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Tripping William
11-05-2019, 11:12 AM
With the 2019-20 college hoops season upon us, it's jinx-avoidance time. For the uninitiated, if there appears to be an upset on the horizon, this is the place to talk about anything *except* the upset, so as not to jinx the outcome. Usually that means oblique references to what is happening without actually coming out and saying, "Underdog X is about to defeat Favorite Y, and isn't that awesome?!" But mostly it's to have fun with the season's happenings.

This thread used to be Ultrarunner's baby, but he bequeathed it. I hope he returns to the boards soon.

Enjoy!

devildeac
11-05-2019, 11:19 AM
With the 2019-20 college hoops season upon us, it's jinx-avoidance time. For the uninitiated, if there appears to be an upset on the horizon, this is the place to talk about anything *except* the upset, so as not to jinx the outcome. Usually that means oblique references to what is happening without actually coming out and saying, "Underdog X is about to defeat Favorite Y, and isn't that awesome?!" But mostly it's to have fun with the season's happenings.

This thread used to be Ultrarunner's baby, but he bequeathed it. I hope he returns to the boards soon.

Enjoy!

You'll be a great host, especially with your vast experience hosting the Virtual Pub...

;)

Tripping William
11-05-2019, 11:32 AM
You'll be a great host, especially with your vast experience hosting the Virtual Pub...

;)

"Vast"? Hardly. I tend to be a somewhat more, ummm, spartan kat.

devildeac
11-05-2019, 12:19 PM
"Vast"? Hardly. I tend to be a somewhat more, ummm, spartan kat.

Iz-zat-zo?

rasputin
11-05-2019, 12:23 PM
"Vast"? Hardly. I tend to be a somewhat more, ummm, spartan kat.

Half-vast?

devildeac
11-05-2019, 02:08 PM
Half-vast?

That would be me, not TW. :o

rsvman
11-12-2019, 10:27 AM
I just noticed that there isn't yet an "I'm not going to jinx it" thread, so I thought I would remedy that situation.

For those unfamiliar with the concept, I'll give you a primer. You might be watching a game in which, say, Kentucky is down by 6 or 8 points to, I don't know, maybe Georgia or somebody. You are excited that perhaps Kentucky will lose the game. So you come to DBR and post something like "Kentucky about to go down!" As soon as you do that, Kentucky storms back, destroys Georgia and wins going away. What happened? You jinxed the game.

A few years ago somebody came up with the brilliant idea of having an "I'm not going to jinx it" thread. The idea is that when you see Kentucky is down by 6 or 8 points to Georgia, you bring that situation to our attention, but in a subtle way that won't jinx the outcome. So, for example, instead of posting "Arkansas is going to beat Kentucky!" or "Kentucky is going down!" you might post something like "Dogs chase cats, right?" (or perhaps something a lot more clever but that conveys the same idea). This tells everybody that Georgia is ahead and that an upset might occur without putting a jinx on the game.

Anyway, that's the idea. We have had an open thread going throughout the basketball season for several years now. I was surprised to not see one already started. I apologize if starting the thread was somebody else's job (might have been Tripping William that started the original thread years ago, but don't quote me on that).

devildeac
11-12-2019, 10:32 AM
I just noticed that there isn't yet an "I'm not going to jinx it" thread, so I thought I would remedy that situation.

For those unfamiliar with the concept, I'll give you a primer. You might be watching a game in which, say, Kentucky is down by 6 or 8 points to, I don't know, maybe Georgia or somebody. You are excited that perhaps Kentucky will lose the game. So you come to DBR and post something like "Kentucky about to go down!" As soon as you do that, Kentucky storms back, destroys Georgia and wins going away. What happened? You jinxed the game.

A few years ago somebody came up with the brilliant idea of having an "I'm not going to jinx it" thread. The idea is that when you see Kentucky is down by 6 or 8 points to Georgia, you bring that situation to our attention, but in a subtle way that won't jinx the outcome. So, for example, instead of posting "Arkansas is going to beat Kentucky!" or "Kentucky is going down!" you might post something like "Dogs chase cats, right?" (or perhaps something a lot more clever but that conveys the same idea). This tells everybody that Georgia is ahead and that an upset might occur without putting a jinx on the game.

Anyway, that's the idea. We have had an open thread going throughout the basketball season for several years now. I was surprised to not see one already started. I apologize if starting the thread was somebody else's job (might have been Tripping William that started the original thread years ago, but don't quote me on that).

Actually, my Ymm, Beer buddy, Tripping William, started the 2019-20 edition several days ago and I found it buried on page 4:eek:.

https://forums.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/showthread.php?44306-The-quot-I-m-Not-Going-to-Jinx-It-quot-Thread-2019-20-College-Basketball-Edition

I believe it was UltraRunner who started the original thread several years ago and TW revived the tradition this year and maybe for the last couple years. All good/fun stuff.

Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
11-12-2019, 10:36 AM
It's okay. Early season rust.

devildeac
11-12-2019, 10:45 AM
It's okay. Early season rust.

That should never sleep. My, My, Hey, Hey. That sure came Out of the Blue.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cawk2cMTnGo

jwillfan
11-12-2019, 01:35 PM
That should never sleep. My, My, Hey, Hey. That sure came Out of the Blue.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cawk2cMTnGo

Well timed!

devildeac
11-12-2019, 01:41 PM
Well timed!

Pure coincidence. :o

arnie
11-12-2019, 07:35 PM
Thought Aces were either red or black.

Green Wave Dukie
11-12-2019, 07:46 PM
Thought Aces were either red or black.


Hope tonight they are purple. And wild.

Tripping William
11-12-2019, 08:28 PM
Hope tonight they are purple. And wild.

Now, now. No need to be Katty.

devildeac
11-12-2019, 08:49 PM
X-actly what game are y'all watching?

