Originally Posted by
AIRFORCEDUKIE
You know I don't comment much on here but this kind of sparked my interest. I have been reading this board because I'm a huge Duke fan obviously. I go to IC to see the things they say about Duke and the players and some of the things are terrible. Same thing with this board even if it is half-joking. These are just kids playing a game, and the level of hatred from fans and media is getting out of hand. perfect example the baby blue shirts which for the most part were grown men and women mind you, behind the Duke bench on Saturday, staying just to boo and yell at a bunch of young kids that they have never met. I have been caught up in this when I lived in NC for the last 6 years and its kind of crazy. Maybe the media, and the fans need to step back and think about it. They are kids just trying to make it just like us and just like everyone else. They make mistakes, have bad judgement and have the weight of millions of fans on thier shoulders. That's pretty brave no matter how you look at it. If anything we should praise college athletes even if they are baby blue. Ok maybe not praise but at least not hate them so much. Thier fans on the other hand are a whole other thing.
Ok off my soap box