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You know why people are suckers for Sports Movies like "Rocky", "The Natural", "Over the Top", and "Hoosiers" (although it is loosely based on a true story)?  It is because the story book endings NEVER happen in real life.  So it is not surprising the "Perfect Ending" did not take place for the Butler Bulldogs, no chance to hear Jim Nantz say, "Butler Did it!"  No instead "Duke is King", really?  Hall of Fame broadcaster and that's all you got for me! (Still love Jim despite the cheesy canned championship calls)  So name brand Duke (the Notre Dame of College Hoops except still good) holds off the pesky kids from little Butler University and the majority of America hates them for it.   They have surpassed the Yankees and Cowboys for the most hated team in Sports according to some geeks, who call people and ask them such important survey questions.

I understand they cancelled classes in Chapel Hill today and in College Park, MD, because of the high levels of depression.  Hate the players and Coach all you like but don't hate the game.  Duke is hated because they get it done.  SCOREBOARD!  Did anyone see Dicky V's emotional outburst about the hatred toward Duke?  Why do so many choose to hate?  Look in the Fing mirror DICK!  I mean Overkill is too soft of a a word to describe what you have single-handedly done to the program.  Ok back to this year's champs... raise your hand if you saw Duke this year at any point before or hell even during the ACC tournament and said Duke is a National Championship team.  No way unless of course your last name is Krzyzewski or Vitale or unless you lie on Sports Talk radio for living (yes some of these guys lie about predictions and years of service too). 

This was a Duke team that was solid all year and peaked at the right time and yes got some breaks in the bracket, but no apologies needed this is the system we play and Duke earned it.   The Blue Devils have a Coach that adjusted to his personnel and got his players to work on their individual games and perfect their roles. Did they play hard?  Do bears you know what in the woods?  This is Duke they ALWAYS play hard!  Players like Brian Zoubek and Nolan Smith have come a long way in their careers at Duke and no one got more out of their ability than Jon Scheyer (sorry Hansbrough lovers).  Kyle Singler is a special, special player (in Coach K voice) and the rest fill their roles.  More BAD news for the ACC, they are going to be really good next year.  

One final thought on the Final 4 can we bury the Mid-Major title now? I mean Butler is a Major Program and they were no fluke. They were not a Cinderella story like George Mason or Hickory High from "Hoosiers", did you know they shot that movie in their gym?  NO Butler is legit and will be for years to come if they keep Coach Doogie Howser around.  They were SO close to pulling off a story book finish, but unfortunately they came up just short.  It happens in sports and life (vomiting in my mouth now).  It is a shame because they would have become America's Team for a season at least and we all could have said, Butler DID IT!  Roll the cheesy One Shining Moment music please, did I mention the Masters are coming up this weekend on CBS?