The Blue Divide: Duke, North Carolina, and the Battle on Tobacco Road

by Johnny Moore, Art Chansky, Jay Bilas (Foreword)

A complete look at the storied basketball rivalry between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels, this guide is penned by two authorities on the subject—Art Chansky, a bestselling author and sports reporter who has covered the famed match up since his days as a student reporter at UNC and Johnny Moore, who has been intimately involved with Duke athletics for nearly four decades. Segmenting the various commonalities the Blue Devils and Tar Heels have shared for more than 60 years and nearly 250 meetings on the court, each chapter covers a distinct aspect of the rivalry between these two schools that stand a mere 10 miles apart. This book offers new details on long-forgotten stories as well as a chance to better understand where the pride and passion of today comes from between the two contiguous competitors.

Genres: Sports

272 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2014

Reviews

[Artie · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's not that much new information here but it's worth borrowing for its nuggets. I do find it mildly interesting that the first half of the 20th Century is ignored. Apparently Duke and Carolina didn't start playing each other in basketball until the 1950s, or maybe no one cared about it until then.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

truthfully, i probably only read half this book because i could not stomach the chapters on how wonderful and fabulous kryzewski and the dookies are. not my favorite carolina basketball read!

[Chad Bolick · Rating 4 out of 5]

required reading for North Carolinians