Its a nice story and I'm glad he's okay.

Bill's on a five year plan

jeffrey236 said:

It’s to set his son up to be the heir-apparent. And that usually does not work out well at this level.

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Major sell-out! OFC

It’s to set his son up to be the heir-apparent. And that usually does not work out well at this level.

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Any comments on the Cheaters choosing a geezer as their new football coach? Kind of related to Duke football in that we get to see Belichek on the opposing sideline next year.

Personally, I think it is a desperation move and very short sighted.

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JimboSlice00 said:

Not the update I wanted. Whenever Jon gives such a vague answer, you know he’s missing multiple weeks. Not ideal.

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My son had one a couple months ago. He tried to play a football game through the pain the day after the injury and got through a half before the swelling made it too hard to move around well. A week later it would still bug him but he could get around fine. After two weeks he had no issues unless he was on his feet for a long time but even then it just needed ice after activity. I am guessing they will let him rest up until the next conference game. After that he should be fine. Might bug him a little bit. But probably depends on severity.

Don't think HB leaves before the bowl game. He has been good for the team. He graduates in the spring so maybe then. Why give up your scholly for your last semester? That would be a chunk of money to pony up to graduate. Also he can use the bowl game as an audition tape for other schools if he wants. I kinda thought when his younger brother picked ga tech this year that was a sign he was leaving. We really do need one more QB out of the portal but maybe a grad kid with only one year left.

christophero said:

Brown has a toe sprain, and Jon said "we hope to get him back as soon as possible." A quick google search said toe sprains can last 3 to 6 weeks. Hopefully it does not linger. Depends on the severity.

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Not the update I wanted. Whenever Jon gives such a vague answer, you know he’s missing multiple weeks. Not ideal.

christophero said:

Brown has a toe sprain, and Jon said "we hope to get him back as soon as possible." A quick google search said toe sprains can last 3 to 6 weeks. Hopefully it does not linger. Depends on the severity.

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Well, we know how things go with toes and feet at Duke. It's never quick, haha

christophero said:

Not to mention Bridget Fonda is a cutie.

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She is a doll. Danny Elfman is a lucky man.

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Brown has a toe sprain, and Jon said "we hope to get him back as soon as possible." A quick google search said toe sprains can last 3 to 6 weeks. Hopefully it does not linger. Depends on the severity.

surfdevil said:

so couple if things.
i hate to jump in on this but Grayson was not excellent vs unc. he was 16-28 for 189. thats it. yes he had 3 short td passes but they were set up by our running game which rushed for 179 yds.

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1/Surf, you're like me- you DO NOT "hate to jump in." You love to talk and debate Duke football. You know your subject quite well, and much admiration and respect to you sir(Same salute also much directed at pal @Devilinside ). All of you guys are good people, DUKE FOOTBALL DIEHARDS like me!!

2/ Performance is sometimes more than just PURE NUMBERS. The fact is, Grayson's game and/or game management vs UNC was good enough to outduel the Tar Heels, had the DEFENSE played better. At the end of the day, Loftis convinced myself(and some ex-Duke players I know), he was a capable replacement for Riley Leonard. The promise was displayed for a successful sophomore campaign.

3/Ultimately #InMannyITrust, and 9-3 is successful at most schools, especially Dear Old Duke.

Just in case anyone thinks I’m a MM hater, I wish him nothing but good luck - he represented us well, and seemed like a good guy and teammate. But trying to be objective, I didn’t think he was as good as his stats suggested and his weaknesses were fairly apparent. Glad to see Manny recognized that.

OFC

Liftee said:

Mensah isn't what you would call a running QB but he isn't afraid to take off so the threat will be there.

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I can live with him not running much, but he does appear willing to take off, if only to extend a play. MM looked like the pocket was an island surrounded by sharks - no way he was leaving it. Which led to forced passes, sacks and the occasional fumble.

OFC

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I think Evans is our best shooter. I liked what looked to be concerted efforts to get him attempts in the 2nd half. Looked like some
double screens and such and him flaring out to get those shots. Teams are looking out for him now but he has a great release for that. It’s hard to affect his shot. Everyone else, I would like to see take opportunistic threes (kick-outs after rebounds, drive and dish etc) but Evans and to some extent Kon are the only ones I want to see PLAYS run to get them looks because both can get very hot and flip the game. Its a little harder for Kon because he is not as quick or long when shooting and doesn’t have the quickest release coming off of screens. So i make an exception with him but i say that to say everyone else needs to be more aggressive going to the basket, hitting the floater or lob to Mal or Brown.

Based on Jon's comments he is playing the long game and will slowly teach the offense. If it works and we make a deep run then he is right. That said it is not rocket science.