D8ON!! Dayton High Life is Sixth 11 seed to make the Elite 8

D8TON! No. 11 Flyers beat No. 10 Stanford, 82-72, for first #Elite8 appearance since 1984. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/7NyeJfJftp
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 28, 2014

+University of Dayton takes down +Stanford Athletics men's hoops to advance to Elite 8. +Wisconsin Badgers made a statement by really never even giving the hot +Baylor Athletics a glimpse of hope. Badgers simply dominated to moe on to the Elite 8. Dayton will play the winner of the +Florida Gators - +UCLA Bruins and Wisconsin (2 seed) will play the winner of the +Arizona Wildcats - +San Diego State Athletics game. Both 1 seed vs 4 seed match ups.

HIGHLIGHT: Wisconsin wins the game to advance to the Elite Eight. (by @InfinitiUSA) #MarchMadness http://t.co/jvTnG7rEPK
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 28, 2014

We'll take the "smart" money on who we had in the national championship game for the last month or so and in a bracket. Gators vs Wildcats, but could it be a night for the 4 seed? Aztecs and UCLA could win these games indeed. Can't wait to see!

Early Games for Sweet 16 Tonight.

This is for Morgan Miller, of course, we are riding the Dayton High Life (+University of Dayton) Flyers, of course, although +Stanford Athletics might overwhelm with length. And as we have this bracket in tact, going with the +Baylor Athletics Bears, who are scorching hot, to take +Wisconsin Badgers in a high scoring game (not a lot of stiff defense with these two this year, normally, but nerves might affect that).

It's time for the #Sweet16! http://t.co/ZS4UtoNxux #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/3rIoudbfWi
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 27, 2014

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Miller Brothers Must be Having a Sweet time - Both in Sweet 16

A sweet time for NCAA coaches Sean and Archie Miller

Nicole Auerbach, 
+USA TODAY Sports

35-year-old Archie Miller has led +University of Dayton to a surprise berth in the +NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness Sweet 16.

His older brother Sean, has No. 1 seed +Arizona Wildcats in the top spot in the West Region

Their father has split his time between the two programs this season

(Photo: Spruce Derden and Casey Sapio, USA TODAY Sports)

The Sweet 16 can mean different things to different programs. John Miller's two sons epitomize that.

Archie, the third-year coach at Dayton, has his 11th-seeded Flyers into the round of 16 for the first time in 30 years. This is a revelation.

Sean has No. 1 seed and title contender Arizona in the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years. This is expected.

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Together, they're also historical. It's the first time two brothers have coached in the same Sweet 16. And the whole situation led to their father John experiencing some mixed emotions — beyond his overall excitement.

He's giddy when he's talking about Archie's surprising run at Dayton: "With Dayton right now, it's like icing on the cake every time he wins one. It's really fun, and the program is just exploding right now."

On the other hand, he's a bit stressed out when he's asked about Sean's postseason run and a team that was No. 1 in the polls for much of the year.

"It's almost like you're supposed to get there," John said in a phone interview Monday. "Watching the team right now, it's a lot more nerve-wracking with Arizona. They're a No. 1 seed. They've been doing pretty well. They're expected to get to the end. I think there's pressure."

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Despite the differences — and their varying effect on their father watching the games – there's one thing that's undeniable about having two brothers in the same Sweet 16.

"It's very special," Sean said after beating Gonzaga on Sunday, a day after Archie punched his ticket. "We're both the product of a great family, but in particular our dad being who he is, not only a great high school coach, maybe one of the best, ever, at least in our opinion but also a great dad. It was that combination of so much time spent that you know he gave us an understanding of the game, a love of the game, and I think we're both probably coaches because of him.

"Today is a special day in my mind more for him."

John was a longtime and legendary high school coach in western Pennsylvania who won four state titles and more than 650 games at +Blackhawk High School school and +Riverside High School. At Blackhawk, he coached both sons, who each went on to have terrific college careers — Sean at Pittsburgh, and Archie at +North Carolina State University — before they followed their father's footsteps and picked up a whistle.

