The Game

Tonight the college basketball world has its eyes focused on Durham NC. The reason is the University of North Carolina vs Duke University game. They play at least twice a year and sometimes more due to match-ups in the ACC or NCAA tournaments. I don't care who wins tonight but I always enjoy hearing the different fan bases go back and forth before and after the game. In state rivalries are always a big deal but this one is different. Duke and UNC are always good. Other teams have good years and bad ones and I guess that is true for these two. However more times than not they are both in the top ten nationally and the game has big ramifications. I remember in March of 1998 when I was leaving Charlotte after a trip to find an apartment before my move. Every bar at the airport had huge crowds gathered around the TV's. On the screen was Duke vs North Carolina. That stuck with me and at least twice every year since even though I am not at the airport I know that scene is is repeating itself.

Until tomorrow,
Dave