Out of the frying pan into the fryer.
Obviously doesn't get much easier for Duke this week as the Blue Devils head down to Miami. The storylines write themselves, with Manny Diaz having been the Hurricanes' coach from 2019-21 and unceremoniously dumped when Miami had the chance to bring home Mario Cristobal from Oregon.
I'm not quite sure what to make of Duke's matchup against Miami ... at least, not yet. The times I've watched Miami (maybe 2 or 3 games) this year, I've thought Cam Ward holds onto the ball too long while waiting for WRs to break open. You figure he won't be able to do that against Duke. Miami's defense also -- at least, on paper -- isn't as good as SMU's. So, if Duke's offense builds on its improvements and finds some more consistency, we could be looking at a 30-plus-point game from the Blue Devils.
Might need to turn turnovers into points, though.
As far as programming this week goes, stay tuned for coverage throughout the week and then for a remote story on the game. Wake Forest has an off week, so I have a little more time on my hands -- though that time also gets swallowed up by basketball coverage when we're at this point of the calendar.
ICYMI: Here's a story from the OT loss to SMU.
Obviously doesn't get much easier for Duke this week as the Blue Devils head down to Miami. The storylines write themselves, with Manny Diaz having been the Hurricanes' coach from 2019-21 and unceremoniously dumped when Miami had the chance to bring home Mario Cristobal from Oregon.
I'm not quite sure what to make of Duke's matchup against Miami ... at least, not yet. The times I've watched Miami (maybe 2 or 3 games) this year, I've thought Cam Ward holds onto the ball too long while waiting for WRs to break open. You figure he won't be able to do that against Duke. Miami's defense also -- at least, on paper -- isn't as good as SMU's. So, if Duke's offense builds on its improvements and finds some more consistency, we could be looking at a 30-plus-point game from the Blue Devils.
Might need to turn turnovers into points, though.
As far as programming this week goes, stay tuned for coverage throughout the week and then for a remote story on the game. Wake Forest has an off week, so I have a little more time on my hands -- though that time also gets swallowed up by basketball coverage when we're at this point of the calendar.
ICYMI: Here's a story from the OT loss to SMU.
