Devilsforlife
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I was thinking earlier, that despite the uncertainty surrounding the future with players leaving early, NIL, conference realignment, etc, there are no shortage of potentially horrifying moments we thankfully avoided.
-UNC beating us in the Final Four any time in the Roy era, and especially circa 2005-2012 when CBB was more relevant and Duke hate was organic and not mostly forced. Never really got close to a matchup, though.
-Duke overachieving in the RS and getting a #1 seed in 2012 or 2014 and going on to lose to the 16 seed, which could’ve plausibly happened. That would’ve been a seismic event I’m not sure our program recovers from.
-Heyward’s heave falling. I’d probably be dead now.
-Calipari completing the 40-0 season by beating Duke in the title game.
-Zion going to UNC and winning it all on a 38-40 win super team.
-UNC winning the title after beating us in the FF last year.
We dodged all these bullets, and at this point, CBB is dying and well on its way to becoming an off-season plaything for wealthy football-focused SEC programs, K and Roy are both gone, and the stakes simply aren’t as high as they once were.
-UNC beating us in the Final Four any time in the Roy era, and especially circa 2005-2012 when CBB was more relevant and Duke hate was organic and not mostly forced. Never really got close to a matchup, though.
-Duke overachieving in the RS and getting a #1 seed in 2012 or 2014 and going on to lose to the 16 seed, which could’ve plausibly happened. That would’ve been a seismic event I’m not sure our program recovers from.
-Heyward’s heave falling. I’d probably be dead now.
-Calipari completing the 40-0 season by beating Duke in the title game.
-Zion going to UNC and winning it all on a 38-40 win super team.
-UNC winning the title after beating us in the FF last year.
We dodged all these bullets, and at this point, CBB is dying and well on its way to becoming an off-season plaything for wealthy football-focused SEC programs, K and Roy are both gone, and the stakes simply aren’t as high as they once were.