Looking onto the patches of grass outside Cameron Indoor Stadium, it's clear Duke students in "K-Ville" love decorations, especially themed after Blue Devil first-year guard Kon Knueppel
Named after former head coach Mike Krzyzewski, K-Ville is the makeshift camping site where Blue Devils live in tents for the weeks leading up to the UNC-Duke game in Durham.
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Speaking of decorations, there's the "K-Ville Time KONnections" tent with the popular word game plastered outside of it. There was also “The Konfu Panda Dojo,” featuring characters from the movie but with players’ heads cropped onto them. One tent even had a hand-made chicken coop with hay lying around to match the “Kon on the Cob” theme.
Sitting between snow and empty boxes of booze are over 200 tents like these. The Crazies camp out for weeks through the cold and discomfort for a chance to watch one of the most anticipated games of the year. And here's how they justify doing it:
What made you want to camp out?
Sam Piesman, first-year economics major
“It’s part of the tradition. I think a lot of it is about this year specifically. We have an incredible team. Last year we lost to UNC twice, so this is like their revenge year. The team’s really good. UNC’s really bad. There’s that. No offense.”
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Over two hundred tents occupy the land outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium known as K-ville on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.