It's Over. [Archive]

CDu

02-17-2008, 11:23 PM

I don't think I've seen too many doomsday posts so far tonight (could be mistaken). Most of the posts have centered around the team not playing well tonight, with no discussion of any potential impact on the rest of the season. If anything, I've seen posts suggesting that this loss may be a good thing moving forward.

Save the sarcastic/ironic posts like this for when they are actually warranted.

Oriole Way

02-17-2008, 11:24 PM

As much as it might be inappropriate, I love seeing the post. It immediately brings back the memories of the amazing 2001 run.

wisteria

02-17-2008, 11:27 PM

The original post actually brought a smile to my face after such a loss. So I thought I might as well just mess around too. I guess the point is pretty clear. We will regroup and rebound. I have a lot of faith in this year's team.

billybreen

02-17-2008, 11:28 PM

IT'S OVER.

No reason to go on and watch the rest of the season....

You beat me to it.

KyDevilinIL

02-17-2008, 11:30 PM

This is a perfectly harmless little tradition, and it's welcome comic relief on nights like this.

Duke will be fine. We'll all be fine. There are issues to correct, but there's plenty of time.

feldspar

02-17-2008, 11:33 PM

Nate James is not good.

dukestheheat

02-17-2008, 11:46 PM

Nate James is not good.

and Shane and J-Will, too. At least Nate the Bad ^$%^$%^$% himself was sitting behind the bench. I so miss that guy. Dang, go ahead and channel C-Well also. Bring 'em all back.

dth.

gep

02-17-2008, 11:49 PM

The sky is falling~~~

Looked more like the sky "fell"...:D

prefan21

02-18-2008, 01:41 AM

Our big man hurts his foot and we lose a late season game?

There's nothing left to salvage in a season like this.

Misunderestimated

02-18-2008, 05:16 AM

Might as well shift our focus to next season. This one's lost.

RelativeWays

02-18-2008, 07:50 AM

I guess when they said laughter is the best medicine, we took that to mean hyperbole.

YmoBeThere

02-18-2008, 07:52 AM

"We hold these truths to be self-evident"

Matches

02-18-2008, 09:27 AM

I heard Cameron is being condemned today. The news conference firing Coach K and disbanding the basketball program is scheduled for 1 pm.

OldPhiKap

02-18-2008, 09:34 AM

IT'S OVER.....

Did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor?

YmoBeThere

02-18-2008, 09:58 AM

Did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor?

Nope, someone is trying to get bogged down in a war in Russia.

ugadevil

02-18-2008, 10:13 AM

Did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor?

What movie is that from?

FerryFor50

02-18-2008, 10:15 AM

Where's Alaa Abdelnaby when you truly need him?

Richard Berg

02-18-2008, 10:22 AM

What movie is that from?
Animal House

OldPhiKap

02-18-2008, 10:28 AM

Nope, someone is trying to get bogged down in a war in Russia.

Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha. . . .

DevilDad

02-18-2008, 11:10 AM

Ah Animal House...Double Secret Probation...and of course the Faber College motto..."Knowledge is Good"

DevilDad

02-18-2008, 11:15 AM

Does this mean we borrow a black Chrysler, weld armour plates to it, paint it royal blue and white with the words "Devil Mobile" on it and drive it in the UNC homecoming parade?....Animal House never gets old.

YmoBeThere

02-18-2008, 11:20 AM

Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha. . . .

:) I may just have to watch The Princess Bride again on a wet dark but unseasonably warm New England winter day...

OldPhiKap

02-18-2008, 11:52 AM

:) I may just have to watch The Princess Bride again on a wet dark but unseasonably warm New England winter day...

Warm New England day?!? Inconceivable!

billybreen

02-18-2008, 01:07 PM

Warm New England day?!? Inconceivable!

It's sad but true. It's 60 here right now. 60! That's just terrible.

houstondukie

02-18-2008, 01:11 PM

Can't wait for the 2010-2011 season! Duke will be really good by then!

billybreen

02-18-2008, 01:14 PM

Can't wait for the 2010-2011 season! Duke will be really good by then!

No way. We can't recruit our way out of a wet paper bag. Duke as a program is over.

devildeac

02-18-2008, 02:16 PM

What movie is that from?

Animal House(a Belushi line)

jjasper0729

02-18-2008, 02:18 PM

What movie is that from?

TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!

If you need more then you need to be put on double, secret probation.

Misunderestimated

02-18-2008, 02:23 PM

I heard Cameron is being condemned today. The news conference firing Coach K and disbanding the basketball program is scheduled for 1 pm.

I heard the same thing...I acutally saw the demo permit and the Cameron Indoor will be imploded in 2-3 mos to make way for a mixed use development. Developers anticipate "Cameron Crossing" to house +/- 30 condo units and have signed 5-year leases with Panera Bread, Kinkos and Starbucks where the arena once stood.

If Coach K could just have recruited a big man and some athleticism, none of this would have happened.

YmoBeThere

02-18-2008, 02:41 PM

If Coach K could just have recruited a big man and some athleticism, none of this would have happened.

Or used more of his bench and played more zone...

