I love this time of year. And even though I said that I didn't want the Mega March Madness package from DirecTV, it's still a tempting thought. Two weeks and change of college basketball--from the first 64 teams, all the way down to the final. Oh so tempting. But the TV would grab me by the face and not let me go. Work? Fuck work, there's basketball on. School? Bah, fuck school, too. :) And hockey? Well...sigh. I can't quite bring myself to say 'fuck hockey,' but still. Sometimes, during the end of March...there is only basketball! ;)
I've been a college basketball fan for as long as I can remember. I was born out in North Carolina, and spent the first seven years of my life smack dab in the middle of ACC territory. My stepdad went to NC State (Raleigh), but he cheered for UNC (Chapel Hill), Wake Forest (Winston-Salem), and Duke (Durham), as well.
Duke, though, that was my grandma's team--she loved her Blue Devils. She died in 1991, just a few days before they finally won their first national championship, a year after being utterly obliterated in the final by UNLV (103-73 was the final score in 1990). They won again the following year.
In recent years, Duke has become the team that everyone loves to hate--ie, the constant comments of Duke sucks on Fark. But...well. It's been bred into me to love the game and the team--can't help it. It's like being a fan of the Utah Jazz even so many years after leaving Salt Lake City.
So, anyway. Yay for March Madness. Can't wait to see what happens this year.
Go Duke. :)
Posted by Liz at March 18, 2004 09:44 AM