The Best Rivalry in American Sports:
tonight at 9pm, UNC hosts duke at the dean down. UNC is looking strong, coming off solid wins against clemson and maryland. meanwhile, duke is coming off an overtime squeaker against FSU in which they were yet again bailed out by a series of bogus calls in their favor (in this instance, the officiating was so bad it actually got the refs suspended; and believe you me, it wasn't just the one call).
duke v. north carolina is the best rivalry in american sports. there are some quality historic rivalries in pro sports [bosox/yankees, giants/dodgers, celtics/lakers, and cowboys/redskins come to mind], but college sports will always be more impassioned. and while there are many great college football rivalries [ohio state/michigan, texas/oklahoma, alabama/auburn to name a few], one college basketball rivalry clearly stands above the rest. both schools are indisputably among the top five programs around, historically and currently. carolina and duke sit atop the best basketball conference in the country, and they play at least twice every year, once on each team's home floor. and they are located eight miles apart.
duke is obviously favored, but i like the heels. i think UNC matches up well against duke. tyler hansborough really likes to bang down low, and he can hopefully get shelden williams in some foul trouble (if the refs will actually call the fouls). meanwhile, reshawn terry has the length and agility to keep a hand in redick's face (taller defenders often really slow him down). i just hope roy doesn't foolishly let wee little wes miller try to check jj, as that most loathsome dukie would shoot over him all night. meanwhile, on the other side look for another huge game from tar heel senior david noel, who's a matchup problem for anybody duke can trot out. also look out for an offensive spark by heels reserve wingman danny green.
tonight, at 9pm, tune in to espn to see duke/carolina, the best rivalry american sports has to offer. and if you need somewhere to catch the game, big pink will warmly welcome any heels fans.
duke v. north carolina is the best rivalry in american sports. there are some quality historic rivalries in pro sports [bosox/yankees, giants/dodgers, celtics/lakers, and cowboys/redskins come to mind], but college sports will always be more impassioned. and while there are many great college football rivalries [ohio state/michigan, texas/oklahoma, alabama/auburn to name a few], one college basketball rivalry clearly stands above the rest. both schools are indisputably among the top five programs around, historically and currently. carolina and duke sit atop the best basketball conference in the country, and they play at least twice every year, once on each team's home floor. and they are located eight miles apart.
duke is obviously favored, but i like the heels. i think UNC matches up well against duke. tyler hansborough really likes to bang down low, and he can hopefully get shelden williams in some foul trouble (if the refs will actually call the fouls). meanwhile, reshawn terry has the length and agility to keep a hand in redick's face (taller defenders often really slow him down). i just hope roy doesn't foolishly let wee little wes miller try to check jj, as that most loathsome dukie would shoot over him all night. meanwhile, on the other side look for another huge game from tar heel senior david noel, who's a matchup problem for anybody duke can trot out. also look out for an offensive spark by heels reserve wingman danny green.
tonight, at 9pm, tune in to espn to see duke/carolina, the best rivalry american sports has to offer. and if you need somewhere to catch the game, big pink will warmly welcome any heels fans.
posted by Huevos McGringo at
4:07 PM
3 Comments:
i would say that the acc is way way down this year though. they're usually head and shoulders above all other conferences. by those standards, i would go so far as to say the acc is in the dumps.
-brandon
well, the heels suffered a gut-wrenching 4 point loss. redick was admitted great in the clutch, though i think roy deserves blame for letting wes miller checky him on a few late possessions. ginyard had been putting the clamps on, but jj got momentum going with a couple shoots over miller.
the acc is down a little bit, relatively. but not as bad as everybody thinks. sure the big east has top tier teams, but they also have 16 teams to take from. and fuck the big 10, it's always overrated.
as for the acc, florida state, clemson, and miami are all good teams who haven't gottena whiff of the top 25. and va tech basically outplayed duke. i agree the acc is down this year, but it's not as bad as people make it out to be.
more on the loathsome officiating of duke games; glad to see that it's finally being recognized:
http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/
story/9216412
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