Lift and Hart, I disagree with you both. Loftis was NEVER starter material. If he were to be our first string QB, a 500 season would have been the best we could hope for. We saw enough of Loftis against Troy to know that. A game we barely won against a minor conference team. Diaz needs to find more than one QB, and, if he does, my bet is that both would be better than Loftis. As to Mutphy, I am glad he is gone. He Elmo'd us to get $. His ass was saved by our defense and offensive line. We have a great kid coming in. So, I am far from giving up hope for next year. The Gator Bowl is a different issue. Go, Manny!! We got your back.
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Feel better DI??? If we beat UNC LAST YEAR/Drake Maye, at Chapel Hill (striped shirts made sure we didnt), perhaps you strike a different tone. Loftis was excellent. His only mistake was hitting Jordan Moore with a perfect TD strike just a tad too early.
It gave Maye a whisker too much time for UNC to hit a FG to force OT. Ultimately the Cheaters won, and their fanbase stormed the field. They were celebrating a win they were favored to take over a crippled-up Duke team led by the 3rd string, true freshman Grayson Loftis. He hung tight in a duel with the media darling and Uber talented Maye.
No, he didn't have a performance to write home about vs. Troy. I do submit however, that was at the height of coaching upheaval. Trooper Taylor would lead Duke coaching, his first game ever as HC.
"Loftis was NEVER starter material." Ha, I find it difficult to believe you even watched last year's Duke-UNC game, an offensive slugfest. We lost a solid "starter material" qb yesterday to the portal in the Gaffney, SC product.
BTW, I have "Manny's back" every bit as much as anyone here. I know
@Liftee does as well. I can't argue with 9-3, and still feel very good about the future of Duke football. I am still holding out hope we get win #10 in the Gator Bowl, but certainly the turmoil this week cannot help. Rant over.
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