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Message: [QUOTE="Col. Bleep, post: 2092366, member: 1023"] K actually said, "Everybody has a rivalry with us." His point seemed to be that Duke is a big deal on everyone's schedule. Every good team Duke plays feels its a "rivalry." It's intense and noteworthy and fills the arena everywhere. Everyone hates Duke and wants to beat Duke. But it's one sided. To Duke it's just another game. And that includes Syracuse, notwithstanding the fact that in the brief time we've been in the ACC we've played at least 3 classic games with Duke and that K says he likes coming to town. Yes, we're rivals in the sense of being two big time programs that really go at it. But that's the extent of it. Duke's only real rivalry is UNC. Having lived in Durham, I've seen it. It's something completely different than playing Syracuse or Virginia or Louisville. It's not just another game against a good team with a great history. It's THE game. [/QUOTE]