<p>Well, that’s one man’s opinion. I think that is remote as Duke brings negative football revenue to any league and each conference already gets pretty much what they will get from the NCAA bball tourney. It would be good for a small boosts in basketball attendance but nobody in the SEC cares about basketball much. They rather watch Spring Football practices.</p>
<p>Well good for them. I could care less about revenue figures and the politics of conference realignment. All I care about is the sport’s impact on a student’s undergraduate experience. Duke has a special tradition surrounding the sport of college basketball that no other university has for any other sport including K-Ville, crazy chants, bonfires, etc.</p>
<p>I’ve actually been to a football game in the Big House before and don’t think it compares to the other game in the Swamp I went to. My point is there are dozens of loud football stadiums. There is only one Cameron Indoor Stadium.</p>
<p>Oh my, you are so sheltered.</p>
<p>[Wisconsin</a> Football: More Than a Game - ABC News](<a href=“Wisconsin Football: More Than a Game - ABC News”>Wisconsin Football: More Than a Game - ABC News)</p>
<p>The only reason college basketball is popular is the NCAA tournament and the resulting office bracket betting pools. The NCAA tournament has made the regular season moot. One month of college basketball or an entire season defined by a sport played on weekends…hmmmm?</p>
<h2>Duke has a special tradition surrounding the sport of college basketball that no other university has for any other sport including K-Ville, crazy chants, bonfires, etc. ~ lediables</h2>
<p>Please that is a joke. You think you are the only school that has chants and bonfires? Hell, at WVU we have riots and burn our own couches in the street after a big win…</p>
<p>Duke basketball matters to Duke students/Alumni - no one else. Big state schools matter to the whole state, get over it.</p>
<p>Having been to a Duke/UNC game at Cameron Indoor, I’d say that is a special experience, but let’s get real here: every college has chants, bonfires, and a lot of colleges have tents. Most other colleges have good football teams too. Go to an SEC tailgate and football game and then you’ll understand. College football is king, and it is an integral part of the ideal undergraduate experience. Cameron Indoor is fun, but so is a game at the Horseshoe, or in Death Valley, or at the Rose Bowl. Each school has its own amazing traditions. Heck, I’d wager that I had more fun celebrating the 2009 national championship than you did the 2010 one. But that’s just my opinion.</p>
<p>I agree with Barons-your comments show that you are sheltered. You think that Duke students are the only ones that greatly support their teams, and that is a fallacy. Every big sports school supports their teams, and most are actually good at more than one major sport.</p>
<p>^ I didn’t say it wasn’t a special experience, I was saying that it’s arrogant to say what he said.</p>
<p>Sure UNC/Duke is awesome, but so is going to a Mich/OSU game, A Rose Bowl, a Texas/Oklahoma, WVU/Pitt, ect. </p>
<p>I’m not putting down the basketball program, not at all, nor do I think basketball is irrelevant, far from it. I’m one of the biggest college basketball fans you’ll meet, but if a school doesn’t have a competitive football program, it really drops it down to a second tier school for sports, overall.</p>
<p>Saying Duke fans care anymore about their team than say OSU fans care about theirs, or WVU fans care about theirs, or PSU/Mich/USC/Texas/Oregon, ect.</p>
<p>And generally speaking many of these schools represent a whole state, not just a school. For example, WVU is really the heart and soul of WV and the state as a whole unites around the team. This is often the case when a state doesn’t have pro sports such as WV, Alabama, Idaho (Boise State), Oklahoma (until recently with the Thunder), Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky, ect.</p>
<p>A cool fact that on gameday in Morgantown, Mountaineer Field actually becomes the largest city in West Virginia. Obviously, their is tradition/chants/spirit. </p>
<p>Here are a few lists of the best college football/tailgating experiences.</p>
<p>[SI.com</a> - SI on Campus - Best College Football Weekends - Friday September 17, 2004 11:23AM](<a href=“http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/sioncampus/09/15/best_weekends0916/]SI.com”>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/sioncampus/09/15/best_weekends0916/)</p>
<p>[College</a> Football’s 10 Best Pregame and Tailgating Experiences | Bleacher Report](<a href=“http://bleacherreport.com/articles/367553-the-10-best-pre-game-and-tailgating-experiences-in-college-football#page/11]College”>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/367553-the-10-best-pre-game-and-tailgating-experiences-in-college-football#page/11)</p>
<p>BigeastBeast,</p>
<p>Read what I said again. I agreed with you.</p>
<p>^ I know you did, sorry if I wasn’t clear.</p>
