There's an odd knock at the door...
…just as everyone is taking their seats at the table, the turkey is being carved and the trimmings dished out.
It’s Connecticut, she says she "just happened to be in the neighborhood" and wanted to say hello and extend holiday greetings "to y’all" with a nervous laugh and an awkward lean revealing way too much of what is beneath a florescent pink Eastern Mountain Sports ski jacket circa 2014. She nervously looks past Duke’s shoulder to see if there would happen to be an empty seat at the dining table, and seeing none, she disappointingly thrusts a "home-made" dessert item to the host (which is really nothing more than a Pepperidge Farm pumpkin spice coffee cake with extra frosting and a dusting of nutmeg).
"Hope you enjoy your feast,", she says eagerly, "maybe we can do lunch next March during the tournament?"
Duke says nothing, she stands there lip quivering, eyes appear tear-filled, then a sudden HONK-HONK blast is heard from a rusty 1999 Hyundai Elantra idling in the driveway. "Oh, I better be going now—that is Temple—what a pain!" Connecticut sheepishly explains. "He’s in such a hurry, we’re driving together to Cincinnati for Thanksgiving AGAIN this year - they’re serving turkey chili with a side of spaghetti-have you ever heard of such a thing?…
Duke closes the door, as he turns back to the dinner table—there’s a burst of laughter from the assemblage—with Louisville laughing the loudest and longest.
Posted by orangeawatha on Nov 15, 2017 | 12:24 PM reply rec (4) flag
The Connecticut one is pretty funny. But I think BC would be laughing the loudest tbh in that scenario or refusing the make eye contact to with Connecticut.
And one fan's take on Cuse (since this was written in Cuse POV)
Syracuse
As the newest member, the others resented you at first since you married in to the family purely for money. Syracuse is constantly trying to prove that they belong to the family, but missteps along the way haven’t quite put you fully in their good graces. Who could forget the year you called them out for not being hard nosed enough when it snowed at the Patriarch’s house, only to realize that you left your headlights on in the driveway, drained the car battery, and no one wanted to help jump your car out in the cold?
Syracuse’s vast basketball knowledge only gets them so far during dinner table conversation, and everyone rolls their eyes when you start talking about the nuances of the 2-3 zone. They’re ALWAYS picked last during the traditional family touch-football game, since you claim how you used to play football years ago, but they’ve seen you play, and no one wants your sorry uncoordinated ass on their team.
Posted by bspencer1517 on Nov 14, 2017 | 1:57 PM reply rec (5) flag
(11-16-2017 09:01 AM)Huskypride Wrote: The Connecticut one is pretty funny. But I think BC would be laughing the loudest tbh in that scenario or refusing the make eye contact to with Connecticut.
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Nah, BC wouldn’t even know if Uconn came into the dining room. Distant in the rear view mirror. BC would not even be thinking about your team until it’s next scheduled beat down at the hands of BC in 2022.
Spot on with the Pitt analogy. Syracuse is our 3rd most common opponent behind WVU and Penn State but we don't have the rivalry with them. Just never developed a good hatred for one another. Probably because we have never been really good at the same time in our histories.
(11-30-2017 01:50 PM)Shannon Panther Wrote: Spot on with the Pitt analogy. Syracuse is our 3rd most common opponent behind WVU and Penn State but we don't have the rivalry with them. Just never developed a good hatred for one another. Probably because we have never been really good at the same time in our histories.
Would be something for those two programs to get back at the top of their game together. It would heat up just like the basketball rivalry did when Dixon and his predecessor were there. Im hopeful that your current bb coach can keep it going.
(11-30-2017 01:50 PM)Shannon Panther Wrote: Spot on with the Pitt analogy. Syracuse is our 3rd most common opponent behind WVU and Penn State but we don't have the rivalry with them. Just never developed a good hatred for one another. Probably because we have never been really good at the same time in our histories.
Would be something for those two programs to get back at the top of their game together. It would heat up just like the basketball rivalry did when Dixon and his predecessor were there. Im hopeful that your current bb coach can keep it going.
He won't. He absolutely leveled the program in a year and a half. Pitt won't be credible in hoops for years.
(This post was last modified: 12-01-2017 12:09 PM by CrazyPaco.)