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There are different types of sports fans. Some simply watch, not caring who wins or loses. Then there are those who might as well have staked their life on a single basket. That would be Mark "Snake" Tichenor, bottom center, who is seen calling for a technical foul. He is arguably the Lobos men's basketball team's most rabid fan. In 25 years, he figures he has missed five home games.