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I know i blocked myself from this site, but still get choked up after watching this.
 

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I know i blocked myself from this site, but still get choked up after watching this.
Any excuse for that egregiously bad call on Clingan?
 
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Any excuse for that egregiously bad call on Clingan?
Bad call? No. I know DC loves Hurley. It was down to UConn & Michigan. But, a blueblood that has more championships then we do, came into the picture very late. And that worried me.
 

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Bad call? No. I know DC loves Hurley. It was down to UConn & Michigan. But, a blueblood that has more championships then we do, came into the picture very late. And that worried me.
Mmmm, you were pretty clear it was a done deal and Donovan wasn't coming here.
 
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Way to brighten up an otherwise gloomy day here in VT. Thank you Coach Calhoun.
 

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“Coach K’s family sensing, perhaps, the end is nigh.”

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I still get annoyed they missed that egregious over the back call on battier with under 2 minutes left.

But it did make for a better ending
 

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i was there that night. Up in the nosebleeds. At the end of the game, all I could think of was all those games in the Field House. The dirt floor! The leaky roof! the total lack of respect! I had tears in my eyes when I said to myself and my wife, "We are National Champions!"
 
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A 36hr bus trip with my 14 year old daughter, buying tickets from scalpers in an alley ( the 50 people at our house for the championship game unaware that I wasn’t in Connecticut ). Some civil disobedience ( stole a 5 ft final 4 banner hanging 25ft off the ground on a lamp post which is tucked away in my safe) and 22 years later after my marriage and the birth of my 6 kids this still comes in as my favorite memory of all time.
 

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Best mascot logo and uniforms.

Instantly recognizable as UConn Huskies and basketball.
 

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The unsung hero in that game was Ricky Moore. I think Duke underestimated his athleticism.

Unsung how? Unsung as in dook didn't game plan for him being able to shut down dook's guards?

From a post-game analysis and historical perspective I think Ricky has gotten plenty of recognition and kudos for his performance.
 
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The unsung hero in that game was Ricky Moore. I think Duke underestimated his athleticism.
I would say he was a little more then an unsung hero, he was a top 3 star of the game.
 
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We need a consistent/reliable shooter like Rip again (as he says the obvious!) That was a GREAT UConn team!
 
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i was there that night. Up in the nosebleeds. At the end of the game, all I could think of was all those games in the Field House. The dirt floor! The leaky roof! the total lack of respect! I had tears in my eyes when I said to myself and my wife, "We are National Champions!"
It was a great night. I was in the 2nd section. I remember the OSU and MSU fans were pulling for UConn, too. Basically anyone that wasn't a Duke fan, was pulling for UConn. I stayed at the Holiday Inn, which was strange because they had mostly MSU fans. But those fans were cool as hell and congratulated me as if I was a player for UConn after they won.:)
 
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Bad call? No. I know DC loves Hurley. It was down to UConn & Michigan. But, a blueblood that has more championships then we do, came into the picture very late. And that worried me.
Still worried about burning your source?
 

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