Duke football scrimmage, 8-22-15

[Avvocato]

There's no game thread yet, and since our opener is (unbelievably) less than a week away, I'm getting in game mode. Thinking about the opener, there's actually a big wild card for both teams. We're opening up in New Orleans around the 10th anniversary of Katrina, which is getting lots of headlines, naturally. Tulane and its fans may be riled up. We have an inexperienced starting quarterback going on the road into what may be an emotionally charged crowd. If Duke were to turn the ball over early, fall behind, etc., the emotion in the building will be interesting to see and could put a lot of pressure on Sirk (and inexperienced receivers) in a surprisingly tough atmosphere. Of course, the emotional crowd could work the other way for Tulane and cause them to turn it over early, etc. It will be an interesting test for our guys in ways we may not have expected against Tulane. Can't wait.

[BigWayne]

There's no game thread yet, and since our opener is (unbelievably) less than a week away, I'm getting in game mode. Thinking about the opener, there's actually a big wild card for both teams. We're opening up in New Orleans around the 10th anniversary of Katrina, which is getting lots of headlines, naturally. Tulane and its fans may be riled up. We have an inexperienced starting quarterback going on the road into what may be an emotionally charged crowd. If Duke were to turn the ball over early, fall behind, etc., the emotion in the building will be interesting to see and could put a lot of pressure on Sirk (and inexperienced receivers) in a surprisingly tough atmosphere. Of course, the emotional crowd could work the other way for Tulane and cause them to turn it over early, etc. It will be an interesting test for our guys in ways we may not have expected against Tulane. Can't wait.

There's the beginnings of a tropical wave sitting just north of the Yucatan. This time of year, you could get a dose of tropical moisture in New Orleans to make things interesting.

[Olympic Fan]

There's the beginnings of a tropical wave sitting just north of the Yucatan. This time of year, you could get a dose of tropical moisture in New Orleans to make things interesting.

I think this Duke team is better prepared to deal with inclement weather than in the past -- in that we look to be stronger on the ground and less dependent on the forward pass.

Of course, the conventional wisdom is that extreme weather helps the underdog ...

[OldPhiKap]

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[duke blue brewcrew]

I think this Duke team is better prepared to deal with inclement weather than in the past -- in that we look to be stronger on the ground and less dependent on the forward pass.

Of course, the conventional wisdom is that extreme weather helps the underdog ...

Especially when the underdog is at home...