Rematch

Even Jack has his 'don't mess with me' face going on today. We made him chew leather this morning instead of eating the usual rice cereal and fruit combo. We thought it would get him ready for the big game tonight. Speaking of the game, I have to give a blog shout out to Jordan and Trevor for their loyalty to NCAA basketball. They're in South Africa where the time is seven hours ahead of us. We're watching the game at 9pm tonight. The game starts at 4am there, and folks, they're still watching. That is serious. John, Jack and I cannot measure our pride in words or units.

The shaky-leg syndrome has taken over our household again today on this UNC-duke game morning. It's like our love of the Tarheels and dislike of the devils is so tangled and tortuous that we can't seem to channel our energies with any cohesion. After reading a fellow Tarheel's blog after the last UNC-duke meeting, I was given a few things to think about to help, as he put it, these feelings "permeate every cell in your Carolina blue soul until you're a giant biomass of IHATEDOOK." Here's what was offered:

Think about how it's all about ratface. (You know who we're referring to.)
Think about how they named a center of leadership and ethics after him.
Think about Redick's off-arm push-off on every other drive.
Think about how Vitale and Patrick will sing his praises to the highest heavens.
Think about Paulus' off-arm push-off on EVERY drive, and his dumb black headband.
Think about Sheldon Williams and the fouls they won't call on him.
Think about how he'll assault Tyler Hansbrough without any penalty.
Think about how dook will be allowed to slap, bump and dive on every defensive possession.
Think about how dook will be allowed to slap, bump and dive on every offensive possession.
Think about how Sean Dockery will go flying across the court to "save" a loose ball that's 35 feet away.
Think about how hard, and with what primal enthusiasm, his teammates will subsequently embrace him.
Think about Montross' bloody face. (That one always gets me.)
Think about Stack's baseline dunk.
Think about Dahntay Jones' three stitch-producing facescrape to the great Raymond Felton.
Think about how, after that incident, dook scrub Andre Buckner PUSHED OUR COACH WITH TWO HANDS, ON TELEVISION, IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF VIEWERS, and not only did not receive a technical, but was praised afterwards by his coach as a "peacemaker."
Think about Wojo and his slapping of the floor at coach k court (the center of leadership and ethics, remember.)
Think about Chris Collins. Nothing in particular, but just Chris Collins.

This has helped us to collect ourselves for tonight's event. Maybe it's relieved you of some ambivalence, apathy, whatever. Either way, eat a balanced diet, take your vitamins, drink lots of fluids and get a head start on pulling for the HEELS!!!!