The 2024-25 Duke Team Features One Of The Less Hatable Versions Of The Blue Devils In Recent Memory

On today's Pardon My Take... MARK TITUS! The longtime recurring guest of the show and college basketball expert joined Mr. Cat and Mr. Commenter on today's episode to fill out the bracket, talk about the actual matchups, who is better at basketball, including a Dan Hurley debate, and whether or not Duke can ever be likable.

The Duke Blue Devils, as usual, are one of the big storylines entering the 2025 NCAA Tournament. In fact, there is little debate to the notion that Cooper Flagg is the best player in the country, and his injury status is something worth monitoring after missing a large chunk of the ACC Tournament.

But despite once again being a No. 1 seed and winning the conference, is this version of the Blue Devils actually one of the more likable squads that we have seen come out of Durham in recent memory?

Big Cat, PFT, and Mark Titus talked through this topic on today's show. Take a look...

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The Duke Blue Devils are usually in the villain role, but I'm not sure how much that is the case entering the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Jon Scheyer is a good guy, great coach, and he has a roster filled with what seems like a bunch of humble winners.

Will that identity hold true throughout their March Madness run? We shall see. We're almost there, folks... just about 24 hours to go!