Duke fans are delusional

[uconnfan68]

I agree that this may have been the dumbest article ever posted on here. I don't think it's even an article. It's more like a message board post. Which all of us could have done without seeing. There's lots of dumb stuff all over the internet.

Wait, wut?

 

[temery]

Reread my post Tom. I was asking why would Duke care whether people are whining on this site or not. The answer is they wouldn't.

I agree with you that the obsession over Flagg so long after he made his decision is odd.

oh. I was referring to the op.

For entertainment purposes alone, they would. There are posts here all the time with links from other boards saying "hey look, they still won't let this go."

 

[gsmooth]

Flagg went elsewhere. Get over it. I hate whining. It makes the site look stupid, and invites guests from other teams to reply.

Act like the fan of champions, not like pissy little bitches whose coveted toy was stolen by a bully.

That's why.

FWIW, I agree with both you and CL82 on the bolded part. I don't really care for the lamenting of not getting Cooper Flagg-a national championship is far more valuable. The goal is to win the games and ultimately win the national championship, not get the best recruit(s). It's ridiculous that has to be said at all.

 

[TheHorde]

Is AJ allowed to speak or nah? So glad we get to hear what his dad has to think about each of those schools.

I love a supportive family, but this is a lot. He is an incredibly talented player, so this will all likely work out, but dad needs to chill once this guy gets on somebody's campus. I can’t imagine the amount of texts and calls they’re going to get from dad.

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Before Dybantsa narrowed down his list, Ace was the one communicating with college coaches. Now, A.J. will have the opportunity to hear from them himself.

“That was the plan,” Ace told ZAGSBLOG in an exclusive interview. “He didn’t have to talk to 32 coaches. So as I told him from the get go, once you cut down the list, you’re going to start talking to these coaches. Because one of them is going to be your coach.”

Shades of Lavar Ball

 

[HooperScooper]

Wait, wut?

The first post in this thread. Isn't that what Tom was referring to?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Shades of Lavar Ball

He should be so lucky. Lavar Ball's got two kids that are going to make $60M combined next season.

 

[Iluvsuebird]

I do not know how to articulate my thoughts. I grant Duke and Coach K credit for building a monster. HOWEVER, a program that year after year recruited the best players should have more hardware. But I say let's wait five years. We KEPT on winning after Calhoun. I wanna see Duke do the same, otherwise this argument will be incredible ineffectual.

 

[7774]

He should be so lucky. Lavar Ball's got two kids that are going to make $60M combined next season.

It’s like the exact opposite of a cautionary tale, but this board hates Lavar which means his decisions were horrible.

 

[JeffConn]

• We've already slayed that dragon more than one time
• I'm pretty sure our blue is a bit darker than their blue.
• I highly doubt we talked down about them when we were recruiting Flagg
• We've passed them in national titles, we by no means have any feelings of inadequacy towards anyone with the possible exceptions of Wooden's last dozen years at UCLA and earlier Geno versions of the womens' teams.

For those of us UConn fans that suffered through it, the Christian Laettner shot will forever have us feel disdain for anything Duke because it ended our Dream Season run. But this new article shows that Duke writers and fans have UConn issues as well. Before they coached and for all the years during which JC and K coached, Duke had way more resources, whether in terms of funding, basketball tradition, publicity, academic excellence or whatever. And Duke has more resources today. Anyone who has walked the Duke campus can see advantages the school offers. But as others are saying, we have the 1999 and 2004 head-to-head Final Four victories and, most importantly, when it comes to championships, 6 is greater than 5!

 

[TheShot1990]

I echo temery's sentiments. Other than the occasional snide comment (which are more than welcomed) I don't like obsessing over Puke.
They are the one's who should be obsessing over us because we have had their number since the 1990 shot and because we have since won 6 nattys. And based on my last experience with a Puke fan (see my post #57) they ARE obsessed with us. I actually thing they have UDS - UConn Derangement Syndrome, also known as HDS - Husky Derangement Syndrome.

Let's keep it that way. Wear your threads everywhere, especially outside of CT...be proud.

 

[gsmooth]

I echo temery's sentiments. Other than the occasional snide comment (which are more than welcomed) I don't like obsessing over Puke.
They are the one's who should be obsessing over us because we have had their number since the 1990 shot and because we have since won 6 nattys. And based on my last experience with a Puke fan (see my post #57) they ARE obsessed with us. I actually thing they have UDS - UConn Derangement Syndrome, also known as HDS - Husky Derangement Syndrome.

Let's keep it that way. Wear your threads everywhere, especially outside of CT...be proud.

I read through Devil's Den a lot during the NCAAT. Believe me, they hate UConn, at least the poster over there do. They hated and were resigned to the fact in the Elite 8 of both years that UConn was going to win the title.

 

[Hunt for 7]

I get some of the sentiment about the Dook stuff. But every great team needs a rival. We really don’t appear to have a real one in the BE.

I think it would be a good thing if Dook and UConn played every year on a neutral site. I know the coaches would despise it but it would be great for the college game. Right now there are no other dominant teams, maybe Kansas, but not after last year.

