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On Saturday morning, Virginia governor Ralph Northam called out North Carolina governor Roy Cooper on Twitter, placing a six-pack of “Virginia’s finest craft beer” on the Virginia Cavaliers as they bid for their third ACC championship against the North Carolina Tar Heels tonight at 8:30 p.m.
Hey @NC_Governor how about a friendly wager on tonight’s #ACCTourney championship game? I’ve got a 6 pack of Virginia’s finest craft beer on @UVAMensHoops
— Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) March 10, 2018
We can only assume he meant Devil’s Backbone.
Cooper, who earned both of his degrees from UNC, responded by upping the ante and putting two six-packs on the line.
You're on. 6-packs of @MotherEarthBrew and @fullsteam on @UNC_Basketball. Go Tar Heels! https://t.co/8kt9emOqMM
— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) March 10, 2018
Northam, a native of the Eastern Shore, got his Bachelor’s degree from the Virginia Military Institute before going on to the Eastern Virginia Medical School.
This isn’t the first time a Virginia governor has made such a wager. Before the Hoos took on the Michigan State Spartans in the Sweet 16 four years ago, then-governor Terry McAuliffe bet a Virginia ham on the Cavaliers, while Michigan governor Rick Snyder promised a cherry pie if UVA were to come out on top.
Gov McAuliffe bet Gov Snyder that @UVABasketball would beat Michigan State. The wager? A Virginia ham and a Michigan cherry pie. #WAHOOWA
— Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) March 28, 2014
(The Twitter accounts apparently don’t change from governor-to-governor.)
Here’s hoping this one ends just a bit differently.