Who says you can’t learn anything while covering what only seems like your zillionth NCAA basketball tournament?
While entering going through the press entrance of Nationwide Arena this morning at about 10:20, my computer and “work” (press guides, files, iPods and the such) bags were inspected by a drug- and bomb-sniffing black lab.
Apparently, I was cleared on both counts because his nose barely grazed the open bags before his commanding officer said, “OK, you’re fine”.
OK, here’s what I learned: This particular dog has been trained to react to 22 specific scents.
Most “sniffers” (my label) can identify only eight before they are put to work.
Obviously, he can’t smell “Tweezlers”, because I had a pack of them in one of the bags the night before.
It’s three hours, give or take, before Long Beach State takes on Tennessee. Tune in to Channel 2 if you want to check me out (I’ll be sitting opposite the Tennessee bench) or if you just want to watch the 49ers’ first NCAA Tournament game in 12 years.
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