Todd Yeagley didn’t get much sleep on Monday night.
It’s hard enough for the Indiana head coach to calm his thoughts, shake off the adrenaline and enjoy a restful slumber after a regular game. And after an NCAA Tournament quarterfinals victory? Yeagley knew how it was going to go before he even climbed into bed.
“It wasn’t a long sleep,” he said.
And yet, when Yeagley woke in North Carolina on Tuesday morning, he wasn’t so much groggy as he was relieved. He and his IU program didn’t have to pack up and fly to a new city, nor did they have to navigate any of the pressing logistical hurdles that pop up in the days that lead into a College Cup appearance, like coordinating practices and travel plans for a new location, or working through final exams.