Cameron Indoor and The Crazies

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Cameron Indoor and The Crazies

• By Seth Allen Frank

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Cameron Indoor Stadium

• Built in 1939
• First Game January 6th, 1940
• Seating Capacity 8,534
• Have Won 632 of 771 Home Games
• 82 Winning Percentage
• Home To Cameron Crazies

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Cameron Crazies

• Group started in early 70s
• Known as the most intellectual fans in sports
• Often called teams 6th man when at home

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The Crazies' Top Taunts

• Chris Washburn comes in with North Carolina
  State after having been charged with stereo theft
  
  CCs A shower of
  album covers during pregame introductions.
• Adrian Branch of Maryland visits in the wake of
  a marijuana possession bust.
  
  CCs
  Huge sign, with the greeting, "High, Adrian".
• Steve Hale of arch-enemy UNC drops in after
  having suffered a punctured lung the previous
  game.
  CCs
  "In-Hale! Ex-Hale!"

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The Crazies' Top Taunts

• When Calvin and Janet Hill attended Grant's last
  home game, the Crazies chanted, "One more kid."
• After a bad call, they used to yell, 'The refs,
  they suck, they really, really suck,' Jay Bilas
• When (referee) Dick Paparo would come in and
  make a bad call, they'd chant, 'You suck, Dick!'
  " This infuriated Coach K, who insisted that the
  Crazies cease and desist. After the next bad call
  by Paparo, the crowd chanted, "You suck,
  Richard."

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Duke Baby Duke!!!!!

• During an exhibition game against an Australlian
  team, a 5-7 visitor, preparing to shoot free
  throws, was serenaded with "Shrimp on the
  Barbee!"
• "Adrian Branch had some problem offcourt, maybe a
  marijuana arrest," Bilas says. "As he was getting
  ready to shoot a free throw, Duke students behind
  the basket all stood up and yelled, 'Freeze!
  Police!' Even the other guys on his team had to
  laugh."

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What Others Think Of The Cameron Crazies

• A columnist portrayed the Duke population as
  "8,000 students majoring in Smartass."
• Maryland coach Lefty Driesell claimed not to be
  bothered by the signs because, he said, "I can't
  read . . . I went to Duke."
• Theres only one word to describe this
  place,---- its a zoo.
  Al McGuire CBS
  Sports
• Camerons creative harrassment, booming noise
  level, and unusual seating makes Duke one of the
  toughes road games in America.
• -USA Today-
• 
  

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Coach K

• Mike Krzyzewski
• 23rd season as head coach at Duke
• 11 time coach of the year
• 3 national championships
• 564 career victories
• Bobby Knight was his coach at Army
• Later worked with Knight for 2 years at Indiana
  as graduate assistant

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Duke At Cameron
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Sources

• Bradley, Norm. Confessions of A
• Cameron Crazy. ESPN MAGAZINE,
• June 2002.
• Vander Hook, Sue. Cameron Crazies! The Duke Blue
  Devil Story. September 1999. Creative Education
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• http//www.sfo.com/csuppes/NCAABB/ACC/index.htm?D
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