In the immediate aftermath of Duke basketball's 88-66 curb-stomp from NC State on Wednesday, this writer was left with two choices: let the bottle of whiskey do its job and excuse the loss, or absorb it, take a breath, and attack this with optimism.
For the first time since being a Duke basketball fan, I think I'm choosing the latter.
I would say I told you so (if you were able to read an article I wrote last week), but you don't need to hear that from me.