Duke Football 2009

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Checking my Duke Football yearbook, we are 24-17-3 against them all time, with the last game being in 1991, a loss.

Good memory, OldPhiKap! For 1991 South Carolina game, the State's headline could have read, "Duke Beats SC 24-24."

That's what the book says. Mea culpa. I didn't notice it the first time - guess I should have put on my glasses to notice the "T" wasn't an "L". I just knew it wasn't a "W".

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

One of my hobbies has been to attend games in well known football stadiums. The 1991 Duke-USC game was one of the most notable! When the theme from 2001 started up, the ground seemed to shake like an earthquake was starting up. Despite the final score being a tie, it felt like a win.

[4decadedukie]

The following, recent ESPN-U piece is directly pertinent to this thread:
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[johnb]

Sound slike we're saying we should combine alumni location, recruiting visibility, media attention, opposing team (ideally, a great name in a down year +/- a down week, which is tough to anticipate), and likelihood of a win. From that vantage, the ND game a couple years ago was perfect, and Bama was also excellent (though I think this Board was generally horrified when those games were scheduled). West Point works fairly well, though I don't know how well attended those games are by alums, and it's been about 60 years since anyone confused Army with Oklahoma. Leaving aside the top 15 or 20 teams in the country (it seems self defeating to schedule Southern Cal or Florida or other teams where there's gonna be a significant talent gap for at least a while), it sounds like we don't need to back away from anyone.

Having said that, I'm biased away from S Carolina (I live in the north) and don't see how NCCU helps us get a bowl bid (though otherwise I like the idea).

[loran16]

Just figured id revive this thread for overall football talk...

Has anyone else noticed we have very few if any defensive commits for 2010 who are ranked very high at all? Is this normal for football recruiting, that Defensive prospects commit later?

Or is duke having a problem, under Cutcliffe (A QB/Offensive guy) gaining Defensive recruits?

Anyone know?

[Bob Green]

We have a four star LB (if he sticks) and an in state three star LB plus a three star defensive lineman:

http://duke.rivals.com/commitlist.asp

[loran16]

We have a four star LB (if he sticks) and an in state three star LB plus a three star defensive lineman:

http://duke.rivals.com/commitlist.asp

Whoops, forgot about Olaniyan. Here's hoping he sticks (GET AWAY NOTRE DAME).

Stupid soft verbals.

[El_Diablo]

It's official. Olaniyan withdrew his verbal commitment to Duke:

http://duke.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=2&...2%26c%3d901359

http://duke.rivals.com/barrier_noent...tid=&mid=&rid=