Hear me now, and believe me if you choose.
It was not going to happen.
The University of Louisville Cardinals were not going to conquer season-long top-rated South Carolina. Too may variables had to fall in place. It was not impossible obviously — that’s why they play the game — but chances were miniscule.
There are 351 schools that competed for the opportunity to advance to the Final Four in Minneapolis.
The four best who are clearly the best made it.
That group included — rightfully and justifiably so — U of L. Simply, for a whole passel of reasons, the Cardinals weren’t a match for the Gamecocks.