Morris has to get it across. Kim Malki in year two has orchestrated a turn around for the ages.

LSU has captured its very first national championship.

Welcome to Off the Looking Glass. I'm Kate Vagan. I'm Jessica Smetana. Jessica!

Kate! Well, this is the first time I'm seeing you and talking to you in person, but we were on text all afternoon because, wow, I don't understand what happened to me, Jessica, but I became a TRIEIED LSU FINGER.

Yes. I don't know. It surprises me. Yes, actually. But also, it doesn't. There are things to root for on both sides, I think.

I went into the game kind of leaning toward LSU, but watching them, especially in the first half, and Carson lighting up with 20... There was something just that was amazing.

That was an amazing.

Just her unbridled joy and just pure shock at being inside that moment really connected.

You know, I've been working for this my whole life and you know, it just feels great. So finally, this put it on this stage.

I texted you and I was not exaggerating. I had some tears in the first half for watching LSU just completely celebrate each other and just be overjoyed at the moment they had created.

What were you feeling? Can I tell you what I feel right now? Please, I'm really sad. Tell me why.

Basketball seasons over. This was a really fun basketball season. I mean, I had really high hopes for Notre Dame until they had a bunch of injuries, but I was super invested in the tournament.

And this was like one of the most fun NCAA tournaments ever. And I just am sad that it's over. I don't know what I'm going to watch.

I feel like the last four weeks, I have just been in a fever state of watching ESPN constantly. And now I'm like, well, sure.

The WMBA draft is in like two days.

Well, don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

That's true.

And we've at the very end of that game, just before we tee up the extraordinary episode we have, we did have Angel Reese in my opinion being amazing.

And showing the where the ring would go on her finger, writing Kate Clark's face, which to me was like the perfect teaser for season two, which will be coming next year, probably in a Netflix, maybe HBO, we're not sure.

But season two of LSU versus Iowa, et cetera. I mean, it's perfectly teed up now.

It was a great final four and a great national championship game. And I love watching teams win championships.

And I had no real rooting interest in this game. So for me, I was just along for the ride and it delivered. Yes.

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