Birmingham Bound: A
Blog
written by Mike Unger
Welcome Eagles fans, to a week 41 years in the making. It's NCAA
Tournament time, and for the first time ever, AU is invited to the
dance. My name is Mike Unger, I'm a staff writer in the
university's publications department, which publishes (among other
things) American Today (www.american.edu/today) and American
magazine (www.american.edu/magazine). I'm also a contributing
sports writer for Baltimore magazine, but for the next four days
(and beyond?) I'll be covering all AU hoops, all the time. My plan
is to update this blog several times daily beginning with
tomorrow's sendoff rally on the main quad at noon, and not ending
until AU's magical run does. If it does. You'll be able to access
it by clicking on the "Birmingham Bound" button on the right side
of AUEagles.com.
I'm hoping to bring you as many of the sights and sounds - both
on the basketball court and away from it - from Birmingham as
possible. This is a special time for the entire AU community, and
we want everyone to feel a part of it even if you're not on campus
or in Alabama. Throughout the course of the week, please feel free
to email me any questions you'd like me to ask Coach Jeff Jones,
the players, the fans who follow the Eagles down south, the media
covering the team, Alabamians (is that what people from Alabama are
called?) who may never have heard of AU, or anyone else you can
think of. Anything from Jones's game plan to stop all-everything
Tennessee guard Chris Lofton, to whether Derrick Mercer can dunk,
to Nick Hendra's favorite movie (not involving his dad). Whatever
crosses your mind, drop me a line at unger@american.edu. Just
include your first name and where you're writing from, and I'll do
my best to get your question answered and posted.
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