The Victory Bell was rung a few minutes ago. #16 for 2015
Here's an article from the Chronicle. When I posted that, I didn't have the name yet. This is big, really big.
https://www.dukechronicle.com/blogs/...rogram-history
Tremendous recruit, but he's class of 2016 so he's not our 16th recruit in the current class...
Within the past hour, the staff has tweeted to ring the bell for a recruit in the 2015 class... but no name .... yet. Stay tuned!
During this interval of time there is a building of new football traditions while honoring some of the old traditions.
The company hired to manage the branding for the athletic department provides generic branding. It's up to real people in programs like the football program to generate the traditions which resonate with all of us.
I'm so delighted that the bell is being used and not stored in a closet until the next Carolina football game.
The recruit is Zack Baker, a 6-3, 265 pound OG from Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Can't find a star rating, but he had 25 confirmed offers, including 14 from BCS schools -- Georgia Tech and Wake offered from the ACC, along with Cal. Oregon State, Iowa State and West Virginia.
A solid pickup ...
Update: 247 has him as a three-star and lists him at 6-4, 283 ...
Last edited by Olympic Fan; 07-26-2014 at 12:28 PM.
http://duke.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=8&c=1&nid=7558675
6'3" and 265, with some great scouting video - and tons of offers, including Cal (are they sick of us stealing their recruits yet or what?!!), GaTech, Cincy, WV, Iowa State, Wake, etc.
Listed at Off Tackle and Center - I think Center may have been a remaining need for this class...
Looks like a solid 3-star recruit. But only about 3 slots left for this class (19 of 22) ?
Am thinking we will still get 1-2 RB's, and maybe a DT and maybe another LB...
Welcome Zack!
Two posters so far have named the new Blue Devil Zack. His name is Zach. There is a Zack Baker out of California, also in the 2015 class, that is listed as a "dual threat quarterback" on Rivals. However, he is not threatening anyone's recruiting lists.
https://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballr...k-Baker-160877
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Nyheim Hines is looking at a variety of schools but just got back from Ohio State. Here's his video: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2063589/...ghts/122814375
Urban Meyer made sure Nyheim Hines knows he is a wanted man, and the country's No. 2 all-purpose back says he has never seen anything like Ohio State.http://northcarolina.247sports.com/A...State-28906236
A couple other links if you're interested...
http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...ting-nike-camp
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.s..._three-st.html
Just another angle on the ongoing recruiting success.
espn's current rankings of classes puts us at #23. it's insider, but i'll quote a bit... http://insider.espn.go.com/college-s.../date/20140728
15UCLA
16USC
17Texas
18North Carolina
19Oregon
20Michigan
21Oklahoma State
22Oklahoma
23Duke
24Florida
25Arkansas
If this were one of those tests of "which school doesn't belong," people would historically have not found this difficult (though I'm not sure they wouldn't have said both of the schools in the state of North Carolina).
Now, they might ask which of the above teams didn't win 10 games last year, and the "out of place" teams would be Texas, Michigan, Carolina, Florida, and Arkansas (the latter two with losing records, and Florida had to grab our OC to try turn things around)...
This is an information filled article on Duke's 2015 recruiting efforts:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...l#.U9zPDsJ0zIU
I like this comment on DE Trevon McSwain:
Trevon McSwain, a Georgia defensive end, is one of Luginbill’s favorites in the class, based on his ability to fill out his frame (6-foot-6, 220 pounds – Luginbill projects him at 260 entering his redshirt freshman year) and room for development.
Bob Green
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."