Your Elite 8 Jubilation Thread: Marquette 71, Miami 61

On the strength of a stifling defense, Herculean efforts from Vander Blue (14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals) and Jamil Wilson (16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks), and a masterful coaching job by Coach Buzz Williams, YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles punched their ticket to the Elite 8 for the first time in 10 years with a pick-your-adjective-meaning-dominating 71-61 win over the Miami Hurricanes in Washington, D.C.

Marquette ripped open a quick 12-4 lead and never looked back, leading by 13 at the half and -- if my math is right -- never letting the lead get into single-digits in the last 20 minutes of the game. After a pair of squeakers to open the NCAA Tournament, Marquette rewarded its Pepto-chugging fans with its best performance of the year, as the outcome was never really in doubt after the first four minutes of the game.

I've run out of things to say, so the next paragraph is brought to you by my #VictoryBourbon:

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOO? WOOOOOO! WOOO WOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

We'll find out who Marquette's Elite 8 opponent is in the next couple hours (and if there's a God in this world -- and judging by the events of the last couple weeks, there is, and he's a big fan of Jesuits -- it'll be Smarmy Tom Crean and his Indiana Hoosiers), but until then, find the bottom of your glasses and enjoy Marquette's most successful season in a decade.

Woo.