TO THE EDITOR:
This is in response to “UNC fans should do their best to keep their cool” (Feb.11).
Katie Hill, you are the kind of Carolina fan that fuels the “wine and cheese” stereotype. The Carolina-Duke rivalry is the best in all of sports. It’s a rivalry rooted in tradition and fueled by emotion. The hatred is natural. “Go to Hell Duke” is in our fight song, just as “Go to Hell Carolina” is in theirs. The games played between the two programs are remembered by fans for lifetimes. This rivalry is the Battle for Tobacco Road. It’s 8 points in 17 seconds. It’s the bloody Montross game. It’s “J.R. can’t Reid.” It’s Stackhouse strutting down the floor at Cameron. It’s Duhon’s reverse layup in OT. It’s Wojo slapping the floor. It’s Marvin’s put back. It’s the Bloody Hansbrough game. It’s Dean vs. K. It’s Roy vs. K.
Bottom line is this, we hate them, and they hate us. And you know what? That’s okay. Just watching replays of past games gets me fired up as if it was happening right in front of me all over again. And that is what this rivalry is all about. So excuse me if I get a little ticked because we let one get away from us, but we’re Carolina, we never “accept defeat,” we deal with it. You deal with it your way and I’ll deal with it mine.
Jack Frost
Sophomore
Business Administration