MAYBE THIS IS ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT HOSTILITY TOWARD PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

"In 1974 we got to the Final Four once again and could have won our eighth national championship in a row. However, we lost to North Carolina State, the eventual champion, in the semifinals 80-77 in a double overtime. Our championship streak was stopped at seven in a row."

"Twelve months later, on March 29, 1975, we came back and won the national championship, our tenth overall, by defeating Kentucky 92-85 in the finals. As we stood waiting for the awards ceremony to begin in the San Diego Sports Arena, a longtime UCLA booster rushed up to my side and grabbed my arm. As he began wildly shaking my hand he shouted in my ear, 'We did it! We did it! You let us down last year, Coach, but we got'em this year!' "

John Wooden, Wooden, Contemporary Books, 1997, pp. 81-2.

Thanks to my friends at Delancey Place for calling this to my attention