For Butler or against Duke?

[3074326]

I think I know what most of you will vote for, but I'm curious and I might write a story about it if the results are interesting enough.

For Butler?
Against Butler?
For Duke?
Against Duke?

 

[OHSportsFan]

Definitely for Butler, though I'm in a unique situation having grown up in Indy.

Butler is my number 2 team (check my post history on Butler/Hinkle Fieldhouse :p). I've been to probably 4 or 5x more Butler games than Ohio State games as I would regularly attend 3 or 4 with my dad each year growing up. Also, I have quite a few friends at the school, so I was rooting pretty hard for Butler.

Mike Miller absolutely ripped my heart out as a young kid. :(

One of my roommates (also from Indy) is much less of a BU fan and was more "on the bandwagon" for the city, so to speak. He said with under 5, "I don't know what I want more, Butler to win or Duke to lose" then a little later said "I think Duke to lose." I know he wasn't alone on that so it should be an interesting topic.

 

[NFBuck]

I always root against Duke, but I would have rooted for Butler against anybody but the Bucks. I like seeing smaller schools do well.

 

[MaxBuck]

Tough call for me. I usually root for Duke (against non-Big Ten competition, at least), but I would not have minded had Butler won. Great story this year.

 

[3074326]

I know he wasn't alone on that so it should be an interesting topic.

Yeah, I think it will be, and I think it'd be a good read for a story.

I was listening to Cowherd today and he was talking to Gottlieb. Their argument was nearly unlistenable because they're both arrogant to the point of stupidity, but they kind of discussed this. Not directly, but it was essentially what they were talking about.

Interested in OSU fans' takes.

 

[MaxBuck]

I like seeing smaller schools do well.

Just a reminder - Duke has only 6,400 undergraduates. In other words, it's a "smaller school." :tongue2:

 

[3074326]

Just a reminder - Duke has only 6,400 undergraduates. In other words, it's a "smaller school." :tongue2:

Crazy how such a small school has millions of fans.



Bandwagoners.

 

[BigWoof31]

For Butler, I think a win by big run mid-major is good for the game and will encourage players to think about staying one more year in school.

 

[PlanetFrnd]

For Butler, I think a win by big run mid-major is good for the game and will encourage players to think about staying one more year in school.

People have been talking as if Butler was a team like Cornell, which had 8 seniors. Their three best players last night, Mack, Nored and Hayward, are sophs. Chances are those three will stay 3 or even all 4 years, but its hardly a team led by a bunch of 4-year letter-winners...