Phish and Conference USA basketball

Phish irritated some fans this Halloween by "covering themselves" than their usual routine of covering an album like they have done in the past such as The Beatles "The White Album." But in changing things up, the band played their next album in its entirety which they said they will record soon.

It's noteworthy to me because I am a fan of the University of Louisville. But what exactly is the connection between Phish and the University of Louisville?

Well...Phish wrote a song about one of the most random things that anyone might be able to conjure up. They debuted a song at their Halloween show this year about the 2005 Conference USA basketball championship game. Completing in this game was Memphis and Louisville. The song is specifically about the internal turmoil of Darius Washington Jr. (Memphis) at the free throw line. He was fouled while shooting a three point field goal as tike expired. His team was down two.

He only made one. Louisville won.

Here is a story by ESPN on Darius Washington and those free throws.

 

And now the song. Here is Phish debuting "The Line" live in Atlantic City this year on Halloween.

 

"The Line" begins at 2:07:10