1968 UNC vs South Carolina.Started out like alway in my ABC mode.John Roche tripped a Uncheat guard think it was Steve Previs.He then kicked while he on the floor which I approved of.The guard got up to fight and Roche ran hid behind Ribock.Had to pull for them the rest of that game.Recovered my senses right after that game and went back to hating them afterwards.Please don’t revoke my fan hood for that momentary lapse of judgment
If Scarlett Johannson squeezed my thigh every time UNC scored...
People may boo me off the board, but a few of my friends from Northern Durham High played football at UNC and my neighbor was the Defensive line coach, so I have pulled for them in football. Basketball wise, I hate them about as much as I hate terrorism, but I did pull for them in one game ever...I hated the Fab Five more. After watching the 30 for 30, I feel vindicated! Haha!
I hope the donor of the tickets did not know you were a UNC fan.I can offer a unique perspective from the other side. Grew up a Heels fan hating Duke and then went to UNC. My roommate all through college went to high school with a few Duke kids and so we would go hang/out party at Duke fairly often. Always had fun and even got to see a cool Big Sean/Mike Posner concert on the quad freshman year. This made the blind hate seem kind of silly.
Fast forward 7+ years and I got an opportunity to work at Duke (great employer). I love working here with the students and there are probably more UNC educated folks working on campus than you might expect. I still pull for the heels and engage in some light ribbing with my students but I honestly want both teams to have good years. It makes the games and the rivalry better. I've taken some of my students to the Dome for a game and have even been given tickets to attend some games in Cameron which is always a blast.
I know this is not most people's experience and would probably be frowned on by parts of both fan bases but that doesn't matter to me.
I can offer a unique perspective from the other side. Grew up a Heels fan hating Duke and then went to UNC. My roommate all through college went to high school with a few Duke kids and so we would go hang/out party at Duke fairly often. Always had fun and even got to see a cool Big Sean/Mike Posner concert on the quad freshman year. This made the blind hate seem kind of silly.
Fast forward 7+ years and I got an opportunity to work at Duke (great employer). I love working here with the students and there are probably more UNC educated folks working on campus than you might expect. I still pull for the heels and engage in some light ribbing with my students but I honestly want both teams to have good years. It makes the games and the rivalry better. I've taken some of my students to the Dome for a game and have even been given tickets to attend some games in Cameron which is always a blast.
I know this is not most people's experience and would probably be frowned on by parts of both fan bases but that doesn't matter to me.