Thread for Duke's baseball season -- and any other college baseball-related topics -- can start with Opening Day today.

Here's a recap of Duke's loss to Cincinnati in its opener.

And here's a general season preview for Duke.

I don't know if Burr is guilty of insider trading or not, nor do I care. However, the wearing of a mask with UNC on it is unpardonable. That alone ought to get him some time in jail. Sorry Richard, hope you wind up in a cell somewhere with a bunch of NCSt and Duke fans...Hey mods , if this is too political , just delete it.

Next play unfortunately. Three thoughts

1. Who returns?

2. Who comes in?

3. Who takes Jai seat on the bench?

My guesses-
1. Evans, Pat, Brown come back 100%
Proctor comes back or goes pro- 60/40 return/leave
Foster- 80% tramsfer
Everyone else 100% gone

2. No clue

3. Jay Williams

First time posting but me and my daughter are HUGE duke fans. My family will be in Durham the last week of June and wanted to ask if doing the private tour is worth it. Also, trying to decide between Myrtle Beach or Wilmington area for 3-4 days. Thanks in advance!

March has arrived!

I got a little too caught up in the season and probably should've updated this in January. But also, I'm not sure a ton has changed here.

Here's some forecasting of what's going to happen with Duke's roster after this season:

Guaranteed departures
Mason Gillis (eligibility)
Sion James (eligibility)
Cooper Flagg (NBA -- announced 4/21)
Khaman Maluach (NBA -- reported 4/27)
Kon Knueppel (NBA -- announced 4/16)
Tyese Proctor (NBA -- announced 4/18)
Spencer Hubbard (eligibility)
Neal Begovich (eligibility)

Transfer portal
Stanley Borden

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Returners (year for 2025-26)
Maliq Brown (Senior, announced 4/23)
Caleb Foster (Junior, announced 4/17)
Isaiah Evans (Sophomore, announced 4/22)
Darren Harris (Sophomore, confirmed 4/18)
Patrick Ngongba II (Sophomore, announced 4/23)
Cameron Sheffield (Senior)

Incoming freshmen (Rivals150 rank)
Cameron Boozer (2), Wing/forward
Cayden Boozer (23), Point guard
Nikolas Khamenia (36), Wing/forward

Incoming transfers
Cedric Coward, guard (announced 4/28)
Ifeanyi Ugochukwu, center (announced 5/7)
Evan Scott, wing (announced 5/11)

so two huge things today. austin parker our punter/field goal kicker dismissed for academic reasons and OL coach marcus johnson hired to miss state. ouch!!!!!!!!!

Have learned a few things today on the basketball recruiting front:

-- J.P. Estrella is going to visit in the next month, dates just haven't been finalized. Duke wants to find a big in the 2023 class to pair with Sean Stewart and it feels like it'll either be Xavier Booker or Estrella.

-- The top priority in 2024 class is Tre Johnson.

-- Another "big one" in '24 class is Asa Newell. Obviously the Montverde pipeline to Duke has been fruitful and this would be the next snag from there.

It's time to get rid of Will Smith. And I think Snitker too if he keeps going to Smith. It's clear Smith should not be our closer. This has been torturous to watch as a fan. Thank God for Max Fried with the shutout. Braves are hanging on to this division lead by the skin of their teeth. Snit continuing to return time and time again to Will Smith has me fuming though.

Should've started this thread back in August with the first commit (Ayden Cain).

But here it is now after Duke got its second commit of the class, Sean Stover. The big guys tend to commit earlier than skill position guys -- Cain is a DL and Stover is an OL.

There might not be too much in here for the next month or two, but it'll be the go-to dropping spot for football recruiting news soon enough.

Seems like an interesting topic that other boards have. What are you currently watching? Recommendations? Recently I saw Wicked and really enjoyed it. I am also binging American Horror Story and am on season 5; Hotel. I also like British cop shows like Prime Suspect, Cracker, and the Level. Also Inspector Lewis is a good British cop show. Inspector Morse is the original. I liked Yellowstone and 1923 as well.

Strong rumors (not shockingly) that Cadeau and Trimble aren’t happy with the amount of shots and type of shots Davis has taken this season. Daddy Laurence Trimble especially has been vocal.

Apparently going 4-4 and Davis taking a gazzilion shots isnt going over well. Such a shame!

