The shot heard round the world

In case you are living under a rock, this happened on Friday night:

 

 

This also happened:

 

 

Lucky for me, these were also documented:

 

 

 

It was the greatest shot that I can remember my team making, in the biggest moment of my memory.  Michigan looked dead in the water against the top seeded Jayhawks, and not because Kansas was so dominant, but because the Wolverine defense fell back into old habits and surrendered more easy lay-ups and points in the paint than I ever remember seeing.  Then the National Player of the Year took over, and led Michigan back with a 14-4 run over the final few minutes of regulation.  Which set the stage for one of the biggest shots in Michigan basketball history.  It is one of those that will be replayed for every NCAA tournament promo in the future, and does it feel good to be on the winning side. 

 

Michigan continued their momentum into the overtime stanza and prevailed with a 2 point win.  The Wolverines then followed that up with a 40 minute clinic against the computer's runaway best team in the country. The maize and blue had done it, they advanced to a Final Four. 

 

To be honest, it still hasn't sunk it completely and we are 4 days after securing our spot.  Can it be that we are lucky enough to see our team in the final weekend of the season? Can it be that we are lucky enough to see the program's best point guard at least 1 more time? Even though when this team has played well it is obvious they are Final Four contenders, it still seemed like a pipe dream.  This team that limped to the regular season finish line, that forgot to show up for the Big Ten Tournament, that slipped to a 4 seed, this team will be able to hang another banner in Crisler. 

 

There are still 3 more games to be played this weekend, and hopefully Michigan gets to participate in 2, but I am just lucky enough to get to see these guys put on the Michigan uniform at least one more time.  This has been one of the most enjoyable journeys that a sports team has taken me on, and I think we can all be thankful that there is still more to come.  Go Blue!