They posted a couple videos(each several minutes) of the team landing and arriving at the hotel. Talk about the red carpet treatment! Soldiers welcoming the team walking from their plane to the bus(which is logo'ed up for the final four and has a huge V on it, with another decked out what looks to be official escort car). The hotel looks to have a huge picture in the lobby, lots of Villanova signage, and you can see the hotel staff and GM welcoming Jaynand the team to Houston.

It looks like everyone is supporting Villanova's run to the national championship.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/03/30/peace-sign-ultrasound-baby/

Must end at the Final Four in Houston.

It can't end at the Barclay Center this weekend against some nondescript, go-nowhere Iowa/Temple team.

20 for 32 from the field (62.5%), 11 for 19 from 3 (57.8%), 13 for 14 from the free throw line (92.8%), and 13 assists to 4 turnovers (3.25:1 assist to turnover ratio). Numbers are ridiculous on the biggest stage, talk about going out on top. Numbers have to be among the best out of all the players in the field.

...saying goodbye

https://twitter.com/VUCoachJWright

I didn't see one post about it today. Did I miss it?

I know this will be of interest to many....

Roger Ayers, Mike Eades, Tom Eades, Mark Whitehead, Jeff Clark, Brian Dorsey, John Higgins, Tony Padilla and Michael Stevens.

There is one other as well that wasn't named.

On DNL they showed the clip of Jay getting emotional talking about the pic of Arch and Chief kissing the V. Kern said can you imagine what it's going to be like to see when Jay and Arch hug for the final time what that is going to be like, and Kern got choked up and it was sincere.

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Hard to put into words, but I watch the clips of the team send away. Jay's crying. Arch and DO are kissing the V. You watch the press conferences about Ryan Wright, see DO up there and it's perfect. It would be unfair to only identify a few moments. Our coaching staff and kids make me proud. We do it the right way. It's funny. I stood on the steps as Jay spoke to us post NC State. Pittsburgh, the place of my birth. It was after the kids came off the bus and you could see the world had ended. For them, for us, it was tough. Jay came out and spoke and said, how the wins and losses don't define our program. We would own it and build. He was right in defeat and seeing this in victory is sweet. This wasn't build in a day and the joy for me personally has been these past three years. The past two weeks was validation of what I've always believed, we were good enough and we did it right. These kids have shown the world and our coach is simply the best coach for our school. I'm overwhelmed. I've watched the Kansas game 7 times. I look forward to seeing many of you in Houston. For those I don't know, look forward to meeting you. I think we're going to do this. Regardless, we have been blessed with a special 3 years and it's not over until it is. Go Cats!

Can someone link. I'm useless with my phone. Computer I could link but........

Nice read.

I bought a ticket through the University on Monday, but now it looks like I convinced my dad to come with me to Houston. Does anyone know if I can sell the ticket I bought so that he and I could sit together?

...wow, this is really happening....the opportunity is right in front of us to bring home a National Championship...I don't know how most of you feel but I feel like the stars are aligning and it is our time....

Hoping Rollie Massimino will be in the stands Saturday night as a good luck charm!

What is the over/under on the amount of camera shots to him?...got to be at least 3...CBS loves to show him sitting in the stands so Rafferty can make the obligatory pasta reference.

http://www.phillyvoice.com/why-philly-shouldnt-host-parade-if-villanova-wins-ncaa-tourney/

No clue who this guy is, maybe someone just trying to make some waves, but does he sound bitter or is it just me?

I just read the Mike Jenson article on Kris Jenkins and his mom. What an amazing person she appears to be. The part of the article I find most disturbing and actually makes me a little sad is that she had to work in her job at the Amazon distribution center where she couldn't even have her cell phone during the KU game. Can you imagine if that were one of us? I can't even imagine having to work on a Saturday night and missing a Regional Final that our beloved Villanova was playing, but how about if it were your son???

This also reminds me of another story I heard about one of the other key players on this team. I won't name him, but his father drove from the East Coast on Thursday to Louisville for the Miami game, then went home after the game because he had to work of Friday!!!!!! I asked the person who knew this, "Well, why didn't he just take the day off and stay?" To which this person replied, "He can't, he needs the money." I had totally forgotten that many of these parents aren't paid a salary, rather they're paid by the hour. It hadn't occured to me.

As great as this run is for us, I am reminded how many of us are blessed to be able to see our beloved Cats in the Dance. I know many can't, but at least we're not missing our own child's huge game or driving 9+ hours each way (within 24 hour period) to make a game, then do it again a day later.

It strikes that the NCAA needs to do something to offset the money lost for these parents when they want to see their son play - as they should!

another great job!
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Killing time, thought this might be interesting. Multiple choices allowed.

1. If we had been sent to Philly as a 2 seed, would we be in the F4?

2. If Brad Stevens was still coaching Butler, what would their first 3 years look like in the BE?

http://www.straighthoops.com/secure_the_perimeter.html

Seems to undervalue Nova's scoring inside the 3 point line. I hope OK does too.
I do think that Nova will go after Lattin and OK will go after Daniel. DO needs to stay
out of foul trouble. Lattin is generally is a non factor scoring wise. Make him make shots don't
put him on the line. The Spangler v. KJ match up may be a bigger factor tho. KJ has to play
smart. If he draws Spangler out side he may be able to draw fouls by going around him. Josh should have an advantage too on offense.

I've watched tape of OK's losses to KU and WVU. Most recently, in the B12 Championship, WVU's Miles, face guarded Hield and neutralized him. WVU won a close game. Miles did not come off Hield on screens. He never came off Hield to provide help on anyone else either. Hield couldn't drift to open spots. Miles also over played Hield to his right most of the time to take away his step back jumper. When Hield put the ball on the floor WVU brought help. Hield did not get to the rim. He forced passes back out to the perimeter and committed several turnover trying to. One caveat: Hield had played the day before and scored 39 pts. in the semi finals of the B12 Tourny. He said his legs were fine but who knows?

This is my first final four and I am super pumped. I was curious on what folks expect for a fan split at this stadium? Villanova being the smallest school by far I imagine. Out of 72k you probably have 7k Nova fans?

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Looks like Mick Jagger.

If so, I'll be happy to act like we can meet up and tell you a bunch of places I won't be.