The 2023-2024 Carolina/Duke basketball thread.the"will Duke get a higher seed than 5?" Edition.

#526
#526
It does seem to me that the west bracket games should be reversed, but it is what it is. To me, it would make more sense to give Carolina the 7pm EST game and Arizona the late game, which would be a fairly normal start time for them, but maybe the argument is that would benefit Arizona over Clemson, whereas it’s not as big of a deal between North Carolina and Alabama.
 
#527
#527
Regulator said:
It does seem to me that the west bracket games should be reversed, but it is what it is. To me, it would make more sense to give Carolina the 7pm EST game and Arizona the late game, which would be a fairly normal start time for them, but maybe the argument is that would benefit Arizona over Clemson, whereas it’s not as big of a deal between North Carolina and Alabama.
Click to expand...
It doesn’t make sense at all in that regard. Also, Arizona tipped off on Saturday @9:30am Arizona time. That’s ridiculous for the tournament to be scheduled like that . I think it was 10:30 local time in Salt Lake. You’d think that to maximize viewership they would put the PAC12/Big 12 team on later.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Regulator
#528
#528
I get Purdue-Gonzaga by name and storyline alone getting the better time slot compared to Tennessee-Creighton (dumb fact: I knew the Oakland Golden Grizzlies were from the Detroit suburb years before I knew Creighton was in Nebraska).

As for that Seton Hall game, my mom taped the second half and I watched it the next morning while getting ready for school. I had to do that routine a lot actually. She would also coax me out of bed by putting on Sportscenter downstairs. When Bobby Hurley had his accident and upon Jordan’s first retirement, I literally fell down the stairs trying to get in front of the TV
 
  • Like
Reactions: Pennheel and RDU VOL#14
#529
#529
volfanbill said:
I get Purdue-Gonzaga by name and storyline alone getting the better time slot compared to Tennessee-Creighton (dumb fact: I knew the Oakland Golden Grizzlies were from the Detroit suburb years before I knew Creighton was in Nebraska).

As for that Seton Hall game, my mom taped the second half and I watched it the next morning while getting ready for school. I had to do that routine a lot actually. She would also coax me out of bed by putting on Sportscenter downstairs. When Bobby Hurley had his accident and upon Jordan’s first retirement, I literally fell down the stairs trying to get in front of the TV
Click to expand...
The good ole days…
 
#530
#530
RDU VOL#14 said:
The level of delusion in the bball forum is unbelievable sometimes. There’s an active discussion going on where some are discussing how the Vols are being screwed on purpose w/ a late tip time on Friday . These Thursday/Friday Sweet 16 tip offs have been taking place forever. I remember Duke vs Seton Hall in 1992 was after 10 pm on a Thursday. It was a huge deal bc I got to stay up at 10 years old on a school night. Duke was the biggest draw is college basketball as they went for back to back titles, Thursday 10:20 EST tip off must’ve been a conspiracy then too. Sorry, rant over .
Click to expand...
I laughed at that too. I think the issue is that UT fans don't have much experience having an active interest in Sweet 16 games, so they've never really paid attention to the tip times before.
 
#533
#533
I’m just finishing watching the Carolina/Duke game in Cameron in 2009 on Youtube. I’ll watch the 2009 game in the Dean Dome tomorrow night.
 
#534
#534
Just a heads up for any of you guys that might be interested. I just logged into Netflix for the first time in several days, and one of the featured picks that popped up for me was the documentary, “I Hate Christian Laettner”.
 
Last edited:
#535
#535
Vol423 said:
Just a heads up for any of you guys that might be interested. I just logged into Netflix for the first time in several days, and one of the featured picks that popped up for me was the documentary, “I Hate Cristian Laettner”.
Click to expand...
Saw that one and the one about the Fab 5. Guess they’re just promoting their March Madness related programming.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RDU VOL#14
#536
#536
Regulator said:
Saw that one and the one about the Fab 5. Guess they’re just promoting their March Madness related programming.
Click to expand...
I loved the one about the Fab 5. Punked those guys 3 times in one year. Not many people remember that Duke played them in Cameron in December of 92 after Laettner and Brian Davis had graduated. Michigan talked all kinds of $hit before that game and Hurley and Grant Hill beat em up pretty good. I was at that one as a ball boy sitting on the floor. Howard talked. A lot.
 
  • Like
Reactions: NashVol11, Pennheel, VolNExile and 2 others
#537
#537
This was one of the greatest moments as a Carolina fan. 7 years ago. Mayes game winner to beat Kentucky and send Carolina to the Final Four where they won it all.
FB_IMG_1711504995285.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: Regulator
#538
#538
Crazy. I posted this earlier tonight, and my post appears to have disappeared. ”Survive And Advance”, the documentary about the 1983 Wolfpack, is now on Netflix as well. If any of you haven’t seen it before, I highly recommend it. It is excellent.
 
  • Like
Reactions: NashVol11
#539
#539
Vol423 said:
Crazy. I posted this earlier tonight, and my post appears to have disappeared. ”Survive And Advance”, the documentary about the 1983 Wolfpack, is now on Netflix as well. If any of you haven’t seen it before, I highly recommend it. It is excellent.
Click to expand...
That’s a great one. My gf knows current CBB well enough but I wouldn’t describe her as a huge sports fan, and she is obsessed with Survive and Advance regardless.
 
#540
#540
I was sick last week so didn’t get to go down to Atlanta to see family like I had planned, but the small silver lining is that I was in town and recovered to go to Duke-JMU.

My previous in-person NCAAT games were Duke-Michigan State in 2019 and Tennessee-FAU last year, so it was nice to see a win for once
 
  • Like
Reactions: RDU VOL#14
#541
#541
NashVol11 said:
I was sick last week so didn’t get to go down to Atlanta to see family like I had planned, but the small silver lining is that I was in town and recovered to go to Duke-JMU.

My previous in-person NCAAT games were Duke-Michigan State in 2019 and Tennessee-FAU last year, so it was nice to see a win for once
Click to expand...
Glad you got to see a W. That 2019 game vs Michigan St isn’t quite the level of 99 UConn for me, but it’s not far. I’m still baffled how that team lost to Michigan St.
 
  • Like
Reactions: NashVol11
#542
#542
RDU VOL#14 said:
Glad you got to see a W. That 2019 game vs Michigan St isn’t quite the level of 99 UConn for me, but it’s not far. I’m still baffled how that team lost to Michigan St.
Click to expand...
That one will always bother me. Our seats were also higher up behind Duke’s (second half) basket, so the last possession with RJ was right in front of us.

At the buzzer, my gf and I looked at each other and she just said, “Let’s get the f*** outta here” and I appreciated her so much in that moment
 
  • Like
Reactions: VolNExile and RDU VOL#14
#543
#543
NashVol11 said:
That one will always bother me. Our seats were also higher up behind Duke’s (second half) basket, so the last possession with RJ was right in front of us.

At the buzzer, my gf and I looked at each other and she just said, “Let’s get the f*** outta here” and I appreciated her so much in that moment
Click to expand...
Hahah. I bet so.
 
#546
#546

RDU VOL#14 said:
How are we feeling today Heel fans ?
Click to expand...

Glad to see another day at my advanced age.

I'm looking forward to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games this week. I don't fear any team. That's just not the way I'm built. I think Carolina has a very good shot of beating any team other than UConn in a single game. I would give us about a 25% to 33% chance against UConn, but that's good enough to get the job done.
 
Last edited:
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top