Kumbaya - Clarkson vs. Cornell

Check out the new book, "To Hate LIke This to Be Happy Forever," by Will Blythe, a North Carolina fan who delved into what makes Tar Heel fans hate Duke (and vice versa). He found the fans and the players to be pretty nice, human beings outside the arena.

One might grudgingly admit the same could be said of Clarkson fans. At least once we've dispatched their beloved Golden Knights.

There's an overview in Sports Illustrated this week (3/6/06 cover), "In Search of Ratface: A Tar Heels fan travels into the heart of darkness to see if Coach K and the Dukies are truly evil" [sportsillustrated.cnn.com] Blythe made an exception to the I-could-like-most-of-'em rule for the bare-from-the-waist-up Duke fan so stocky that when he leaped up to cheer the Blue Devils, his breasts were still straining upward as he came back down. (This part is thankfully not illustrated.)