Butler is not your team. That is because destiny has been fulfilled!!!!!! And the city of Richmond will be a crazy hoops city for one more week. That is because the 11 seeded – had to play their way into the field in the First Four – VCU Rams jumped out to an 18 point first half lead, and then withstood a few runs in the second half from the Kansas Jayhawks to punch their ticket to Houston and the Final Four.

This will guarantee a mid-major Cinderella team will make the championship game, as VCU will next face last year’s darling – the Butler Bulldogs. And with most of being from Richmond, it is only obvious that our team is the VCU RAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hats off to the Rams for pulling off the most improbable run from the First Four to the Final Four. The CBS broadcast proudly put on the screen that this was the school’s first Final 4 appearance ever – which Elizabeth and me have thought humorous since they had also proudly put that fact that it was their first Sweet 16 appearance in school history, and first Elite 8 appearance in school history. However, here is the real fact that is interesting. VCU will forever go down in history as the first school to ever win 5 games in the tournament to get to the Final 4.

Hats off to the Selection Committee as well for taking a chance on the Rams – it was highly criticized when it first happened, and yet here are the Rams still playing. Just think, 3 of the First 4 teams would not have been in the tournament had it not been for the expansion that everyone in the media has criticized to anyone willing to listen – whether it be how weak the bubble was or how there was no reason to change such a great tournament.

Congratulations to the VCU Rams – you are our team!!!!!!!! And you have made yourselves, the university, and the city of Richmond extremely proud of you!!!! Here’s hoping that there are two more victories in your future!