Published on: 24th November, 2010
As the ACC season winds down, the talk about bowls is hitting full stride. As of now there are currently nine teams eligible to play in bowl games. Those bowls include everything from the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl to the Champs Sports Bowl. Of course there are still three teams ...Published on: 8th November, 2010
Duke is on what we call a winning streak. After a 55-48 barn burner at home Saturday, the Blue Devils have something they haven't had much of this season—momentum. The young Duke team grew up just a bit. After failing to hold off an aggressive comeback attempt, giving up the lead late in Saturday's ...Published on: 5th November, 2010
Just a week ago there wasn't much pep in the Duke Football program's step. That changed after last Saturday's win at Navy in what was the Blue Devils' first victory over an FBS school this year and only the second of the season. Virginia on the other hand was expected to undergo ...Published on: 1st November, 2010
For at least one game the misery that has been the 2010 season was forgotten for the Duke Blue Devils. There is no mistaking that this season's version of the Blue Devils has not lived up to the excitement that preceded it. Many including the coaches were expecting Duke to be ...Published on: 28th October, 2010
It is no mystery that Duke Football is having an awful season, but there is good news. The most difficult part of the team's schedule is now over, even though the Blue Devils will likely be underdogs in each of its remaining games. That starts Saturday when Duke (1-6, 0-4 ACC) heads to ...Published on: 21st October, 2010
For a team on a five-game losing streak, a trip to Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium is not the cure for what ails you. Despite a seemingly meteoric improvement in football, Duke's 2010 season has shown the growing pains of rebuilding a program from the ground up. Faced with the likelihood of ...Published on: 14th October, 2010
Duke has had a long bye week to sit and dwell on the season that has been. Most likely David Cutcliffe and the rest of the Duke coaching staff are refusing to think about the season that might have been, but surely the players are thinking about it just a little. The ...Published on: 14th October, 2010
Mark Twain once said, "The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." That couldn't be more true when it comes to predicting sports. The beginning of the college football season marked a time when all experts ...Published on: 24th September, 2010
It isn't often you can look back at a 62-13 loss and say something positive happened, but Duke is doing that nearly a week later. Thanks to the big-time atmosphere provided by the defending National Champions, the Blue Devils were able to get the first of what they hope is many commitments ...Published on: 24th September, 2010
When Army brings in its wishbone, triple option attack on Saturday it will be a completely different picture in Wallace Wade Stadium. For starters all of the Alabama fans have moved on, and probably, despite the fact it is Duke's Homecoming, a few less Blue Devils fans will be in attendance. Duke ...