DURHAM, N.C. — It was 8:55 at the Devil’s Krafthouse, a small pub tucked underneath the Bryan Center on Duke University’s campus. With Syracuse and Duke set to tip-off in an under an hour, Duke fans chuckled at the idea of a Syracuse-Duke rivalry.
“They’ve been in the conference a few years,” a fan in a white Duke jersey said as he watched the Clemson-Kansas game on a TV practically to himself.
“We have Carolina,” a middle-aged man in a Duke hat a few circle tables over added.
“Of course it is!” a fan amongst a group of friends said before chuckling.