Quickish reaction: Butler returns to the national title game

Quickish is a new quick-hit, real-time service that tips you off to the best analysis of the biggest stories in sports. From Quickish's editors, here is a selection of the best proclamations and exclamations coming off Butler knocking off VCU to return to the national championship game for a second straight year:

Superlative
Butler's two-year run in the NCAA tournament will go down in the history of the sport as one of the more remarkable streaks in the modern era. Two years. Two national title games.
(ESPN's Andy Katz)

Also Superlative
VCU's Tournament run was perhaps as improbable and remarkable a run as there has been in NCAA history. Congrats to the Rams.
(ESPN's Jay Bilas)

What happened?
In the end, it's a simple game. VCU got to the Final Four by shooting like crazy from distance. To get to the final two, they had to keep it up. But they didn't.
(Wall Street Journal's Darren Everson)

And...
Fantastic defensive show by Butler. Took away transition, threes. Maybe VCU was due for a poor shooting night, but Butler made it tonight.
(SI's Joe Sheehan)

Not the VCU We Knew
Whether it was nerves, Butler's defense, just an off night or a combination of all three, VCU sparsely looked like the team that had taken the NCAA tournament by storm.
Yahoo! Sports' Graham Watson

More on Butler's D
This disciplined, cerebral Butler team isn't an extension of its disciplined, cerebral coach.
It's an extension of the dog. Because that's how Butler beat VCU on Saturday night. Butler stayed right where it was trained to stay -- on defense, I mean -- and that meant VCU didn't get the kind of open 3-point shots it had enjoyed for five games.
(CBSSports.com's Gregg Doyel)

Consider
So, Butler is going to the Nat'l Championship but the underdog LOST. Figure that one out.
(espnW's Sarah Spain)

Video: Richmond post-game view
Fans in Richmond take to the streets after VCU's loss. There's some disappointment, some cheering -- and the obligatory burning of things (around :40).
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Last Word: VCU
Smart is asked if this is a once-in-a-lifetime run. Replies, "You don't know me very well."
(Midmajority.com's Kyle Whelliston)

Last Word: Butler (For Now)
Matt Howard to me in Feb about the end of last year's game: "There's got to be another shot, right?" Yup.
(SI's Tim Layden)

What's next
Sleep on Butler at your own peril. They've worked to get back to the place where they expected to be — with a chance to prove they're just one shot better.
(Yahoo! Sports' Dan Wetzel)

Buy now! (Or, um, Tuesday! Maybe!)
"This men's Nike Butler Bulldogs tee keeps the madness going well after March. Team logo, "No. 1" and "National Champions" graphics offer title-worthy style. Cut down the nets with all our Butler Bulldogs gear at Kohl's."
(Kohls.com)

One last time:
The fabulous VCU Band

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