February 17, 2005

You know, I hate Duke as much as anyone...

...but is this really the best poll for The Washington Post to run in terms of promoting good sportsmanship?



After making fun of Duke many times in my life, and several times on this blog, I have no authority to criticize someone else for fanning the anti-Duke flames. In fact, I may be a hypocrite in saying this. But besides the Teen Beat wording of the poll, it makes me uncomfortable that The Washington Post is actively encouraging the dislike of people, especially a non-professional player, J.J. Redick.

This is the type of poll I would expect to see on a blog or The Diamondback's web site (UMD's college newspaper). It seems out of character for a national newspaper.

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