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A Rare Big Moment For Duke-Clemson

Clemson basketball is very famously 0-for-forever in Chapel Hill.

But what’s not generally acknowledged is that the Tigers are almost as bad in Durham – 4-59.

Clemson didn’t get its first win in Cameron until 1976.

Clemson and Duke represent the polar opposites of ACC sports. One reason the league has prospered is the division between strong football schools (Clemson, Florida State and Virginia Tech) that struggle in basketball and strong basketball schools (Duke, North Carolina) that struggle in football.

Of course, the “basketball” schools sometimes have an occasional strong football season and vice versa.