half serious idea about who to replace ted roof with
what about chuck amato? true, he was mediocre at nc state, but at duke a 4 win season would be welcomed, not shunned. he has already proved that he can build a program from the ground and is a pretty good recruiter. all plusses for duke.
as for amato, im sure he would like the idea of a new head coaching job and another chance to prove himself. he would be at a place with no expecataions and when the only direction he can go is up. Throw in the renovations to Wallace Wade and duke would be an attractive position for him.
like i said, only half serious.
I was one of the few people at the game yesterday, in fact i am one of the few people with season tickets. I am not sure what, but something needs to change.
On field performance gets balanced with
1) The need to stay in the ACC
2) Stellar graduation rates
3) An overall athletic program that is doing well
I think one of the things that everyone needs to be on board with are what are the real expectations for the football team. No one will ever state it in the Athletic Department, they can only say the expectation is to win...every single time you get on the field. However, my own opinion is that a 3-4 win season (with 1-2 of those being in the ACC) would be enough to keep me satisfied that we are doing the right things. An occasional 5-6 win season with a shot at a low level bowl would be a bonus every 4-5 years, but not expected. My expectations are based on what my other alma mater, Vanderbilt, has achieved. They found a good coach, Bobby Johnson, who had aleady established himself at Furman.
So, I am thinking you need the right man to find the right coach, and right now I am not sure if we have either.
If We Don't go With a Young Gun...
I vote for this guy:
http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports...ce_mike00.html
Yeah, he had a drunken celebratory moment, he is a good man, a great coach, a program builder, and hemight just love getting to a big time conference - albeit the sub-basement of it.
emasculating student life - issues running deeper than the coach of the day
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Carlos
Actually we would have plenty of options, Jason, but would any of them be demonstrably better than Ted?
Years ago I had an old Triumph convertible and, like most British cars it featured Lucas electronics which meant that it would fail to start on a more than infrequent basis. What was frustrating is that no matter how many times I changed the tires I still had the problem with the car not starting.
Maybe the problem with Duke football runs a little deeper than firing another coach.
Goldsmith's 1994 team, was about the last year ATO and Phi Delt were side by side on the main quad. These frats were in essence our football dorm. When recruits came in, they attended keg parties and it seemed that we offered ball players a fairly cool place to live. Correct me as to the timing, but did not Nan break up the two frats and then eventually force both off of the main quad.
I simply do not buy that Duke cannot be better than it currently is in Football. Stadium renovations are key. Yoh will be good enough for years. Bring back some student life - this would help. Maybe, de-linking federal highway funds to States' drinking age will gain momentum. It actually seems to be in view of the Iraq and Afganistan wars - our 18 year olds are dying over there, but go off base in the US and they cannot buy a beer.
Back to the game - it seemed clear (early in the 2nd half) that Asack should have gotten more reps. That he did not - well, this suggests a lack of adjusting ones game plan as game conditions and players' performances dictated. I have to think that Spurrier and other head coaches would have been trying a number of things after the first qb fumble, interception, and first couple of sacks. What if, of course, by I say we might have won the game with Asack - short pass routes - taller qb - seeing over the lineman, higher and relatively flat ball trajectory, moving out of the pocket - fewer sacks and fewer, less likely, interceptions - sounds like a winner to me. It seemed incongruous to stick with Lewis.
Then there is the issue of keeping players. Delle Donne is sitting on the bench at Middle Tennessee State (so his move may have ben ill advised from the standpoint of getting pt). He would have been nice to have thrown into the UConn game. The issues Ben Patrick and others raised about Duke's coaching staff upon leaving the program early may be more relevant than Saturday's performance as to whether we need a coaching change.
I checked my alternator...
What were the issues that Ben Patrick raised ?
I am not familiar with the issure that Ben Patrick or others raised about the coaching staff ? Could you tell me and others what they were .
Thank you
Your ID under your Avatar says it all...
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captmojo
...it was full.
I guess it was the Starter the whole time.