Impressions of Cameron

As most of you know, me and my beautiful girlfriend went down to Durham over Thanksgiving Break to see Duke v. Davidson at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Obviously, it was a dream come true and it was made true because of my amazing girlfriend. She practically spent her life savings on me for my birthday just so I could fulfill a dream of mine.

First, the campus was absolutely breathtaking. In fact, you wouldn't think it was a college campus at all. In all honesty, Duke's campus made Cornell's campus, an Ivy League and where my bro went, look like a freakin slum village.

Second, the student center is something out of MTV Cribs. There are plasmas and paintings all over the place for the students to lounge around in. If I had all the money in the world, I probably would've spent in the bookstore. One of the bad things about the trip, the bookstore closed early and we couldn't buy any gifts but oh well.

Now, for Cameron Indoor itself. Since we went on Thanksgiving Break, no one was really camped out in K-Ville. The building is very similar to the other buildings and doesn't stand out in the least. However, once I went in, I almost started to tear up. Seeing the crazies up close was a huge thrill. We got there about an hour before tip and we witnessed one of the greatest shooting displays I have ever seen by Marty Pocius. If he took 100 3-pointers, he hit 85 of them. He was unconscious and K needs to find him some more P.T.

As for the game, the result was expected but they really didn't play well. BUT, like most of the time this year, they used their suffocating defense to get a 28-point victory. We saw crazy towel guy do his crazy towel guy dance as well. The whole game my girlfriend was getting into the chants more than I was simply because the whole game I was in awe that I was there. I've watched about 200 Duke games when they played at Cameron always wishing and hoping I could be in the stands for just one game, to be in that kind of atmosphere and because of my girl, I was. Some people say Cameron is a dump but it actually really isn't. It's very well kept and beautiful, it's just very, very small, which contributes to the atmosphere. In the hallways, the stadium is like a museum. You can't go more than 5 feet without seeing another lifesize picture of a big-time Duke moment. Finally, as you walk out, there is actually a museum containing all of the prominent trophies captured by Duke including the 6 POY Awards and the 3 National Championships.

Overall, it was a dream come true and I urge any true Duke fan to make the trip there. It is so worth it but make sure you do what my girl did and get tix to a game where you know for sure they will win. Who wants to go all the way over there and have them lose? Talk about a long drive home. I remember how hard it was for me and brother just to take the train home from a crushing Duke loss to St. John's in 2003 when Marcus "Man" Hatten hit a free throw with no time left to beat Duke. So, check out the pictures and hopefully everyone can get down there at least once in their life.