College basketball

We had a fun weekend of family and college basketball.  The big rivalry between South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota are always the biggest events of the year. The Jackrabbit (SDSU) fans almost always outnumber the Coyote fans (USD) even when the game is at the U.  But this weekend's games were both at our home Frost Arena.  Unfortunately the Jackrabbit women lost to the Coyotes on Saturday, but the Jackrabbit men won today over the Coyotes in tight exciting game.  

Go Big!! Go Blue!! Go Jacks!!!

It was a fun weekend with family too because there are LOTS of Jackrabbit alumni in the family and a few Coyote alum, along with a couple of current students at both.  Saturday before the women's game we enjoyed lunch with my sister-in-law and her husband (both Jacks alum), one of their daughters (Jackrabbit), and two of their grandsons (a Jackrabbit and a Coyote) plus one girlfriend.  We stayed over in Brookings last night and so did our niece, so supper and lunch today were also a great way to catch up.

Next up - the Summit League basketball tournament in Sioux Falls in a couple of weeks.  It's our annual opportunity for all of the family rivals to come together, wear our colors - Go Big Blue! -, cheer on our favorite teams - and indulge in plenty of "trash talk" about college basketball.  A fun time of year!