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Have a superstition you’ll follow when UNC and Duke play in the Final Four? Tell us

The Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels will make history Saturday when they face off in the Final Four of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Despite the long-running, deep-seated rivalry between the two teams, they’ve never played each other in the national tournament before.

Don’t get us wrong — every game between the rivals is a big one. But this one will be unlike any we’ve seen before.

With such a high stakes game and a trip to the national championship on the line, we know tensions are running high for fans of both teams.

That leads us to wonder: Do you have any superstitions that you’ll be following when the teams play Saturday?

Maybe you’ve been wearing the same t-shirt for all of your team’s games during the tournament (we’ll let you decide whether to tell us if you’ve washed it in between games or not). Or maybe you have a strict pre-game ritual that you follow every time the rivals play each other.

Whatever you’re doing to give your team that extra little bit of luck in the Final Four, we want to hear about it.

Tell us about your superstition in the form below. We’ll publish the best responses later this week.

Having trouble viewing the form on this page? Try accessing it here.

This story was originally published March 28, 2022 at 3:43 PM.

Korie Dean
The News & Observer
Korie Dean covers higher education in the Triangle and across North Carolina for The News & Observer, where she is also part of the state government and politics team. She is a graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC-Chapel Hill and a lifelong North Carolinian. 
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