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[QUOTE="44cuse, post: 140881, member: 693"]
"Flopping players"...I don't think Duke flops more than anyone else.  And they pay harder than most.
"Extremely generous treatment from the refs"...that's pretty subjective.  I think Pitt gets more generous treatment from the refs than Duke.
"Popped collars"...ok, so you hate preppy people.  That's legit.
"ESPN's fixation with them"...they win a lot.  They deserve it.  ESPN has historically been fixated with SU basketball compared to other schools.  We benefit from this (although I would argue that ESON was in part built on the backs of the early BE and therefore we are entitled to it), but still.
"CBS' fixation with them" CBS is fixated with all teams that win.  Win and we can be fixated on as well.
"pollsters fixation"...I tend to agree with this, but it doesn;t make me hate them.  It makes me respect them even more.  Duke has earned the benefit of the doubt.  IMO, we have earned just about what we get (which I think is pretty good, even and fair).  Consistency will do a lot for a program and I'm not talking about 20-win seasons.
"Selection Committee"...agreed.

As for their fans having a sense of entitlement: who cares?  They are good.  They win.  And they win championships.  Compare that to Rutgers and their sense of entitlement and tell me who has earned it more.

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