Quick Final Four Observation No. 8: The Jim Nantz Index

God bless him, but CBS' lead guy always finds the cheesiest thing to say on Monday night.

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"Danke Shein ... my darling Danke Shein..."

Every April, Jim Nantz takes over the world for about a week. He calls the NCAA Title game on a Monday, then is calling The Masters that weekend. Insane. We absolutely love Nantz. Dude is amazing (homer alert: there are better ESPN dudes), but boy, is he cheesy. Remember 2005? He had these two gems when UNC beat Illinois: (1) "It started in March, ended in April, and belonged to (Sean) May!" and (2) "There's a new Dean in college basketball!" Get it? Roy Williams/Dean Smith? Fun. Here's a lil' game for you: consider the four teams remaining (Tar Heels, Spartans, Wildcats, Huskies). Think of what Nantz will say when any of those teams wins it all, cool? Then e-mail us and give us some guesses. We'll share some of the best on Monday. A sample: "Husking through adversity!" You get the drift.

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