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[jeffrey236]

Have we brought in another kicker or punter? What If Todd or the Aussie punter get hurt or go through a sustained slump? I think special teams are critical and obviously did us not favors this past season (Todd did have some nice kicks down the stretch after the SMU debacle).

I’m not so worried about Todd, unless he gets injured - that was why he went into his “slump” (well, that and one kick where our guys forgot to block). Same with punting - Reynoldson was consistently good all year. But I agree that having at least one backup PK would be a good idea, but IMO it’s not a position to use NIL money or a scholarship on.

 

[ConorONeill]

Story on Caleb Weaver's addition from Sam Houston State.

 

[surfdevil]

BOOM ANOTHER GET
Jaiden Francois a 5'11'' CB from utah state commits in transfer portal
4 star out of high school
110 tackles, 8 tfl, 2 int in last 2 seasons
another solid pick up.

 

[Devilinside]

BOOM ANOTHER GET
Jaiden Francois a 5'11'' CB from utah state commits in transfer portal
4 star out of high school
110 tackles, 8 tfl, 2 int in last 2 seasons
another solid pick up.

Keep 'em comin, Surf. With next year's schedule, we will need all we can get.

OFC

 

[ConorONeill]

BOOM ANOTHER GET
Jaiden Francois a 5'11'' CB from utah state commits in transfer portal
4 star out of high school
110 tackles, 8 tfl, 2 int in last 2 seasons
another solid pick up.

Story on this one coming, won't be as delayed as the one on Weaver.

 

[ConorONeill]

Story is up on Jaiden Francois committing.

(and already being official as a signee)

 

[jeffrey236]

Doesn’t this mean Star Thomas can come back?

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...juco-players-appealing-diego-pavia-injunction

OFC

 

[smashmouth5]

Highest-paid player in college football history? Transfer QB Darian Mensah's Duke deal is sign of times

$5 million budgets become $15 million and $10 million become $25 million in a market rife with NIL inflation

www.cbssports.com

 

[jeffrey236]

Unreal. Absolutely unreal.

 

[Liftee]

I don't think this is nearly accurate. It makes no sense.

 

[surfdevil]

BOOM
Anderson Castle (jr) RB 6' 220lbs commits in transfer portal from App ST
missed the first half of this season recovering from foot surgery
had 50 carries for 246yds for a 4.9yd average
also 13 receptions for 68yds which is a 6.8yd average

this is the big back i thought we needed.

 

[kingbluedevil]

Highest-paid player in college football history? Transfer QB Darian Mensah's Duke deal is sign of times

$5 million budgets become $15 million and $10 million become $25 million in a market rife with NIL inflation

www.cbssports.com

He better be good

 

[surfdevil]

WELP
star thomas (RB) gets granted another year then declares for the portal.

 

[jeffrey236]

I wonder if Castle’s signing caused this.

 

[surfdevil]

i think they probably knew and signed castle because of it. probably will be more in the next week or two after the bowl game and i dont think many will surprise the staff

 

[jeffrey236]

Do we know if Star is going to play in the Gator Bowl?

 

[jeffrey236]

So as of right now, the ACC is 1-7 in bowl games, Syracuse’s win being the only victory. And at the moment, State is losing to ECU. Not very impressive, to say the least, and it supports the season-long notion that ACC football is becoming second rate. I know bowl games don’t necessarily reflect a team’s strength, due to the transfer portal and players sitting them out to not jeopardize their pro chances, but jeez. And I have to confess that I’m not optimistic about our chances in the Gator Bowl (but I’m still going!).

OFC

 

[jeffrey236]

Oops, my bad. I forgot to count Cal’s loss to UNLV. So the ACC is 1-8, and NC State is falling further behind ECU. Yikes!

OFC

 

[ConorONeill]

Story on Cooper Barkate's addition from Harvard.

