UNCG's Very Own Carolina Fan Riot
First of all I have to say that after going to bed at 7pm last night and waking up at 5:30am this morning, I feel much more recovered from Divisionals.
I was only aware that there was basketball being played because the Carolina fencers were making such a big deal about it. A couple even said that if they were fencing when the game started they would forfit their bouts to see the game. Chapel Hill has a very strong very evolved fan habitat. On the way to work this morning I remarked to Sara that the championships were last night and I only had a mild curiousity of the outcome, and that mainly because of the conversations that would be held around my coffee pot. I also mentioned that I happened to see on the news late Saturday night that I saw live footage of Franklin street and it was absolute pandamonium. To their credit I only saw a few small fires and nothing that looked from the helicopter's view like looting. I wondered why UNCG didn't have this kind of fan mentality. Sara answered quickly, "UNCG doesn't go around winning national championships. Well, there's soccar, but America really doesn't care about soccar."
Point Sara!
Low and behold I get to my office and Kimi tells me that she heard from one of her live journal connections that a handful (something less than a hundred) of UNCG students attempted to riot on College avenue, however because of their small size it looked more like a Saturday Night Live sketch. I can confirm from first hand evidence that an innocent bush was damaged by high heat and at least one fire extinguisher was emptied in front of North Spencer dorm.
The exact formula of what makes a "fan school" is still a mystery.
