Would you expect anything less from a Duke basketball infomercial? While the Dukies are staining their pants over this video, it’s obvious that its only intention is to legitimate Duke as a “NBA” factory for higher talent. “Players out of a man to man transition better into the NBA”. . . dropping the names Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade . . . it’s completely and utterly obvious. We’re talking about Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley, Cherokee Parks, Trajan Langdon, Mike Dunleavy, Jay Williams, JJ Reddick, Sheldon Williams.
Are you a white guy tired of being held back from coaches that tell you you can’t jump or shoot? HI, I’m Billy Mays here . . . yeah, you get the point.
The Fing stood 7′6”, was very skinny, and had absolutely zero skill. After the death of some English giant, he now stands the tallest man in their country.
Taylor Auten will likely never be allowed back on campus at North Carolina State University . . . but at least he’ll be opened with open arms at Duke. The Technician’s senior sports editor absolutely ripped the NCSU athletics department apart, but was justified in every word. As a graduate of UNC, I will never understand what it is like to have 3 out of 4 losing football seasons . . . going to the NCAA tourney once . . . or having a program out to extinguish all student traditions, but I feel for this guy. Good luck at Duke law and don’t fall into the traps of Coach K.
Here’s a little excerpt from his article:
Lee Fowler: you should almost consider extending free student tickets to everyone who is graduating in 2009 for at least another year or two. We have simply not gotten our money’s worth in the past four years, having suffered through one of the worst eras of N.C. State Athletics in memory. One winning football season, one trip the men’s basketball NCAA tournament and widespread mediocrity in most of the non-revenue sports has left me feeling cheated of some element of my college experience.
Coaches: if you are looking for success, please follow volleyball coach Charita Stubbs’ three step plan for establishing a winning program and building fan support.
1. Demonstrate unflinching excellence on the court. In three years with the Wolfpack, Stubbs has accumulated a 3-61 record in the ACC and a 14-84 record overall.
2. Respond to criticism in a professional, mature manner. On Oct. 14, Technician ran an editorial cartoon complimenting Stubbs’ first ACC wins in a backhanded manner. Stubbs, a black woman, felt the cartoon was directed at her race rather than her performance as a coach.
Stubbs responded to the Oct. 14 piece by refusing to comment to Technician reporters, demanding a front page apology and talking to seemingly everyone about the cartoon except the Technician staff. Repeated invitations to Stubbs to come to our office and discuss the issue in an open forum were left unanswered, and what could have been a learning experience for everyone involved developed into a bitter standoff.
Personally, I don’t think there was anything racist about the cartoon, but I will invite anyone interested to make up their own mind. Search “stubbs cartoon” on Technician’s Web site and see for yourself.
3. Create strong student and fan support by alienating the student newspaper. Stubbs understands that the best way to put out the word about her blossoming volleyball program is to refuse to talk to the only media outlet that will ever regularly cover N.C. State volleyball. She has not allowed any interviews with Technician reporters since the cartoon ran Oct. 14 (She has also not won any matches since that date.)
While sitting at Bubs on a rather somber Saturday night, me and the guys got to talking about the whole Reggie Love incident. For those that have been around Chapel Hill for 5 years they know exactly what we are talking about. But for the new freshmen and sophomore, I believe it is our duty to enlighten them about the magic that UNC teabagging can create. In 2004, we associated Duke and teabagging with Reggie Love. In 2009, we now associate those terms with Greg Paulus. What do the 2 have in common? They are both ditching the basketball court and seeking time on the football field. Like Paulus, Love was given a workout with the Packers in 2005 in an attempt to join the NFL.
I have made a clear distinction in the levels of hating that is associated with Duke. First of all, I will give their students credit where it is due. While I may taunt and continuously make fun of the “Cameron Crazies”, I will always give them a congratulatory chest bump for high GPAs and straight As. For these Dukies, their personal life is off limits to their arch enemies . . . we have that mutual respect in my eyes.
On the other hand, all athletes are fair game if they choose to humiliate themselves publicly.
This is where Mr. Reggie Love enters the court. Love was a reserve basketball player for Duke’s basketball team during the 2000 – 2005 seasons. While he only averaged 7 minutes and 1.3 points per game throughout his career, he did manage to receive a degree in Public Policy and Political Science from this fine institution. After graduation Reggie bounced around a few NFL teams (the Packers and Cowboys), only to find himself applying for an internship in Capitol Hill . . . in the offices of Senator Barack Obama. After a few years of hard work and persistence, Reggie now calls himself “Barack’s main man”.
