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We always find a way to lose this game. Maybe our new coach can change our luck
This is what scares me king, and for an old geezer like me it goes back to the 70s (Mike McGee years). Time and again we found a myriad of ways to lose close gridiron contests to the Cheaters.

Nothing could be better than a DECISIVE WIN, especially where the zebras have no effect on the outcome!!

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Conor it appears the account of UNC from their beat guy(his mindset), gives Duke an excellent chance of winning. Does he perhaps know some locker room "issues" we're not privvy to? OFC
Don't think that has much of anything to do with it. After the leaks of Mack's post-game speech last week, I'd be shocked if anybody in media has heard much of anything in terms of "locker room issues." They've bunkered down, at least from everything I know.

Duke is playing a team that just gave up 70 points on its homefield to a G5 team. All of a sudden, in one game, all of the fears of what Mack Brown's team would look like without a future NFL QB at the helm, and seemingly with the failings of a third defensive coordinator in his 5-plus seasons, the reality of that program being dangerously back to where it was with the on-field product it had at the end of Larry Fedora's time came into focus.

That said, @kingbluedevil is right: Everything about what Duke has said this week is they're preparing for the best version possible of UNC.
 
Inside carolina has not interviewed any players Mack shut that down this week. First time this has happened. On another note I've been impressed with the Hokies tonight. The Gosnell brothers start on offense and played high school close by in Pilot Mountain.
Tough loss for the hokies hope Duke has a better ending against the cheats
 
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Don't think that has much of anything to do with it. After the leaks of Mack's post-game speech last week, I'd be shocked if anybody in media has heard much of anything in terms of "locker room issues." They've bunkered down, at least from everything I know.

Duke is playing a team that just gave up 70 points on its homefield to a G5 team. All of a sudden, in one game, all of the fears of what Mack Brown's team would look like without a future NFL QB at the helm, and seemingly with the failings of a third defensive coordinator in his 5-plus seasons, the reality of that program being dangerously back to where it was with the on-field product it had at the end of Larry Fedora's time came into focus.

That said, @kingbluedevil is right: Everything about what Duke has said this week is they're preparing for the best version possible of UNC.
Thank you Conor for the detail. I agree with king as well. We will get UNC's best shot. In fact, I halfway thought last week t h e heels were looking past JMU to this huge rivalry game. They know we have taken them to the wire the last two years.

One area UNC seems to exploit us is explosive plays. We need to slow down their run game, and limit those passes where their fast receivers go for huge YACs.

One point perhaps overlooked is the preparation Manny Diaz will give this game. He despises Mack Brown(Mack fired him at Texas as DC at Texas in '13), and a fire rages in Manny's belly to whip Mack's butt!!!

The two had a somewhat contentious handshake at midfield after the UNC-Miami tilt(45-42 UNC in '19). Mack kept talking, and Manny obviously wanted to get away.

However more than anything Manny wants this one for his team. Duke hasn't beaten UNC since '18 (Fedora's last year), and no one on this Duke roster has tasted victory over our arch rival. Mack has won like 12 in a row now over us in his two stints down the road.

It's time. We'll somehow find a way to win this game. This old man wishes he could suit up!!
#DukeFootball

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What an absolute joke, this team can barely move the ball when James Madison scored 70. New coach, same results. Unc owns this team in football
 
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