Solidarity with McHobbit - Duke fans are the worst.

Submitted by JCV16 on

Duke fans chanted "how's your grandma" as Tyler Lewis (aka McHobbit), who just lost his grandma (with whom he was very close), shot free throws.   Certainly not all the students were doing it, but sounds like at least 100 of them.   I'm sure KG approves - everyone else should not be surprised.  

 

I wonder if Grant Hill will write a sanctimonious op-ed blaming this on Jalen Rose. 

 

http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/msn/nc_state_tyler_lewis_…

 

 

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February 8th, 2013 at 10:54 AM ^

Duke students always get the benefit of the doubt in the media when there are sensational accusations made against them. I can't remember any time where a whole nation jumped to conclusions after hearing only one side of the story. Never happens.

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Lutha

February 8th, 2013 at 11:06 AM ^

I had the opportunity to go to Duke for grad school, but glad I didn't.  I ended up living with a Duke guy where I did go (Cal) and living with his fandom was one of the worst experiences ever.  Duke and ND fans are the most deplorable people on the face of the earth.

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February 8th, 2013 at 3:14 PM ^

But I can see how different people would hear it differently. (I'm not sure how mmmaaaa and timmmmeee sound that much alike, or hhhoowww and pppassstttt, but it could happen).

But you have people, including Duke students in the actual article saying they heard it. And from people defending them saying it was only a small group of them. Someone who was there really thinks they hear it, and with better than youtube quality sound.

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jmblue

February 8th, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^

I don't care for Duke either, but are we really scrutinizing the videotape of a sports game to tell whether a bunch of college students said something unclassy?

 

 

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tigers17fan

February 8th, 2013 at 12:12 PM ^

Regardless of what it sounds like, the fact that it is in question and that some claim to have heard it is damning enough evidence for me. That's low even for college kids

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DH16

February 8th, 2013 at 1:22 PM ^

I almost went to Duke. I'll add this to the very long list of reasons why choosing Michigan over Duke was way better.

But it sounds like this was just a subgroup, let's not generalize. Even at the UM-OSU game, there was a section or two of students that kept chanting "FUCK OHIO." Not nearly as classless, but it just shows that sometimes students don't think to be classy and couple that with the mob mentality effect of additional people joining in and it makes for a messy situation.

The past your bedtime chant? That's what student sections should be chanting. Funny, family friendly, and still effective.

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gwrock

February 8th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^

I still remember Arizona State fans taunting Steve Kerr over the assassination of his dad in Beirut. That's still the gold standard for awful fan behavior as far as I'm concerned.

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madmaxweb

February 8th, 2013 at 6:52 PM ^

I don't like nor dislike Duke so I didn't go into this thinking they did or didn't. And it does sounds like How's your Grandma on the second free throw. But I can see if you go into it thinking they said one thing or the other than that's what you will hear based in how close they are

And after a second time It sounds like both are being said but the How's your grandma takes front stage.

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