Tangle in the Triangle

Now that we have that little football game out of the way we can move on to more important matters–like Duke v. UNC-Chapel Hill.

Tonight those two teams will clash for the first time this season and you can bet that Number Three and I will be breaking out the face paint and donning the Blue Devil Blue as we head up the Huntsville Extension Chapter of the Cameron Crazies. Number One has been pulling for the Dookies lately and earning some major brownie points with dear old Dad (probably just wants to borrow the keys to my car again). Number Two (the Vols fan) will be lurking in the shadows as usual, chanting the same tired old mantra, “Duke’s gonna lose, I can just feel it.”

I pointed out to Number Two following the heart-stopping 97-96 overtime win over Florida State (who deserve a heap of credit for bringing their A+ game to Cameron Indoor) that so far he has been right once out of 22 times and at that rate he might actually be able to get a job as a weather forecaster with one of the local TV stations.

Despite losing the heart of their national championship team to the NBA, the Tar Heels are dangerous as always and you can expect both teams to show up at the Dean Dome prepared for war. I grew up reading the columns of Duke grad and sportswriter Bill Brill in the Roanoke Times, and if you’re interested in reading more about this fine rivalry and getting the scoop on tonight’s upcoming game, he has written a fine piece that is worth the read.

The Research Triangle will be rocking tonight as these two great teams, located a mere 10 miles apart, once again tangle for bragging rights to “best in state”–at least for a few weeks until they meet again. Our house will be shaking as well, and our coonskin-capped prophet in orange will once again be crying forth in the wilderness, hoping to put the hex on my Boys in Blue. I’ll check in again tomorrow to let you know if he succeeded.