Arizona vs. Xavier

Arizona Wildcats forward Stanley Johnson (5) and Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller talk in the second half during the NCAA West Regional semifinal game on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Arizona won 68-60. Photo by Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star

Coach Miller's tweet doesn't do much damage  

Sean Miller’s late-night tweet — “Go cheer for ASU” — to those disgruntled by three Elite Eight losses had a brief 24-hour life on the social media cycle. It didn’t compare to the most profound declaration by a UA coach. After losing a game with Rose Bowl ramifications to UCLA in 1985, Larry Smith said, “If you don’t like it, stay home.” And so they did. Attendance dropped from 57,779 against UCLA to 35,779 a week later against Oregon. 


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