Blue Blood Duke-Carolina Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops [Paperback]

NEW MATERIAL FROM THE 2005-2006 SEASON

It's not about me versus Dean, or me against Roy or Dean against Vic Bubas. Duke and Carolina will be here forever.
---Mike Krzyzewski

For fifty years the rivalry between Duke and Carolina has featured famous brawls, endless controversy, long-nurtured hatred---and some of the best basketball ever played in the history of the sport. For Duke and UNC players and fans, the competition is not about winning a prize, trophy or title---it's about bragging rights and raw pride.
Blue Bloodis a thrilling chronicle of the Duke-Carolina rivalry as it has evolved over the last fifty years. With unparalleled insider access, veteran journalist and author Art Chansky details the colorful, revered, and respected rivalry---for the first time ever.
The Duke-Carolina rivalry has fostered more than thirty former players from the two schools playing or coaching in the NBA; it has enchanted a nation of spectators to watch games between the archrivals---garnering some of the highest regular-season TV ratings in history.Blue Bloodcelebrates the history of this rivalry, the traditions, the heritage, and, most importantly---spectacular basketball.

You can see the beads of sweat on coaches' and players' faces as the tale by this former sports editor for theDurham Morning Heraldunfolds.
---News & Record(Greensboro, NC)

A book on this rivalry was long overdue, and Chansky does it justice. This is sure to become a staple of every Tar Heel or Blue Devil fan's library.
---InsideCarolina.com

A holy text for both sides of the rivalry. . . . This book is a coffee table necessity for anyone that claims to have a background in college basketball . . . you need to read this book cover to cover as many times as possible until you can recite from it. ---The East Carolinian

I'm biased, but I think this is the greatest rivalry, not just in college basketball, bló“