To our fallen brethren I say, a little song, a little dance, a little seltzer in your pants.
....Bubbles
It looks to me like you are agreeing with something she didn’t actually say. She said that DBR was as bad as IC when one member did some relatively mild cheat-bashing.
Regarding the original post, I’m not sure that the mild schadenfraud* here puts us at the level of IC, but if you have a case to make, DDD, by all means make it.
For my money, every bit of pain the cheats get is deserved— and they’ll never even up their karma.
—alteran
* when it’s the cheats, it’s schadenfraud.
IMHO, 9F is much worse than anything said on this thread.
I prefer to separate the players from the other folk. All indications are these unc players are solid character guys. They compete and it is understandably difficult for them to see it all end. They just happen to play for a truly disgusting program who couldn’t give a damn about their education and overall well being while also followed by a fan base that prefers to forever keep its collective head in the sand.
I genuinely wish Berry and Pinson the best of luck in the future.
Last edited by jipops; 03-18-2018 at 08:46 PM.
Come on Duke fans. they got away with systematic cheating and won 2 out of 3 this year. ABC has happened. a little joy and even some gloating is appropriate. then we forget about them for a while.
Years ago I did some very mild Carolina bashing and got really zinged for it by the mods. Made me think a lot.
We can be happy that they lost. I am. We can be disgusted by their cheating and getting away with it. I am.
And I didn't like it when I walked into Burger King Friday night and a Tar Heel fan said You can't beat anyone better than Iona and you're going home this weekend; we are going to the Final Four... all this because I was wearing a Duke shirt (and Duke jacket and Duke Shoe laces and... you get the idea).
I just had a visceral reaction to what I was reading here... not what was being said but the way it sounded. My bad if I was wrong.
But I've been on the faculty here for over 30 years and one of the things I love most about Duke Basketball and Duke in general is that we do take the high road. And the coach who just won his 1099th game yesterday ALWAYS takes the high road. Not such a bad idea, really.
DukeDevilDeb
Here's something positive - Auburn is making UNC look fabulous by comparison. Go ACC (now that Kerlina is gone!).
Man, if your Mom made you wear that color when you were a baby, and you're still wearing it, it's time to grow up!
Think there is a difference as a fan confronted you personally and this thread is a place for Duke fans to talk among themselves. Yes, a UNC fan can click in but they probably should be aware before they step in that it might not be kind to their school and be able to handle what they read much like a Duke fan should expect at IC.
I had a UNC fan taunt/name call me plus lay a hand on me at the PK80 at half of the Texas game. I would never say a fan should do that to another but I see a wide gap between that or your experience and people in this thread throwing dislike at UNC. The people in our experiences made sure that we had to deal with them while this thread would have to be voluntarily visited by opposing fans.
Several years ago when Kendall Marshall broke his wrist during the tournament, Cheat fans wanted the kid from Creighton's head on a pike. I doubt they shed a tear for UVA's Hunter after they were responsible for him breaking his wrist and to show just how low they really are they had the nerve to root against UVA the other night.
So no, they don't deserve any slack, especially after they managed to duck, dodge, and deflect their way through the biggest scandal in the history of college sports to a title last year.
No sympathy for their cheating program and fans. 99% of their fans think they did anything wrong regarding their years of cheating. That percentage goes up to 100% of cheat fans on our board. At least that's the way I see it. GoDuke!