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  1. 04-04-2017, 11:44 AM #1
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    A game to cheer us all up: I'm happy I'm a Duke (and not UNC) fan because...

    I'll start!

    I'm happy I'm a Duke fan because the Duke basketball program does a fantastic job representing the University as whole. The sense of pride and community that being a Duke basketball fan engenders helps to differentiate Duke from the dozens of other similarly prestigious academic institutions (a point I often make to high school applicants who I interview), and the basketball program represents the values of the University as a whole extremely well.

    UNC, meanwhile, seems to view athletics as a completely separate entity from their academic institution, and has mortgaged their standing as a prestigious academic institution for success on the basketball court. That's something I can't imagine Duke EVER doing.

    That's mine. Who's next?
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  2. 04-04-2017, 12:13 PM #2
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    My program doesn't have articles written about it in major publications with opening lines like this:

    The self-pity and righteous indignation would be impressive if they weren’t so indefensible.
    "I swear Roy must redeem extra timeouts at McDonald's the day after the game for free hamburgers." --Posted on InsideCarolina, 2/18/2015
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  3. 04-04-2017, 12:22 PM #3
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    I can't imagine going through life with this...

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  4. 04-04-2017, 01:31 PM #4
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    Our shade of blue is "Royal".

    Their shade of blue is "baby".

    Much like their attitude
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  5. 04-04-2017, 04:12 PM #5
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    A. I am far too intelligent to be a Tar Heel Fan.
    B. I don't like allegations hanging over me like the sword of Damacles.
    C. I can breathe through my nose.
    D. I cannot take my dogs off my taxes as dependents.
    E. Finally, I am no coward. If we lose, I take it like a man, unlike UNC fans, that scurry under the closest available rock, not to be seen until they win again..
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  6. 04-04-2017, 04:20 PM #6
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  7. 04-04-2017, 04:39 PM #7
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    Too soon. This thread is just too soon.
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  8. 04-04-2017, 04:44 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by slower View Post
    Too soon. This thread is just too soon.
    Your log in almost echoes your post...
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  9. 04-04-2017, 05:27 PM #9
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  10. 04-04-2017, 06:33 PM #10
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    Because I can actually watch the entire last championship game that Duke was in over again.
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