Calling "Speedo Guy" (ESPN wants to talk to you)

[CLT Devil]

If I remember correctly the Speedo worked both times...something magical about it. I agree with the majority here...the Chef's are lame. I've had a hard time explaining that one to my State and Tarheel friends...

[AtlBluRew]

too funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptmUo2L1I0

[EarlJam]

too funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptmUo2L1I0

My God. If it weren't for Duke Basketball and all its elements, I just don't know what I'd do. This is fantastic.

Question: If Speedo Guy put his Speedo up on the eBay auctioning block, would anyone bid?

I damn near might.

-Damn near Jamm

[SilkyJ]

Eh, they're really great fans and nice guys to boot. You guys should lay off them.

Hey I didn't bring it up.

As someone else said, I am forced to explain the pun to people, including Duke fans, all the time b/c they botched it.

Being nice guys and all is great, but I am more interested in maintaining our image as the best fans in the world, and that means being clever and having good/funny outfits, imho.

[ghost]

Often at games the ugrad section is disconnected (half cheering a different chant than the other half). It takes groups like the Chefs (many of them are grad students that have attended all home games for over 4 years) to preserve chants, the rhythm of chants, and to pick up the atmosphere at the most critical times.

[mehmattski]

They should lay off the chef hats. Then we'll all get along swimmingly.

11 E, sir, 11 E.

My expert opinion as a biologist:

The "funny input" gene gets turned off when you leave college. Then, only things that happened when you were at Duke were funny/clever. New things are obviously dumb/copycats, because if they were funny, you'd know, you keeper of all things funny! Except your funny input gene is turned off. Too bad, too, because then you wouldn't be grumpy all of the time.

[hc5duke]

Being nice guys and all is great, but I am more interested in maintaining our image as the best fans in the world, and that means being clever and having good/funny outfits, imho.

elitist, too, apparently

[fidel]

Speedo Guy = legend.

Isn't the speedo hanging in the rafters?

[Mike Corey]

ESPN will be airing the segment on Speedo Guy at approximately 11:40 this morning, and once again this evening in the hour-long run-up to the game.

[Jumbo]

Apparently, he is now "Speedo Man." Kudos to ESPN for tracking him down.

[Jumbo]

11 E, sir, 11 E.

My expert opinion as a biologist:

The "funny input" gene gets turned off when you leave college. Then, only things that happened when you were at Duke were funny/clever. New things are obviously dumb/copycats, because if they were funny, you'd know, you keeper of all things funny! Except your funny input gene is turned off. Too bad, too, because then you wouldn't be grumpy all of the time.

That is utterly absurd especially since, you know, tons of posters on this board didn't go to Duke. Many recent antics have been hilarious, none more than the subject of this thread, Speedo Guy. I'm far from grumpy and I'm ready to laugh at the drop of a hat .. a chef's hat, that is. Into a garbage can. Oh snap!

[Bluedog]

Ha! That was a humorous segment. Nice cameo MulletMan! The did correctly say "Speedo Guy" after saying "Speedo Man" this first time. I like it that they even got Coach K to talk about it a bit.

Is it actually true that Speedo guy's wife was dating his brother beforehand? I mean, it's obvious she didn't switch immediately after and due to the speedo incident as she suggested as a joke, but I felt that it's (maybe?) possible that she was telling the truth about dating his brother. That's pretty strange...but she was probably just joking. I guess I can't determine sarcasm that easily.

[JBDuke]

Hilarious bit on GameDay today! They had more and better coverage of Speedo Guy's moment of glory than I've ever seen before. I hadn't seen the whole "rising up like a flower" bit, either.

Those of you that didn't catch the morning version should definitely try to tune in for the later round of GameDay.

[throatybeard]

He got introduced by Erin Andrews!

[Throaty melts into woozy-headed Erin Andrews haze]

[Carlos]

Had I know Erin Andrews was going to be doing the gig from Cameron I would have painted myself a nice shade of Bruce Pearl Orange and gone over to say hello.

[billybreen]

He got introduced by Erin Andrews!

[Throaty melts into woozy-headed Erin Andrews haze]

I expect to see 'throaty 4 erin andrews' in the room tonight.

[DukeDevilDeb]

... and his post on what he calls "Speedo Guy" (an excerpt from his book) just enhances my dislike!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/s...blythe_excerpt

Methinks he should head over to the Duke Eye Center for a checkup!

[bluepenguin]

What he said.

And from Julio's Spring Cleaning Thread:

"We have also instructed our moderators to delete posts (aggressively, if warranted) that they don’t think add meaningful content to the board. We're adding a mild infraction, "needless posting" (1 point, expires in 14 days), for posts wholly without redeeming qualities that don't rise to a more serious infraction. It's okay to say you agree with somebody, but if you're not adding something that advances the conversation, please don't post it."

Would that be a point Jumbo?

[pfrduke]

Hilarious bit on GameDay today! They had more and better coverage of Speedo Guy's moment of glory than I've ever seen before. I hadn't seen the whole "rising up like a flower" bit, either.

Those of you that didn't catch the morning version should definitely try to tune in for the later round of GameDay.

Truly excellent segment on the man in the 'do. And big kudos to the div. student who hit the $17,500 half court shot - it was pure, nothing but net.

[Jumbo]

... and his post on what he calls "Speedo Guy" (an excerpt from his book) just enhances my dislike!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/s...blythe_excerpt

Methinks he should head over to the Duke Eye Center for a checkup!

Shows how much I know -- I loved the book and the description of Speedo Guy.

Edit: I don't think Blythe was talking about the original Speedo Guy. I think this was the knock-off.