sagegrouse
09-30-2009, 01:16 PM
As the basketball season approaches, it is germane to mention that a number of Duke folks will celebrate milestones in the 2009-2010 season:
For one, Coach K will coach his 30th season at Duke.
For two, Sage Grouse will celebrate his 50th season as a card-carrying Duke fan. I enrolled as a freshman 49 years ago this month (yes, the math works). And, as excited as I am about the upcoming season, I observe that the years are going by pretty fast and the supply may not be not inexhaustible.:)
The first Duke game I remember was in 1960, when I was visiting campus as a HS senior (Angier Duke weekend) and Duke beat St. Joe's in the NCAA regional semis. The first game I saw in person was against Penn State, which showed up wearing long socks with vertical blue and white stripes and was the source of merriment in the student section.
sagegrouse
For one, Coach K will coach his 30th season at Duke.
For two, Sage Grouse will celebrate his 50th season as a card-carrying Duke fan. I enrolled as a freshman 49 years ago this month (yes, the math works). And, as excited as I am about the upcoming season, I observe that the years are going by pretty fast and the supply may not be not inexhaustible.:)
The first Duke game I remember was in 1960, when I was visiting campus as a HS senior (Angier Duke weekend) and Duke beat St. Joe's in the NCAA regional semis. The first game I saw in person was against Penn State, which showed up wearing long socks with vertical blue and white stripes and was the source of merriment in the student section.
sagegrouse