Two years after Villanova’s first National Championship in over three decades, the Wildcats are making a return trip to the Lone Star State for their second Final Four in three seasons. Last time around, Nova was the underdog in both of their games before claiming the title on a Kris Jenkins buzzer-beating shot. But this time around, Villanova is already the favorite to cut down the nets on Monday. Crazy what a difference a few short seasons can make.
However, any fan that’s heard Jay Wright talk about the differences between his first Final Four in 2009 and the return in 2016 knows that he doesn’t care about what the odd-makers think or what they did last time around.