When the message came up from some friends that they were getting together at a bar to watch the Ole Miss-Vandy basketball game over the weekend, my initial thought was, “Why?” It was a mixture of two sentiments: 1. I thought the Rebels would probably lose a close one, and 2. I didn’t know basketball was this group’s thing.
When I sat down, we sort of laughed as I explained to a friend (who’s really a good guy) the difference between guards and forwards. Most fans there were relatively knowledgeable, but this certainly wasn’t anything like our football watch parties, where people are dissecting every play.