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Krzyzewski, who wouldn't be made available for comment, has become what he once despised -- a latter-day Dean Smith. On Jan. 21, 1984, after uneven officiating cost Duke a win against Smith's North Carolina dynasty, Krzyzewski unloaded in his postgame news conference.
"I want to tell you something," he said. "... You cannot allow people to go around pointing at officials and yelling at them without technicals being called. That is just not allowed. So let's get some things straight around here and quit the double standard that exists in this league, all right?"
--Gregg Doyel, Sportsline
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Truthaboutduke.com --> About this site
Truthaboutduke.com is around because Duke is an easy target. Just browse this site - this stuff is hilarious!
Of course Duke has a great basketball program. They're an important part of college basketball - and a lot folks seem to dislike them.. not just because they are successful.
We'll see if there's an audience out there (if no one visits this site, I'll stop running it!)
Update Mar. 31st 2004 : Site is getting a ton of traffic, it is here to stay!!!
And oh yes - the webguy is a Maryland fan.. but this site isn't geared specifically towards Maryland fans and is in no way meant to be a Maryland vs. Duke thing.
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Thank You.
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Cameron Crazies -
Ironically, the best profile of the Cameron Crazies was written by a Duke Student. The article is entitled "You Suck". Thank you Matt Sullivan. No one could have said it better.
A former Cameron Crazy has some really interesting comments on the current Crazies
Anyway-
The Cameron Crazies are portrayed by idiots like Dick Vitale as 'superfans' - better
than any other student body in the nation. Vitale even says 'It all started with the Cameron Crazies and has now spread across the country'.
Sure, they have a tradition of providing a 'unique' atmosphere and making a lot of noise. They also have a bit of a funny history. Here's another article detailing some of their 'funnier' moments.
But is there much substance beyond their act?
There is plenty of evidence to suggest otherwise.
To begin, Coach K has been down on the Crazies lately. Take a look at this article: Krzyzewski unhappy with Crazies' lack of passion.
Here's a
more recent article - Putting the K in Crazies, which is about Coach K trying to spark the Crazies interest in Duke Basketball.
Also, in December 2003, Coach K had the Crazies stop a 'Fire Mike Jarvis' cheer during a game.
Additionally, in Feb. 2004, Coach K was mad at the Crazies for their lack of support.
Another myth is that the Crazies never cross the line of 'decent' fan behavior. This is not so - Look at this excerpt from a Duke Alumni magazine article:
In 1991 and 1992, when such celebrations degenerated into unruly and dangerous situations, dozens of injuries resulted from drunken assaults;
students trying to run through, or being pushed into, the fire; and bottles being thrown into the crowds. More than a dozen students ended up in the
emergency room of Duke Hospital with second- and third-degree burns
also, from this washington post article:
Duke basketball had acquired, along with the heady joys of national championships, a dangerous and destructive tradition called bench burning. After a big win, students dragged the wooden benches outside their dorms into a big bonfire in the middle of Clocktower Quadrangle and got as drunk as possible to heighten the effect. There were serious burns from students falling or being pushed into the fire. There were broken bones from benches dropping on legs and arms. Police officers were hit in the head with bottles.
Even the good folks at the Chronicle acknowledge that the Crazies are hyprocritical.
Also, there was an incident involving former Georgia Tech guard Tony Akins a couple years ago. link (scroll down):
Hey, you might want to watch your mouth if Georgia Tech guard Tony Akins' mama is in the stands.
Myong Akins was involved in a fight at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium recently when she was returning to her seat behind the Tech bench, slipped and
fell and all hell broke loose. She claims a Duke student grabbed her by the hair on the way down, causing Ms. Akins to come up punching.
The female Duke student claims she grabbed Ms. Akins arm to prevent falling herself, but she and Myong Akins came to blows with several punches
thrown before spectators broke up the action.
This from a SI.com article:
The Crazies earned their reputation in the '80s, when overweight opponents were pelted with Twinkies and those accused of sexual misconduct were showered with panties or condoms. Taunts such as "Safety school!" (toward Wake Forest) and "We're smart! You're dumb!" (at UNC) that play off Duke's academic standards continue to anger not only opponents but also many among the 4,000-plus students who don't attend games. Explains Mike Corey, sports editor of the student paper, The Chronicle, "Lots of students don't like the implicit condescension."
Back to criticizing the Crazies, here are some Crazies calling out other Crazies!
From a Duke student's site:
Duke Basketball-say it with respect. It's the reason why I came to Duke, and I'm proud to say that. I think the biggest problem with this University is the
fact that so many students come to Duke not understanding the tradition. This was never more evident than in last year's home loss to Maryland, ending
our home winning streak. I had hoped it taught a lesson, but I was in the stands for our next loss, to St. John's, and I could not believe what I was hearing.
Not the silent walk of depressed people pondering what just happened with the somber Dear Old Duke playing in the background. Not even hysterical sobs
or fits of anger. Instead, I heard people discussing what they were going to do later that night. The team deserved better than that. They certainly deserved
better than the empty seats in the Maryland game as well. It made me wonder, what happened to the student body?
and from another duke student's site :
i was very disappointed with the crazies."...why??? b/c the stadium was quiet at pts...so quiet that i could talk to people next to me w/o struggling, which is
unheard of in Cameron. A very very sad day...they shouldn't let freshmen tent hehehe...there were way too many people watching the game and too few
PARTICIPATING in the game...
Just look at the photos of Duke Students. Would these folks intimidate you?
And why is it that the Crazies are so passionate about their basketball team, while they ignore their football team so much that the DBR must urge students to show up at football games???
