[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 38 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H1766-H1767]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               UTAH VICTORY OVER NORTH CAROLINA TARHEELS

  (Mr. COOK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to stand here and to recount 
the Utah victory last Saturday night over the North Carolina Tarheels. 
It gives me particular great pleasure because just a year ago I was 
forced to wear all day the cap of the Chicago Bulls when a bet of mine 
went sour with my colleague and good friend, the gentleman from the 
State of Illinois (Mr. Jackson). But tonight I get to stand here; and 
my very good friend, the gentleman from the State of North

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Carolina (Mr. Price), is wearing the Utah red and acknowledging his 
loss to the bet we had last week.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will 
yield, I have to say red is not normally my color. I usually prefer a 
light shade of blue. But the outcome of Saturday's game between the 
University of Utah and the Tarheels of North Carolina has forced me to 
alter my wardrobe this evening.
  I do want to thank my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Utah 
(Mr. Cook), for the T-shirt. Make sure we see it. This may be the last 
time, though, it is seen on me. I am not the only Tarheel politician 
seeing red today. I believe the Governor, a United States Senator, many 
others were run over by the Rick Marjerus-led Utes last Saturday.
  In North Carolina, of course, we are very proud of our school and 
players. I mostly feel bad for my colleague from Utah because he missed 
out wearing that fine light blue T-shirt I had for him. But I hope 
Saturday's victory is a source of some consolation.
  Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I want to thank very much 
the gentleman from North Carolina and just to say, as I left the 
cloakroom just a few minutes ago before this last vote, Utah was ahead 
by almost six points, on the verge of winning the national 
championship; and I have to tell him that all day today I searched for 
someone from the Kentucky delegation to take me up on a bet. I thank my 
colleague. Go Utah.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Well, my colleague certainly beat a 
highly regarded Carolina team. We are real proud of that team, led by 
Coach of the Year Bill Guthridge. The Tarheels ended their season with 
34 wins and just four losses, a great year by any measure.
  So I will save this T-shirt for next year. I will suggest that it 
would be a fine fit, that blue T-shirt for my colleague or anyone else 
after next season.

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  I say to the gentleman from North Carolina, I hope he enjoyed today. 
I know he is doing real well right now, not doing too badly at the 
moment as that Kentucky game moves on. But Carolina blue is not the 
only blue that can cause you trouble. Good luck.

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