Maybe the Wildcats' victory didn't validate the Big East, but Jay Wright and 'Nova did the next best thing.
If you're just waking up on this Easter Sunday and missed out on last night's Elite Eight action, here's a quick schooling: the Villanova Wildcats are headed to Final Four.
For the first time since 2009, the Wildcats will be representing the Big East Conference in the mega-showcase event for the sport of college basketball. It's been a long seven years since Scottie Reynolds, Dante Cunningham, and Corey Fisher among others squared up with eventual National Champion North Carolina in The Motor City, and a lot's obviously happened.