UNC hosts Duke tonight in one of the best rivalries in sports and, as always, residents of Chapel Hill and Durham are at each other’s throats.
Two entities that are getting into the playful banter this year are two visitors bureaus for the individual cities. Durham got things started early with a friendly wager on tonight’s game.
Hey, @visitchapelhill. We heard there was an important basketball game happening tonight. How about whoever loses writes a nice poem about the other city? You in? #DukeVsUNC🏀
📸s via @laurelcosima and @Christglider on Instagram pic.twitter.com/DuWiJUjoJy
— Durham, NC (@DurhamNC) February 8, 2018
Not one to shy away from a challenge, Chapel Hill quickly responded.
.@DurhamNC We’re in. Hope you guys can think of enough words that rhyme with Chapel Hill. #UNCvsDuke pic.twitter.com/bwCxRVqcAM
— Visit Chapel Hill (@visitchapelhill) February 8, 2018
Ouch. Durham shot back shortly afterward.
Oh we will… not have to after tonight 😂 pic.twitter.com/IgHTg7DcTO
— Durham, NC (@DurhamNC) February 8, 2018
Durham seems quite confident. Chapel Hill then pulled out the ‘number of championships won’ card.
If we’re going based on # of @NCAA Basketball Championships, we like our odds. (Hint: we have 6) #DukeVsUNC pic.twitter.com/GXUAh76MA9
— Visit Chapel Hill (@visitchapelhill) February 8, 2018
How can you respond to that? Durham tried its best, making a good point that Krzyzewski is pretty tough to rhyme.
If we're going based on # of wins by the head coach, we like our odds. (Hint: it's more than 1,000 🐐) Can't wait to see how you rhyme Krzyzewski, btw. #DukeVsUNC pic.twitter.com/pH9gKdc4Nb
— Durham, NC (@DurhamNC) February 8, 2018
We will continue to monitor this story as more news unfolds. With the matchup tonight, expect to see more banter across all forms of social media.
Carolina hosts Duke tonight at 8:00pm. Tune in to 97.9 The Hill WCHL for complete coverage, including pre-game and post-game analysis.
Krzyzewski ain’t krzit!