OldPhiKap
11-12-2019, 08:50 PM
Wow, Life of Riley.

gray
11-12-2019, 08:52 PM
X-actly what game are y'all watching?

Watchin' the 'Ville.

OldPhiKap
11-12-2019, 08:53 PM
Watchin' the 'Ville.

I’m watching the other side of the state.

SECN worth seeing with 7.9 left . . . .

devildeac
11-12-2019, 09:01 PM
Thought Aces were either red or black.

Might take 4 hours and 30 minutes to play the last :43 of this one. :eek:

OldPhiKap
11-12-2019, 09:02 PM
And down goes KY. At home.

arnie
11-12-2019, 09:02 PM
Might take 4 hours and 30 minutes to play the last :43 of this one. :eek:

Are we ready to be No 1?

AGDukesky
11-12-2019, 09:03 PM
Wow I can’t believe they held on!

DukieInKansas
11-12-2019, 09:03 PM
I’m watching the other side of the state.

SECN worth seeing with 7.9 left . . . .

Purple haze in Big Blue country.

Tripping William
11-12-2019, 09:04 PM
Evansville goes into Rupp and knocks off UK. Props to UE coach Walter McCarty (a former Kat).

OldPhiKap
11-12-2019, 09:04 PM
Purple haze in Big Blue country.

Purple Haze is in my brain
Lately things just don’t seem the same . . . .

Excuse me while I kiss the sky!

jipops
11-12-2019, 09:06 PM
And down goes KY. At home.

Evansville shot 38% from the floor and still got the W.

moonpie23
11-12-2019, 09:07 PM
wildcats looked good...

ChrisP
11-12-2019, 09:07 PM
Refs tried their best to help KU. Cats player totally grabbed the Evansville guy on the last inbounds....crickets from the refs. And then of course they had to put more time back on the clock. Oh well, wasn't enough - thankfully!

left_hook_lacey
11-12-2019, 09:12 PM
Refs tried their best to help KU. Cats player totally grabbed the Evansville guy on the last inbounds...crickets from the refs. And then of course they had to put more time back on the clock. Oh well, wasn't enough - thankfully!

Yep. I told my wife with 6 minutes left, watch the whistles tighten up on Evansville, as well as other weird irregularities. They did, but Evansville held on.

bundabergdevil
11-12-2019, 09:13 PM
Evansville shot 38% from the floor and still got the W.

According to ESPNStatsInfo (https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1194436696915480576?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet), it was the 3rd biggest upset in the past 15 years. The first response is classic: "And Duke's #1 again."

jipops
11-12-2019, 09:18 PM
According to ESPNStatsInfo (https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1194436696915480576?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet), it was the 3rd biggest upset in the past 15 years. The first response is classic: "And Duke's #1 again."

Totally bizarre that what might end up being the 4th best team in the ACC is about to be #1 in the country.

dukelion
11-12-2019, 09:22 PM
I'm just gonna keep hitting refresh on KenPom.....changes should be epic.

proelitedota
11-12-2019, 09:24 PM
One of the few times where I wished this board had a ROFL emoji...

NYBri
11-12-2019, 09:27 PM
Purple Haze is in my brain
Lately things just don’t seem the same . . . .

Excuse me while I kiss the sky!

I always thought it was:

Excuse me while I kiss this guy.

bundabergdevil
11-12-2019, 09:38 PM
Totally bizarre that what might end up being the 4th best team in the ACC is about to be #1 in the country.

Agreed. We certainly don't feel like the #1 team in the country and, as you say, may not even be the best team in our conference. Shaping up to be a screwy season. I mean, UK beat Michigan State at home and just laid this steamer at home.

OldPhiKap
11-12-2019, 09:42 PM
I always thought it was:

Excuse me while I kiss this guy.

Blinded by the light . . . .

_______ ___ like a ______

Another ____ in the _______ . . . .

proelitedota
11-12-2019, 09:46 PM
https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ibb.co%2F9HjTFnn%2 F9-AC42491-3-FE8-4-CA1-8-F8-F-E322-D955-BC24.jpg&hash=e89b223a2bd9b8bd2c99dc450cecde24

devildeac
11-12-2019, 10:22 PM
Are we ready to be No 1?

Stop asking because if I've told you once, I've told you 136 times, the answer is (hell) yes!

devildeac
11-12-2019, 10:23 PM
Refs tried their best to help KU. Cats player totally grabbed the Evansville guy on the last inbounds...crickets from the refs. And then of course they had to put more time back on the clock. Oh well, wasn't enough - thankfully!

No surprise.:mad:

devildeac
11-12-2019, 10:25 PM
One of the few times where I wished this board had a ROFL emoji...

9945

moonpie23
11-12-2019, 10:50 PM
9946

UK board tonight....

duke96
11-12-2019, 10:51 PM
I mean, UK beat Michigan State at home and just laid this steamer at home.

That one was in MSG

devildeac
11-12-2019, 10:56 PM
9946

UK board tonight...

I'd like to "volunteer" to help them:

9947

Indoor66
11-13-2019, 08:25 AM
Evansville shot 38% from the floor and still got the W.

The inhumanity of that.

AGDukesky
11-13-2019, 08:54 AM
I hope we dont lose at Michigan State or it means Evansville is like 11+ points better. Am I doing this right?

jwillfan
11-14-2019, 08:48 PM
Can a Tiger beat a Gator? Paws vs jaws

devildeac
11-14-2019, 10:20 PM
Arrrgggghhh!

curtis325
11-15-2019, 09:59 PM
Some dogs don't want to heel.

Billy Dat
11-19-2019, 08:18 PM
WahooWa is having a tough time at home against Vermont. We know how that goes. 34-31 Vermont with 12 mins to go.

cato
11-19-2019, 08:23 PM
WahooWa is having a tough time at home against Vermont. We know how that goes. 34-31 Vermont with 12 mins to go.

I composed a mental post along the lines of boys from the Green Mountains battling who? And I come here to find the catamount out of the bag already.

