They talked about the Final Four all summer. Amongst themselves at first, to everyone else eventually.
And after hanging a Big Ten tournament title banner and then hanging 121 on Oakland University – setting a first-half scoring record in the process (69) – Michigan basketball showed why they believe they can hang a different kind of banner in the spring.

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