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Will second chance at NCAAs prove Golden for ORU?

By Jeff Shelman
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Second-chance seekers In the Official Basketball Coaches Book of Clichés -- one no one has ever seen, but it has got to be out there -- there's a section regarding opponents. When talking to reporters or to his team, the coach is obligated to say something along the lines of: "You have to play hard every day because Team X is capable of beating us." Those comments are usually followed by reporters rolling their eyes. But sometimes cliché becomes reality. In March, it was truly difficult to b ...

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