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Conference play is where you find the real heroes

ESPN.com

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Hometown Heroes By Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com It is a corollary of the saying that you are never a hero in your hometown: a team is never a hero in its home conference, either. Your players might be promoted for national awards. You might be ranked high in the polls. But when you return from the la-la land of offseason hype and you finish your nonconference games, you return to the reality of playing the teams that know you best. Matthew Stockman/Getty ImagesAndrew Robinson had an easy time of it ...

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