Sense it's Duke UNC game day again I thought maybe some stories about encounter with UNC fans would be interesting.
The story I am going to share has already been posted on another thread but for those who missed it I will use it here.
I grew up in the small town of Elon College N.C. now just Elon. That is where Eon University a member of the CAA conference is located. I live within 5 miles of the campus and am a supporter of the school except when they play Duke which they do in several sports. I've known coaches,have friends that played football, basketball and baseball. A good friend of mine was a NAIA basketball All-American (Tommy Cole) in 1972. So Elon is special to me. A few years ago Elon was to play UNC in baseball at Elon. When I left the house I grabbed the first baseball cap I put my hand on which happened to be a Duke cap . Although it was being played at Elon the cowd was probably 75% UNC as a sea of wussy blue covered the ball park. This is Tar Heel Country so I wasn't surprised. As I was entering the ball park I saw a woman coming toward me. She was going out of the way to meet me for sure with her assumed husband following close behind. . She was dressed from head to toe in UNC gear and no doubt was a wine a cheeser. She walks right up to within a foot of my face and I remember her exact words "Duke's not playing here today" with a sour look on her face. I just simply replied "yes but Elon is. GO PHOENIX." She looked at me for a moment still with that sour look on her face, whirled around and walked off with her husband who didn't say a word obediently following behind. By the way Elon won that day which made my day and I looked for her as I walked out but was lost in a sea of wussy blue. This woman really did not understand why everyone is not a Tar Heel fan. She was in her own world.
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This post was edited on 3/7 4:16 PM by skysdad
The story I am going to share has already been posted on another thread but for those who missed it I will use it here.
I grew up in the small town of Elon College N.C. now just Elon. That is where Eon University a member of the CAA conference is located. I live within 5 miles of the campus and am a supporter of the school except when they play Duke which they do in several sports. I've known coaches,have friends that played football, basketball and baseball. A good friend of mine was a NAIA basketball All-American (Tommy Cole) in 1972. So Elon is special to me. A few years ago Elon was to play UNC in baseball at Elon. When I left the house I grabbed the first baseball cap I put my hand on which happened to be a Duke cap . Although it was being played at Elon the cowd was probably 75% UNC as a sea of wussy blue covered the ball park. This is Tar Heel Country so I wasn't surprised. As I was entering the ball park I saw a woman coming toward me. She was going out of the way to meet me for sure with her assumed husband following close behind. . She was dressed from head to toe in UNC gear and no doubt was a wine a cheeser. She walks right up to within a foot of my face and I remember her exact words "Duke's not playing here today" with a sour look on her face. I just simply replied "yes but Elon is. GO PHOENIX." She looked at me for a moment still with that sour look on her face, whirled around and walked off with her husband who didn't say a word obediently following behind. By the way Elon won that day which made my day and I looked for her as I walked out but was lost in a sea of wussy blue. This woman really did not understand why everyone is not a Tar Heel fan. She was in her own world.
This post was edited on 3/7 4:16 PM by skysdad