Kids from Kinston don't go to Duke.
OK, some might. There are certainly a few to be found in the Duke Alumni Registry, even a few officers in the alumni association. But you need to understand something about Kinston. It's what North Carolinians call "Down East," located in the vast, flat third of the state between Tobacco Road and the beach.
Around Down East, especially in Kinston, Duke Blue is hard to find. If you cruise the Dairy Bar on a Saturday night or stroll the parking lot at the Kinstonian Family Buffet on Sunday after church, you will find plenty of bumper stickers and car flags supporting the Tar Heels, Wolfpack, Demon Deacons and East Carolina Pirates.