Porter Moser, Loyola Ramblers have no intention of slowing down

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The best story in college basketball has no intention of slowing down.

The Loyola Ramblers returned home to a well-deserved hero's welcome on Sunday, with thousands cheering the team on at a pep rally on campus.

The Ramblers are back in Chicago as they prepare for the Final Four in San Antonio next week.

After a pair of last-second victories in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Porter Moser's squad continued to look calm and poised in both a Sweet 16 victory over Nevada and an Elite 8 win against Kansas State. Despite being the only mid-major to reach the Elite 8, there was no David vs. Goliath feel in the way they dominated in both wins.

"The guys believe, and they haven't been overwhelmed by the moment," Moser told reporters. "They've actually risen to the moment, which is a statement to their character. This enthusiasm, this is fun. This has invigorated our guys and it invigorates a city, a university. Enthusiasm and energy are powerful things."

School spirit was on full display at the pep rally, and Donte Ingram told the crowd how much it meant to the team to have it.

"We're so fortunate to be in this position," he said. "We're just embracing this moment. We're happy to make Chicago proud. Without you we wouldn't be here."

Moser also told the crowd that this feeling wasn't going to be a flash in the pan for the Ramblers.

"We're never going back," he told the crowd to the loudest cheers of the afternoon. "This is what it's always going to be. You can see what spirit does to a university. This is what's right about college basketball."

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