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Fanning the flames with excuses

By Matt Friedrichs
ESPN.com

Monday, April 2, 2007

AP Photo/Gerry BroomeThad Matta and the Ohio State fans will be watching the refs closely Monday night. We're not here to crown the NCAA Tournament loser or hand out a title to the whiniest fans. But we do have a few predictions about what fans will say after the championship game tonight. 1. The winners will play defense, anticipating and mocking excuses before they're posted. 2. The losers will complain about the refs. 3. Someone will insult Greg Oden or Joakim Noah. 4. The game will not c ...

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