Duke vs. Cuse in the Most Unexpected Game of the Year
Nothing quite like watching your most hated rival lose at home to get you to finally write another blog post. Going into Monday night, I had very low expectations for Duke vs. Syracuse. I mean, Duke pulled out a huge road win at Florida State this past weekend, while Syracuse lost to an awful Georgia Tech team in the Carrier Dome. I told my wife Natalie that the Orange would score no more than 45 in Cameron. In fact, I had gone out to play trivia with some friends, planning on casually watching hoops in the background. The bar was showing Pitt vs. Florida State (even when the Vols are ranked in the Top 5, Knoxville isn't exactly a basketball town), and I internally debated if it was even worth asking the waiter to switch the TV to ESPN. Twenty minutes or so passed, and fully expecting a bloodbath, I checked my phone to see Duke only up two with 9 minutes left in the first half. Mildly intrigued, I requested for the game to be put on; but I've watched enough of Duke thi