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.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jeff Walz has had a lot of success getting players to transfer to Louisville over the last few years, including three starters on his Final Four team this season. He's not the only coach in the Final Four who has bolstered the roster by using the transfer portal as both South Carolina and UConn have found supplemental players from it.
And then there were four. The 2022 Women's Final Four begins Friday night from Minneapolis, where three No. 1 seeds and perennial women's basketball superpower UConn will duke it out for a spot in the NCAA national championship game.