Phoenix, AZ --   Bnai Haman, a not-for-profit group of Columbia University alumni and concerned citizens, has posted its theory for why Robert Kraft (photo) and his New England Patriots came up short in their big game this past Sunday night.

Bnai Haman had publicly forecast the Patriots loss, even as the vast majority of sports commentators and odds makers were touting the Pats. 

The group, which operates multiple web sites, is dedicated to reminding the world of the lessons to be learned by the speech on September 24, 2007 by Iranian Dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the campus of Columbia University. Bnai Haman strives to forewarn other universities (and sports teams) about the price to be paid for permitting dictators, terrorists and other villains to use democratic forums as a platform for promoting hate speech.

The Patriot's owner, Kraft, is an alumnus and board member emeritus of Columbia University. Shortly after the infamous Ahmadinejad speech, he announced a $5 million donation to the university's sports program.

"Karma is a very powerful thing," says Jed Christianson, a volunteer with Bnai Haman. "Many, many sports celebrities are superstitious about remaining on the good side of luck - something that the Patriots may have overlooked."

Prior to the Super Bowl, Bnai Haman awarded Kraft its "Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Acquiescence Award" in recognition of his recent contribution to Columbia.