UA grad Jon Kyl on Wildcats’ chances in NCAA tournament
March 18th, 2008, 4:32 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Paul Giblin
Jon Kyl, UA ’64, ’66
Jon Kyl, the lone U.S. senator with a weekly sports talk radio show, offered his insight into the NCAA basketball tournament on Tuesday.
“I was sad for ASU, but as a UA Wildcat, I was glad UA got in,” said Kyl, who earned two degrees at the University of Arizona. He notched a bachelor’s degree in government and history in 1964, and a law degree in 1966.
“Now, they’ve got something to prove: Are they as good as the tournament organizers think they are? And, I sure hope they can prove that they are. On a good day, there’s no question they are. I still don’t know what it is that sometimes causes them to do great and sometimes not-so-great,” he said.
Kyl’s in good company in that regard. UA interim head coach Kevin O’Neill clearly hasn’t been able to figure that out either.
Kyl also joined the debate about the tournament selection committee inviting UA, but not ASU to enjoy March Madness. He said, “I’m hoping as much for ASU as for UA that UA does well, because if they don’t, ASU is going to say, ‘Dog gone! Why couldn’t it have been us?’ But if they do, maybe the Sun Devils will say, ‘Well OK, maybe they were the team to get in this year.’”
Yeah, um, precisely. That’s what I’m telling my ASU friends, too. I’m hoping that the Wildcats clean up for your benefit. Really. And best of luck in that other tournament.
Kyl can be heard analyzing NASCAR race action on KMLE-FM 108 most Mondays at 6:30 a.m. This Monday will be an off week, though. NASCAR isn’t racing on Easter Sunday.