What a play-by-play guy. One of the best. My favorite game he ever called:

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Anyone else read about Coward being a sleeper pick come draft and how scouts love him? That would be a huge loss if he doesn't come to Duke. I felt he was going to be a great addition and I'm not sure who else is out there in the portal to replace him. We will see I guess.

I thought I'd post this here, as well.

Can someone stick this thread at the top.

This thread will be used to discuss former Dukies in the NBA.

This broke about 45 minutes ago and I'm not sure I have much information other than to make yall aware of the situation.

On3 has bought Rivals from Yahoo! | Here is a story on On3's website about it.

I don't know what this means for Devils Illustrated in the near future. If I'm being completely honest, it's jarring news -- since we're a direct competitor with On3 and have been told to not even credit them on things. But I don't want to alarm anyone -- in the near future, we'll keep humming along here and adjust as necessary.

Just wanted to get something up here, open up a thread for any questions you might have -- and post updates as they come in the next few months.

New thread to discuss whatever movement/news/thoughts on Duke football during the early months of the preseason.

Starting with the schedule release.

Mods took it down because it was getting political and nasty, and advised us to take it to the Lounge. Well, I'd like to bring it back out of the Lounge. Any thoughts, that aren't offensive in some way?
OFC

Something new this season.

Because it's inevitable this comes up, I'll post and pin this thread to track how Duke's transfers are playing this season. It's going to be heavily focused on guys who were on Duke's roster last season because, well, do you really think of Jaemyn Brakefield and Henry Coleman III as former Duke players? (before you ask, yes, they're still playing college basketball)

So, here's the list of the transfers out of Duke from last season's roster and where they're playing this season, broken up by conference:

Jeremy Roach - Baylor
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Mark Mitchell - Missouri
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Christian Reeves - Clemson
Jaylen Blakes - Stanford
Jaden Schutt - Virginia Tech
TJ Power - Virginia
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Sean Stewart - Ohio State

He is supposed to be making his decision tomorrow at 3 on the NBA Today show on ESPN. There hasn’t been any crystal ball picks yet that I have seen. Let’s hope he joins the Brotherhood to join up with the amazing class already.

He is risen this resurrection Sunday. God bless each and everyone of you!

I want to open this up and get a gauge going into the final game of the regular season.

This team is 27-3 and has lost one game since Thanksgiving. The average margin of victory during Duke's 7-game winning streak is 31.9. Cooper Flagg is a generational player, surrounded by a deep and complementary roster that plays as connected as I've ever seen.

So ... this is the best Duke team since when?

Great Season Duke 😈!
35-4
Undefeated Season at Home
ACC Regular Season Champions
ACC Tournament Champions
Final 4

Extremely Proud of These Connected Blue Devils. They were very unselfish and were A Team. Efficiency Wise, one of Duke’s Best Teams on both the Defensive and Offensive Ends of the Court Historically. Really Enjoyed watching this group Evolve throughout the 2024-2025 Season.

Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and Khaman Maluach were all as good as Advertised. Looking forward to watching them have Successful Careers in the NBA. Flagg is Duke’s Best Freshman to ever lace them up for The Blue Devils. He is going to be a Great Pro.

Men’s College Basketball plays a big role in my family’s life. It’s one of the ways we Bond. Last night a couple cousins, an aunt and uncle, my parents, and I watched the Duke vs Houston game together. I am very Grateful to Experience these moments with my family.

Keep your heads up everyone. We woke up today.

Some of us have been critical of him at times (anyone that did including myself was dead wrong) I keep seeing people say “he was born on third base” that didn’t help ANYONE that has ever followed “the man” all these same folks said Duke would fall off when K retired.. guess what.. we’re in a final four in year 3, went to the elite eight in year 2. We have owned our rival, won the ACC tourney twice, regular season once. Jon is currently tied for the most wins in the first 3 years of a career (I believe he’ll pass it by 2 and win the natty) it’s clear K made the right call with his retirement announcement and choosing Jon. Has to scare the rest of the nation to have a 37 yr old in this position

Let’s go duke!

US SOS announces the revoking of all South Sudanese Visas and requires immediate self deportation. This is an apparent response to the South Sudanese governments unwillingness to accept previous deportations.

This was announced an hour ago and for Mal’s sake I hope the team has been able to isolate him from this until after the game. Hopefully by then they will have more information but what a bizarre twist