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Appetizer: Virginia Tech Status: Served Next Up: Wake Forest They came onto the field hungry for a win.  It was obvious.  Within the first 3 minutes, Kaitlyn Kerr already had a shot on goal, and Laura Weinberg assisted a Kelly Cobb shot for the first and only goal of the game.  Today, the ACC Regular Season Champions stepped it up …

(For those of you don’t know what Duke Hate is, check out the links to my 3-part series detailing the history and development of this hatred.) Throughout the weekend, I’ve been accosted a number of times.  However, I realize that if I were anywhere else I’d be in the same danger–it seems like this epidemic has reached a tipping point.  …

If you’re still reading my analysis of Duke hatred (Hi Mom!), then you’ll realize I haven’t quite encompassed all of the reasons that the average fan dislikes Duke.  So far I’ve focused on the more rational, basketball-related factors that influence the public, yet it would be silly to dismiss the other factors, related to the University itself, which are just …

As we saw in the last post, the cause of the initial wave of Duke Hate was primarily brought about through Duke’s success, Christian Laettner’s cruel and tragic shenanigans, and the perception of Duke receiving preferential treatment from the NCAA.  Unfortunately, as the ’90s progressed into the 2000s, the hatred only intensified. One of the greatest strengths of Duke is …

With the tip-off to Midnight Madness Friday night, the 2011-12 NCAA basketball preseason is officially underway, and the whispers of anticipation have already filled the air: “How awesome will Austin Rivers be?  Can Seth Curry shoot like that all year?  Can we combine the three decent Plumlee brothers into one unstoppable “Marsoniles” Plumlee? Unfortunately, once the season gets underway, another …