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[QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 4686122, member: 9355"]
I remember that in the 1999 Final Four when I was in St. Petersburg, Florida. I walked up to some Duke fans that were older guys with some gray hair as they were leaving a restaurant table as I was entering the restaurant. They really looked like old money guys, like rich boosters or something. I had my UConn Final Four t-shirt on and I asked them how they thought the final would go against UConn after Duke had their first non-blowout game in the NCAAT against Mich. St.

Their response couldn't have been more dismissive or snobbish. I remember one of them said, "Mich St. was lucky to make the game close" and that he also said "I don't think it will be close against UConn. Duke won't have any problems". I replied "okay, we will see". I didn't want to argue as I just wanted to get seated quickly and get my breakfast. Just recalling that moment makes me grin.

In St. Petersburg, the Ohio St., Mich St., and the fans at the game who were not fans of any of the Final Four teams were all pulling for UConn.
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