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Quick Final Four Observation No. 8: The Jim Nantz Index

By Ted Bauer

Friday, April 3, 2009

Every April, Jim Nantz takes over the world for about a week. He calls the NCAA Title game on a Monday, then is calling The Masters that weekend. Insane. We absolutely love Nantz. Dude is amazing (homer alert: there are better ESPN dudes), but boy, is he cheesy. Remember 2005? He had these two gems when UNC beat Illinois: (1) "It started in March, ended in April, and belonged to (Sean) May!" and (2) "There's a new Dean in college basketball!" Get it? Roy Williams/Dean Smith? Fun. Here's a lil' ...

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