Perhaps the problem with the Cameron Crazies lies in the makeup of Duke's student body. Think about it - it isn't a state school that attracts many locals
who have been fans of the school's teams since birth. Rather, just a bunch of nerdy bandwagoners who are more interested in getting on TV and posing for the
camera with their stupid blue hair and their tents than actually watching the game.
Some evidence? Look at this page
- there are photos of the cheerleaders doing dances, talk of K's antics - but what about the game?
Or how about this page. The students list her MANY favorite sports teams. And like many Dookies,
she conviently 'adopts' another school for college football:
Since it doesn't look like Duke is going to have a decent team any time soon, I am trying to decide what team to adopt. I've always sort of liked Michigan
football.
On the bright side, at least one Duke Student finds Cameron as as 'one shining bastion of freedom'
Here is a hilarious article about the myth of the Cameron Crazies - from the perspective of a UNC fan watching a game in 2001.
Dook cheer sheet vs UVA, Jan 2005
Well this is a pretty long entry. Let's end with an excerpt from Bandwagon Boy. He found
a Duke cheer sheet! (Satire at its best!)
Here is the Duke cheer sheet for Temple:
Duke v. Temple
December 5 9:00 PM
Below are some suggestions for cheers that can be done, both for this game and for all games in the future. While these are a start, the great thing about
the Cameron Crazies has always been their lemming-like conformity. The best cheers are the ones that are spelled out in advance, to get rid of any
distracting spontinaety. When a cheer idea pops into your head, write it down! Bring it to the next committee meeting, and we'll run it past some focus
groups. If it's really good, we might work it into the rotation by 2004. But don't be afraid to try something arrogant- it's what makes us what we are.
The key thing to remember is to always be LOUD and be INTENSE. As the game goes on, get LOUDER and more into it, especially if it is on TV. No matter
what the score is. The starters play the entire 40 minutes, so the Dook Dorks need to as well.
CHEERS TO AVOID
1. Anything that's not typed up on your sheet. If you want to express yourself, go cheer for some other team.
2. "Ass-hole" Chant- Coach K. doesn't like this one, so don't do it. His neck gets sore from turning around to see who is calling his name.
3. "D-U-K-E, Who the F%*K you come to see?"- Ths cheer is best saved for bonfires and other postgame celebrations. Coach K has asked us not to use
this cheer in Cameron. So if you are caught doing it, you will be terminated. As in destroyed. We've ruined Duke students before (Price, Newton) and we'll
do it again.
4. "Over-rated" Chant- Perhaps the worst cheer of all time. It hits too close to home.
FOUL-OUT CHEER
The old Crazy trick of chanting "Ahhhhhhhh" until the player sits down is not working. Apparently the other teams didn't read the memo where we explained
that they were supposed to get all mad and upset because we yell at them. Tonight, let's chant "Ahhhhhhhhhh" until the player crosses out-of-bounds to
the bench area. That'll teach 'em!
DUKE PLAYER CHANTS
Again, this is where creativity is key. The best ones (i.e. "Who's your Daddy?") have sprung up in a moment of brilliance during a game. We need to keep
coming up with new ones. Here are some ideas:
Mike D: (he is the tall, skinny white guy, kind of looks like a girl) "Well Dun! CLAP-CLAP Well Dun!"
Jason: "J-Will, J-Will, Rock You!" (to the tune of "We Will Rock You" by a rock combo known as The Queens(?). Look for it in a store that sells musical
recordings. they will have a section called "rock and roll music" that contains recordings of shrill and noisy hippies. We realize that it's not the Duke Way
to frequent such places or listen to such scary music, but we all have to make sacrifices.)
Duhon: the old favorite, "Duh-Duh-Duh-Duhon!"
Boozer: "Boooooz" This one is great because we can boo the kid when he messes up, but Dickie V will tell everyone we are just saying "Booooz." Oh, you
might want to warn your parents about this one if they hear it on TV. Apparently, some college students have been known to consume alcoholic beverages
(I know, it's illegal! Shame!) and I'm told that "booze" is apparently a slang term for certain alcoholic beverages.
Dahntay: He can jump like none other- What can we come up with? Hey that's it: "He can Jump Like None Other!" Clap-clap-clap-clap!
We need ideas for Casey, Nick and Daniel. Suggestions? (Apparently, these guys are players on our roster, even though they haven't been on any
magazine covers, and even though Dickie V. doesn't talk about them that much.)
TEMPLE
Temple will be the other team playing tonight. They will be wearing dark uniforms. Yes, there will really be another team playing against our guys! It's too
bad that they have to let players from other schools play, but Coach K. hasn't been able to put a stop to it yet. Don't worry, our synagogue has a basketball
team, and if this temple team are anything like our synagogue, they won't be a match for Duke!
General tips: Cheer the loudest when our team scores a basket, not when the other team does. A basket is a hoop ten feet in the air. A basketball is that
round orange thing. Our guys are good at putting the basketball into the basket. Some people even care more about that than they do about our cheers, if
you can believe that one. Those men in the black and white striped shirts are called referees. their job is to make sure that Duke slaughters the other team
by as many points as possible. If the other team gets within 20 points in the second half, that means the refs aren't doing their job. Coach K. will be
screaming at them, so just scream the same things he does (only cut out the profanity! We're not Coach K.! No one is!) Try to time your studying so that
you do most of it when the other team has the ball. And keep an eye out for the TV cameras! We want to look good, because we're the show! We lead the
team to victory, and we want to look our best, no matter what happens on the court. (The court is that wooden floor they play basketball on.)"
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