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Welcome to hoops hysteria I'm Gregory and Bob were coming to you from Houston Texans Reliant Stadium the site of the final four and there's a banner outside that says. This is where the road and joining me now is foxsports.com senior college basketball writer Jeff Goodman. And you gotta be surprised by the. You know Kentucky couldn't win on the road in the SEC. Are you looking you kind and they are picked him in the big east before the season. Butler. You know -- five losses in the rise in leagues and BC you came out and no I mean there. You know -- work -- -- so you can really look at Alcorn State you know you really can't believe they're here. Lapses in the teams played earlier this year at the Maui invitational yet UConn Kentucky but these are two different teams here in Houston yeah I mean completely different you look at Josh -- -- with him for Kentucky. No points one field goal attempt. Now he's he's -- star from. I mean he might be the most indispensable player and on the other side you looking UConn and their freshman Jeremy lamb. He he's been the number two guy earlier in the year and now it was Ellis or occupy their big guy and now really Jeremy lamb is the guy. -- carrying UConn other than Campbell -- Now let's talk about your team's. ECU you Butler can Cinderella you know both -- slippers in this one can you call butler's Cinderella. You can this year and again -- run this year was probably even more improbable because they've -- stroke on the Horizon League and they lost the lottery pick and Gordon Hayward. But you know what Butler is Butler and they've got a great Coach Brad Stevens they've still got two great players and Shelton -- Matt Howard. And you football to be issuing -- they're the ultimate Cinderella there's no doubt about it may go from the first four to the final four and winning five games so far I mean. Really is unimaginable what shocked -- smart nothing's been able to do the L for teams coming in -- win streaks. And you talk about the coaches yet the new generation I think. -- -- and and -- ages don't even at a to Jim Calhoun is right now it's about right RS old school -- is news we'll kind of fun to watch is well. It is -- you've -- cal Perry and in Calhoun or cattle lightning -- you know one hall of Famer already and others going to be in there and cal Perry. And and you got to real up and comers were smart articulate. Don't really see anything it's through flammable -- like cal and cal -- that everything they say is flammable. But but it is kind of new breed coaches right now and I'll tell you what Brad Stevens. You you'll never hear about word about Brad Stevens from anybody and that's that's rare when you get to the top. Exciting games do you think they're going to be well played a deal limit peculiar to even match ups that are mean that people -- cannot. You know taking shots -- the fact that we see one of Butler -- -- -- in championship game but I think you received two really good. You know national semifinal games because you got to too heavy hitters in Kentucky and you -- -- -- -- -- kind of mid major Cinderella stories. Absolutely are less than 48 hours of -- he's gonna win that semi final game move on -- the final on Monday night for Jeff five Brandt. Thanks for watching hoops hysteria and we'll have more from Houston throughout the weekend. This clip was brought -- you by muscle -- gets powerful pro team. Drink -- ball.