Now Reggie Love is capable of claiming he is the personal aide to the most celebrated president-elect in history. Love not only got to stand by Obama’s side, but he catered to his every need:
When Mr. Obama dropped food on his tie while eating in the car between stops, Mr. Love was ready with a Tide pen. He always carries one, along with ballpoint pens, and has turned himself into a walking dispensary of Sharpies, stationery, protein bars, throat lozenges, water, tea, Advil, Tylenol, Purell and emergency Nicorette, not to mention his ever-present iPhone, BlackBerry and Canon Rebel XT digital camera. (Mr. Love keeps a photo journal of the campaign, and has more than 10,000 pictures so far.)
I would give anything to be in Reggie’s position, as would nearly every Obama supporter that helped out during the campaign. With a prominent position in such a historical era, there’s no doubt that his highly controversial UNC incident would be covered up graciously. In truth, however, this incident may have been the good omen that sparked his political career. The national media depicted it as such:
When Mr. Obama hits a rough patch in the campaign, Mr. Love is sympathetic. In college, embarrassing pictures of an inebriated Mr. Love from a fraternity house party surfaced on the Internet. “You make mistakes and you learn from them, and you try to use them to make you a better person,” he said. After graduating with a degree in political science and public policy, Mr. Love had summer try-outs with the Green Bay Packers in 2004 and the Dallas Cowboys in 2005 before being cut.
Ah, “embarrassing pictures of an inebriated Mr. Love from a fraternity house party” . . . those pictures. Which is why when I read Reggie Love was the personal aide to Obama, I laughed for a straight 10 minutes. Then I had a moment of enlightenment, followed by a breakfast burrito, then said “good for him”!
The Tale of Reggie Love led to one of my most memorable moments at UNC during a Duke basketball game. On March 6th, 2005 somehow I found my way into the game through a campus contest, during which we were immediately handed teabags as we walked through the student gate. Nearly 6,000 teabags littered the student section, although not one was raised until Reggie Love walked onto the court. There was even a call to tea-bag the White House on March 29, 2009. Although the vast majority of the nation, Dick Vitale, and even Roy are still oblivious to what was going on, we all knew we were in the head of K, the Duke students, players, and fans.
Unlike Reggie Love, however,Greg Paulus has not had the fortune to have his teabaggings take place in the sanctity of a frat house basement. Unfortunately, his defacement occurred on national television and were spread viral within days. Like his predecessor, the whole Greenbay Packer’s route never worked out. But if being teabagged at UNC happens to be a lucky omen, then Greg Paulus has quite a future ahead of him.
To Greg Paulus: Good luck and have faith as a Wolverine. If the story of Reggie Love has taught us people at UNC anything, it’s that balls in the face at the fortune of our students can only lead to success and fortune.
This whole situation is completely and utterly unbelievable. The ACC’s most lovable goat has got the call from the NFL and the Green Bay Packers have agreed to give the point guard a tryout at quarterback. After sitting the bench nearly the entire season, it was evident his only options were pursuing the Wojo route, or suck ass to some Duke alum the rest of his life.
I guess after seeing him teabagged on 382 different occasions by nearly every ACC player capable of grabbing a rim they figured he could be a Packer as well. He will indeed be a quarterback that knows how to handle a sack as his 6′1” 180 pound figure will go against the likes of AJ Hawk and company in practice. The sad, sad fact is that in the category of whiny NFL quarterbacks, Paulus may have a longer career than the 6′5″, 240 pounds Ryan Leaf.
Yet in his defense, Paulus actually has a list of accomplishments. He had broken nearly every New York HS football record as quarterback at Christian Brothers Academy by his junior year. The school boasts a pro spread offense and runs a Colt-styled shotgun nearly every down. He has an arm and to many foot
ball analysts it was a shocker that he went for only basketball. The kid is the size of John Elway on a good day . . . minus the 20 pounds and 2 inches. How well will this kid translate into the NFL? I think this explains it all:
Taylor Auten will likely never be allowed back on campus at North Carolina State University . . . but at least he’ll be opened with open arms at Duke. The Technician’s senior sports editor absolutely ripped the NCSU athletics department apart, but was justified in every word. As a graduate of UNC, I will never understand what it is like to have 3 out of 4 losing football seasons . . . going to the NCAA tourney once . . . or having a program out to extinguish all student traditions, but I feel for this guy. Good luck at Duke law and don’t fall into the traps of Coach K.
I would give anything to be in Reggie’s position, as would nearly every Obama supporter that helped out during the campaign. With a prominent position in such a historical era, there’s no doubt that his highly controversial UNC incident would be covered up graciously. In truth, however, this incident may have been the good omen that sparked his political career. The national media depicted it as such:
This whole situation is completely and utterly unbelievable. The ACC’s most lovable goat has got the call from the NFL and the Green Bay Packers have agreed to give the point guard a tryout at quarterback. After sitting the bench nearly the entire season, it was evident his only options were pursuing the Wojo route, or suck ass to some Duke alum the rest of his life.