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[LetsGoDuke83]

I’m curious whether there will be any consequences for Murphy’s flipping off the stands after the first TD. I’d like to know what that was about.

VT fans were being obnoxious all night which is the usual for them. They kept making jabs at the bull city hand gesture we do. Might have been at that

 

[Devilinside]

The only surprise for me was that Murphy only had 3 interceptions. He telegraphed virtually every pass he threw. Everyone watching the game (including Va Tech) knew where the ball was going. Not only does Murphy stare down his receivers, he regularly tries to fit the ball in to receivers who are closely covered. I did not once see him try to get the ball to secondary receivers, or even look for them. Aside from two long passes on blown coverages to start the game, Murphy was unspectacular and was the main reason the game was so close. That we have no running game is attributal to the fact that Murphy cannot/won't run. Our O-line must exert so much effort to protect Murphy, that it cannot sustain run blocking on a consistent basis. Other than those things, we looked great.😉

OFC

 

[Liftee]

That has to be the slowest, most error filled game I've seen at the collegiate level for many years, and I'm very satisfied with the result. It was very much like what I picture making sausage looks like.

And then, with BC punishing the Cheaters and seeing Midnight Mike go down to a sub .500 Auburn team, the day ended perfectly.

 

[surfdevil]

it was a win. it wasnt pretty but this team has grit. Murphy had a rough first half with the interceptions but oh my those long passes. i dont understand our run game. we havent been able to run up the middle all year but until the 4th quarter thats all that brewer called. that keeps putting pressure on the passing game. we dont have the road grinder nfl type lineman that we have had recently and it shows. this being said we only had 5 O-lineman available for spring practice and we started the season behind the 8ball. we have the potential of 10 guys off this years roster back so that will be a huge change for us going into next year.
it is kind of hard to believe the we had 8 sacks (even without VA JR) and 14 tfl but STILL gave up over 400 yds of offense to tech. add in the 4 turnovers and the fact that we won is WOW.
really bad crowd turn out but it is thanksgiving break so no kids on campus. shows we still have work to do on getting Durham behind us.
hope the recruits enjoyed seeing that even when we are not crisp we are still competitive which is a change for us.
LET'S BEAT WAKE AND SWEEP THE STATE!!!!

 

[surfdevil]

okay so first word from last nights recruiting visits
Daniel Boyd 6'4'' 300lb IOL commits
he was committed to fresno state but flips to Duke
per 247 he is a road mauler on run blocking which we can use

 

[jeffrey236]

The only surprise for me was that Murphy only had 3 interceptions. He telegraphed virtually every pass he threw. Everyone watching the game (including Va Tech) knew where the ball was going. Not only does Murphy stare down his receivers, he regularly tries to fit the ball in to receivers who are closely covered. I did not once see him try to get the ball to secondary receivers, or even look for them. Aside from two long passes on blown coverages to start the game, Murphy was unspectacular and was the main reason the game was so close. That we have no running game is attributal to the fact that Murphy cannot/won't run. Our O-line must exert so much effort to protect Murphy, that it cannot sustain run blocking on a consistent basis. Other than those things, we looked great.😉

OFC

I have to believe that Diaz is going to be looking for an upgrade at QB through the transfer portal, as he does not appear to be a fan of either Loftis or Belin.

 

[hart2chesson]

I don’t see Jones as an NFL caliber starting QB no matter who he’s with. I think he can be a serviceable backup. Nothing really struck out to me while at Duke that he could be a good starting QB at the next level. I guess that’s just my opinion. I know he doesnt have much to work with in NY but he’s not looked good since signing that contract.

IMO the expectations were too high on Daniel because he was drafted too soon while not showing that much potential. He was in way over his head. Hope he mentally can recover from his time in NY and get another shot.

I never saw him worthy of a #6 pick. DJ never even made All-ACC. Cut was not the great qb whisperer in this case. Don't get me wrong, Daniel had a fine career

I’m curious whether there will be any consequences for Murphy’s flipping off the stands after the first TD. I’d like to know what that was about.

It's been all over social media. Maalik's actions were over the line for our proud university. Manny needs to address this situation with him.

It was a huge win. This team still has plenty to play for:
1/State title
2/A nice bowl trip
3/TEN WINS

OFC

 

[Liftee]

okay so first word from last nights recruiting visits
Daniel Boyd 6'4'' 300lb IOL commits
he was committed to fresno state but flips to Duke
per 247 he is a road mauler on run blocking which we can use

I'll bet he sized up Duke's O line and figured, I can play there right away.

 

[Another#1Dukie]

it was a win. it wasnt pretty but this team has grit. Murphy had a rough first half with the interceptions but oh my those long passes. i dont understand our run game. we havent been able to run up the middle all year but until the 4th quarter thats all that brewer called. that keeps putting pressure on the passing game. we dont have the road grinder nfl type lineman that we have had recently and it shows. this being said we only had 5 O-lineman available for spring practice and we started the season behind the 8ball. we have the potential of 10 guys off this years roster back so that will be a huge change for us going into next year.
it is kind of hard to believe the we had 8 sacks (even without VA JR) and 14 tfl but STILL gave up over 400 yds of offense to tech. add in the 4 turnovers and the fact that we won is WOW.
really bad crowd turn out but it is thanksgiving break so no kids on campus. shows we still have work to do on getting Durham behind us.
hope the recruits enjoyed seeing that even when we are not crisp we are still competitive which is a change for us.
LET'S BEAT WAKE AND SWEEP THE STATE!!!!

A win is a win! Surprisingly the D was very inconsistent too. They held when they needed to at the end of the game. Not to mention all of the costly 15yd penalites Duke had. I was not a fan of Murphy throwing the double bird like that. Hopefully that gets addressed. However depsite the 3 Int's, he had over 300 yrds passing and 3 TD's. Sometimes winning is just ugly.

Time to focus on Wake and finishing 9-3 & 5-3 and 5th in the conference!

 

[Liftee]

it was a win. it wasnt pretty but this team has grit. Murphy had a rough first half with the interceptions but oh my those long passes. i dont understand our run game. we havent been able to run up the middle all year but until the 4th quarter thats all that brewer called. that keeps putting pressure on the passing game. we dont have the road grinder nfl type lineman that we have had recently and it shows. this being said we only had 5 O-lineman available for spring practice and we started the season behind the 8ball. we have the potential of 10 guys off this years roster back so that will be a huge change for us going into next year.
it is kind of hard to believe the we had 8 sacks (even without VA JR) and 14 tfl but STILL gave up over 400 yds of offense to tech. add in the 4 turnovers and the fact that we won is WOW.
really bad crowd turn out but it is thanksgiving break so no kids on campus. shows we still have work to do on getting Durham behind us.
hope the recruits enjoyed seeing that even when we are not crisp we are still competitive which is a change for us.
LET'S BEAT WAKE AND SWEEP THE STATE!!!!

Great write-up Surf. Yes our defense was unusually porous especially with a 3rd string QB that they didn't have time to design an offense for. But we came up big in the 4th quarter which was what we needed.

I have to say--Star Thomas has been a savior the entire season, but boy did he make some bone headed plays in the 4th quarter. Twice running out of bounds when the extra yard or two made no difference. Those could have made Tech burn another timeout pretty early. And then fumbling, while holding the ball pretty loosely when all that mattered was holding onto the darn thing. But again, Star has been exactly that, a Star, all season, and it didn't cost us the game. He owes a steak dinner to the defense for bailing him out!