Will any of you be at the following games?

November 14th: State Farm Champions Classic (Chicago)

December 2nd: Duke @ Georgia Tech

January 6th: Duke @ Notre Dame

It would be awesome to meet some of you and talk Duke basketball. I recommend Giordanos Deep Dish pizza and Billy Goat Tavern (close to the United Center) if you go to Chicago.

A look across the country here:

A lot more from the weekend here:

Saw this, seems like a cool event and a chance to meet the staff and players

Hey Duke folks. NC State alum but daughter is insane Duke fan. Looking for +/- 3 tix and maybe parking pass for the State game.
Hoping Leonard is back for that game as you can't not root for that kid! I seriously doubt we will pose any threat in that game regardless who our qb is.
Thanks in advance fellas.

I don't know how many of you are fans of the pro golf Ryder Cup play. However, it's interesting to watch the drama play out over USA player picks.

Justin Thomas was selected despite a terrible year. No wins, missing the cut at 3 of 4 majors, and tied for 69th at the PGA. What about the alleged "U.S. Boys Club?" Agree or disagree?

OFC

Starting this week's thread with the press conference thread:

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I just saw you can put in a waitlist request.. does anyone know if you are charged if you get the tickets or if they contact you with pricing first to confirm? Would love to take my daughter to Cameron this year but don’t want to be charged a fortune for a 4 year old

I seriously can't imagine these two on the same team.

They are both ridiculous talents.

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Story off of today's press conference.

Focusing on how Duke being a physically imposing team is going to pay dividends in the first road game of the season.

Hello my fellow ACC brethren. What’s the feeling around the Duke fanbase about realignment? You guys think the ACC can remain intact? If not, how do you feel about your chances of making the Big Ten or SEC? You guys are a major brand with good athletics and bring the state of North Carolina with you. On the other hand, it seems to be football-focused and I’m not sure whether your basketball program might be enough to make it in.

My doomsday scenario is if the Big Ten adds Notre Dame plus three PAC schools and the SEC takes on the biggest football brands in the ACC (Clemson, FSU, Miami, UNC or Virginia Tech). At that point, why wouldn’t the Big XII add the best remaining schools?

I hope I’m wrong, but I just get the feeling that us two and a few others (Boston College, Syracuse, Wake Forest) are going to be on the outside looking in if the Big Ten and SEC start picking us apart. Pitt doesn’t bring anything the Big Ten or SEC don’t already have and the rest of you are small private schools that don’t fit with what they’re doing.

At that point, what do we even do? Strange times. Hopefully the ACC’s GOR can hold up or, if not, we both have a seat at the table when all the dust settles…

Any word on how the physical rehab is going for some of the players?

Firing up the thread for this week.

Here's a story from today, ICYMI, on Duke being one of the seven teams in the country that hasn't allowed a sack this season -- and what role Riley Leonard's growth as a QB plays in that.

And here's the depth chart for this week:

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The initial 2026 Rivals100 was just revealed. Take a look at the coverage:

Top 10 Countdown for 2026 class
Meet the initial five-stars in 2026
Tuesdays with Gorney: Thoughts on the 2026 rankings
Who's the top player at each position in 2026 class?
2026 Rivals100

Here we'll have our game thread for the Lafayette-Duke game. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. Saturday -- I'll be there.

We don't have interviews at Duke until tomorrow morning ... in the meantime, I've put together a notebook on Monday night's game.

Can find that here.

Well if you have Spectrum (like myself), you likely know by now you are indefinitely screwed. Last nite, just at the start of WAKE/ELON, SPECTRUM pulled the game on ACC NETWORK as well as all ESPN platforms.

They're not meeting Disney's money demands, so subscribers are are at least temporarily screwed. Looking for options from my Blue Devil friends today. Thanks in advance. OFC

Already two commits in the bank as we enter the new year: Jayden Moore and Austin Stull.

Story here from Adam Gorney about Duke targeting a second QB, Riley Trujillo from Jacksonville.

Lots of memories here:

I’m surprised there have been no predictions on this board about tonight’s game. I’ll stick my neck out and call it 31-30, Duke, if we can protect Riley. If not, it’s a long night.

Asking for a friend...

Going to thread together premium stories on football here.

I know a lot of attention is on basketball and I'm not trying to change that. Just want to make sure the premium football stories can be shared and discussed here, too.

Jumping in with a short story on versatility of defensive backs.