Another Reason Adam Lucas Rules

Tar Heel fans know the name, Adam Lucas.  I would guess that most know him from his contributions to the radio broadcasts on the Tar Heel Sports Network and his written columns on TarHeelBlue.com.  Many know him as the publisher, executive editor, and writer for Tar Heel Monthly Magazine.  Many also know him as a tag-team member of one of the finest collegiate baseball broadcasting tandems in the country alongside Jones Angell (who incidentally has the voice of an angel, but I digress). 

Anyway, Adam Lucas defines the term, Tar Heel.  He can tell you anything you want to know about Tar Heel athletics, especially basketball.  The dude has a front row seat to every UNC athletic event, and he also has access to the post-game press conferences and access to the players after every contest.  Every UNC fan wants to be this guy, ok?  On a personal level, he's one of the most swell human beings I've ever met.  Top-notch, grade-A, family man with a great head on his shoulders and dedication to the finest university in the world. 

You may ask yourself, "does Casey have a man crush on Adam Lucas?"  Yes.  Absolutely.  I have a man crush on the entire Tar Heel Sports Network crew.  They are awesome.  And I just stumbled across a photo on Yahoo!'s sports page that just multiplied that man crush times 1,000.  Take a look: 

There he is circled in red thanks to Microsoft Paint.  Some of my UNC brethren may already know after first glance why this picture is so incredible and why Adam Lucas rules.  Hard.  But if not, let me explain.  There he is on press row at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium, surrounded by annoying, ungodly, and ugly Duke students.  I'm nearly 100% certain that his blood is boiling in that picture.  His eyes are closed, and my guess is that he's wishing the bleachers behind him will break...he's not wishing serious bodily harm or death upon them...just something that will freaking shut them up and get their unclean bodies away from him. 

You see, Duke students violate personal bubbles on press row each and every game because they are silver spoon, spoiled, rude, yankees who don't care about anyone but themselves.  The first thing I thought when I spotted Lucas in this picture was that he had to be thinking along the lines of a great Seinfield Show quote: "SERENTIY NOW...SERENITY NOW...MY SWEET [insert preferred diety], I HATE DUKE AND THEIR STUDENTS....SERENITY NOW!" 

As a fellow Tar Heel, I feel your pain, Adam.  Kudos for not blowing up and crotch-punching one of those pricks that most certainly deserved it.