SharkD

02-18-2008, 02:49 PM

I heard Jon Scheyer has his leg amputated above the knee, that Greg Paulus tripped and smashed the 1992 National Championship trophy and that Eric Montross made a mean face that made Gerald Henderson, Sr. cry.

billybreen

02-18-2008, 02:51 PM

Or used more of his bench and played more zone...

I heard a rumor that he picked up some zone tips last summer, but I don't know any of the details.

dukerev

02-18-2008, 02:54 PM

Gerald Henderson , Sr. doesn't cry. And if he did, his tears would be made of steel. I did hear that Paulus broke the championship trophy, though.

ugadevil

02-18-2008, 03:02 PM

I've given up on basketball. I'm just counting down the days for Duke Spring Practice.:D

merry

02-18-2008, 04:45 PM

Warm New England day?!? Inconceivable!

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

YmoBeThere

02-18-2008, 04:49 PM

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2y8Sx4B2Sk

OldPhiKap

02-18-2008, 04:52 PM

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Grandpa: She doesn't get eaten by the eels at this time.

The Grandson: What?

Grandpa: The eel doesn't get her. I'm explaining it to you because you look nervous.

The Grandson: I wasn't nervous. Maybe I was a little bit "concerned" but that's not the same thing.

Trivia Extra Credit: The actor who plays Vizzini also does the voice of an animated movie character. Which character?

YmoBeThere

02-18-2008, 04:59 PM

Trivia Extra Credit: The actor who plays Vizzini also does the voice of an animated movie character. Which character?

I cheated, I have the DVDs and remember him but couldn't recall if it was in 1 or 2.

OldPhiKap

02-18-2008, 05:00 PM

I cheated, I have the DVDs and remember him but couldn't recall if it was in 1 or 2.

Both.

SharkD

02-18-2008, 05:01 PM

Gerald Henderson , Sr. doesn't cry. And if he did, his tears would be made of steel.
That's just it, he did cry (it was a very mean face), and one of his stainless steel tears fell on Martynas Pocius' right ankle.

Also, I have it on good authority that Jeff Teague fell asleep, while smoking a victory cigar, in CBS Sports film vault, and the ensuing fire destroyed the only known copies of Laettner's 1992 Regional Final buzzer-beater. (Oh! The Humanity!) (Earlier reports indicated that it was Duke Point Guard Nolan Smith, those responsible for sourcing that information have been sacked.)

edit: This just in: Lance Thomas and Dave McClure suffered concussions while attempting a Wallace Shawn movie marathon -- apparently, inspired by constant references to Shawn's film career on an as-yet-unnamed Duke Basketball fan board. The injuries were sustained when they simultaneously fell alseep 15 minutes into My Dinner with Andre, knocking their heads together when they nodded-off out of sheer, mind-numbing boredom.

dukegirlinsc

02-18-2008, 05:10 PM

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!! lolllzzzz.

why am i just now reading this?
i've had a crappy day, i could have used this laugh 8 hours ago.

billybreen

02-18-2008, 05:16 PM

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!! lolllzzzz.

why am i just now reading this?
i've had a crappy day, i could have used this laugh 8 hours ago.

In the event of a loss, you can expect some form of this thread to be available for solace. Except in late March, when stuff really can be over. :)

SharkD

02-18-2008, 05:19 PM

(Earlier reports indicated that it was Duke Point Guard Nolan Smith, those responsible for sourcing that information have been sacked.)
We apologize for erroneously indicating that Nolan Smith is Duke's point guard. He is not. Those responsible for the error have also been sacked.

(A møøse once bit my sister...)

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink."

dukegirlinsc

02-18-2008, 05:23 PM

In the event of a loss, you can expect some form of this thread to be available for solace. Except in late March, when stuff really can be over. :)

looking forward to it.
:rolleyes:

OldPhiKap

02-18-2008, 05:31 PM

Here come the llamas!!!

DukieInKansas

02-18-2008, 05:44 PM

looking forward to it.
:rolleyes:

I hope there is no need for another one of these threads. No more losses.

devildownunder

02-19-2008, 06:19 AM

This is a perfectly harmless little tradition, and it's welcome comic relief on nights like this.

Duke will be fine. We'll all be fine. There are issues to correct, but there's plenty of time.

It makes anyone who doesn't take every single defeat as an opportunity to bash those without blind faith feel like the board is calling them foolish, a chicken little.

That said, I don't think this loss is cause to give up on the season. Not hardly. I think it will help with focus down the stretch. My only real concern following the game is Gerald's health.

SharkD

02-19-2008, 01:28 PM

Here come the llamas!!!

Unfortunately, "RALPH" The Wonder Llama is unavailable due to recent surgery to remove an infected toenail, daggum it!

GatorBait15

02-19-2008, 05:31 PM

IT'S OVER.

No reason to go on and watch the rest of the season....

Don't get so down on yourself... Hopefully duke can get up for the ACC tourny and NCAA....

Neals384

02-19-2008, 10:20 PM

I'm hearing that if they lose in Miami, Henderson and Singler will declare for the NBA draft. After all, if they have to play for a team that loses all the time, they might as well get paid for it.

OldPhiKap

02-19-2008, 10:57 PM

I'm hearing that if they lose in Miami, Henderson and Singler will declare for the NBA draft. After all, if they have to play for a team that loses all the time, they might as well get paid for it.

True. If only we still had Shav.