I will be honest...... I love the DUKE Blue Devils. I admit it. I love the HOGS too! The HOGS are my #1 team!!!! BUT...... I am an avid DUKE fan. When I was younger.... much younger.... I followed DUKE like a stalker..... I loved Bobby Hurley, Grant Hill, Christian Laettner and mostly Coach K. I loved watching them play. I was so torn when the Hogs had to play them in 1994. I was such a minority in my family as well as at GR. I was "that girl" who liked DUKE. My friends were very accepting. They bought me many DUKE gifts, posters, shirts, a DUKE trashcan, but my fav gift was from my mom and dad (I know dad had nothing to do with it really). It was a DUKE Blue Devils watch that played "We are the Champions". It was GREAT!!!! When DUKE and the HOGS met to play for the championship in 1994, I was not at home. I was watching the game at my friend Beth's house. When Scotty Thurman (whom I have been asked to keep my distance from by a Bud Walton security guard but that is another blog) hit that shot to win the NCAA championship, I immediately thought... "Oh no..... I will never hear the end of this" and I was right..... Beth's phone began to ring (this was before we all had cell phones)....... I was just so pleased that "someone" informed everyone of where I was ...... I began to take one call after another...... I took it like a champ too!!!!! I was secretly glad that the HOGS brought home the trophy but I had an image to uphold. :)
SO.......to carry on the tradition of letting me know when DUKE loses my brother sent me a text at 8:57 this morning saying "Duke got sent home last night". They all just love to say that!!!!!
Fun times; happy memories even when they lose... You've always been your own person and being a Duke fan proves it!
ReplyDeleteAwwww....Jill....I'm thinking next year! (for both teams) :)
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