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If you had the Arizona Wildcats

winning the national championship,

that's probably why you're on 2 a.m. to 6 in the morning.

That's why. Right there.

Gutless, gutless basketball. It's one thing to lose on a buzzer beater. That's somewhat socially acceptable. When you lose on a buzzer beater, you're like, ah, we played a good game.

When you get run off the court, they were throwing potatoes in Boise in Arizona.

Horrible.

I demand a refund.

I demand a refund is what I want.

All right.

Now, welcome in the beginning of the Ben Mallor show.

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geico.com for a free rate quote. I thought it was tremendous coaching by Sean Miller.

Most teams in that situation would have found a way to stay in the game, right? To stay in the

game, to find a way to compete and all that.

No, no, no, no, no.

Did they get a pep talk from Arnie Spaniardier before the game to my colleague here,

Arnie Spaniardier going there, say, hey, we go, guys.

Here's what we're going to do to win the game.

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