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98 Year Old NUN, Sister Jean of Loyola-Chicago is the real MVP of NCAA March Madness
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| Mar 2018
| Cady Lang
Posted on 03/22/2018 9:34:43 AM PDT by GoldenState_Rose
The biggest college basketball fan during this years March Madness tournament is a 98-year-old nun by the name of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola-Chicagos team chaplain.
Sister Jean Dolores, who was on hand to celebrate Loyola-Chicagos buzzer beater victory over Miami, has been the basketball teams chaplain since 1994, but has been a Ramblers fan for most of her life, witnessing the last time Loyola-Chicago won a tournament game, years ago.
While the nun provides spiritual support and openly prays for victories for the team often asking the Higher Power to do his part so the team can do theirs, shes also a bonafide basketball expert. In fact, she created a full scouting report (complete with full run-downs of the strengths and weaknesses of each player) that she presented to Coach Porter Moser on his first day in his position.
She also sends individual emails to not only Moser, but his entire coaching staff and all of the players after every game.
The sister has become somewhat of a beloved figure for Loyola-Chicago basketball fans; she had her own bobble head night in 2011 and she can often be spotted at games in her own custom pair of maroon and gold Nike kicks that have been customized with the words Sister on one foot and Jean on the other.
See Sister Jean Dolores joy at Loyola-Chicagos win below.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; chicago; loyola; marchmadness; ncaa; sisterjean
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To: GoldenState_Rose
Jake (to Elwood):
“I hate Nazi penguins.”
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posted on
03/22/2018 9:40:45 AM PDT
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Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: GoldenState_Rose
A great reminder of active faith in all walks of life.
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posted on
03/22/2018 10:16:00 AM PDT
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KC Burke
(If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
To: GoldenState_Rose; Impy
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03/22/2018 4:11:52 PM PDT
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campaignPete R-CT
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To: GoldenState_Rose
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03/22/2018 6:17:25 PM PDT
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Libloather
(Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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03/22/2018 8:11:14 PM PDT
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campaignPete R-CT
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03/22/2018 9:17:15 PM PDT
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campaignPete R-CT
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To: campaignPete R-CT
Ugggh FSU is going to win....this sucks.
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03/22/2018 9:18:15 PM PDT
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dfwgator
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03/22/2018 9:27:56 PM PDT
by
musicman
(The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
To: campaignPete R-CT
I was 6 out of 8 in my 2nd chance bracket for this round.
Kentucky, bounced! Ramblers play Kansas State, wow. 9 vs. 11.
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03/23/2018 11:35:13 PM PDT
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Impy
(D's might have a registration edge in the district but that doesn't mean I have no virtue to signal.)
To: Impy
Ramble on
Do we git 3 Big12 teams in Final 4?
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03/24/2018 5:02:17 AM PDT
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campaignPete R-CT
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To: GoldenState_Rose
Looks like they’re going to the Final Four, up 19 with 14:00 to go.
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posted on
03/24/2018 4:33:37 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: GoldenState_Rose
Congratulations to Loyola-Chicago!
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03/24/2018 5:19:47 PM PDT
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dfwgator
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🤗☇☇☇yes!
To: GoldenState_Rose
Yes!!!! Michigan Wins!
Now it’s time to pull for the Red Raiders.....GUNS UP!!!!!!
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03/24/2018 8:08:56 PM PDT
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dfwgator
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03/25/2018 10:39:07 AM PDT
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campaignPete R-CT
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03/25/2018 10:44:37 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: campaignPete R-CT
K State got wrecked!
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posted on
03/25/2018 3:18:24 PM PDT
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Impy
(D's might have a registration edge in the district but that doesn't mean I have no virtue to signal.)
To: Impy
Mich has a chance.
One in as million
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03/25/2018 6:27:18 PM PDT
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campaignPete R-CT
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To: Impy
U set record for fewest posts in four days
Daffodil slow grow
Grass green
Sunny
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03/26/2018 7:24:17 AM PDT
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campaignPete R-CT
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