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According to The Athletic, Trooper Taylor will be interim head coach. Hopefully the interim is very short, as I’m not sure how effective he can be recruiting new, or retaining existing, recruits or players.
 
My thoughts, exactly. Here's the story.

I'll have a list of candidates up later tonight.

I'll be up front, here: Being in this position for 3 months and having two sites to run (I am also the publisher for the Wake Forest site, if that's not been said here ... honestly can't recall) has limited my ability to build sources around Duke. Imagine that will change with some persistence and over time, so I'd just ask for some patience.

All of that to say ... the list of candidates will be more who I think Duke *should* hire, rather than who they *could* hire.
 
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The report said Duke is "immediately starting a national search".

I certainly hope the search started midway through the season if not before. Several jobs have already been filled at D I programs.
 
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Liftee said:
Very short announcement. No word that I could find about whether he is going to work for Duke as we all assumed.
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All the best to Cut, and the settlement as far as we know was handled quite graciously by both parties. I have to really give a VOTE OF CONFIDENCE to Duke AD Nina King. This should have been done end of last year, but Kevin White departed, and things only got worse starting with Charlotte this year.

Cut gave us some real excitement for several years, winning a Coastal title, and also winning a bowl game for the first time in over 50+ years. However he presided over his own downfall, and ACC beat downs followed the same nightmarish script.Ultimately Nina King did Kevin White's dirty work. It was work White didn't want to do and he departed just before the season kicked off.

Here's to change, and a new day in Duke Football! Let the speculation over candidates for our next coach OFFICIALLY begin!!!! I have several in mind including young whippersnappers, but think former Duke record breaking qb Ben Bennett (head coaching standout in Arena Ball, and former Blue Devil OC) deserves consideration. OFC
 
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before anyone starts bemoaning portal stuff, i had put on the ''senior walk'' list that lummie had walked. he gave us 4 years of service, got his degree and if he would like to go play his extra year at another school then we should all wish him well. if i was a senior i probably would not want to start all over with a new coach at duke. i would want to go somewhere that has a football culture and maybe some excitement on game days. i think we can get there at duke but it will be a few years before that happens.
 
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My guess is the next coach is not on any of these lists, but someone identified by the alleged "national search team" that has access to more information than we have. Who would have chosen Coach K at the time he was hired?
 
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Duke needs someone who has the ability and experience in recruiting nationally and recruiting players at a school with tough academic standards. Duke is never going to out-athlete other ACC schools. They can't recruit the same kids as a lot of their competition. It seems to be an easy choice. Hire Monken from Army. Army West Point is one of the toughest places to recruit kids to yet, after his first two years, he's been able to transform a doormat program into one that competes with the best in the country. Do they always win? Nope. But they'll play in a bowl game again using kids that didn't have any other FBS offers. Monken gets the most out of his players and will get the most of his players at Duke. But I don't see him running the under center flexbone option exclusively. He'll adapt to the personnel at Duke so the passing game can be a bigger part of the offense. His defenses at Army have been incredible. They stood toe-to-toe with ACC, Big 10, Big 12, & Pac 12 schools.
And It seems to have worked out for Duke's basketball program when they hired another coach from West Point.
 
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before anyone starts bemoaning portal stuff, i had put on the ''senior walk'' list that lummie had walked. he gave us 4 years of service, got his degree and if he would like to go play his extra year at another school then we should all wish him well. if i was a senior i probably would not want to start all over with a new coach at duke. i would want to go somewhere that has a football culture and maybe some excitement on game days. i think we can get there at duke but it will be a few years before that happens.
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Not "bemoaning it," just wanted to get it out there. Don't blame Lummie one iota. 2nd in tackles for us this year as a SAFETY. Underscores our atrocious D. OFC
 