<p>You see the thing is, with the exception of Michigan, most of the schools you list like WVU, Alabama, Idaho, Nebraska and Iowa aren’t very good schools academically. Duke and UNC are top-notch academic institutions.</p>
<p>I would have rioted and burned furniture (besides the benches) after we won the national championship, but I don’t want to jeopardize my future employment and grad school prospects.</p>
<p>One mistake a lot of you are making is that you assume that “more people” means “more fun”. The intimacy of the championship celebration we had this Spring was the most special aspect of the victory IMO. There’s something cool about 1,600 undergrads uniting on a campus’s main quad and drinking/chanting/watching a bonfire. You know it’s a special experience that you share with your fellow students.</p>
<p>What was so special about the Alabama football championship? Basically everyone in the state besides the Auburn fans are winners, which is kind of silly. I would feel much less attachment to a national championship if I knew 5 million other people were celebrating it as well. A national championship for a university should be cherished by STUDENTS/ALUMNI/STAFF/AFFILIATED MEMBERS only IMO.</p>
<p>I think Ohio State is the only school that has won a national championship in football, basketball, and baseball.</p>
<h2>You see the thing is, with the exception of Michigan, most of the schools you list like WVU, Alabama, Idaho, Nebraska and Iowa aren’t very good schools academically. Duke and UNC are top-notch academic institutions. ~ Lesdisabled</h2>
<p>What’s with the elitist attitude?</p>
<p>What does academics have anything to do with the sports following, or the loyatly/enthusiasm of its fanbase?</p>
<p>Face it, Duke isn’t the centered of the college sports world, in fact - it’s not even in the top tier of it. You have a good basketball program, but a football program that is the perennial doormat for the conference.</p>
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One mistake a lot of you are making is that you assume that "more people" means "more fun". The intimacy of the championship celebration we had this Spring was the most special aspect of the victory IMO. ~ Lesdisabled
No, the mistake you are making is assuming that what your school has is anymore special than what other schools have. I'm glad you are enjoying your experience, but stop being so arrogant and snobby.
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There's something cool about 1,600 undergrads uniting on a campus's main quad and drinking/chanting/watching a bonfire. You know it's a special experience that you share with your fellow students. ~ Lesdisabled
No doubt, I enjoyed it when we did it, as do school across the nation every year. There is nothing unique about it, get over it.
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<h2>What was so special about the Alabama football championship? Basically everyone in the state besides the Auburn fans are winners, which is kind of silly. I would feel much less attachment to a national championship if I knew 5 million other people were celebrating it as well. A national championship for a university should be cherished by STUDENTS/ALUMNI/STAFF/AFFILIATED MEMBERS only IMO. ~ Lesdiasabled</h2>
<p>LOL, what was so special about Dukes basketball championship?</p>
<p>Accomplishments are meant for fans, whether it be a student, alumni, faculty, parents or a member of the community.</p>
<p>Your implying because a school has more fans the accomplishments mean less, which is stupid. </p>
<p>I’m not even sure what point you are tyring to prove, other than being a Dook snob. If you want to argue that they are the top basketball program, sure we can discuss that, but to imply it’s a top tier athletic institution is stupid, it’s second teir. The most important college sport is football and Dook are bottom suckers.</p>
<h2>would feel much less attachment to a national championship if I knew 5 million other people were celebrating it as well. ~ Lesdiables</h2>
<p>Why? You celebrate if you are a fan of the team. I don’t care how many other fans a team has. Besides, more fans is a good thing - it means more people care about your program.</p>
<p>But it’s a logical argument for a Dookie to make. I’d make the same argument if I was the little brother in my own state.</p>
<p>@ tobaccoNchocolat</p>
<p>Four schools have accomplished that, according to wikipedia anyway. ;)</p>
<p>I think Ohio State is the only school that has won a national championship in football, basketball, and baseball. </p>
<p>Wrong! Michigan has too, along with 9 NCs in hockey.</p>
<p>“I’m not even sure what point you are tyring to prove, other than being a Dook snob.”</p>
<p>BINGO, for the win!</p>
<p>Rjk, so has Berkeley…albeit those were a long time ago. ;)</p>
<p>This thread just got interesting, courtesy of BigEastBeast.</p>
<p>UCB, Michigan’s 2 Baseball NCs were back in the 1960s. But Baskebtall (1989), Football (1997) and Hockey (1996 and 1998) were all recent. I was not aware of Cal winning any Hockey NCs.</p>
<p>^ sans hockey of course. I wonder if our 25 national championships in rugby over the last 31 years make up for that… ;)</p>