The Duke Carolina game is one the greatest rivalries in college basketball and the game on Wednesday evening did not disappoint. We have ESPN America on our cable TV and they featured the game – live – at 3 AM Pecs time. Since it was the Duke/Carolina game, in Durham, I knew that I had to watch. The station will replay the game at a reasonable hour on Thursday night (our time) but that would mean that I could not look at the internet or read any emails until after the replay. I did not think I’d be able to discipline myself so I set the alarm and crept down the stairs at 3. The game had just started and Carolina was off to a fast start. We pulled ahead by as much as 11 points and then went cold at the same time anything the Dookies threw up – went in. At halftime we were behind by 8 and I was questioning my decision to get up in the middle of the night to be sorely disappointed. The second half proved to be much better with Carolina erasing the deficit and surging ahead by 17 at one point. It was a great game and marked the fourth time in four years the Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green have beaten Duke in Durham. I’m really looking forward to March Madness and being able to see some games live and some replays. Life continues to be wonderful in Pecs.
You'll be happy to know that Bill and I watched the game together at Firestone (with Tracey Marchbanks and an Arch prof who grew up in CH). It was FABULOUS!!!! It's so fun to watch with Bill because he switches allegiances whenever a team begins to win (he roots for the underdog no matter who it is). But even he admitted it was difficult to root for Duke because Paulus is such an ass. Best comment of the evening: "Paulus is as bad as Reddick but without the talent." Oh, how my heart soared as we found our stride in the second half and RULED Coach K Court! But did you see Roy tear off his jacket? I've never seen him so angry. So glad you got to see the game!
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