National Title Open Thread

by BirdGT on Apr 5, 2010 5:00 PM EDT

Why Duke will not win the National Title:

5. No ACC team has ever won the National Title and lost to Tech in the regular season.
4. Lack of ACC POTY. Duke won titles with Laettner from 1991-1992 and Battier in 2001.
3. Home court advantage: Butler. Duke is 470 miles from home. Butler is 6 miles from campus. Butler is the midmajor, little guy playing the unanimous enemy of America so remaining ticket holders from fallen Final Four teams will root against Dookies.
2. The Football:Basketball Correlation. Duke has never had relative success in basketball and football in the same season. 1991 Hoops Title followed the 1989 departure of Steve Spurrier from Duke (1990 Iron Dukes lost 4 more games than in 1989). 1991 Iron Dukes were equally as abysmal winning only 4 games as well. Coach K's most recent title was during Carl Frank's 23 game losing streak.
1. Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler are weird looking. All forms of print media are "rooting for their demise" so those ugly mugs don't have to be on the covers of any Tuesday morning editions.

Why Duke will win the National Title:

5. Coach K's first Final Four Appearance was in 1986. Brad Stevens was 10 years old.
4. Coach K will be coaching in his 9th national championship game. Brad Stevens is currently coaching in his third postseason.
3. Duke draws a crowd and CBS will want Duke to win for post game viewership ratings.
2. They are playing a hobbled Butler squad that limped into the Championship.
1. If we're really talking about who had the most power to ultimately corrupt the outcome of this game, Duke has so many current and former GOP members, NBA busts with massive bank accounts, and rich lawyer folk on their side that they could easily buy the trophy even if Butler wins it outright.

Who wins tonight? Why?

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For God and conference. Let's go Dook.

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by Jason Kirk on Apr 5, 2010 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

#5 needs a little *

that says we beat UNC in 2005 in the ACC tournament, which is not “regular season” but worth mentioning

by GTwill on Apr 5, 2010 6:51 PM EDT reply actions

we beat 'em in 1993 ACCT, too

but like I said Tech has never defeated an ACC national champion in the regular season.

Teams who won national title that Tech defeated in regular season: UConn (04), Kentucky (58), and Syracuse (03)

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by BirdGT on Apr 5, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Conference loyalties are different for me in basketball.

Also I win $30 if Duke loses, I only get my money back ($5) if they win.
I want to see a non power conference win.
For me and the sanctity of the NCAA Tournament before they go to a horribly 96 team format, Butler, get it done!

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by Winfield Featherston on Apr 5, 2010 8:23 PM EDT reply actions

I don't care.

I don’t care.
I wish I could care. I wish I did care.
But I don’t care.

by Atlanta's original team on Apr 5, 2010 8:58 PM EDT reply actions

Dook to much firepower

Still looks like a Church league game and low over/under.

I do like the concept of no-star team play with no lottery picks.

by DressHerInWhiteAndGold on Apr 5, 2010 9:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Not sure who to root for

I’m really not sure who to root for. As a Tar Heel I’ve never pulled for Duke before but I have this inherent dislike for the cinderella sappy story. The only solution is to fill the arena up with water or every player goes down with an ACL and they declare both guys losers.

Or even better, Butler wins but then they have to vacate it because playing Gordon Heyward and Matt Howard together violated Howard’s sex offender probation and he’s ineligible.

Yeah BoYeeEEeeE

by InTheBleachers on Apr 5, 2010 9:14 PM EDT reply actions