Baylor announces a QB change: sophomore Zach Smith will start at QB.
Smith is more of a deep threat than starting qb anu Solomon, but is not a threat to run. It's probably a wash as far as Duke is concerned
Pipe dream answer:
Duke getting to 6-0 before the FSU game would mean we would likely lead the Coastal, would have a win over Miami, and would have beaten the Heels. Duke-FSU would be a nice hype game. A great performance there, and especially a Duke win, would make Jones a hot topic I would think.
Having said that, we are still a few weeks away from even breaking into the top 25 in that scenario. A win over Baylor (if we get one) doesn't move us up, and then a win over the 1-2 or 0-3 Heels (if we get one) likewise doesn't do much. UNC plays Old Dominion this week, so a win doesn't bump them up in respect and a loss sinks them.
Miami would be a key game to break through. Then Virginia, which got trounced by Indiana.
But back to current reality -- hoping to beat Baylor and stay healthy.
Baylor announces a QB change: sophomore Zach Smith will start at QB.
Smith is more of a deep threat than starting qb anu Solomon, but is not a threat to run. It's probably a wash as far as Duke is concerned
I mostly agree with you, but a small quibble--while wins over the next two weeks aren't going to do much for Duke's resume in a vacuum, it would be two additional weeks of NOT LOSING. Attrition among the top-25, especially the latter half of the top-25, could very well have Duke flirting with a number next to its name.
Of course, all that is fun to think about, but it'll take DJ some extraordinary play over the next few weeks to even enter the Heisman conversation. He would almost certainly need to post numbers even better than some of the other bros already in consideration (e.g., Lamar Jax, Sam Darnold, etc.). I do think, after the way Baylor has played to-date, DJ has as good an opportunity ahead on Saturday to put up gaudy stats as anyone.
One guy thought it was a good move: http://forums.dukebasketballreport.c...562#post303562
Gonna just throw this out there. I'd love to attend the game Saturday, but I also have a huge exam in 2 weeks (Cardiology board exams) to study for. If anyone in the DC/Baltimore area is thinking of going, I'd love to join, I'll pay more than my fair share of gas and grub, but I do need to spend some of the time in the car there and back studying. When in Durham though, I'll be cheering my butt off!
Duke '03
Tent 1 '99/'00
In light of this point, can a mod please change the thread title to the correct timezone? I would prefer if nobody thinks that I cannot tell the difference between EST and EDT. For those who get confused between the two or are used to the European convention (where S denotes Summer), most people in areas that do not observe Daylight Savings Time are pretty capable of mentally making the conversion themselves, so ET usually works year around.
Oops my bad Awhom, mod please fix?
I enjoy reading articles from upcoming opponent's hometown newspaper so here are a couple of links to Waco Tribune articles:
http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylo...6d9159165.html
http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylo...45f5342c5.html“Jones is a threat on the perimeter, so there’s a lot we’ll have to work on schematically,” Rhule said. “The biggest thing about Coach (David) Cutcliffe’s offenses is that they’re methodical. If we overload the box, they’ll throw it.”
“I look at things as sort of an overall picture,” Rhule said. “I wasn’t pleased with that. We need to start catching the football better and we need to protect. That’s one of the things I was afraid to have to battle with, and we’d better get a lot better quickly as we start to face better teams.”
Bob Green
I think it would be a huge improvement. The names we use in the US for time zones are completely useless for anyone trying to convert between local time and the time in any given US timezone. For the GMT/UTC offset, all you need to know is your local time. Then you can quickly determine what time it is anywhere else in the world.
I'm GMT-10. During DST, Eastern is GMT-4. During standard time, it's GMT-5. In either case, it's a simple matter of adding or subtracting the difference to/from your local time. In most instances, you can count it on your fingers, so even UNC athletes could probably do it.
Dallas paper article on coach's press conference today.
Change at QB, working on penalties in practice, playing lots of freshmen.