21.   And other than elated and excited, how do the players and coaches feel after the championship game?

22.   And on Monday night here in the Alamodome, in the national championship game, Utah proved it knew how to study its foe on the court.

23.   And it is little surprise that Mike Krzyzewski finds himself back at the Final Four, having climbed again to the championship game.

24.   And since my championship game was UMass vs. Kansas, and hers was Kentucky vs. Syracuse, I now must bow to her expertise.

25.   And the Patriots have never played a championship game on New England soil.

26.   And the results have shown that the NFC team that survives has already played its Super Bowl in the NFC championship game.

27.   And just two years ago Indianapolis was in the AFC championship game.

28.   And the Bowl Championship Series pairings were announced, putting the corn-crumbed Huskers into the national championship game.

29.   And with it, the Volunteers triumphed in the first unified national championship game played under the Bowl Championship Series system.

30.   And there has never been a conference championship game in a dome.