This is such an unbelievably dumb concept. It is my favorite recurring thread on DBR.
We have tracked this in the past.
With Virginia's debacle last night, the Walton belt passes to Purdue.
Purdue has a few easy games, and then faces Butler on the 19th, so the belt may go over to the Big East. I don't see any easy way for the belt to return to the ACC before March. If only Duke had its traditional winter game vs. St. Johns...
If there is a silver lining, at least this keeps the belt from going to the heels (if they are "first to 40" on Sunday).
This is such an unbelievably dumb concept. It is my favorite recurring thread on DBR.
When Walton was at UCLA I loved the guy. In the back of my mind, I knew there was no way the Cheats were going to win the NCAA Championship as long as Kareem and Walton were at UCLA. But now I put him in there with Dickie V. and use the mute button on him. GoDuke!
The successful way of dealing with commentary from Walton is with a sense of humor. The guy is so annoying that you got to laugh ! Walton's partner usually has a few digs to add in.
Walton's partner definitely eggs him on, and seems to enjoy it. It is entertaining in relatively small doses, but a full game of it is pretty much intolerable.
Yeah, I shared an elevator at a hotel after a show with him once. Very tall! Didn't say anything to him.
Great Garcia Story: Dead head gets into an elevator and Gracia is the only other passenger. Stunned, the only thing the fan can say is "It's you! It's you". Garcia looks at him and says "No, it's you, it's you".
I once heard Bill being interviewed by the local NPR station here in Atlanta when in town for a FF a few years ago. I believe he was shilling for Guinness. But anyway the interviewer asked him how many Dead concerts he had attended. I don't remember the exact number but it was over 400. Had he attended Duke (and I think it was on his list) he would have fit right in with my buds in Taylor Hall in those days.
Over 850 Dead concerts as of June 2015: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...htmlstory.html
He play 468 regular season NBA games and 49 playoff games, for a total well below the number of Dead shows: https://stats.nba.com/player/78450/career/
nebraska took out purdue yesterday, so looks like the BIG will hold on to it for the duration of the regular season.
April 1
Has anyone mentioned that a Walton Belt is an actual thing and the thing that it is is a vibrating weight loss belt? Because if no one has mentioned it, I’d like to.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013