Billy Dat
11-19-2019, 08:28 PM
I composed a mental post along the lines of boys from the Green Mountains battling who? And I come here to find the catamount out of the bag already.

I'm sorry if my original post was a bit cavalier, I should have been more syrupy.

cato
11-19-2019, 08:37 PM
I'm sorry if my original post was a bit cavalier, I should have been more syrupy.

Ah syrup. It flows as fast as a men’s basketball game in, eh. Whatever.

Those three turnovers in a row are going to make things real tough for Vermont.

Green Wave Dukie
11-20-2019, 09:39 PM
Could the Phoenix Rising be more than a USL team?

hallcity
11-25-2019, 06:37 PM
Va Tech having an interesting game with Michigan State with less than 7 minutes left in game.

proelitedota
11-25-2019, 06:39 PM
Va Tech having an interesting game with Michigan State with less than 7 minutes left in game.

Welp.

brevity
11-25-2019, 06:42 PM
Va Tech having an interesting game with Michigan State with less than 7 minutes left in game.


Welp.

Let's try this again: my favorite Hawaiian dance, and dish, is the Hokie poke.

hallcity
11-25-2019, 07:02 PM
Let's try this again: my favorite Hawaiian dance, and dish, is the Hokie poke.

Ice water with that poke, please.

Tripping William
11-25-2019, 07:05 PM
Ice water with that poke, please.

That used to give me a Buzz. But not anymore.

scottdude8
11-25-2019, 07:06 PM
Love Bilas calling out Cassius’ pushing off. Only 7 months too late...

hallcity
11-25-2019, 07:09 PM
That used to give me a Buzz. But not anymore.

Good news (?): Spartans get poked in the eye big time. Bad news: Next week may be more interesting than we thought.

WiJoe
11-25-2019, 07:10 PM
Good news (?): Spartans get poked in the eye big time. Bad news: Next week may be more interesting than we thought.

more interesting? what were you expecting?

Tripping William
11-25-2019, 07:11 PM
Good news (?): Spartans get poked in the eye big time. Bad news: Next week may be more interesting than we thought.

But maybe we’ll be the Kings of the Cassell.

ElliottHoo
11-25-2019, 07:26 PM
I just want to note that this thread, and it’s ancestors, are collectively one of my five favorite things in all of college basketball. I just love everything about it.

DukieInKansas
11-25-2019, 07:27 PM
more interesting? what were you expecting?

Don't we play both teams next week?

Nrrrrvous
11-25-2019, 07:29 PM
Don't we play both teams next week?

I think the consensus around here may have been that VT was in a rebuilding year and that the only tough game next week was at MSU.

rsvman
11-25-2019, 07:40 PM
I was told the game would be a Spartan affair, but those reports turned out to be Hokie.

(I know now that the game is over it is no longer necessary to post in that fashion, but it amuses me.)

DukieInKansas
11-25-2019, 07:42 PM
I think the consensus around here may have been that VT was in a rebuilding year and that the only tough game next week was at MSU.

But now we can expect a tougher game against VT. We were already expecting a tough one against MSU. That is what I took from the comment about next week being more interesting.

MChambers
11-25-2019, 07:49 PM
City-states in ancient Greece had no chance against a polytechnical assault.

tbyers11
11-25-2019, 07:53 PM
Let's try this again: my favorite Hawaiian dance, and dish, is the Hokie poke.

Thank you for bringing balance to the Force.

hallcity
11-25-2019, 07:56 PM
Meanwhile, Panthers showing capelability in cat fight.

OldPhiKap
11-25-2019, 08:09 PM
Who knew that Thermopylae ran through the Blue Ridge Parkway.

UrinalCake
11-25-2019, 08:13 PM
I was already worried about our game against VT even before this upset happened. First ACC game, on the road, in a trap situation, on a floor that has been a nightmare for us. Now I’m terrified.

Stray Gator
11-25-2019, 08:24 PM
I was already worried about our game against VT even before this upset happened. First ACC game, on the road, in a trap situation, on a floor that has been a nightmare for us. Now I’m terrified.

If the Hokies can continue to sink 48% of their three-point attempts, as they did today, then they're going to terrify lots of teams. Let's hope that the Blue Devils will fare better than the Spartans in defending the arc.

Tripping William
11-25-2019, 08:29 PM
Meanwhile, Panthers showing capelability in cat fight.

Bruce Weber thinks that’s the Pitts.

hallcity
11-25-2019, 08:34 PM
Bruce Weber thinks that’s the Pitts.

Great night for the ACC. Need to finish it with a sting.

hallcity
11-25-2019, 09:25 PM
Great night for the ACC. Need to finish it with a sting.

Not enough sting for Tech tonight. Both teams deserved to lose but no one should lose on a banked three.

MarkD83
11-26-2019, 07:53 AM
I was already worried about our game against VT even before this upset happened. First ACC game, on the road, in a trap situation, on a floor that has been a nightmare for us. Now I’m terrified.

We should have been terrified even before yesterday. There was a graphic showing top 5 teams that VT has beaten in the past 4 years. Duke was on the list each of the past 3 years and UVA twice. Perhaps the MSU game was VT's top 5 win for the year.

MChambers
11-26-2019, 08:18 AM
Not enough sting for Tech tonight. Both teams deserved to lose but no one should lose on a banked three.

What about Depaul in 2000? Nick Horvath's shining moment.

AGDukesky
11-26-2019, 08:30 AM
We should have been terrified even before yesterday. There was a graphic showing top 5 teams that VT has beaten in the past 4 years. Duke was on the list each of the past 3 years and UVA twice. Perhaps the MSU game was VT's top 5 win for the year.

VT has been amazing at playing Duke at home with at least 1-2 of our best players out- hope that luck runs out this year...

grad_devil
11-26-2019, 05:45 PM
What about Depaul in 2000? Nick Horvath's shining moment.

