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This week against NC State, (almost) the entire student section went green. Obviously, I thought it was St. Patrick’s day. Then I remembered that it was February. Then I remembered I did a lot of drugs as a youth…and as an adult…and as I write this post.
Anyhow, I was wrong. The Dukies were taken on global warming. Hell, even a UVA fan was cheering.
Duke News:
To symbolize Duke’s ongoing commitment to sustainable environmental practices, recycling and water conservation, the Crazies -– Duke’s enthusiastic student fans — are donning green shirts emblazoned with the slogan: BLEED BLUE, LIVE GREEN.
As a bleeding-heart liberal I was proud of my kids from Durham, if only they could have gotten Coach K into a green suit. However, once the game started, things took a turn for the worse and the Wolfpack took a nine-point lead into halftime (one would have realized change is bad. Doesn’t everyone know that the New York Giants always lose when they bust out the reds).
Who was to blame? Shabby defense? Lack of motivation by the team? A missing bench? Oh no, it was the environments fault. More to the point, the Crazies had to make a choice; end global warming with t-shirts or another Duke win.
Watching at home, wearing only my Dr. Who underroos, I couldn’t decide. Sure I wanted Duke to win, but come on, we’d won 17 already this season, what’s the big deal if we dropped one meaningless game. This was the environment we’re talking about…mama nature…the giver of all life.
For the crazies, it was an easy decision…hell with planet Earth! This was first place in the ACC we’re talking about. The t-shirts we’re removed and thrown onto the court like trash littered along the highway. I cried a little tear, although it probably had to do with the NYC odor slipping into my apartment.
With most of the green gone, the Duke basketball team came out firing and crushed the Wolfpack by 20. In the end, Duke won and the environment lost, but that’s the cycle of life. I tried to do my part by recycling my 13 empty beer cans, but I couldn’t find a bag, my foot was sore, and the bin is all the way down the freaking hall. I’ll do it in the morning, so get off my back.
Screen grabs stolen from Sports Ratings: College Basketball.
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