Originally Posted by
HereBeforeCoachK
I'm sorry, but I don't buy that this turnaround advantage involves these three teams, and plays right into the hands of the Heels, simply by coincidence. I'm not normally one for conspiracy theories at all, but I've noticed this kind of thing happening to the Heels' advantage an awful lot for many years. I've seen it work in Duke's favor, but not nearly as often as it helps the Cheats.
And this was not just UVa drawing the short end...this is Duke having a competitive disadvantage versus the Heels (per the ACC reg season) simply due to scheduling quirks. Screwy scheduling and screwy seeding always impacts more than just the two teams in question. This is not just Duke having two games versus UVA versus one for Carolina, it's having Carolina having that single game at home with UVa on a short turn around from emotional game.