Technically, that was in 1999 (12/4/1999), although it was the 2000 season.

Not trying to be pedantic, but that was the game in my first year of grad school @ Duke that solidified my Duke fandom. I couldn't be in attendance and not be in love with the Blue Devils. Unforgettable.

devildeac
11-26-2019, 05:47 PM
Technically, that was in 1999 (12/4/1999), although it was the 2000 season.

Not trying to be pedantic, but that was the game in my first year of grad school @ Duke that solidified my Duke fandom. I couldn't be in attendance and not be in love with the Blue Devils. Unforgettable.

You must remember Nick Horvath knew no times/dates/dimensions, hence the DBR meme, "Horvathian." :o:rolleyes:

rsvman
11-26-2019, 10:35 PM
Stephen F. Austin is giving number one Duke all it can handle in Cameron.

mkirsh
11-26-2019, 11:56 PM
Stephen F. Austin is giving number one Duke all it can handle in Cameron.

Valiant effort

Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
11-27-2019, 08:04 AM
Stephen F. Austin is giving number one Duke all it can handle in Cameron.

Effort gets posthumous sporkz.

robed deity
11-27-2019, 09:26 AM
Stephen F. Austin is giving number one Duke all it can handle in Cameron.

Haha hilarious. Unfortunately the w-gods saw through your ruse.

hallcity
11-27-2019, 06:46 PM
Flying high in Hawaii tonight or is it this afternoon?

brevity
11-28-2019, 12:12 PM
Random undefeated mid-Atlantic team ranked in the Top 5 has somehow not separated itself from random undefeated mid-Atlantic team that isn’t ranked at all.

PackMan97
11-28-2019, 12:26 PM
How is that random top 5 team rated so high every year? If ever there is a school that seems to be overrated, that school would be it. They haven't done jack lately. About as much as NC State, and that's not much.

jwillfan
11-28-2019, 02:56 PM
Long-clawed X-men having their way - their opponents lower appendages appear to be stuck in something like tar

Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
11-28-2019, 02:58 PM
Long-clawed X-men having their way - their opponents lower appendages appear to be stuck in something like tar

Huckleberry Hound called a timeout. I don't know this world anymore.

Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
11-28-2019, 03:23 PM
Hope Juwan Howard doesn't call a TO he doesn't have in the last minute

Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
11-28-2019, 03:51 PM
Heels looked good.

Seriously, do I have to do everything today?

CrazyNotCrazie
11-28-2019, 04:15 PM
Carolina fans were getting a little Teske about the outcome

rsvman
11-28-2019, 04:19 PM
Heels looked good.

Seriously, do I have to do everything today?

Somebody had to post "Heels looked good."

Thanks for doing all the heavy lifting while the rest of us lounge away the day!

Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
11-28-2019, 04:30 PM
Somebody had to post "Heels looked good."

Thanks for doing all the heavy lifting while the rest of us lounge away the day!

I'm about to eat, so I officially hand over the torch.

devildeac
11-28-2019, 04:53 PM
I'm about to eat, so I officially hand over the torch.

9984

Good call.

Tripping William
11-28-2019, 06:10 PM
9984

Good call.

Indeed. Ymmmmm, Foothills.

scottdude8
11-28-2019, 06:51 PM
So I had to watch the Michigan game on MASSIVE tape delay because, up in Canada, it isn’t Thanksgiving, haha. What a nice holiday surprise for my Wolvererines to BEAT DOWN the Tar Holes. Think about the fact that Michigan basically won that game without their starting point guard and defensive stopper, since Simpson had such horrible foul trouble. Wow.

Today the whole board gets to say Go Blue with me!!!

OldPhiKap
11-28-2019, 06:55 PM
So I had to watch the Michigan game on MASSIVE tape delay because, up in Canada, it isn’t Thanksgiving, haha. What a nice holiday surprise for my Wolvererines to BEAT DOWN the Tar Heels. Think about the fact that Michigan basically won that game without their starting point guard and defensive stopper, since Simpson had such horrible foul trouble. Wow.

Today the whole board gets to say Go Blue with me!!!

Go Blue!

I’m trying, my friend. It just gets stuck in the throat a bit!

(Congrats, nice win)

Tappan Zee Devil
11-28-2019, 08:46 PM
So I had to watch the Michigan game on MASSIVE tape delay because, up in Canada, it isn’t Thanksgiving, haha. What a nice holiday surprise for my Wolvererines to BEAT DOWN the Tar Heels. Think about the fact that Michigan basically won that game without their starting point guard and defensive stopper, since Simpson had such horrible foul trouble. Wow.

Today the whole board gets to say Go Blue with me!!!

No, we get to say " Go to hell, Carolina, go to hell!!

moonpie23
11-28-2019, 08:48 PM
Heels looked good......

arnie
11-29-2019, 12:59 PM
Turtles don’t like either blue or crimson devils.

brevity
11-29-2019, 01:03 PM
Random undefeated mid-Atlantic team ranked in the Top 5 has somehow not separated itself from random undefeated mid-Atlantic team that isn’t ranked at all.

Same top 5 team is now claiming a rivalry with the Duke of the North. Prepare to meet your (A)maker.

mattyoung18
11-29-2019, 01:25 PM
Quack quack

moonpie23
12-04-2019, 11:14 PM
buckeyes getting stuck in some sheep throats....

proelitedota
12-04-2019, 11:29 PM
UNC is getting hammered at home by a higher ranked and better OSU.

left_hook_lacey
12-04-2019, 11:30 PM
UNC is getting hammered at home by a higher ranked and better OSU.

Bacot out early with an ankle injury. Cole Anthony sick.

Heels look good. 😁

scottdude8
12-07-2019, 05:54 PM
Nobody should check the score of the Maryland game. Nothing unusual is happening at the half. Nothing to see.

Tripping William
12-07-2019, 05:58 PM
Nobody should check the score of the Maryland game. Nothing unusual is happening at the half. Nothing to see.