Looking back now, the sons aren't surprised.

"Five years old, six years old, he's teaching us how to play one-on-one, how to keep score when you're playing a pick-up game when you're seven years old," Archie, 35, said in a phone interview Monday. "He was always teaching us the game. Before you realize it, you're a coach, too. It's just a natural fit. It's what you talked about at the dinner table, what you talked on the car ride home, at camps, in the car heading to practice. There were no summer vacations for us. It was all basketball every day."

Day by day, practice by practice, John's boys tried to improve their game. They worked to work harder than everyone else, particularly when they didn't have the size or athleticism others had. They learned, as all of John's players did over the decades, that he required you to have a strong work ethic.

"My program was pretty much, 'We're going to outwork you,' " John said. " 'We're going to try to rack up extra hours on you and get an advantage by being flat-out more determined and passionate about the game.' I think those guys have picked that up and taken it into their own programs. There aren't too many people who can outwork them."

That is evident in everything from recruiting to scouting opponents. The two brothers haven't spoken on the phone since the NCAA tournament began; they're too busy preparing their own teams. Instead, they text.

Arizona coach Sean Miller instructs and manages his team in a style that was informed by his father John, a longtime successful high school coach in Pennsylvania.(Photo: Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports)

Archie believes he runs his Dayton program similarly to how Sean does it in Tucson. It makes sense; Archie spent the final two seasons before he got the Dayton job as Sean's assistant at Arizona. Both sons still run a few set plays from their father's playbook, too.

"When (Sean) sent me off and I got the opportunity at Dayton, I really stuck to the blueprint that we created at Arizona," Archie said. "To watch it work here, it's kind of proof in the pudding. … We're very similar in our styles. We approach the game the same way — versatility, love offense, love to teach, all about toughness."

There are a few differences in their demeanor on the sidelines or in practice, but they're hard to detect because the brothers — though 10 years apart in age — look like each other, have similar mannerisms and speak with the same inflections.

"I think he probably rolls with the punches a little better right now," Archie said. "Being a little younger, I'm probably a little more antsy, ready to jump on things quicker, a little more aggressive with my players. I think he's more calm."

Said John: "Arch is a little more outgoing, wears his emotions on his sleeve a little more than Sean does."

And both ways work, apparently. John's seen it firsthand; he spent the season's first couple of months with Archie in Dayton, then the cold winter months in Arizona, and now he's back hanging around the Flyers.

Dayton will take on No. 10 seed +Stanford Athletics this Thursday at 7:15 p.m. ET in Memphis — John will be there — while Arizona is set to tip off later that same night against No. 4 +San Diego State University in Anaheim. Thursday will be a special night for one of western Pennsylvania's most famous coaching trees.

"Right now, we're benefactors of growing up in a world a lot of people probably couldn't imagine, being entrenched in the game of basketball," Archie said. "It's what we do."

A shirt that we can all Support, thanks to Morgan Miller, Dayton's Head Coach Archie Miller's Wife :D

Notice that even Morgan Miller, and her Dayton "CR3W" are wearing them too! :Dayton

Link available from Morgan herself to grab one also at the bottom of the article! Classics...

+Sports Illustrated | LADIES

BY GABRIEL BAUMGAERTNER

Morgan Miller captured the internet’s attention with her T-shirt. (h/t +Larry Brown Sports)

Last year, the Twitterati honed in on the candid shots of Amanda Enfield, wife of former Florida Gulf Coast head coach Andy Enfield, during the NCAA tournament. This year, there’s a strong likelihood the ogling will be directed at Morgan Miller, whose husband, Archie, just coached Dayton to its first Sweet 16 since 1984. But let’s celebrate that t-shirt before anybody moves to type “MORGAN MILLER FOTOS + MORGAN MILLER PICS + ARCHIE MILLER WIFE” into Google Images. For starters, just follow her on Twitter at @BballWife4Life. +University of Dayton 

We’re not trying to be lecherous here. It’s that shirt that we love so much. High Life is trustworthy and crisp, a relic of American taste as the craft beer snobs, excuse me “experts,” crowd our bar taps. Heck, High Life is a lot like Dayton itself. The Flyers lack pretention and are pretty unrefined (on offense, at least). Who knows where Morgan made that shirt, but it’s awesome nonetheless. She’s the champagne of basketball wives. 

