Dateline: Tulsa World March 18th, 2009

Ty Nilsson is back in the local news and on the front page of the Sports Section. Every year when the NIT starts, and Tulsa is playing in it, the whole town flashes back to 1981. It is understood that that was the event and the year that put Tulsa Basketball on the National map. And the all of the credit goes to the guy in the circle, drawn courtesy of Blakey.

So raise your glass of Diet Dr. Pepper -- I gave up booze for lent and I swear it has already been the longest 40 days and nights of my life -- and let's toast to TU and TY. Here! Here!