It appears the server has been a little spotty again. Terrific. We’re going to soldier on in hopes that, at some point, people will be able to consistently read this. In any event, we point you to our guy Local Quipster’s weekly appearance over at 10,000 Takes and his vitriol toward Stanford. It’s been a keen topic of conversation among our circle of friends — or at least LQ and our guy Applecherry, who might or might not have attended the Harvard of the West (and who might say, instead, that Harvard is the Stanford of the East). It’s made for great theater. From LQ’s piece:

On Saturday night the Stanford Cardinal should have embarrassed everyone who has ever worn a maroon and white sweatshirt, including my close personal friend Kris Atteberry. Head coach Trent Johnson was ejected from a NCAA tournament game in the first half. How in the hell can you get ejected from the tournament? I don’t care who you are, you can control your emotions enough when you get a technical foul and realize 300 million people are watching you throw a temper tantrum halfway out on the court.

Applecherry responded, as he is wont to do, with a hilarious diatribe that we have not sought permission to print and therefore will not. Suffice to say, it was high comedy and defended the honor of the Lopez sisters brothers.

The questions, then, are obvious: why do people develop a hatred for teams they have no real business hating? Jealousy? Intangibles? Genuine transgressions? Helium-related accidents? Old grudges from The War of 1812? We don’t quite get it. But:

*What is the one team out of the 16 left in NCAA hoops that you are rooting hardest against?

*Why are you rooting against that team?

*Are these questions harder because Duke has already lost?

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