Fear not! Chief Illiniwek diggin’ some turtle soup.

chrishoke
12-07-2019, 06:01 PM
I think I am going to be Ill.

Tripping William
12-07-2019, 06:18 PM
I think I am going to be Ill.

You and Mark Turgeon; the good Lord willing & the creek don’t rise.

hallcity
12-07-2019, 06:48 PM
Terping time?

duke2x
12-07-2019, 06:55 PM
Fear not! Chief Illiniwek diggin’ some turtle soup.

This news was lost in all of the 'Nois in Assembly Hall, but he's been dead since 2007. He is so far irreplaceable, but I hear a water bottle is being considered soon.

MChambers
12-07-2019, 07:03 PM
Stephen F. Austin, the new cradle of coaches.

devildeac
12-07-2019, 07:05 PM
May get some Champaign while out shopping tonight to celebrate should this score hold.

Tripping William
12-08-2019, 05:30 PM
I have not yet begun to anti-jinx ......

Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
12-08-2019, 05:45 PM
Hoos Carolina playing today?

hallcity
12-08-2019, 05:57 PM
54-40 or fight? More like 64-45, I’d guess.

Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
12-08-2019, 06:07 PM
Was watching the Niners Saints game wondering if UNC could outscore them I was half right.

MChambers
12-10-2019, 07:36 PM
Eastern mountain lions eat turtles? Who knew?

Tripping William
12-10-2019, 07:41 PM
Eastern mountain lions eat turtles? Who knew?

They heed the angelic command: Fear Not!

devildeac
12-10-2019, 07:46 PM
Red rover, red rover. Or something like that...

ElliottHoo
12-10-2019, 08:10 PM
Raiders looking to plunder a vaunted red nest.

Tripping William
12-10-2019, 08:18 PM
Raiders looking to plunder a vaunted red nest.

Guns up, slugger!

Tripping William
12-10-2019, 09:07 PM
Penn St. over Maryland.

arnie
12-10-2019, 09:09 PM
Penn St. over Maryland.

You guys made me listen to both Bilas and Dakich for several minutes 😡😡😡.

DUKIECB
12-10-2019, 09:16 PM
It's over. Red Raiders knock off the #1 red birds!

Tripping William
12-10-2019, 09:17 PM
You guys made me listen to both Bilas and Dakich for several minutes 😡😡😡.

Did we disable your mute button, too? :rolleyes:

proelitedota
12-10-2019, 09:45 PM
This March Madness should be one of the wildest. Paritiest field I've ever seen.

moonpie23
12-10-2019, 09:56 PM
seems like a lot of teams getting a slice of humble pie....

OldPhiKap
12-10-2019, 09:59 PM
seems like a lot of teams getting a slice of humble pie...

“Ranked teams looked good . . . .”


;-)

devildeac
12-10-2019, 10:09 PM
Devils might move up a rung or two without even playing a game until 12/19...

:D

proelitedota
12-10-2019, 10:16 PM
Devils might move up a rung or two without even playing a game until 12/19...

:D

Any chance we can regain our #1 ranking without playing a game? :rolleyes:

rsvman
12-10-2019, 11:01 PM
Any chance we can regain our #1 ranking without playing a game? :rolleyes:

If we wait long enough.

arnie
12-11-2019, 06:09 AM
Any chance we can regain our #1 ranking without playing a game? :rolleyes:

No, Kansas is clearly better than us - too bad we don’t get a chance to play them��

weezie
12-11-2019, 08:40 AM
Either way, it's nice to be the shark swimming quietly just below the surface...

tteettimes
12-11-2019, 08:57 AM
Beware of those dorsal fins

OldPhiKap
12-11-2019, 09:04 AM
Either way, it's nice to be the shark swimming quietly just below the surface...

Great, now I'll have Baby Shark stuck in my head all day.

devildeac
12-11-2019, 10:35 PM
Don't open the Champaign yet.

Hartford Dukie
12-11-2019, 11:14 PM
Don't open the Champaign yet.

Pop the Champaign. Illini 71 Mich 62

cakerace
12-12-2019, 03:41 AM
Don't open the Champaign yet.
ILL MICH seeing any wolverines in the top five next week...

weezie
12-12-2019, 07:49 AM
Yeehhhp.

Hey Juwan! How's it going big fella? Did you enjoy all that smoke up your rusty dusty?

duketaylor
12-12-2019, 08:26 AM
So 1, 4 and 5 have all lost (so far) this week, good time for exams!! Go Duke!!

scottdude8
12-12-2019, 10:42 AM
Yeah, Michigan is now 0-2 in true road games this year. Amazing stat though: with every B1G team playing at least one conference game at this point, and many playing two, I don't believe any team has won on the road. Someone can check my math on that, but if so that's pretty remarkable, and a testament to how deep the conference is.

AGDukesky
12-12-2019, 11:26 AM
Yeah, Michigan is now 0-2 in true road games this year. Amazing stat though: with every B1G team playing at least one conference game at this point, and many playing two, I don't believe any team has won on the road. Someone can check my math on that, but if so that's pretty remarkable, and a testament to how deep the conference is.

Maryland should have

brevity
12-14-2019, 12:59 PM
Now showing: Howard, the Duck.

cakerace
12-14-2019, 01:03 PM
Will next week’s poll still list Michigan as the Fab #5???

devildeac
12-14-2019, 01:27 PM
Will next week’s poll still list Michigan as the Fab #5???

Not a foregone conclusion yet...

Indoor66
12-14-2019, 02:24 PM
Duck eats Wolverine.

ElliottHoo
12-14-2019, 05:05 PM
Makes sense pirates would have trouble with knights. Armor leads to solid defense.


