Scenes from the CAA Final

RICHMOND, Va. -- You go to the CAA final the see the VCU band. The basketball is secondary. Photos from my wanderings before Monday's final between VCU and

lukewinn and Luke Winn | Mar 5, 2012

Scenes from the CAA Final /

RICHMOND, Va. -- You go to the CAA final the see the VCU band. The basketball is secondary.

Photos from my wanderings before Monday's final between VCU and Drexel, starting with the Rams' student-section campout in front of the (dreary) Richmond Coliseum:

Angry Tickets Guy said the market was "slow."

A view from the Coliseum mezzanine:

The merch stands were heavy on tie-dye. Peace and Love in the CAA:

The Drexel student section, which was outnumbered by a factor of 10 by VCU's:

The Ram is/has money:

And finally, continuing the banner watch that started at Arch Madness with the X-Man and Nolan Richardson:

Published Mar 5, 2012

LUKEWINN AND LUKE WINN

Luke Winn joined Sports Illustrated in 2002 as a web producer and is now a senior writer. He primarily covers college basketball, but has written about baseball, the Olympics and more.