraclesmovie.com/

For me personally this was what really woke me up to KU basketball. I was a little kid and I had heard of the Kansas Jayhawks and Danny Manning but at that time I was in love with the Royals. I just remember at Sunday dinner the day before the game, at my grandma's house, some of my cousins were talking about the game and how OU was going to smash Kansas. I took offense, not knowing anything about basketball or the teams really. I was just offended that my family would root for anyone playing against our home state.

The next night I listened to the whole game on my radio. I was hooked. It helped me connect since the star player had the same first name as I do. I had taken a hat and flipped it upside down, sticking the bill in the crack above my closet door. I had a little foam ball that I was pretending to be Danny Manning with, scoring from all over my bedroom right along with Danny and the Miracles.

My family and I moved to Indiana several months later, but Kansas stayed with me and if not for the 88 Champs I may have ended up an IU fan!