You never know when your next opportunity to win a title will be. Or if there will be one. Beating K the way they did this year is a special memory that won't mean a damn thing in the record books. Like I said, it isn't about them not being happy, it's about what they value most. If they value simple victories over championships, that's their choice. But most people would trade those wins for a championship. Especially when the concensus was that Duke was supposed to be the better team.
And that is one hell of a conciliation prize. But a conciliation prize nonetheless.
Your next opportunity to win a title is the start of every season. You only have one chance to beat your arch rival on his farewell tour.
You're right. William and Mary has the same opportunity as Duke does at the beginning of next season. Lol. Two teams have an opportunity each year. This year unc had the opportunity and didn't get it. They had one of the most epic non championship seasons, no doubt. But (yes it is my opinion and I don't speak for most people) if they are happy settling for just beating K on his farewell tour when they had an opportunity to win the only thing that really matters to a program like unc, than they are pretty silly.
Your reply started out with such promise and then you lost it by speaking for others right after you said you do would not do that.
You said most people agree with you and that is just conjecture.
Ok great, that might have been our most painful regular season loss and Carolina's greatest regular season win ever. It was embarrassing and it sucked but ultimately it was still a regular season game and Carolina was gelling at the right time.
I never argued that Duke was meaningfully better than UNC over the last 40 years, this was their golden age as well. They had 2 HOF coaches in Dean and Roy who are arguably amongst the top 5 coaches of all time. Duke and UNC have basically dominated college hoops in the K era.
Well said, I had this same argument with a Tarheel at a bar in NOLA before the game Saturday and we were with a Nova fan.
Why do you say I'm salty? I'm neither a UNC or Kansas fan. I stated before the game that I just hoped for a good game and didn't take sides. I was just saying what I thought to be true.
I might have been born at night, but it wasn't last night. I saw all the fire Hubert threads and the "just glad to be there threads". I also know that "K" was a thorn. In this year, most UNC fans are satisfied.
Just yesterday you were whining and accusing me of speaking for other people. Now here you are calling one on the majority of unc fans, a liar and dismissing his words and replacing them with your own. Most unc fans, both ITT and who I personally know would choose the championship. Get over yourself.
You did talk for other people, I didn't whine but did point it out.
Satisfaction has a direct correlation to expectation. Most of the season, I'd say UNC fan expectation was pretty low, so it would seem logical that most Heels were pleased.
Nobody whose team was a few plays away is going to be fully satisfied. Doesn’t matter what expectations were. Many KU fans were expecting an early loss before Martin got healthy and asserted himself. And plenty expected to lose the NC at halftime. Doesn’t mean they would have been satisfied if they’d come up short.
So, you think St Peter's fans weren't satisfied? They didn't get as far as UNC and I would argue they are jazzed. They are somebody, aren't they?
They weren’t a few plays away from a national title. If they had gotten that close and fallen short, no, I don’t think they’d have been satisfied.
I wouldn't call it offended, I do hate to see a bunch of misguided souls running around out there though.
🤣 Why do you have this arrogance?I wouldn't call it offended, I do hate to see a bunch of misguided souls running around out there though.
I have no arrogance. I just like to joke around. If you were to reread what I type thru that lens you would better understand me.
