[.cnI redruM]

Personally, I like them a whole lot better than most other professional collegiate athletic programs. They'd have a much better image if they could stuff sweaty jock straps in Dick Vitale's CHihuahua-like Yap. However, they should not be judged by the ignorant behavior of bandwagon morons like Baldy Vitale.

They win repeatedly. They play more by the rules than anyone else out there. They have yet to get caught beating their girlfriends or accusing their players of being dope sellers.

DUke is probably the classiest team left in this year's Final Farce.

[camle]

all I can say is "go Huskies!"

[2banana]

GO GEORGIA TECH!

The only school fight song that talks about women in a non PC way, talks about drinking/gambling and has a curse word in it!

Ramblin' Wreck
I'm a Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer.
A helluva helluva helluva helluva helluvan engineer.
Like all the jolly good fellows, I drink my whiskey clear,
I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer.

Oh, If I had a daughter, sir, I'd dress her in White and Gold.
And put her on the campus to cheer the brave and bold.
And if I had a son, sir, I'll tell you what he'd do,
He would yell "TO HELL WITH GEORGIA" like his daddy used to do.

I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three thousand pounds,
A college bell to put it in, and a clapper to stir it round.
I'd drink to all the good fellows who come from far and near,
I'm a ramblin, gamblin' hell of an engineer, Hey!

[Glenn]

Duke is the team to beat.

So beat 'em.

[Snuffington]

Maybe its a regional thing. I can't say I've noticed much Duke hatred in these parts. Predictable success makes the office March Madness pool a little easier.

[VRWCmember]

Well now I really feel sorry for those Duke fans. It's sad they are so hated. Most Bball fans around here are rather indifferent to them. This Duke-hatred may be more prevalent back on the eastern side of the country, where all the self-important northeastern sports commentators like Pizzaboy believe themselves to be the basketball geniuses of th world, but here in the heartland I don't think people care that much about them one way or the other.

I'll take Dickie V over Pizzaboy anyday. At least Dickie V has a personality and knows what he is talking about.

[The G Man]

Duke = The Evil Empire

Any questions?

the fact that I have Ok. State over UConn in my office pool has NOTHING to do with it either!

[mumbo]

I was in Atlanta a few years ago when I strolled into the lobby of the hotel I was in. Grant Hill was playing the piano and some of the Blue Devils were singing along with some jazz and standards. Very surreal. I tried to imagine some of Bob Huggins' or Jerry Tarkanian's finest in the same picture before me.

I had to laugh

[xsrdx]

DUke is probably the classiest team left in this year's Final Farce.

Or not.

LET'S GO TECH!!

Most people "hate" Duke because they aren't smart enough to go there.

It's an elite school with a great athletics program, how UNFAIR is that?

[Constitution Day]

I hate Carolina, even when they're not in the tournament.

See tagline.

[clintonh8r]

America's losers hate America's winners. The fact that Duke is far superior academically to virtually every other school with a major sports program probably accounts for some of the resentment, too. Too bad, but that's the way it is.

[CollegeRepublican]

M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D!

Duck Fuke!!

See we do not have class in Maryland, but I heard some of the chants that Duke fans gave to Juan Dixon or DJ Strawberry. Pretty classless I would say.

[TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa]

Probably said about UCLA quite a few years back.
Krzyzewski and Wooden. Two of the classiest coaches. I would let them coach my son. (or daughter)

[Helms]

This may have something to do with Durham, which despite Duke's presence, is riddled with crime and drug problems and where liberal policies have hardly been successful.

Duke also has a John Kerry like aura of superiority. No earthiness, many metropolitan transplants.

As far as I know they are the best Ivy League team there is. Sad thing is that behind the jock imagine, Duke is a bureaucratic corporation which turns out academics which are contrary to this jock image.

IMHO Duke athletics is a great foil for their liberal academics and with which to hide behind.

Those who hate Duke are hardly dumb and are rightfully contemptuous of a school which holds many in secret contempt.

[lesko]

Go ahead and put me in the category of 'hate Duke'. The media bias for this school is unsurpassed - Dick Vitale and Billy Packer practically have orgasms every time they talk about Duke. Their past success is indeed a determining factor in how they are ranked and seeded in the tourney. They could lose 3 games in a row and still be placed in the top 3 or 5 in the polls - if this happened to another team, they would drop out of the top 10 if not the top 25. This week's broadcast of their 2 games was nothing but 'Chris Duhon' with the injured ribs...the heart of the team...did you know he has injured ribs?...an on and on and while a freshman, they won the championship and 'wouldn't it be nice if they win it when he is a senior'?...and on and on. And one year I distinctly remember their coach (however you spell his last name) at a tournament game (I believe it was the last game for Grant Hill) walking out to center court, bending over, and slapping the floor for attention. Anyone remember that? What the hell is that? Arrogance?

[skinkinthegrass]

PING...here we go again! :)

[big gray tabby]

You just can't do a piece defending Duke without mentioning the crappy things their fans do, like throwing bananas at Patrick Ewing.

Well, I guess you can since here it is. Still, the poor behavior of their fans has a lot to do with the disdain others have for Duke.

[PMCarey]

Duke is hated for the same reason that the United States is hated worldwide.

[KarlInOhio]

Go Duke!

Mainly because if Duke beats Oklahoma St. in the finals, I'll win the Freeper Bracket Challenge.

[cherry]

I just remember that Arizona got creamed by the refs on behalf of Duke at the Final Four , IIRC......

any school that gets all the calls is always on my hate list.....

[SVTCobra03]

Actually I am hoping that Duke beats UConn because OSU matches up much better against Duke.