All but one come from the comparatively small two-state area of Arkansas and Mississippi. Dredge up all the grits, Dixie and Piggly Wiggly references you want, Mississippi defends like another staple of Southern living. Jason Harrison celebrates as Ole Miss earns a trip to the Sweet 16. Dogs, the backyard variety. That's what made guard David Sanders' block of Notre Dame's Matt Carroll with six seconds remaining one of the most compelling plays of the tournament so far.
Nobody remembers a missed free throw.
All they remember is a block. That's how Bubba's Team thinks. What the Irish did basically worked, using a matchup zone to lock in on bulky Rahim Lockhart and pressure the perimeter. It's just that the Rebels defense was better. Truth is, it has been all season.