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You've gotta be kidding, fans!
Mike Hlas Mar. 6, 2010 11:47 pm
ST. LOUIS -- I've sat in extremely close proximity to extremely biased college basketball fans in two days here at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
The things they yell at game officials never seem to change. I'd love to one time hear "I thought only horses sleep standing up," or "Hey ref, I've got your cell phone. You've missed 12 calls." Or "Go back to Foot Locker!"
But I just hear the same tired stuff. I heard four shopworn remarks from a Bradley fan during the Braves' 57-40 loss to Northern Iowa Saturday at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
1. "You've gotta be kidding!"
2. "Are you serious?"
3. "What game are you watching?"
4. "One call, that's all I ask for."
The fan lied, I'm quite sure of that. If he got one call he liked, I just know he would have asked for another.
What game is he watching?

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