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Butler's 2010 near miss, from a Blue's-eye view

The 2010 national championship game between Butler and Duke was scheduled to air on CBS on Sunday afternoon. Bulldogs fans know the familiar, painful, oh-so-close finish, but Michael Kaltenmark brings you another side of the story.

The Butler community relations employee and handler for Blue II and Blue III (you know him as "Trip") was ready to put Blue II in the center of the celebration -- had Gordon Hayward's halfcourt shot banked in.

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Kaltenmark shared his recollections from that night in Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday.