Originally Posted by
Devils Rock
A brief preface: this is my first post ever on DBR (been checking the site since its ineption) and I can't believe its a football post. I actually became a member earlier this week to respond to some outrageous comments on the "starting 5" thread and never got around to it.
In any case, I think that this idea that Spurrier loves Duke is shall we say "Spurious". Yes, I know he gave us a vote year after year in the poll. And I am as thankfulo as anyone for what he did in his brief stint at Duke. As a matter of fact, I was standing in the rain in a sea of orange slickers in Wally Wade when we took Clemson (#7!) down my senior year. It was a classic for sure. However my case rests on the following: the minute Spurrier locked up the Florida job at the end of the regular season, he basically abandoned Duke. As I recall, it was revealed that the Duke team practiced just 3 times prior to the AA bowl, whereas Texas Tech practiced 8 times. Even though we were favored by something like 3 points, TT rolled on us like we were gradeschool chumps. TT set numerous Legion Field records that day and pounded us mercilessly. I have to believe that we were favored for a reason and that perhaps if our coach had still had his head in the game at Duke and scheduled a few more practices, perhaps we could have performed up to expectations.
Spurrier did brilliant job at Duke, but he sure didn't make a real effort on his way out the door.