The college basketball season is done. Sunday, it was Stanford earning the women's championship.

One night later, Baylor cutting down the nets on the men's side. Credit to those programs,

an incredible accomplishment, and really to any team that pushed through this type of a season.

Because let's face it, in most college basketball communities, Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan,

very much included.

The sacrifices by these student athletes, coaches, and staff members help make everyone else's

lives better because we all had some different sacrifices and challenges new to this

pandemic in 2020 and to 2021. I can tell you this, I know these Michigan basketball programs brightened a lot of my days.

I really hope the same for you, even if the seasons didn't end with a victory.

I do hope if in one, each person who was in one of those programs reflects on this season.

They understand, realize, and can grasp and appreciate the type of joy that

their hard work, competition, and sacrifice brought to so many others.

Yeah, most of the seats were empty or, you know, slightly strained by a cardboard cutout,

but thousands were there in spirit in Chrysler, in the state of Texas for the women's tournament, in the state of Indiana for the men's tournament.

Heck, even on that plane when the women's team was coming home, we'll talk about that in a little bit.

But that's saying of don't be sad that it's over, be happy that it happened.

Yeah, listen, I get if you want to subscribe to that, no doubt.

I think there's something to be said for that this season for both programs.

I also won't begrudge you for being disappointed with the close calls.

Those opportunities don't come around automatically.

But I don't think there's any doubt that these seasons will age well.

And hopefully, we won't have to lament being apart for the next

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