This is after the Flyers beat the +Syracuse Orange to advance to Sweet 16 in the +NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness. 

Enniss misses 3 at buzzer as the Flyers advance to Sweet 16 since 1984.

But you probably want a GIF, so, a GIF you shall receive:

(h/t Larry Brown Sports)

AND, even better, Morgan Miller just let us know that the "Dayton High Life" Tees are available here! Thanks for the S/O Morgan - Gotta get these classics.

@SportsCR3W Here is a direct link to purchase #DaytonHighLife shirts. We crashed their system! 😉😁 http://t.co/zVrbyq962E
— Morgan Miller (@BballWife4Life) March 23, 2014

Dayton, 11 seed, Dance on to Sweet 16, Beat Syracuse, 3 seed, 55 - 53

No. 11 Dayton dances on, sinking No. 3 Syracuse, 55-53

BY ZAC ELLIS

Dayton stifled Syracuse’s offense, including on the last possession, when the Flyers
prevented Tyler Ennis from getting a clean look at a game winner. (Elsa/Getty)

Tyler Ennis missed a potential game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, and No. 11 Dayton survived No. 3-seed Syracuse 55-53 in the South Regional on Saturday. The victory sends the Flyers to their first Sweet 16 after two straight upsets in the NCAA tournament.

After Ennis missed an earlier jumper that would have given the Orange the lead with 11 seconds to play, Syracuse fouled Dyshawn Pierre who stepped to the free-throw line with a chance to put the Flyers ahead by three. He knocked down the first shot but missed the second, and Syracuse — with no timeouts — streaked down the court as Ennis advanced the ball and hoisted a trey. Dayton’s Vee Sanford rebounded the miss just before the clock struck zero.

The Flyers’ victory capped a wild second half after a slow-moving first half. Dayton held a slim 20-18 lead at the break, when neither team was hitting shots during the first 20 minutes. But Dayton made a real push after intermission when Khari Price nailed a triple to give his team a 32-26 lead and force a Syracuse timeout with just under 13 minutes to play.

Syracuse kept it close, however, and an Ennis layup with 18 seconds left push the Orange to within one. But his missed jumper on the ensuing possession led to Pierre’s free throws, and Ennis’ winning trey then clanked off the rim.

Syracuse couldn’t buy a bucket for much of the evening. It finished shooting 39 percent from the field — including 0-of-10 on three-pointers — and couldn’t take advantage of 14 Dayton turnovers. This program had national title aspirations when the season began, and those hopes continued as it started the season 25-0 and climbed to No. 1 in the AP poll. But the wheels came off for the Orange, losing five of their last seven games entering the big dance. Coach Jim Boeheim can blame a poor offensive effort for his team’s ultimate demise in the tournament.

Dayton, meanwhile, moves forward after two unlikely upsets. Most fans would blame Dayton for the first bracket-busting win of the postseason: Its 60-59 upset of 6-seed Ohio State on Thursday. Now the Flyers have guaranteed that the Sweet 16 will include two double-digit seeded teams: Dayton and the winner of Sunday’s meeting between 11-seed Tennessee and 14-seed Mercer. The Flyers will have to shoot a little better for 40 minutes to hang with the winner of Kansas and Stanford in the next round, but Dayton may finally have some fans rooting for the underdog.

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Morgain Miller, the wife of the Flyers Heach Coach, Archie Manning wears a shirt that we all can support 

 Other Memorable 11 Seeds in +NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness History: 2006 - +George Mason University