by Mills-McCoin
The NCAA College Basketball Tournament means absolutely nothing to you if you’re unaware of who is playing. So, I’m going to attempt to explain the personality of the teams playing their hearts out in Houston this weekend but… in terms of the musical acts playing Free Press Summer Fest.
The first game on Saturday pits two Cinderella stories (not the 80’s hair band, nor a band playing FPSF) against each other: Butler vs. Virginia Commonwealth University. Now considering that they made it all the way to the Big Dance last year (but loss to Duke in the national title game), Butler has come on quite strong in the last two years, which is why I equate them with the band Cut//Copy. Cut//Copy has released only two albums in the last three years and both are bad ass records. Additionally, Butler is a mid-major team similar to Cut//Copy being a mid-major band. Now the Virginia Commonwealth University Men’s college basketball team is… not known for shit. So, I equate them to Black Dahlia Murder: fairly unknown but obviously talented enough to play on the big stage.
The second game on Saturday is a great deal more mainstream and expected: Kentucky vs. UConn. Both of these teams have a rich college basketball history and have won the national title in the past fifteen years. So naturally, the University of Kentucky Men’s basketball team is most similar to Weezer because both experienced great success in the 90’s and neither is unfamiliar with the big stage. The University of Connecticut Men’s basketball team, while very established by their own accomplishments, is not as impressive a program without it’s other half- the UConn Women’s basketball team, current holder of college athletics longest winning streak (90 games). Clearly, Big Boi of OutKast reflects the UConn situation. Lucious Left Foot’s record is another amazing installment of the Atlanta R&B scene; but when Big Boi is paired with Andre 3000… something special happens.
Here’s my prediction: I believe Cut//Copy will top Black Dahlia Murder; then Weezer will defeat Big Boi. On Monday night, Cut//Copy will walk away the national champion after beating Weezer by seven points. Cheers.
