On the Monday teleconference with the men's basketball Final Four coaches, the three who have never been closer to a Final Four than a seat in the stands said experience is overrated.
What else could they say? "We're scared to death but happy to be going."
On Thursday, Oregon Coach Dana Altman, Gonzaga Coach Mark Few and South Carolina Coach Frank Martin started to get more of an understanding of what it is like to be one of the focal points of this basketball extravaganza.
After a long news conference with the coach, there's the breakout -- where the coaches remain at the main podium and the five starters are taken to separate areas to meet with the media.