College basketball fans have had the best 24 hours possible. Blue bloods Duke and Kansas both lost in their first games of their respective conference tournaments. Isn't March just great?
Now this article is going to focus more on Duke losing because, in a sense, it was expected that Kansas was going to lose or at least struggle a lot without both of their leading scorers. However, Duke was at full strength and even had a double bye to start the ACC Tournament and still was upset by 10-seed NC State.
Of course, NC State and UNC fans have had the most fun trolling the Blue Devils on social media, but fans of all schools have chipped in just to add salt to the wound.
So here are some of the funniest and most trolling posts we could find on X (formally known as Twitter) about Duke's loss to NC State.
When Duke loses, America wins.
— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) March 15, 2024
Cleary everyone in America except for Duke fans wins in this scenario.
Finally turned replies on😭
— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) March 15, 2024
Apparently after the game, Duke's social media did not allow comments or replies on their posts, which just made the trolling worse. After some time they allowed comments and replies, but it didn't help much.
keep your head up Duke. You have 1 more game to lose this season
— 4 The Cycle (@4TheCycle1) March 15, 2024
Make that two angels when Duke loses to NC State - Wolfpack Dad
— Robert Durand (@NavyAustin) March 15, 2024
Short trip to DC for the ole Blue Devils pic.twitter.com/GtaJQz1h9g
— Ian J. Ebert (@HeelToTheDome) March 15, 2024
0-1
— Great Day Tar Heel (@GreatDayTarHeel) March 15, 2024
I mean they aren't wrong, and honestly, they set themselves up for this if they lost, which they did.
No team has EVER won a national title after losing their first conference tournament game.
— Ryan Hammer🔨 (@ryanhammer09) March 15, 2024
Sorry Duke.
No team has EVER won a national title after losing their first conference tournament game.
— Ryan Hammer🔨 (@ryanhammer09) March 15, 2024
Sorry Duke.
The Duke Blue Devils Loses to NC State in the quarterfinal. pic.twitter.com/fRhUcrQX6Y
— Ben (@BenSwag__) March 15, 2024
These will be a long few days before the Blue Devils find out when, where, and who they will be playing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. However, it isn't crazy to say that Duke has a lot to talk about and figure out before they step on the court again.