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Duke needs someone who has the ability and experience in recruiting nationally and recruiting players at a school with tough academic standards. Duke is never going to out-athlete other ACC schools. They can't recruit the same kids as a lot of their competition. It seems to be an easy choice. Hire Monken from Army. Army West Point is one of the toughest places to recruit kids to yet, after his first two years, he's been able to transform a doormat program into one that competes with the best in the country. Do they always win? Nope. But they'll play in a bowl game again using kids that didn't have any other FBS offers. Monken gets the most out of his players and will get the most of his players at Duke. But I don't see him running the under center flexbone option exclusively. He'll adapt to the personnel at Duke so the passing game can be a bigger part of the offense. His defenses at Army have been incredible. They stood toe-to-toe with ACC, Big 10, Big 12, & Pac 12 schools.
And It seems to have worked out for Duke's basketball program when they hired another coach from West Point.
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ALL GOOD POINTS....OFC
 
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My guess is the next coach is not on any of these lists, but someone identified by the alleged "national search team" that has access to more information than we have. Who would have chosen Coach K at the time he was hired?
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Not I.....OFC
 
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hart2chesson said:
A lot to like here Conor! All have plusses. Think I like idea of bringing Gattis home best. However I also like idea of Jordan Moore running Monken's option! OFC
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Do not want an option offense. Makes recruiting quality kids much harder because it does not prepare them nearly as well for the next level. Army does not have to worry about that because all of its kids have 4 year active duty obligations following graduation. If option offense is used to provade a little diversity in Duke's Offense (which Cut did not have), I would be OK with it, but NOT as the primary offensive scheme. OFC
 
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I know more about basketball than football, but in basketball coaches use the style they can get away with considering their level of talent. In other words, a coach might play a slow down offense because he doesn't have the athletes to play a faster tempo that he'd rather play. I wonder if football coaches are the same way. Let them get better athletes (and I do feel 3 star athletes are better than what these coaches from service academies or lower level programs get) and maybe they play a different style that we would find more agreeable. JMO.
 
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I know more about basketball than football, but in basketball coaches use the style they can get away with considering their level of talent. In other words, a coach might play a slow down offense because he doesn't have the athletes to play a faster tempo that he'd rather play. I wonder if football coaches are the same way. Let them get better athletes (and I do feel 3 star athletes are better than what these coaches from service academies or lower level programs get) and maybe they play a different style that we would find more agreeable. JMO.
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We would have to know going in that Monken would not be committed to the option offense and that he has extensive experience with other schemes. Alternative head coaches to look at are those at Boise State, Fresno State, App State, Coastal Carolina, Texas San Antonio. OFC
 
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Do not want an option offense. Makes recruiting quality kids much harder because it does not prepare them nearly as well for the next level. Army does not have to worry about that because all of its kids have 4 year active duty obligations following graduation. If option offense is used to provade a little diversity in Duke's Offense (which Cut did not have), I would be OK with it, but NOT as the primary offensive scheme. OFC
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Very sound theory DI, but I think Monken's sound football IQ would diversify enough from just 100% option to be effective.Also another thing about Monken that makes him an attractive candidate: hes used to getting kids from all over the country. He wont be afraid to employ similar strategy at Duke!! OFC
 
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Devilinside said:
We would have to know going in that Monken would not be committed to the option offense and that he has extensive experience with other schemes. Alternative head coaches to look at are those at Boise State, Fresno State, App State, Coastal Carolina, Texas San Antonio. OFC
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To go down the list here ...

Boise State, Andy Avalos -- is a former Boise player, like Brian Harsin before him. Harsin only left when he was offered SEC money; I doubt Avalos is ready to pack up and leave his alma mater after one season.

Fresno State, Kalen DeBoer -- has 2 years of head coaching experience, from South Dakota, closest he's been to the east coast is Indiana ... not saying he'd be ruled out immediately, but you'd better have assurances he's going to bring in a hell of a staff.

App State, Shawn Clark -- that dude loves Boone, he's not leaving any time soon.

Coastal Carolina, Jamey Chadwell -- this is the one was close to being on my list. But I just don't see a coach coming from a school where he's able to get virtually any recruit he wants, academically, to Duke and being successful. That would be a massive shift in philosophy.

UTSA, Jeff Traylor -- signed a massive extension about a month ago, runs through 2031. That doesn't mean he's ungettable ... just strikes me as the kind of deal that you sign and say, "ok, I'm only leaving for an SEC or Texas-area job."
 
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To go down the list here ...

Boise State, Andy Avalos -- is a former Boise player, like Brian Harsin before him. Harsin only left when he was offered SEC money; I doubt Avalos is ready to pack up and leave his alma mater after one season.

