I really enjoyed this article. I identify with this kid. I did NOT follow college basketball when I was in high school, even though Richmond beat South Carolina in March 1998, when I was a senior in HS deciding where to go to undergrad. BUT, I was intoxicated once I went to my first game at the Robins Center in the late fall of 1998. And there have been so many moments in the 25+ years since. Warms my old man heart to see a younger generation of students finding the romance in the program as well.
(I also remember our CURRENT FBI DIRECTOR, and my UR classmate, Kash Patel, shirtless spelling out Richmond at games to pump up the crowd....)