Cameron Crazies
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The Cameron Crazies are the student supporters of Duke University's basketball teams, named for Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Crazies sit courtside in a 1,500 seat student section and begin cheering during warmups. Many Crazies paint their faces or bodies white and blue and wear Duke paraphernalia to represent their team. Throughout the game, the Crazies jump up and down when the opposing team has possession of the ball and yell cheers in unison at focal points of the game. Over the years, Duke's Cameron Crazies "have earned a reputation as the rowdiest, wittiest, best-organized college basketball fans in the land."[1] The number of fans painting themselves varies with the importance of the game, with games against the University of North Carolina generating the most enthusiasm. Another tradition developed by the Cameron Crazies - tenting in Krzyzewskiville - started in 1980's after Duke made a few Final Fours under Mike Krzyzewski. Some other colleges and universities have used the Crazies as a model for their own cheering sections at basketball games, such as Harvard University and Indiana University, both of which recently printed a run of Crimson Crazies t-shirts.
The Duke student senate recently banned Roberston Scholars from camping out for tickets in Krzyzewskiville. [2] Roberston Scholars are students who are enrolled at either Duke or the University of North Carolina. This action was in response to a group of Roberston Scholars from UNC who received tickets to the UNC at Duke basketball game on March 4, 2006 by camping out in Krzyzewskiville. These students attended the game in the Duke student section while wearing Carolina blue. Robertson Scholars are intended to have full privileges at both institutions, including the ability to attend sporting events. The University of North Carolina has not banned Robertson Scholars at Duke from acquiring tickets to its home games.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Cameron's Craziest. ESPN. Accessed on 12 Oct 2006.
- ^ Krzyzewskiville closed to joint scholars from North Carolina. "USA Today." Accessed on 12 Dec 2006.
[edit] External links
- ESPN Page2 on the Cameron Crazies
- Sports Illustrated's Take on Kville
- Duke University's Archives articles and photo of first Kville
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