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This documentary covers the historic journey of the Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball team through the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament. Considered one of the greatest 'Cinderella's' of all time, the Rams were catapulted to the national spotlight after becoming a controversial pick for the 2011 field of 68 teams. A young coach, and a senior-laden roster--this cast of unknowns captured the imaginations of the country by defying the odds, and the pundits, all the way to college basketball's most venerable stage: The Final Four.
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00:10I was upstairs in my office and I was up there with our five freshmen. I made them come watch
00:16the selection show with me. I made the decision not to make our team watch it because I knew it
00:20could go either way. We might get in, we might not get in. Everybody was telling me that we
00:24didn't have a chance of getting in. And even Coach Smart was telling us you know don't
00:29bank on it because he was he didn't want us to get our hopes up.
00:36My wife knows diddly about basketball but if you put her here and said look at
00:42Colorado's resume, look at UIB and look at VCU it'd be an M&M a mismatch man. No
00:49shock. Once again they don't think we can win but they don't matter. I've heard
00:59people who've lived in Richmond 30, 40 years say they've never seen so many
01:05people openly show the support for our team in this area than they did for VCU and
01:12the NCAA tournament.
01:16We were presented with a challenge and not only did we exceed everyone's
01:21expectation, we did something that is historical.
01:25Drive. Kicks. It's up. And it goes. That's a big time shot. Unbelievable.
01:57It's over. Rock. Shaka. Jayhawk. The Rams are going to the front.
02:02Final Four. They are only the third number 11 seed to reach the Final Four. Please
02:09welcome the VCU Rams.
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