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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
News Obama's NCAA Championship pick is ...
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:34 AM
The Tar Heels, who else?
With his final selections, the president had Louisville beating old rival Memphis in one semifinal and North Carolina outlasting Pitt in the other. The overall winner?The most powerful person in the world is like many of you: He predicts the Tar Heels will be cutting down the nets in Detroit.
"I'm going with experience, and I think that Lawson is going to be healthy. I think having an experienced point guard who can control the game and make free throws at the end, that's going to be the difference," Obama said.
The commander in chief then turned to an ESPN camera, offering this pep talk for coach Roy Williams' crew:
"Now, for the Tar Heels who are watching, I picked you all last year -- you let me down. This year, don't embarrass me in front of the nation, all right? I'm counting on you. I still got those sneakers you guys gave me."
Read the rest of this ESPN article here.
Review President Obama's bracket here.
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