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At the other end of Cass St, the College World Series has reached its final game \u2013 between Costal Carolina and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the ubiquitous Wildcat presence, these two events have a lot in common. For those in-the-know, they\u2019re two of the finest sporting events in America. Neither can exactly be called mainstream. Even with the Phelps-led fever pitch of an Olympic year, swimming remains only-ready-for-primetime in these four year windows. As for the College World Series, ask around and you\u2019ll find zealots quite similar to those screaming poolside. They\u2019re a pair of special events that both come with a family feel. Everyone seems eager to take ownership and displays an inordinate pride in their attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a fan of aluminum bat college baseball or elite swimming, both are filled with that huggable brand of sport geeks.<\/p>\n<p>And both are presently dominated by Wildcats.<\/p>\n<p>Here in the Century Link Center, Arizona\u2019s two-time NCAA Swimmer-of-the-Year <strong>Kevin Cordes<\/strong> is already a member of Team USA after winning the men\u2019s 100 breaststroke on night two. He\u2019s about to add the 200 breast to his Olympic line-up; the world record may be on call. Three more Wildcats will appear in semi-final action tonight, as well \u2014 Three-time NCAA champion <strong>Margo Geer<\/strong>; Wildcat junior <strong>Nick Thorne<\/strong> in the men\u2019s 200 IM; and former Academic All-American <strong>Emma Schoettmer<\/strong> in the women\u2019s 200 breaststroke.<\/p>\n<p>All mighty impressive, but Arizona\u2019s biggest presence here might be not in the pool or on the ball field, but in positions of power at these Olympic Swimming Trials. USA Swimming\u2019s current National Team Director is <strong>Frank Busch<\/strong>, who as most in the sport know, was the head coach of Arizona for 22-years, where he won NCAA team titles for the both the men and the women. But here are a few you might not know:<\/p>\n<p>The man calling these races live on NBC each night is <strong>Dan Hicks<\/strong> \u2013 also an Arizona Wildcat. Hicks was born and raised in Tucson, graduated from U of A in 1984, and also began his broadcasting career in Tucson, at the city\u2019s NBC affiliate, KVOA. For the last twenty years, since the 1996 Atlanta Games, Hicks has been NBC\u2019s stroke-by-stroke announcer alongside <strong>Rowdy Gaines<\/strong> at every Olympics, and pretty much every meet of consequence in between.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of his headphones, seated at the center of NBC\u2019s broadcast truck, is his boss, NBC\u2019s executive producer of swimming (and longtime EP of\u00a0<em>all<\/em>\u00a0of NBC Sports), <strong>Tommy Roy<\/strong>. Roy too is a Tucson native and an Arizona Wildcat. He\u2019s been the Oz behind the curtain producing Olympic swimming for multiple Games now; he\u2019s the one who leads the storytelling of these swimmers, who has helped shape swimming broadcasts into must-see-TV.<\/p>\n<p>So, if <strong>Kevin Cordes<\/strong> gets just a little extra love on NBC\u2019s broadcast, you\u2019ll know why.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcat mafia is running the show.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reposted with permission from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capandgoggles.com\/?p=3108\" target=\"_blank\">Cap and Goggles.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views\u00a0of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Casey Barrett In the water, on the field, and on the broadcast, Omaha has been overrun by Arizona Wildcats\u2026\u00a0 A pair of circuses have come to town 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