My 2 cents: NOTHING has been easy for us this year. Nothing has been easy for us the past 10 years. Feck all of that...we're in the dance. This is what we wanted. Doesn't matter who is in front of us, let's play our game.
Loyola Chicago isn't a pushover, so our team team feels disrespected, take it out on Loyola Chicago and move on. LG is the KenPom #9 ranked team, and NCAA #10 NET ranked team. If we go into the game and mope about, we're going home early. I promise you our players just want to play and move on...they probably feel invincible right now. I hope so.
One game at a time. I think our team can play with anyone, and if it takes the harder road to get to the Final Four...so what? It'll just be another detail to add to a great story as we advance.
LFG!!!