Any chance we can regain our #1 ranking without playing a game? :rolleyes:

Two years ago, UVA became the first team ever to advance to #1 after a loss (OT by 1 vs VT, but a good win earlier in the week. Everyone else in the top 4 or 5 had a worse week), so it’s very doable.

left_hook_lacey
12-14-2019, 05:25 PM
Kentucky having some trouble with GT early. I chose Kentucky to cover in the gambler thread. Looks like I might regret that.

brevity
12-14-2019, 06:08 PM
Duck eats Wolverine.

Not just Wolverine; right now in Winston-Salem, it looks like all of the X-Men could be in trouble.

rsvman
12-14-2019, 07:57 PM
Kentucky having some trouble with GT early. I chose Kentucky to cover in the gambler thread. Looks like I might regret that.

Unless you really, really like UK, you don't understand how this thread is supposed to work.

DU82
12-15-2019, 05:20 PM
Looks like a bunch of little terriers nipping at the heels of victory.

fisheyes
12-15-2019, 05:21 PM
I love my new dog.

My terrier is wiping the tar off of his heels before coming inside.

So civilized.

Tripping William
12-15-2019, 05:22 PM
Looks like a bunch of little terriers nipping at the heels of victory.

Puts me in the dadgum Christmas spirit.

DU82
12-15-2019, 05:22 PM
I love my new dog.

My terrier is wiping the tar off of his heels before coming inside.

So civilized.

I presume he attended obedience classes.

devildeac
12-15-2019, 05:26 PM
Puts me in the dadgum Christmas spirit.

You must've read my last review on Ymm, Beer. :D

devildeac
12-15-2019, 05:27 PM
Roll over.

Play dead.

Wait, sheep don't do tricks...

cakerace
12-15-2019, 05:29 PM
Some people are starting to woof way to early!! uNC will not loose in the Dean Dome today... Bank on it...

brevity
12-15-2019, 05:38 PM
Some people are starting to woof way to early!! uNC will not loose in the Dean Dome today... Bank on it...

I agree. No matter what happens today, UNC will not be losing in the Dean Dome.

Green Wave Dukie
12-15-2019, 05:41 PM
Puts me in the dadgum Christmas spirit.

This is getting terrifying.

cakerace
12-15-2019, 05:56 PM
Last time I saw a live game in Carmichael, uNC made up 8 points in 17 seconds. Plenty of time...

mattyoung18
12-15-2019, 05:56 PM
Yessss Terriers

Ggallagher
12-15-2019, 05:57 PM
Thank you Santa

cakerace
12-15-2019, 05:58 PM
Then again, maybe not...

devildeac
12-15-2019, 05:58 PM
Woof, woof.

fisheyes
12-15-2019, 05:58 PM
Let's not woof too much here.
Those dogs are coming to our house next.
Last time we woofed at Kentucky for their loss, you know what happened.

CameronBlue
12-15-2019, 06:03 PM
Thank you Santa

Someone hopes he's going to get some Cole in his stocking.

devildeac
12-15-2019, 06:06 PM
Someone hopes he's going to get some Cole in his stocking.

Some bacot-wrapped leaky black cole.

duke4ever19
12-15-2019, 06:07 PM
Let's not woof too much here.
Those dogs are coming to our house next.
Last time we woofed at Kentucky for their loss, you know what happened.

You're in luck. None of us will be in the starting lineup when Wofford plays Duke. ;)

Obviously I'm just joking, and I've got a bushel of my own little sports superstitions, but I consider this board a safe-zone for crowing about uNC losses,

I will be taking your advice, however, when I go to work tomorrow and interact with anyone with UNC ties.

brevity
12-15-2019, 07:46 PM
Can Less Slick Richie secure THE victory? Gopher it!

(Something has to give. The last Big Ten undefeated team, 9-0, tries to become the first to get a conference win on the road. Home teams are 12-0 so far.)

devildeac
12-15-2019, 07:53 PM
Can you "Row the Boat" on the hardwood, too?

MCFinARL
12-15-2019, 07:55 PM
Can Less Slick Richie secure THE victory? Gopher it!

(Something has to give. The last Big Ten undefeated team, 9-0, tries to become the first to get a conference win on the road. Home teams are 12-0 so far.)

I've been wondering when someone would notice this game.

hallcity
12-15-2019, 08:33 PM
I’m watching a nice performance of the Nutcracker.

Tripping William
12-15-2019, 08:34 PM
I’m watching a nice performance of the Nutcracker.

Et tu, Brutus?

fuse
12-15-2019, 08:35 PM
I’m watching a nice performance of the Nutcracker.

Must be an NBA game if you are watching Chris Paul. 🤣🤣🤣

OldPhiKap
12-18-2019, 10:20 PM
What do you do when you are rooting for form to hold? Asking for a friend in Spokane.

proelitedota
12-18-2019, 10:45 PM
Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

AGDukesky
12-18-2019, 10:50 PM
Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

This is either the best or worst attempt at a non-jinx in the thread

duke4ever19
12-18-2019, 10:53 PM
Am I the only one who imagines two separate people whenever an announcer says "Killian Tillie?"

I think it sounds like two characters from a children's book circa 1930 . . "The Adventures of Killie and Tillie"

OldPhiKap
12-18-2019, 10:54 PM
Am I the only one who imagines two separate people whenever an announcer says "Killian Tillie?"

I think it sounds like two characters from a children's book circa 1930 . . "The Adventures of Killie and Tillie"

Sounds like a Kurt Vonnegut character.

duke4ever19
12-18-2019, 11:19 PM
Sounds like a Kurt Vonnegut character.

Killie and Tillie . . . the two mysterious figures identified as the last to see Mr. Kilgore Trout, after the failed author interviewed the failed Sports Illustrated journalist, Kurt Vonnegut.