Dook is not even a dominant team but they are the best choice because they are the biggest brand in CBB. It pains me to say that about their brand but as others have said I will take chips instead of notoriety.

The holiday tournaments are great when they draw the right teams and hope for the marquee matchups.

But if our fan bases keep on disliking each other like they currently do UConn v. Duke could become a nice interest generator.

As far as I am concerned the three brand names in CBB are UConn, Dook and Kansas. Some may take issue with such a small list but tight now everyone is a level below us.

I just think having the brand names play each other in season would draw viewers. Maybe slot it somewhere the game is not competing with NFL games and in the dead period in college football in December. That is part of a marketing plan.

Hurley talks about how poorly Mens CBB is marketed. Imagine a close game against Dook on national tv. Maybe we have a Sellers/Laetner moment or even a little extra physicality in the game. After a few years it would become a must watch game.

I know this is pretty far out there but great marketing usually is created by thinking out of the box.

Look what the NFL did. Put the Rams against the Lions first week of the season. On Sunday night. The history with Goff/McVay and Stafford never winning anything while in Detroit. Then winning an SB the first year after he left.

Also the cheap hit on the Rams TE Higbee by the Detroit player who did the same thing to another player earlier in the year. Storylines that will be used in commercials leading up to the game.

I am fairly certain the Rams did not love the idea of having to go to Detroit again but if they had fans in their home stadium the game is probably in LA. Either way there are story lines that can be used. And it helps to continue getting Detroit in front of a national audience in a game they probably will win on their home field. Marketing……

 

[temery]

The first post in this thread. Isn't that what Tom was referring to?

'yep. not the op as much much as the 'let's keep talking about Flagg stuff.


I will ban myself for the rest of the day.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Cooper Flagg’s Most Interesting Comment On The Brotherhood Podcast

It may not be what you think it was.

www.dukebasketballreport.com

"And to be clear, we’re pretty sure that Danny was rooting for Bobby 100 percent but perhaps transferring his resentment and sense of inadequacy to Duke.

And it’s still there. And it wouldn’t surprise us at all if that’s what Flagg was talking about.

Come to UConn, Cooper. Help me us slay the dark blue dragon.

But Duke won’t oblige, which must be really frustrating."

Duke fans view UConn and its latest successes the same way Marie Antionette viewed the peasants when she said “let them eat cake“. The economic differences are there, $40+ million a year just for being ACC Duke and $4 to $7 million a year for UConn in a very poor basketball only conference. So the answer to the question “are Duke fans delusional” is yes, and very much so. Slay the dragon.

 

[uh-no]

Duke fans view UConn and its latest successes the same way Marie Antionette viewed the peasants when she said “let them eat cake“. The economic differences are there, $40+ million a year just for being ACC Duke and $4 to $7 million a year for UConn in a very poor basketball only conference. So the answer to the question “are Duke fans delusional” is yes, and very much so. Slay the dragon.

savvy duke fans realize just how tenuous their position is, as a school with a small alumni base which drives little in terms of football revenue.

They are lucky to be propped up by FSU/Clemson right now and they know it.

 

[YukonDolt6]

Duke fans view UConn and its latest successes the same way Marie Antionette viewed the peasants when she said “let them eat cake“. The economic differences are there, $40+ million a year just for being ACC Duke and $4 to $7 million a year for UConn in a very poor basketball only conference. So the answer to the question “are Duke fans delusional” is yes, and very much so. Slay the dragon.

That op-ed is a desperate twisting of armchair psychological hypotheses by a Dewke fan who can't reconcile the idea that they aren't king of the hill.

It's delicious in its sad desperation.

 

[Scrutineer]

Reread my post Tom. I was asking why would Duke care whether people are whining on this site or not. The answer is they wouldn't.

I agree with you that the obsession over Flagg so long after he made his decision is odd.

One thing that may have stirred up some on this site was the allegation (with no proof, just conjecture) that it was Dan Hurley that used negative recruiting with Flagg when all Flagg said was some coaches used it.

The Dook fans chose to say it had to be Dan Hurley because he was the last coach in the sweepstakes before Flagg chose Dook.

It's just them trying to salvage some dignity after UConn handily swept the last two championships and now has one more than them.

 

[Scrutineer]

I echo temery's sentiments. Other than the occasional snide comment (which are more than welcomed) I don't like obsessing over Puke.
They are the one's who should be obsessing over us because we have had their number since the 1990 shot and because we have since won 6 nattys. And based on my last experience with a Puke fan (see my post #57) they ARE obsessed with us. I actually thing they have UDS - UConn Derangement Syndrome, also known as HDS - Husky Derangement Syndrome.

Let's keep it that way. Wear your threads everywhere, especially outside of CT...be proud.

Wore mine on several recent trips. Denmark/Norway in June the TSA agent said what a great team when he saw my UConn polo, then several passengers (Michigan and Boise St.) on the flight and then some people in our tour group. In california now and the flight attendant on my first flight said "go Huskies".