(Photo Credit: AP Photo/Chris Steppig/NCAA Photos, Pool/The Kansas City Star) In all honesty, I blame myself for making my wife disillusioned with the Butler Bulldogs. All week I had been talking "Butler"-this, "Butler"-that around my house. Crooning about the small school that could, the private school with decent academics that graduates its athletes. I even went with the "Rocky" references, of all things, comparing UConn's introductions to Appollo Cree's parade into the Spectrum. Forget the fact I spent a lot of years in Connecticut. I wanted Butler to win, bad, and so did my wife. With about eight minutes to play, the love of my life could stand no more. "They're throwing the game!", she said as F Matt Howard missed his umpteenth point-blank shot. "How can you miss that many shots? They're losing on purpose!" I lasted only a little longer than she did in the 53-41 defeat, but Butler's disappointi...
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