Any Given Day.

In California on Sunday, a women’s basketball game ended in a result that I think is fair to say no one expected. The George Fox Bruins’ 36-game winning streak came to an end. To say that their opponent, Cal Lutheran, had a very different season from them last year is an understatement. Cal Lutheran had only 7 wins to their 18 losses in the 2008-2009 season, while George Fox was the only team able to finish with a completely undefeated season by winning the national championship.
This just goes to show that any team can beat any other team on any given day. Of course it is a new year and neither team is the exact same team they were last year, but I’m sure that wasn’t enough to convince George Fox they would lose this game.
The Regals led for most of the game, and even after No. 4 George Fox was able to tie the score with two and a half minutes remaining, the Regals wouldn’t let go. They held the Bruins scoreless the remainder of the game. None of Cal Lutheran’s players reached double-digits but 10 players scored.

In 1980, the US hockey team beat the Soviets and America went crazy. In 2007, Appalachian State beat Michigan and Ohio State fans will never let Michigan forget it. In 1990, Buster Douglas defeated Mike Tyson and surprised the entire world. In the 2007 NBA Playoffs, #8 Golden State defeated #1 Dallas in the first round and the Warriors celebrated their first playoff series win in 16 seasons. And, let’s be honest, the upsets are the reason fans watch the early round games of March Madness. Each year everyone is wondering who is going to be the next Cinderella team. Upsets are one of the greatest things about being a sports fan.
A small company is not going to overtake Google tomorrow, but for any level of any sport, any team can beat any other team on any given day. And this, is why people love sports.