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North Carolina and Duke undoubtedly have one of the greatest rivalries not only in college sports, but in all of sports around the world. I think one can make a strong argument that when Duke and North Carolina play each other in basketball, it's must-see TV year in and year out. That isn't going to change anytime soon, but there's also some hatred in some other sports.
Not that basketball is anything like any other sport when it comes to the Blue Devils and Tar Heels, but Duke has found a lot of success in football in recent years after winning the ACC Championship a season ago.
North Carolina, on the other hand, had one of its most embarrassing seasons ever, and I think a lot of Duke fans are probably laughing at that.
The latest situation with Michael Lombardi is also something for Duke fans to laugh about, as one writer recently called it an absolute dumpster fire in Chapel Hill.
"Belichick’s first big move after getting the job was that he entrusted his general manager job to his old pal Michael Lombardi, naming him UNC’s GM after he took over in Chapel Hill. What’s followed has been a remarkable dumpster fire, and we actually only now may start to get a clearer picture of just how unwieldy this all may be," Bruce Feldman wrote.
"North Carolina hasn’t always been very good at football. UNC has had only one double-digit-win season in the past 30 years, but it’s been a long time since the Tar Heels have been this much of an embarrassment in football," Feldman added. "Yes, they had a 2-9 season under Larry Fedora a decade ago, but it didn’t feel like they were the laughingstock of the sport. They are now."
Whenever something bad is going on in Chapel Hill, I assume that Duke fans get an absolute kick out of that. Perhaps they even feel a bit bad about that now because of how ugly things have been in Chapel Hill, but one can only laugh after some of the smack talk that both sides have given each other throughout much of their existences.
While the football talk is funny, I know most fans are really only worried about the basketball programs, but Duke has definitely had the upper hand in that regard in recent years as well.
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Not that basketball is anything like any other sport when it comes to the Blue Devils and Tar Heels, but Duke has found a lot of success in football in recent years after winning the ACC Championship a season ago.
North Carolina, on the other hand, had one of its most embarrassing seasons ever, and I think a lot of Duke fans are probably laughing at that.
The latest situation with Michael Lombardi is also something for Duke fans to laugh about, as one writer recently called it an absolute dumpster fire in Chapel Hill.
"Belichick’s first big move after getting the job was that he entrusted his general manager job to his old pal Michael Lombardi, naming him UNC’s GM after he took over in Chapel Hill. What’s followed has been a remarkable dumpster fire, and we actually only now may start to get a clearer picture of just how unwieldy this all may be," Bruce Feldman wrote.
"North Carolina hasn’t always been very good at football. UNC has had only one double-digit-win season in the past 30 years, but it’s been a long time since the Tar Heels have been this much of an embarrassment in football," Feldman added. "Yes, they had a 2-9 season under Larry Fedora a decade ago, but it didn’t feel like they were the laughingstock of the sport. They are now."
Whenever something bad is going on in Chapel Hill, I assume that Duke fans get an absolute kick out of that. Perhaps they even feel a bit bad about that now because of how ugly things have been in Chapel Hill, but one can only laugh after some of the smack talk that both sides have given each other throughout much of their existences.
While the football talk is funny, I know most fans are really only worried about the basketball programs, but Duke has definitely had the upper hand in that regard in recent years as well.
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