 

[surfdevil]

this is a really really good pick up.
the kid from okla has tons of potential if fully healed from his injury but this kid has a huge and proven track record.
108.4yds per game led ivy and 2nd in fcs
1084 yds per game led ivy
11 tds led ivy
17.2 yds per catch
will have 2 years left
this kid had lots of P5 offers coming out of high school. had a composite of 88 (high 3 star) on 247
had offers from purdue, kansas, arkansas, va tech, utah, nebraska, zona st, oregon, notre dame and ucla plus lots of ivy's

think we are still looking for one more WR

and FYI star thomas is playing in the bowl game

 

[surfdevil]

Uh oh seems to be a change on the Star Thomas front. Was originally going to play but now looks like he is not. At least he isn't quitting mid game like the Miami QB did yesterday

 

[smashmouth5]

 

[jeffrey236]

Barkate is a great pickup. I watched the Yale-Harvard game and he was outstanding. I told my Yale buddy that this was a guy I could see Duke trying to recruit.

 

[ConorONeill]

Barkate is a great pickup. I watched the Yale-Harvard game and he was outstanding. I told my Yale buddy that this was a guy I could see Duke trying to recruit.

Didn't realize you're buddies with Zohn Burden!

 

[Liftee]

I really like the Ivy connection for Duke.

I wouldn't mind one more tough linebacker like Alex Howard though. He was a real find.

 

[surfdevil]

FYI on the section 17 podcast today they said Cole Kennan will be the back up QB
he is a grad transfer non schollie kid who started and played many years of D3 football so some experience
they also said jomo will not be used at QB unless it is some kind of trick play

 

[Liftee]

I have as much confidence in our coaches as anyone, but I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out how our offense can keep this game close by moving the ball and putting points on the board. Our defense will have to have an SMU type turnover game to keep it close.

 

[jeffrey236]

For better or worse, there’s not much film on Henry, so OL Miss may have trouble figuring out the best way to attack him. Last year it was pretty clear that his strength was the RPO, which he often ran himself, but I’d like to think that his passing game has improved. He does have a strong arm - can he make the right reads and throw it to the right place? He does have some really good targets, which should help. Also, we all have fretted about Murphy’s inability to extend plays - that won’t be a problem for Henry. Another good thing for us is that, compared to many of the bowl teams, we haven’t gotten decimated by the portal or soon-to-be-pro absences, and that’s not a knock on Murphy or Thomas.

 

[JohnstonCDevil]

Just about time to shock the football experts and beat ole miss!! GO DUKE!!

OFC

 

[kingbluedevil]

Tough way to end the season. Couldn't expect much with QB that hasn't played all year

 

[kingbluedevil]

Lane Kiffin classless

 

[smashmouth5]

Lane Kiffin classless

He's a straight ass. Hope he never wins a thing.

 

[surfdevil]

So I thought that game really showed what areas we need to improve/get better at. We are small. Our lines Got handled. We were not able to run the ball. Technically we gave up no sacks but Belin was under pressure all night and had to throw the ball away a lot. Our front seven could not stop the run. We did get 3 sacks but
in general our pass rush was stymied. Our dbs gave up over 400 yds in passing. I say all this but I REALLY like this team. Ole miss was a playoff level team and now we see what is needed.

 

[LetsGoDuke83]

^ agree surf. This ultimately looked like the sec vs the acc. Finals score was no suprise

 

[surfdevil]

so Bryce Davis was at the under armour game this week. he got to play a few plays in the game but was not a factor in the game. however, he evidently made an impression in the practices. per article on 247
Pleasant Surprise: Bryce Davis
''Davis proved to be one of the most complete pass rushers on hand & was able to consistently generate pressure. he appears to have added some good bulk since we first saw him at under armour future 50 camp & has the skill set to thrive in Manny Diaz's aggressive defense which sets the table for its edge players.''

 

[kingbluedevil]

so Bryce Davis was at the under armour game this week. he got to play a few plays in the game but was not a factor in the game. however, he evidently made an impression in the practices. per article on 247
Pleasant Surprise: Bryce Davis
''Davis proved to be one of the most complete pass rushers on hand & was able to consistently generate pressure. he appears to have added some good bulk since we first saw him at under armour future 50 camp & has the skill set to thrive in Manny Diaz's aggressive defense which sets the table for its edge players.''

He was really impressive in the state championship game. He was making plays both sides of the field and kept pressure on the QB

 

[surfdevil]

FYI in case no one saw it Chandler Rivers did make it official and released a statement that he is coming back.