UNC vs Duke Rivalry

smoak · #1 01-07-2005, 10:45 AM

I am thinking of getting my wife tickets to see the Heels beat down the Blue Devils this season, and I thought I would just check to see if anyone here has ever experienced this great rivalry in person and would be willing briefly share the experience. The tickets are on ebay are VERY expensive and money is tight with a new house, but I know this would be a dream come true for my wife so I'm trying...

Or does anyone have advice on other ways to obtain tickets? It is just tough to swallow paying $300-$500 per seat...

CarMike · #2 01-07-2005, 11:13 AM

I've never been to see a UNC basketball game. Just can't afford the ticket prices.

But this would be the game to go see. And since dook is down this year, it'll be a good game to watch.

smoakme, if you don't mind me asking, where do you live? In the Triangle?

GibbsRules! · #3 01-07-2005, 11:16 AM

Smoak,
I can't give you a perspective on the UNC-Duke rivalry.

I did get to see Maryland play at Cameron Indoor Stadium the year before last and I'd have to say that was the absolute LOUDEST sporting event I have ever been to!

I was a speck of red in a sea of 8000+ screaming Dukies that night! It was an ESPN Nationally televised game and I could see Dickie V and Mike Patrick across from me and I was in the top bleachers opposite them. When Maryland got down by a few points the Cameron Crazies started yelling "Sweat Gary, Sweat" I couldn't hear myself think and my ears were ringing. After the game we walked out on Coach K court and took some good pics. That Maryland-Duke rivalry had gotten pretty intense the last few years and you could definately feel it!

That being said, with the Heels back on the scene, the UNC-Duke rivalry takes center stage again! I remember whent Jawad Williams was asked why he came to UNC and his response was "I want to beat Duke!". Well, it looks like this year he will finally get it done.

I hope you get to go! Tobacco Road is a must see for any ACC fan and it was one of the greatest experiences in my life!

Good Luck Smoak!

smoak · #4 01-07-2005, 11:17 AM

Actually I live in Delaware. We try to go see one game a year in February/March, and if you don't see a huge game, the tickets aren't too bad.

Tickets for non Duke games are less than $100 a piece and sometimes as low as < $50.

On our last trip we also went to see the lady Heels (b/c they happened to be home and we had nothing planned that night) and it was fun.

If any members would ever be interested in a group trip on a weekend, I'll be happy to look for tickets...

But the Dook tickets are expensive.... really expensive. Its hard to justify spending that.

smoak · #5 01-07-2005, 11:25 AM

Wow, great experience GibbsRules!

Were the Dook fans respectful at least?

I always rooted big time for MD in those games and as long as it doesn't hurt UNC, I always pull for the ACC (except Duke).

One year we went to see a game (FSU?) and then watched UNC/Duke in a sports bar where half the room ws for the Heels and the other was for Duke. It was the loudest I've experienced in a bar...

We've seen FSU, Virginia, and someone else? Clemson maybe? I don't remember.... I would have bid on tickets to Kentucky in December but we had a wedding.

GibbsRules! · #6 01-07-2005, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by smoakme

Wow, great experience GibbsRules!

Were the Dook fans respectful at least?

I always rooted big time for MD in those games and as long as it doesn't hurt UNC, I always pull for the ACC (except Duke).

One year we went to see a game (FSU?) and then watched UNC/Duke in a sports bar where half the room ws for the Heels and the other was for Duke. It was the loudest I've experienced in a bar...

We've seen FSU, Virginia, and someone else? Clemson maybe? I don't remember.... I would have bid on tickets to Kentucky in December but we had a wedding.

It was great Smoak! I have to admit the Duke fans were very respectful. I guess when you win it's easy to be.

Yeah, I always pull for whoever is playing Duke too. I feel about Duke the way I feel about the Cowboys!

CarMike · #7 01-07-2005, 11:45 AM

My rout goes thru Delaware smoakme. What part of Delaware? lol

I drive thru Bear, DE. Middletown, DE. Down #1 thru Dover. Camden, DE. Pretty much southern DE down to the Eastern Shore of Md.

smoak · #8 01-07-2005, 12:25 PM

I used to have an apartment in Bear where I could see Rt 1... In late April we bought a house in Newark. My in-laws live in Middletown...

So where do you live?

FYI - Not sure what you mean by "your route", but at some point there are planning to close sections of Rt 1 for construction and they expect the area around Middletown to be pretty conjested.... but probably only during rush hour.

CarMike · #9 01-07-2005, 12:38 PM

smoakme, I'm a truck driver by trade. I deliever tires up to DC, Baltimore, through Delaware. Down to the Eastern Shore of Md. Then down to Va. Beach area and back to Winston Salem, NC.

I live in Lexington, NC. 15 miles south of Winston Salem. 90 miles southeast of Chapel Hill.

I deliver to Diamond State recapping in Bear. And Carl King in Middletown.

I have been out of work for a while now due to health issues since Sep. Hopefully I'll be able to get later this month.

CarMike · #10 01-07-2005, 12:40 PM

GibbsRules!, you must, and repeat MUST, say dook. Lower case "d". And "oo"!

smoak · #11 01-07-2005, 12:46 PM

My wife and I both LOVE North Carolina and came close to moving there but didn't want to be that far from family.

I definitely wish you the best for a speedy recovery and hopefully you'll be back in the home of tax free shopping soon... Not that there is really anything in Delaware to see.... blink and you'll miss it.

GibbsRules! · #12 01-07-2005, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CarMike

GibbsRules!, you must, and repeat MUST, say dook. Lower case "d". And "oo"!

I'll gladly oblige that request!

Jero · #13 01-07-2005, 01:02 PM

I've been to 7 Duke-UNC games and will attend my 8th very soon. As a college basketball fan, it is unlike anything you've ever experienced. If you're a UNC fan, tix to the game @ Duke are nearly impossible to get, and well, you probably don't want to go anyway, as it would be an unpleasant experience for any Heel.

LadyNRedskinsfan · #14 01-07-2005, 01:04 PM

when is the 1st matchup? i could only imagine the electricity in the building when it comes to these 2 teams.....with that said....

go heels!

smoak · #15 01-07-2005, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jerolight

I've been to 7 Duke-UNC games and will attend my 8th very soon. As a college basketball fan, it is unlike anything you've ever experienced. If you're a UNC fan, tix to the game @ Duke are nearly impossible to get, and well, you probably don't want to go anyway, as it would be an unpleasant experience for any Heel.

Really? Blue Devils are a rowdy bunch? I would guess looud, but as GibbsRules said, respectful.

I'm having trouble coming to terms with the cost for ONE game!!?