Fresno State, Kalen DeBoer -- has 2 years of head coaching experience, from South Dakota, closest he's been to the east coast is Indiana ... not saying he'd be ruled out immediately, but you'd better have assurances he's going to bring in a hell of a staff.

App State, Shawn Clark -- that dude loves Boone, he's not leaving any time soon.

Coastal Carolina, Jamey Chadwell -- this is the one was close to being on my list. But I just don't see a coach coming from a school where he's able to get virtually any recruit he wants, academically, to Duke and being successful. That would be a massive shift in philosophy.

UTSA, Jeff Traylor -- signed a massive extension about a month ago, runs through 2031. That doesn't mean he's ungettable ... just strikes me as the kind of deal that you sign and say, "ok, I'm only leaving for an SEC or Texas-area job."
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Very much appreciated insider info Conor. What about former DUKE WR coach Matt Lubick, recently was on the Scott Frost staff at Nebraska??

Matt was with Cut 2010- '12, and was NATIONAL WR COACH OF YEAR IN '12, in last year at Duke. We actually threw the long ball then!!!

Also pry Mike Houston from ECU? He's improved the program, and should know the state fairly well for recruiting. Are the Satterfield to Duke rumors still hot? Thanks Conor, OFC
 
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I love the option. I don't like the flexbone but I think spread option would be good.

Duke should not be running the same crap everyone else does. Spread option or air raid would be my go-to for a school like Duke where we don't get the best athletes but we do get enough of them not to totally sell out and run the flexbone.

JMO
 
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Gunnar Holmberg into the portal -- story will be up shortly.

I know Satterfield was an option -- I don't know how likely that is anymore. Mike Houston is probably the 6th name I would've included, had I gone past 5.

I'll have to read up on Lubick, could be a good one!
 
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Story on Gunnar Holmberg *and* Jake Bobo entering the transfer portal.

Without any insider info here ... I'd expect more of these announcements in the coming days. With the first-time eligible transfer rules and a coaching change pending, it's pretty much the smart thing to do these days -- at least so you can talk to other schools and see if there's interest.

In the case of these guys, I'd imagine there's plenty of interest.
 
jake bobo to portal but once again he was in my list of who walked before the game so we already knew he was leaving. gunnar came to duke because of cut so this is not really a surprise.
 
Gunnar also may be seeing how well Brice did this year and figure he can do that. Plus, he was splitting time somewhat late in the season with Leonard so he's not assured of a starting spot next year.
 
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Like the poster above, I love the option. Duke cannot use the same systems as Georgia and Alabama and expect the same results. It's relatively easy to recruit smaller, quicker linemen for the option. There is an abundance of 180 pounds RBs who can either star as option running backs or move to defense. Bigger, slower blocking receivers are also overlooked in recruiting. Good luck in finding the best coach. Very glad that Mr hart2chesson received the news he wanted
 
Watching the crawl at the bottom of the ESPN screen, it's amazing to see how many former top recruits are in the transfer portal. That's the key to Duke football success
 
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Like the poster above, I love the option. Duke cannot use the same systems as Georgia and Alabama and expect the same results. It's relatively easy to recruit smaller, quicker linemen for the option. There is an abundance of 180 pounds RBs who can either star as option running backs or move to defense. Bigger, slower blocking receivers are also overlooked in recruiting. Good luck in finding the best coach. Very glad that Mr hart2chesson received the news he wanted
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OK. Name one school who ran the option and was recently and regularly successful against big 5 conference schools. Answer: there are none, even against ACC schools. Navy and Army win an upset game now and then, but the option offense would not be a big help in enabling Duke to compete on the ACC or higher level. On the other hand, Wake and Pitt are doing quite well with the RPO offense, just to name a couple. OFC
 
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So, other than beating Duke, Charlotte has done zero and it's record is certainly not good enough to recommend Healy as a coach at Duke. OFC
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An up and comer probably won’t come here We’ll get a power 5 retread like cut, Mullen orgeron someone like that. I think this thread has distorted some of your perceptios re how much interest there is in Duke football. There is 0. No fans no admin support. No smart young coach is coming to Durham Go after them try to get the $ but I’m skeptical
 
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