As a Kentucky fan by birth and a Wake Forest fan by education, there are few things in NCAA basketball that thrill me more than beating Duke. In honor of the Deacs' stellar performance - and last-minute save - I thought I'd list out the top five reasons I LOVE BEATING DUKE.
5. When it comes to athletics in North Carolina, Wake Forest always gets the shaft. It's UNC this, Duke that... Only local sportscasters and Old Gold and Black fans recognize Wake Forest's potential and performance throughout the season while national broadcasters cover Duke and Carolina, no matter how good they are. Wake didn't get their due this year until they were one of only a handful of teams still undefeated well into January. Then, when defeated at #1, they dropped to #6 in the AP poll. Such baloney. We'll see where Duke is ranked next week. My prediction is #3.
4. Both teams wear blue, and we all know that the adjective is "Kentucky" blue.
3. And speaking of Kentucky, we Cats fans have no qualms about rooting against Duke. As the winningest team in NCAA history (make throat clearing noise here), we have to hate some team in the establishment. We're certainly not going to root against ourselves.
2. Cameron crazies. Haven't you ever wanted to smack one of them while they're up in your team's face in Durham?
1. 1992. Christian Laettner. The clip CBS plays repeatedly in March. That buzzer beater alone is enough reason for Duke to go down, forever.
3 comments:
You know what...it's even better after they came back and tied it and then still got beat! Go DEACS!
um, amazing post. i love it!! i wish i had the game dvr'd, i didnt even think of that! wooo hooo!
Love the photo at the end!
However, Dad went to Duke, so I share some of the feelings you express here, but I am certainly more of an anti-UNC person.
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