"There was talk of a blue tunnel and little green men, but that's a story that Billy Pilgrim tells best." *takes one last drag from a cigarette, and flicks the embers in a whisky tumbler containing an unknown, diluted brown liquid. The owner of that drink, an elderly blind man, was told it was scotch some 30 years ago and never questioned it. There's little reason to think it isn't scotch, but that's just me being a glass-half-full kinda guy.*

El_Diablo
12-18-2019, 11:41 PM
Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

Boo this man!!!

mr. synellinden
12-19-2019, 12:24 AM
What was the story from My Cousin Vinny about the two Utes? Ah, that’s right - they were allegedly pretty bad, wild cats.

robed deity
12-19-2019, 01:22 AM
What was the story from My Cousin Vinny about the two Utes? Ah, that’s right - they were allegedly pretty bad, wild cats.

Man, Utah was trying soooo hard to give the game to UK, but they just wouldn't take it.

Bluedevil114
12-19-2019, 05:59 AM
Man, Utah was trying soooo hard to give the game to UK, but they just wouldn't take it.

The best nights are when uNC and UK lose in the same night. It makes for such a restful night. It reminds me of the Sweet 16. Go Duke.

left_hook_lacey
12-19-2019, 06:45 AM
Sounds like a Kurt Vonnegut character.

Sounds like Dr. Suess character to me. I've watched The Grinch with the kids twice in the last two weeks, so that may have biased my interpretation.

rsvman
12-19-2019, 12:17 PM
Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

You should be given a time out from DBR for this post alone.

moonpie23
12-19-2019, 02:33 PM
Gonzaga is beating UNC in basketball pretty badly.

wth??? dood.......what in the actual?

mattyoung18
12-19-2019, 02:42 PM
wth??? dood....what in the actual?

I approve the heals losing message.

devildeac
12-19-2019, 02:52 PM
I approve the heals losing message.

Spokane like a true gentleman.

ndkjr70
12-19-2019, 04:53 PM
When Zion had the injury, I remember seeing a UNC fan-made tee shirt that was going around. I'm in an argument with a UNC fan and can't seem to track that shirt down -- anyone still have a link saved?

kcduke75
12-19-2019, 05:16 PM
When Zion had the injury, I remember seeing a UNC fan-made tee shirt that was going around. I'm in an argument with a UNC fan and can't seem to track that shirt down -- anyone still have a link saved?

Is this the one??

https://twitter.com/TheDevilsDen/status/1207032178669998082

proelitedota
12-19-2019, 05:49 PM
wth??? dood....what in the actual?

Gonzaga is beating UNC.

By the standard of this thread, speaking in metaphors means that your underdog team of choice is winning.

Gonzaga is not the underdog.
They are winning.
So speaking in metaphors would be jinxing them if they are winning.
Speaking in non-metaphors would be cancel out the jinxing, thus not jinxing the Zags.

It's a double negative essentially.

brevity
12-19-2019, 06:37 PM
Gonzaga is beating UNC.

By the standard of this thread, speaking in metaphors means that your underdog team of choice is winning.

Gonzaga is not the underdog.
They are winning.
So speaking in metaphors would be jinxing them if they are winning.
Speaking in non-metaphors would be cancel out the jinxing, thus not jinxing the Zags.

It's a double negative essentially.

Nice try.

I feel like I say this every year, but the only point of the thread is to abstractly call attention to a game of interest. “I’m not going to jinx it” by telling you what’s happening, but I do want to recommend turning on your TV.

While it was introduced to dispose of pointless, ineffective Upset Alert threads — those were the worst because they only rallied a hated team to victory — the favored outcome does not have to be an upset at all. (If UNC is losing to a higher-ranked Virginia team, for example.)

And for the record, yes, starting a thread about Clemson breaking their Chapel Hill losing streak is an upset alert thread, even if it was posted one month early. I am not pleased with that decision.

Indoor66
12-19-2019, 06:37 PM
This is getting ridiculously complex.

El_Diablo
12-19-2019, 06:53 PM
This is getting ridiculously complex.

It’s pretty simple: don’t name names.

If you refer directly to the game, the teams’ fortunes will change, and it will be entirely your fault.

proelitedota
12-19-2019, 06:58 PM
It’s pretty simple: don’t name names.

If you refer directly to the game, the teams’ fortunes will change, and it will be entirely your fault.

:(

Your logic is sound. I'll adjust my thought process for this thread in the future.

brevity
12-19-2019, 08:14 PM
Avast ye! Under Armour U. under.

Tripping William
12-19-2019, 08:18 PM
Avast ye! Under Armour U. under.

What does it take for a turtle to get a Hall pass?

ChrisP
12-19-2019, 08:49 PM
I foreSEeaTON of Terping in the Halls of College Park tomorrow

OldPhiKap
12-19-2019, 09:03 PM
It’s pretty simple: don’t name names.

If you refer directly to the game, the teams’ fortunes will change, and it will be entirely your fault.

Yeah, although maybe a channel reference might help. Just a thought for the thread participants. Many of the references are very witty, but if you don’t know who is playing tonight or where to watch it this thread is just work to penetrate.


And it is true — the results of games rest squarely on my shoulders. I wear that mantle proudly!

ChrisP
12-19-2019, 09:05 PM
Yeah, although maybe a channel might help. Just a thought for the thread participants. Any of the references are very witty, but if you don’t know who is playing tonight or where to watch it this thread is just work to penetrate.


And it is true — the results of games rest squarely on my shoulders. I wear that mantle proudly!

If I don't figure it out from the puns, I just do a quick check of ESPN's scoreboard. Not that difficult really

weezie
12-19-2019, 09:06 PM
All Duke games rest on which side of the couch we sit on here at the palace of weezie.

OldPhiKap
12-19-2019, 09:08 PM
If I don't figure it out from the puns, I just do a quick check of ESPN's scoreboard. Not that difficult really

. . . Or, folks could put it here at the original source so folks can just turn the game on. Not that difficult either.

Anyway, that’s my request. Folks can do it or not, no worries.

moonpie23
12-19-2019, 09:31 PM
Gonzaga is beating UNC.

