All-ACC team announced

[weezie]

This is wonderful!
What a terrific group of young men!

[revmel53]

This is wonderful!
What a terrific group of young men!

They certainly are. IMO, Jeremy Cash could go down as Duke's best defensive player in modern times. And Kelby Brown is a poor man's (or multiple knee problems) Luke Kuech

Thank goodness they got recognized. (usually Blue Devils don't)... I can't go to El Paso, so let's play somewhere else (tho beating USC would be great!)

[devildeac]

Helton wasn't nominated.

Thanks. Kind of a shame, but that certainly explains it then. He still had a great year.

[Merlindevildog91]

Helton wasn't nominated.

Jim, thanks for the info on this. How does this process work? Was there a limit on nominations? Were they done by the team? When did nominations have to be in?

[jimsumner]

Jim, thanks for the info on this. How does this process work? Was there a limit on nominations? Were they done by the team? When did nominations have to be in?

The coaches make the nominations. You are not allowed to nominate players from your team.

[Acymetric]

FSU fans up in arms that they only got one guy on 1st team defense while we have 3...

[Jim3k]

FSU fans up in arms that they only got one guy on 1st team defense while we have 3...

Uh oh. Inadvertent locker room board material.

[Dukehky]

They certainly are. IMO, Jeremy Cash could go down as Duke's best defensive player in modern times. And Kelby Brown is a poor man's (or multiple knee problems) Luke Kuech

Thank goodness they got recognized. (usually Blue Devils don't)... I can't go to El Paso, so let's play somewhere else (tho beating USC would be great!)

Love your call on Cash. He is by far Duke's most talented defensive player IMO. Ohio State level talent showcased at Duke. I think his success could translate to higher rated recruits coming to Duke. I think he's our best defensive player and while I think Brown is our most important player, Cash will be in the running for DPOY in the future.

Also, on the Kelby Kuechly call, if you look past the white guy who wears number 59 comparisons, I think they are still apt. The kid makes plays, big plays. He's got good size and great instinct to make up for his lack of elite speed. Obviously he's not on that level, but in the college game, Kelby is a great player and is our most important defensive weapon. Great timing on blitzes, good ball skills, and tremendous instincts on run/screen plays led to his All-ACC selection. He's not better than any of FSU's LBs but he is just as important to our team, and I'm glad to see the voters recognizing that.

Moving forward, we have to get Crowder the ball as much as possible. He is sooo dangerous and I think that he is our only receiver who can routinely best FSU cornerbacks. Joyners going to make plays on Crowder, but Crowder has better chances to get yards on their best player than the rest of our receivers on their secondary.

I'm just so proud of this team and glad these guys got the recognition of the coaches in the league. No matter what, this is the greatest Duke season of the past 70 years and hopefully it will breed continued success on the field.

Cut and White, don't expand WW, we can't get people there, but some renovations would be nice. It's got the feel of a high school stadium, the capacity is enough, but lets give it the feel of a college stadium.

[devildeac]

Nice article in the Raleigh N&O about Ross Cockrell:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/...y-credits.html