They are demanding in a way that doesn't show off the court. And Tennessee's Rick Barnes and Houston's Kelvin Sampson are back in the Elite Eight.

The journey began for Kelvin Sampson in Butte, Mont., arguably as far from college basketball’s grandest stage as one could get. Forty-four years later, he has the University of Houston just 40 minutes away from its — and his — first national championship in Monday night’s title game against Florida at the Alamodome.

Sampson, 69, will face Golden, 39, in a rare instance of coaches separated by two generations for a national championship