I'll be there -- I visit my family in Maryland around Christmastime every year so it winds up being less than an hour to drive and cover the game (did so when WF played in it in 2016; ironically the first time ever talking to Elko).Who here is going to the Military Bowl? I haven't bought my tickets yet but if the weather is not terrible I'm making the trip. It's the least I can do for this team.
PWO.So he has to pay his own way as a PWO, or is that just waiting until a scholarship opens up? It seems that he will play considering his size and experience.
Very nice article.Wrote about how hellacious roster management has become.
Feels like one of the few times it's beneficial to be covering two schools.
I mean ... as it stands, Duke is going to be in the situation where they're greyshirting or running guys off to make room. That's the harsh reality of having so many of the upperclassmen say essentially what DeWayne Carter did yesterday (stories coming later), that this season was so much fun that he didn't want to leave yet.Conor, I get the feeling that most big name schools do run players off the team. Clearly Clawson and Elko won't do that.
I'll see what I can find out.So Conor try to find out why Mandela Tobin is no longer on the team. Really disappointed with this turn of events. I thought he was going to be good.
I don't think we win with Lively and Whitehead anyway. There was far too much indifference from our team last nite. Very disappointed with the lack of effort. (Except Blakes).No excuses. So glad today was Signing Day to take some of the stink off last nite.Don't forget they were missing two starters last night. Still a good win for wake
One more to add:so after signing tomorrow these kids are spring enrollies
db quentin aljero
qb grayson loftis
dl semaj turner
rb peyton jones
rb marquise collins
db moussa kane
te vance boyland
lb luke mergott
wr apollos cook
That's a nice group of youngsters to have available for spring ball!!! Thanks Conor!One more to add:
DE Desmond Aladuge will be here in the spring.
Also: Elko said in the presser just now that he thinks you'll see more entries to the portal in January, and you'll see more in the spring after players go through spring ball and graduate.
Thanks Conor! OFCFull story on Duke's 26-player signing class, with Elko comments on each one.
Surf, all I've got at this point is what you know: That Mandela Tobin is no longer a member of the team, and that he's not in the portal.
Thanks, Surf.Right now we are only looking at transfers but you never know. It depends on how many kids transfer out after the end of the semester/bowl game. Right now we are actually are 4-5 schollies over the limit
Hey guys, wake up! We have a bowl game in 20 hours!
I'm super psyched and I'm sure the team will be as well.
Yep, out on a ledge. Think it's pretty safe bet though. I see a WAR IN THE TRENCHES Lift!!!Hart going out on a limb!
Have there been any injury updates on Plumlee? Should we assume that he is fully healthy?
Looks like the weather will be reasonably mild, 40-45 degrees, nothing like Pitt. I doubt it will be a factor.
I do hope the defensive linemen have been doing their running. They will be chasing Plumlee the whole afternoon. I bet Shaka Heyward will be shadowing him also.
Can't wait!
Excellent post Conor- I look forward to the preview. Congrats on the Hartman scoop- heck I would brag too, I mean that's a helluva story to break!!!!Preview for tomorrow's game.
Programming note: Just a reminder that I'll be there tomorrow with full coverage.
Apologies on the tardiness of the preview; meant to have that done this morning. Been a wild day on the Wake Forest side of things -- as some shameless bragging, I had on the WF board on the morning of their bowl game four days ago that Hartman would be transferring and ND as the destination.
A nugget to pass along that I'll try to get locked down in pre-game tomorrow: Shaka Heyward had a surgery after the regular-season finale and has been day-to-day.