Why do you hate Duke?

The fact that the majority of the people answering you are focusing on the basketball aspects should discount their opinion. You don't decide where to get an education based on sports teams.

I went to Duke for grad school. I was far from rich and my parents didn't attend college. I had a great experience and my degree has opened many doors for me. I found the other students to be no more or less obnoxious than any other academic institution. Snobbery lurks everywhere…some people have it and some people don't.

Anyone who HATES Duke has too much time on their hands and should thank their lucky stars that they don't have to involve every spare minute thinking about where their next food or drink will come from like a good portion of the world does.

Anyway, man I hate Duke.

Just kidding. Duke is an awesome school, and if either of my kids decided to attend there, I would surely become a fan of that institution.

Flagpole wrote:

Anyone who HATES Duke has too much time on their hands and should thank their lucky stars that they don't have to involve every spare minute thinking about where their next food or drink will come from like a good portion of the world does.

Awwww, c'mon Flagpole man. Now I feel guilt.

No, not really.

Duke still sucks.

Hoosier Daddy wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

Anyone who HATES Duke has too much time on their hands and should thank their lucky stars that they don't have to involve every spare minute thinking about where their next food or drink will come from like a good portion of the world does.

Awwww, c'mon Flagpole man. Now I feel guilt.

No, not really.

Duke still sucks.

It is not guilt you should feel but gratefulness. Go ahead and hate Duke if you want, but understand that you are one of the fortunate few to have such liberties. Personally, I find it nearly impossible to HATE a team or school. It's a little easier to direct that onto one person, but even there, any hate I dish out is reserved for the worst humans on the planet. Hate is a pretty strong word.

I don't hate Duke, but I have zero connection to the school, their students and alumni, or North Carolina in general. As far as I can tell, Duke, UNC, and NC State fans get their panties in a twist at the mere mention of one these schools. They talk about why one school is so much better or worse than another, but it just comes down to the fact they're trying to mask their own insecurities.

I went there. Had a great experience. Have not encountered people disliking me due to my place of education even if they say they "hate Duke".

Flagpole wrote:

Hoosier Daddy wrote:

Awwww, c'mon Flagpole man. Now I feel guilt.

No, not really.

Duke still sucks.

It is not guilt you should feel but gratefulness. Go ahead and hate Duke if you want, but understand that you are one of the fortunate few to have such liberties. Personally, I find it nearly impossible to HATE a team or school. It's a little easier to direct that onto one person, but even there, any hate I dish out is reserved for the worst humans on the planet. Hate is a pretty strong word.

If it makes you feel any better, I do spend quite a bit of time worrying about where my next food or drink will come from, so I'm in touch with the rest of the world. Sometimes its hard to decide whether to eat at a fast food establishment like Wendy's or Burger King or go upscale and hit Quizno's or even a Denny's. Also, I have trouble deciding between grocery providers, like Safeway or Fry's, but usually go with what's most convenient as I drive my gas guzzling, global warming gas emitting SUV home from a hard day of posting sarcastic comments on Let'sRun at the office. So, I think I'm entitled to spend a few minutes of "me" time hating Duke.

Duke is a great school and I loved every minute of it. Our poor cousin and somewhat rival was UNC. We were always a bit better in all areas.

But now there is no rivalry. UNC disgraced themselves with phony courses. Duke has too much class for that and no we don't seem them in the same category as us.

No they are no longer our rivals.

We must not be watching the same games...he may be sitting when they are hammering an average team at home.

A few years back I was at a coaches clinic, and I think Jerry Pimm was up. He had huge whiteboard filled with Xs and Os. 13 ways to guard the ball screen. 25 different entries into flex. Side OBs. Etc...

Then in the middle of all this, he pauses, and says, "guys, all this stuff is great, but the thing I've found is 95% of the time, the guy with the better players is going to win."

That's Duke basketball. They don't do anything fancy or complicated. They get All-Americans. They spread you out (done really well) and just play. And if that's good coaching, ok.

He has created a brand. And his Team USA involvement is fostering it.

I heard he was talking to kids at a Nike camp this summer. Isn't that what Lute got pinched for? That was AAU, but whats the difference? That whole thing is kind of a sham. But another story.

I enjoy rooting against them. I see him as a villain. The Lehigh game was epic. My favorite is when they got beat on a baseline OB at buzzer by Wake, or I think Wake in ACC tourney.

Guy just slipped screen and came straight to ball. It was classic. Like coach Kry got pantsed at mid-court.

They sure have screwed up their women's XC program. (10th in the ACC today).

Every honest answer about this question is always the same in the end: Jealousy.

Any self-respecting ACC fan dislikes Duke or UNC but hates Clemson; ask fans from any school, they all hate Clemson.

Certainly, Duke is Duke, they're on TV more often than Leave it to Beavah-----, reruns.

Carnivore 69 wrote:

Every honest answer about this question is always the same in the end: Jealousy.

Sure. Who wouldn't want to coach a roster loaded with the talent they get.

Roll the ball rack out and go.

A monkey could do it.

Because after all that hype over the Dook student who does p0rn, I went looking for the vids only to find some fuggo that even the p0rn makeup people couldn't make hot. She looks like a typically Dook nerd. And she made my paynis sawft.