I'm a Giants and Duke football fan. I have loads of time on weekends now to enjoy the changing season, do work around the house, etc. I just don't want it to become a habit.
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vincent anthony our de commit from durham has been selected to the all-american bowl which has the top 100 high school kids.
You know I kinda do. He has already rebuffed several bigger schools that have reached out to him. Seems pretty focused on Duke. All the kids who have committed are aware of what's going on.
Cut's seat just got hotter...
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Ultimate embarrassment for Duke football in Charlotte last nite:
#CutMustGo
Already fired off another email to Nina King this morning....OFC
#CutMustGo
Already fired off another email to Nina King this morning....OFC
Last night I looked at the recruiting rankings for Duke's competitors since 2017. Usually Pitt, Wake, Duke, Virginia and Georgia Tech were pretty closely clustered and surprisingly the worst ranking of the bunch was usually Wake. Yet look how Wake is doing with those recruits and look how Duke is doing compared to UVA, Pitt, and Georgia Tech.
Can there be any other explanation than coaching?
Can there be any other explanation than coaching?
Lift there is no other explanation.Obviously we've misfired on evaluating some prospects, even so you would EXPECT a staff to DEVELOP players better.
Bottom line, EVERY COASTAL division team you mentioned has made head coaching and staff changes in last few years. Duke has stood flat footed.Our record vs those same teams referenced since their changes is abysmal.
#ChangeIsGood
#ChangeMustHappen
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I'm enjoying the Columbia vs. Dartmouth football game on ESPNU. Columbia leads 13-0 at the half. Columbia's record is 4-1, and Dartmouth is 5-0. Columbia is well coached. It's almost impossible to win there. Dave Clawson won at perennial loser, Fordham. Might be worth interviewing the Columbia coach
I certainly wouldn't be opposed to
TALKING with him. Duke hired an Ivy League FB coach in '66 from Cornell in Tom Harp. Of course Tom was hired after the very successful Bill Murray stepped down. Bill couldnt be blamed, as Duke admin told him they would be "deemphasizing" football.(A move that would hurt the program and school for YEARS).
Harp only had one winning year I think in five and stepped down following the '70 season. However Harp's teams were FUN TO WATCH! They threw the ball to he## and back, and it was a MUCH MORE ENTERTAINING PRODUCT
than the paint drying we have now. Duke had a pretty good qb in Leo Hart, and a dandy receiver in Wes Chesson. OFC
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I like how you got Hart and Chesson into the conversation.
Harp was not liked by the players according to me fraternity brothers, which may explain his poor record.
Interesting DI.....If he could have
fielded some better defenses, we could have had some much better teams. In fairness to him, Harp was one of the hardest hit by new and more rigid academic standards after Murray left... OFC
The Columbia coach looked pretty old. I was stunned by their winning record. They used to go years between football wins
I see Wake and Army started the college basketball season today…More seriously, I hate to think what Wake is going to do to us - that was pretty decent Army team, playing at home. I wish we were a football school like Wake.
I can't believe the score: Wake 70-56. Both teams run the ball a lot. Must have scored on every possession. Pittsburgh is handling Clemson with ease. Amazing that they lost to Western Michigan. The Pittsburgh Quarterback, Pickett, is excellent. He would be a steal in the 3rd round of the draft
I think he may go earlier ged. OFC
I honestly think Wake can just about name the score next week. Our secondary while talented, grossly lacks in execution, and Sam Hartman should put on a show.
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Wake never punted today but their defense had trouble with triple option
Which we don’t have. 😩
He's definitely going higher. I looked it up as soon as I posted. QBs always go higher than I project. The Clemson quarterbacks are unbelievably awful
Oh how the mighty have fallen, and I love it. Personally, I think Dabo is LSU bound! OFC
I think it's going to be bad because I don't think we can stop the run or the pass.
Agreed king....Certainly on the road in ACC games we are abysmal. Outscored 86-7 by Unc and UVA.
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Well, Wake just scored 70 vs. Army. Can we hold them under 100? OFC
I think they're a cinch to crack the half century mark DI. OFC
Wake had only nine possessions, and they scored nine offensive TDs. They also had a pick 6. Wake had no negative plays except for a kneel down. Except for the Virginia game, Wake has given up significant points in every game
Wake is doing this without one of their top receivers Donavon Green who was injured during off season.
Amazing the job their staff is doing at Wake. This really underscores their player development, something which is sorely lacking with us.
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DBR has an interview with Cut, in which he discusses what they need to do to improve, particularly blocking and tackling. Of course, he doesn’t mention unimaginative play calling, nor does he take any ownership as to why the players’ fundamentals are so bad.
I don't think we have to worry about Wake scoring more than 50 Saturday. I suspect they'll do what everyone else does and score on their first 4 or 5 possessions and then shut down their offense. I don't think the Cut apologists are willing to acknowledge that the scores would be twice as bad if other teams wanted to make it so.
Lift they"ve done it to us before, and don't be surprised if they really run it up Saturday. This is not a Jim Grobe team who led us 41-0 at half in Wade in Carl Franks swan song, and didnt throw a pass 2nd half to hold it down.
From what I read on another board this morning theres bad blood between Clawson and Cut. Furthermore, Wake wants to move up as high in the polls as they can, before closing with UNC, Pitt and Clemson.That translates to a big, fat crooked number against Duke.
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Let us not forget that in 2018 Wake beat a far better Duke team 59-7. OFC
Yes I remember that game as being the beginning of the end. It was clear that Duke had no stomach for fighting back against a tough opponent. We have seen that several times since.
What concerns me is some of Cut's comments at his presser yesterday. 7 games into the season: "Are we playing the right people???" Coach the season is over halfway done. You've gotta know these things!!! OFC
That statement is just another Cut attempt to blame his failures on the players. Cut also said: "One thing you can't do is start changing what you are doing every time something is not going well." That, in a nutshell, explains why things do not get any better. Opposing teams know ahead of time what we are doing. Moreover, if what you are doing does not work, why not at least TRY to find something that does? OFC
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Yes, that’s reminiscent of the saying “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result”.
