HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - This was a reboot after waiting far too long. Here's hoping it's a fresh start to a tradition.It had been 15 years since Alabama A&M and UAH met in basketball in the Mayor's Cup. Though this one went the same as most - A&M won 79-73 to take a 19-5 advantage (see game story here) - it's really ancient history to dig into stats and records that might as well be hieroglyphics. These two programs now look no more the way they did 15 years ago than you look like your senior yearbook picture.
The first era of the Mayor's Cup was dial-up. This is high-speed. UAH has blossomed into a national Division II powerhouse. A&M endured the growing pains into Division I, made the NCAA "big dance," sputtered a while but has put together its best team since 2005.
The Mayor's Cup was played where it should have been played: at the Von Braun Center's facelifted Propst Arena. This merited the big stage and neutral site.
It merits encore after encore.
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