We have recently come across another terrific piece of evidence explaining why Duke is so hated… because even when the Blue Devils are “bad,” they are still better than most teams out there.

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With the huge Duke-UNC game on tap for tonight, we decided to hype in our own way… by counting down our Top 10 Moments for UNC Basketball. We have only been around for about 30 years, so we’re not delving way back in the archives (like when Dean Smith was a mere 65). But we feel this is a pretty comprehensive list.

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You often hear in the analysis of a sporting event the term “intangibles.” Usually, this means things like which team has momentum coming in, or the team that might get an extra boost for the crowd, a team that is used to playing close games. Things that generally should not be considered intangibles: speed, size, skill, etc. These are tangible factors in determining the outcome.

However, we are always excited to locate someone misusing the word “intangibles.” Seeing as most sports commentators are not the brightest, you see this happen more often than you might think. Read the rest of this entry »

We watched the Duke-Virginia Tech game last night, and we have to say - those fans in Blacksburg are just way too rude.  There’s harsh, then there’s Va Tech harsh.  For starters, they loudly booed every time Duke point guard Greg Paulus touched the ball.  Unnecessary.

But the worst thing these fans did occurred late in the game.  With Duke up 75-58 and 3:47 left in the game, Duke’s Demarcus Nelson picked up his 5th foul on a technical for yelling toward Va Tech’s Deron Washington after a hard foul.  During the short break to sub in for Nelson, here’s what the Va Tech fans started chanting:

“Sit down, Nelson!  Sit down, Nelson!”

Absolutely classless.  There is no way around it, these guys are totally classless.  Who chants something as rude as that?  It’s bad enough for Nelson that he just fouled out with his team up 17 points, but did the Hokie fans really need to rub it in like that?  Did they?  We think not.

We will admit, however, that a few fans for Va Tech tried to redeem the fan base in the closing seconds.  As the game wound down, one smiling Hokie fan held a sign stating that the X-Games were next on ESPN.  That was a nice gesture.

But in the end, we don’t feel that was enough to overcome the rudeness of that chant directed toward Nelson.  Duke just should be thankful they don’t have to play at Va Tech again this year.  Who knows what else they could come up with???