Optimist thread Ideas to survive no march madness

[MarkD83]

This might be too soon to suggest but we can still enjoy March madness. I plan to pick one of the following 5 years; 91 92 2001 2010 2015 and pull up selective games from you tube and watch the “tournament”

[dukelifer]

This might be too soon to suggest but we can still enjoy March madness. I plan to pick one of the following 5 years; 91 92 2001 2010 2015 and pull up selective games from you tube and watch the “tournament”

A tough call for sure. I think I would go with '91. It is a bit of a blur. Duke went into the tourney after getting killed by UNC in the ACC tourney and after getting killed in the NCAA tourney the year before. I remember UNLV well but not the games before that.

[Fish80]

Good idea. Cathartic maybe. But man, I might need stronger medicine.

[Stray Gator]

This might be too soon to suggest but we can still enjoy March madness. I plan to pick one of the following 5 years; 91 92 2001 2010 2015 and pull up selective games from you tube and watch the “tournament”

Let us know if you can find a replay of the full Duke-Wisconsin 2015 title game online. It appears that all versions of the full replay of that game have been pulled off YouTube.

[jwillfan]

Maybe people can share links if they find them. I used to have both the UNLV '91 FF win and the '92 Kentucky Elite Eight win on VHS - but not sure I have them and couldn't play them regardless. More modern times - the 2010 run with wins over Baylor (in a hostile environment), WVU (in a kind of revenge game where we were considered underdogs), and Butler were so magical.

[mgtr]

Interesting -- I was thinking about what to do with the extra time, and you folks slayed that dragon! Thanks.

[DukieInKansas]

A tough call for sure. I think I would go with '91. It is a bit of a blur. Duke went into the tourney after getting killed by UNC in the ACC tourney and after getting killed in the NCAA tourney the year before. I remember UNLV well but not the games before that.

I'll go with this year as well. I live where, before long, people around me are going to want to crown KU the winner since they were #1 at the time the season came to an unanticipated end.

[dukelifer]

Maybe people can share links if they find them. I used to have both the UNLV '91 FF win and the '92 Kentucky Elite Eight win on VHS - but not sure I have them and couldn't play them regardless. More modern times - the 2010 run with wins over Baylor (in a hostile environment), WVU (in a kind of revenge game where we were considered underdogs), and Butler were so magical.

Here are some from 2010

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...YcvFtQEdekKBNc

[duke2x]

Good idea. Cathartic maybe. But man, I might need stronger medicine.

One option is to go the ABC store and make your own hand sanitizer. If you need to take a break and watch a Duke game on Youtube, you can test it in moderation.

There are some good condensed games on Youtube even if they are not NCAA games. Duke-FSU in December 2017, for example, is one of my loudest memories of Cameron without students there.

[Music man55]

Well, I guess now I can take my time and do some yard work, catch up on some reading,and watch some re-runs of some old Duke games I have. Man,the rest of this month is going to be strange!😢

[MCFinARL]

Just guessing, but I suspect ESPN and ACCNet will be rebroadcasting as many classic tournament games as they can find over the next month--should probably watch their schedules if we can't find good links on streaming.

[MartyClark]

Like most of you, I really miss the ACC and NCAA tournament. I agree with the decision to cancel, an ounce of prevention etc.

I plan on working a little more. My mighty, one man law practice can probably benefit with me not being distracted by Duke basketball.

I plan on reading more.

I plan on doing some glorious, spring skiing at Keystone, Breckenridge and Crested Butte.

I'll probably drink a little beer with my Louisville friend and commiserate about lost chances.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Yard work

[wsb3]

I began rewriting a novel I have had in the computer for years. I told my wife with no basketball I should be finished by sometime in April.

[wavedukefan70s]

Highschool baseball is still being played here in sc.
For now.

[camion]

I go down to the lake at the local university. Since the students are gone I yell at the geese to stay off of my lawn.

There’s a swan there that I’ve named Bilas. I yell at him the most.

[-jk]

I go down to the lake at the local university. Since the students are gone I yell at the geese to stay off of my lawn.

There’s a swan there that I’ve named Bilas. I yell at him the most.

Is it the bald one?

-jk

[camion]

Is it the bald one?

-jk

No but he likes to squawk. Won’t shut up.

[wsb3]

I go down to the lake at the local university. Since the students are gone I yell at the geese to stay off of my lawn.

There’s a swan there that I’ve named Bilas. I yell at him the most.

Must spread blah blah but thanks for my first chuckle of the day.

[arnie]

I go down to the lake at the local university. Since the students are gone I yell at the geese to stay off of my lawn.

There’s a swan there that I’ve named Bilas. I yell at him the most.

You’ve started something- I walk past two swans nearly everyday - they will be named Bilas and Dickie.