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Scouts for the found themselves in an unusual position last fall.The club's talent finders were hard at work -- traveling to schools, talking to coaches, watching games, checking into hotels, studying film, going to sleep, then doing it again. But in 2013, all hell was breaking loose on the mothership.The had started their season 0-6."It's been definitely a different year," scout Chris Pettit said
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