Clark: Betting on Gonzaga

As all of Spokanedom knows, the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team plays the Syracuse Orange Friday in Chicago. What isn’t known until now is that so much more is riding on this encounter than just the rare opportunity for our Zags to move again into the rarified air of the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight. See, this isn’t just about Wiltjer and Sabonis and McClellan and Perkins and … This is about payback for yours truly. This is about a chance for me to get back at my old pal and nemesis, Jeff Kramer. The Zags win and Kramer, who writes a great column for the Syracuse New Times, has agreed to the following terms of self-abuse:

He’ll paint his face Gonzaga blue-and-white and don a fake mullet. Then he’ll wander the grounds of Syracuse University while yelling the words that are emblazoned on the sign he’s holding. “Gonzaga Rules!!” “Gonzaga Rules!!” More here.

Question: Do you have any bets riding on the Gonzaga-Syracuse game?