By the standard of this thread, speaking in metaphors means that your underdog team of choice is winning.

Gonzaga is not the underdog.
They are winning.
So speaking in metaphors would be jinxing them if they are winning.
Speaking in non-metaphors would be cancel out the jinxing, thus not jinxing the Zags.

It's a double negative essentially.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaS0Ab9sP90

Tripping William
12-21-2019, 01:18 PM
Jay Wright can get on with his own bad Self (on Fox).

cakerace
12-21-2019, 01:20 PM
Is something Big taking place in the East??? Kan U see it???

OldPhiKap
12-21-2019, 01:24 PM
Jay Wright can get on with his own bad Self (on Fox).

Thanks!

Tripping William
12-21-2019, 01:26 PM
Thanks!

Rock Chalk it up to the holiday spirit. :o

Tripping William
12-21-2019, 02:04 PM
Another 1 bites the dust.

Rich
12-21-2019, 02:04 PM
Wright > Hawks

Indoor66
12-21-2019, 03:20 PM
A high school game going on in Vegas.

devildeac
12-21-2019, 03:24 PM
A high school game going on in Vegas.

Too early to tell if something is Bru-in' in that one.

Indoor66
12-21-2019, 03:26 PM
Too early to tell if something is Bru-in' in that one.

Either way it is horrible basketball. CBS can't be happy to show this crap.

Indoor66
12-21-2019, 03:32 PM
So many bricks. They are building The Great Wall of the Strip.

Bluedevil114
12-21-2019, 03:34 PM
Either way it is horrible basketball. CBS can't be happy to show this crap.

This has to be the worst two teams playing in Vegas. Just bad basketball. I am just sitting here laughing at just how bad the baby blues look. They may not make it to the NIT.

TruBlu
12-21-2019, 03:35 PM
Either way it is horrible basketball. CBS can't be happy to show this crap.

A good comedy has its appeal.

Tripping William
12-21-2019, 03:36 PM
Either way it is horrible basketball. CBS can't be happy to show this crap.

You mean it won’t put them in the dadgum Christmas spirit?

Indoor66
12-21-2019, 03:40 PM
Every now and again a random act of basketball occurs.

budwom
12-21-2019, 04:00 PM
It really is, even by December standards, impressively woeful basketball.

Tripping William
12-21-2019, 04:20 PM
A Vegas comeback Bruin.

Tripping William
12-21-2019, 07:44 PM
Caesar’s Palace is nice; even Brutus agrees (CBS tells me).

Green Wave Dukie
12-22-2019, 03:48 PM
Don’t mean to be cocky, but there is an ACC team playing.

rsvman
12-22-2019, 04:50 PM
Don’t mean to be cocky, but there is an ACC team playing.

I'm not sure I like your cavalier attitude.

PackMan97
12-22-2019, 04:52 PM
I'm not sure I like your cavalier attitude.

I'm trying to figure out if it's better to be a little Vicky or a little Cavalier? In the end, it's better to not be Carolina.

lotusland
12-22-2019, 04:57 PM
Cock-a-doodle Hoo

Green Wave Dukie
12-22-2019, 05:09 PM
I'm not sure I like your cavalier attitude.


You are right, rsv, it is only a GAME, I shouldn’t have gotten COCKY.

BandAlum83
12-22-2019, 05:16 PM
Wow! UVA gave up 70?!

ElliottHoo
12-22-2019, 05:26 PM
Wow! UVA gave up 70?!
UVA is great defensively but it turns out they’re easy to turn over. And if you do that, you can get easy transition buckets. UVA can’t shoot, so it’s an easy game plan for a win.

sagegrouse
12-22-2019, 05:31 PM
Don’t mean to be cocky, but there is an ACC team playing.

Thanks for the heads up -- I caught the last few minutes. Virginia appeared to be toothless -- or at least, the Cavaliers' swords are dull, dull, dull.

MChambers
12-29-2019, 05:22 PM
Guess when you're on a boat you might try to reel in some fish, like some wahoo.

Rich
12-29-2019, 05:25 PM
Never a good idea to have a cavalier attitude about our armed forces

devildeac
12-30-2019, 08:12 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4vbJQ-MrKo

ndkjr70
01-02-2020, 09:50 PM
It’s halftime here in Colorado and I’m trying to figure out if it’s wabbit season or....

rsvman
01-02-2020, 10:12 PM
Looking a lot like a stampede.....



[ducks]

CrazyNotCrazie
01-02-2020, 10:15 PM
Somebody's not playing with a full duck...

devildeac
01-02-2020, 10:27 PM
"Oh, give me a home..."

cakerace
01-02-2020, 10:55 PM
Rather than zig-zagging to avoid the rocks, I say “Any port in a storm.”

westwall
01-02-2020, 10:55 PM
Any Port in a # 1 storm is just fine!!!

Tripping William
01-04-2020, 06:45 PM
I ain’t Joshin’. This thread is a Wreck.

lotusland
01-04-2020, 07:09 PM
Big wreck out on 15 501. Apparently a few lost sheep wandered onto the highway on their way to the slaughter.

moonpie23
01-04-2020, 07:20 PM
the engineers seem to have lost their slide rules...

Green Wave Dukie
01-04-2020, 07:56 PM
Their calculations seem to be correct now. Hope they have studied so they pass their test tonight. Like nothing better than to give them an ‘A’.

cakerace
01-07-2020, 07:36 PM
For students in the Old Dominion State, BC is the #1 recommended headache powder...

Tripping William
01-07-2020, 07:48 PM
For students in the Old Dominion State, BC is the #1 recommended headache powder...

What a quaint little Chestnut (that OPK can’t watch, because ACCN).

devildeac
01-07-2020, 07:53 PM
For students in the Old Dominion State, BC is the #1 recommended headache powder...

Revolutionary!

Green Wave Dukie
01-07-2020, 08:08 PM
Hoo would have thought the Eagle might be flying high tonight?