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This just in . . . Duke sucks! I always have an irrational fear about watching the Carolina v. Duke games with the thought being that my viewing might have a negative impact on the game. Once I get started watching, I'll change seats if things aren't going well or flat out turn the TV off if it is going really poorly. In the first half, Duke shot phenomenally well at 62%. Had they played the second half like that, there would have been no beating them.


Carolina stepped up their game for the second half and kept the Cameron Crazies quiet, throwing down 101 points to Duke's total of 87. I had to check in with my mom this morning to see if Duke had the flag flying at half mast like they have the morning after the last three times Carolina has walked away from Durham victorious. Yup . . . there are a lot of sad kids from New Jersey in Durham, NC today. There are some good bits in this article, I particularly enjoyed:

One is the flagship state school; one is an elite, private, Ivy League school of the South. One is located in "the Southern part of Heaven," while the other is in a city that stands as a unique mix of gritty, hardscrabble blue-collar workers and upscale socialites.

There is still at least one more match up between the two teams this season, with a third and fourth always possible depending on ACC and NCAA tournament pairings and performances. You always try to keep the season in perspective, recognizing that what happens in March is the most important result, but there is something very sweet about seeing Carolina put the beat down on the Dukies.