Can UNC or Oklahoma shake off ghosts of Men's Coll...
Key takeaways
- Revenge is a dish best served cold, and this is a city of flame-grilled meats.
- No, when the 79th NCAA college baseball championship series begins Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska (3 p.m.
- We can be overly romantic about the Road to Omaha, and we should be.
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They've been here for years. Nor should we call it a revenge tour. Revenge is a dish best served cold, and this is a city of flame-grilled meats. Besides, revenge isn't really these guys' style.
No, when the 79th NCAA college baseball championship series begins Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska (3 p.m. ET on ESPN), North Carolina and Oklahoma will be in the business of exorcisms. A pair of proud programs seeking to shoo off ghosts of Men's College World Series past.
We can be overly romantic about the Road to Omaha, and we should be. Even in its modernized downtown state, the eight-team NCAA event still feels very much old school. An annual family reunion in eye black and pinstripes. A national championship tournament that still retains the spirit of a kids' travel ball weekend.