I'd love to meet some folks in Montreal, and perhaps in my native region of Vermont if people trek northward by car...our last snow melted yesterday (it was 88 degrees), so it's safe to visit, and Vermont is one large beer spa these days.
The only potential fly in the poutine that I see is someone's tweet (hopefully wrong) that Duke might play McGill (good) in Laval (bad). Laval is nowheresville, while Montreal is world class. Lava's not terribly far away, but pointlessly out of the way.
We may be getting an announcement tomorrow and Carleton may be on the schedule:
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We should not play Carleton. They may turn us into a newt:
https://www.thesocial.ca/news/bizarr...study-at-a-can
Have you been a little bitter since J.K. Rowling revealed there’s a whole wizarding world out there you’ll never be a part of? Well, young Muggles are getting a second chance at Hogwarts with Carleton University’s “Study in Conjuring Arts” program.
In other words, you can finally major in magic. Yes, seriously.
The Ottawa university announced last week that they are currently accepting “applications, nominations and expressions of interest” for the Allan Slaight Chair for the Study in Conjuring Arts. The program will fulfil Slaight’s life-long dedication to the scholarship of magic.
According to Carleton’s posting, the areas of research include, “psychology, history, literature, communication, media, religious studies, and theatre” and focus on “perception, illusion, deception, influence, and the history of magic.”
Carleton would be the obvious choice, as they've been the dominant force in Canadian university basketball for over a decade (noted by another member). I believe that last year they beat Vandy and Alabama. Not in Duke's class, but a young group of Blue Devils might find Carleton to be a handful, especially if they play under FIBA rules with local refs
You'd have to ask this guy:
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"Amazing what a minute can do."