Duke Football Offseason

[devildeac]

... and we all know how Bob loves the bubble pitch-pass ...

Although the last time I saw Bob was when we scored a big pass TD against FSU last season.

Interesting discovery: If you "highlight" the last 3 letters of pass, you get wankered.

[OldPhiKap]

Apologies if this was previously posted, by Zach Harmon has been named to the Rimington Award watch list for centers.

Looking up the award, it looks like over 50 folks on the watch list. Not sure if they narrow down during the season or not.

Glad to see any and all good ink about the OL.

[jimsumner]

Apologies if this was previously posted, by Zach Harmon has been named to the Rimington Award watch list for centers.

Looking up the award, it looks like over 50 folks on the watch list. Not sure if they narrow down during the season or not.

Glad to see any and all good ink about the OL.

Daniel Helm was also named today to the Mackey Award watch list, for tight ends.

[Bob Green]

Rimington Award link:

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.db...DB_OEM_ID=4200

Duke redshirt senior center/offensive guard Zach Harmon has been named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List. The award is given annually to the nation’s premier center by the Boomer Esiason Foundation.

Recap of all Duke players named to an award watch list to date (from article linked above):

Duke Players on 2018 NCFAA Watch Lists
Bednarik Award: Mark Gilbert & Joe Giles-Harris
Maxwell Award: Daniel Jones
Davey O’Brien Award: Daniel Jones
Doak Walker Award: Brittain Brown
Biletnikoff Award: T.J. Rahming
Mackey Award: Daniel Helm
Rimington Trophy: Zach Harmon

Mackey Award link:

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.db...CLID=211735577

Duke redshirt senior Daniel Helm has been selected to the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award, which honors the nation’s most outstanding tight end by the Friends of John Mackey. It is the second consecutive year Helm has been on the watch list.

[Bob Green]

Steve Wiseman has an article up on the Blue Devil defense:

https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/...215119870.html

Money quote is courtesy Joe Giles-Harris:

“We were good last year,” Giles-Harris said. “We got some accolades. We were good. But we weren’t great. At the end of the day, that’s what you strive to be.”

The defense has the potential to be great in 2018.

Coach Cutcliffe has some nice comments further down in the article so it is definitely worth your time to give it a read.

[camion]

Interesting discovery: If you "highlight" the last 3 letters of pass, you get wankered.

A thought experiment: What if you highlight just one of the last three letters of "pass" and leave off the "p" entirely?

[devildeac]

A thought experiment: What if you highlight just one of the last three letters of "pass" and leave off the "p" entirely?

That works except you have to add a 4th character, any keyboard entry will do, as you can't have a post using only 3 characters/letters/numbers.

[devildeac]

A thought experiment: What if you highlight just one of the last three letters of "pass" and leave off the "p" entirely?

Another oddity: one emoji does not constitute a legitimate post but two are acceptable.

[Indoor66]

Another oddity: one emoji does not constitute a legitimate post but two are acceptable.

🤡🤓 don't work alone. 🤓

[HereBeforeCoachK]

Another oddity: one emoji does not constitute a legitimate post but two are acceptable.

I'm glad we're into the deep football x's and o's now...

[camion]

I'm glad we're into the deep football x's and o's now...

I believe what we're discussing here is known as an end run.



And a thought about emojis. I believe that an emoji is generally coded as 2 ASCII characters so two emojis would be an acceptable 4 characters.

[kcduke75]

Another oddity: one emoji does not constitute a legitimate post but two are acceptable.

too much one emoji and you'll go blind

Just say'in

[OldPhiKap]

too much one emoji and you'll go blind

Just say'in

MorherPK said that too much emoji would make me go blind. So I emojied just enough to need glasses.

😎😎😎

[OldPhiKap]

Duke WR commit Eli Pancol (credit Arowe twitter post):

https://twitter.com/elipancol/status...593748483?s=21

Wow.

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

Duke WR commit Eli Pancol (credit Arowe twitter post):

https://twitter.com/elipancol/status...593748483?s=21

Wow.

Play like that will be useful when we play those who soil the dressing rooms.

[Bob Green]

Joe Giles-Harris named to Butkus Award watch list:

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.db...CLID=211735756

Duke redshirt junior linebacker Joe Giles-Harris was named to the preseason watch list for the Dick Butkus Award as one of the nation’s top linebackers entering the 2018 season. He is the first Duke linebacker to be on the preseason watch list since Kelby Brown in 2014.

[Bob Green]

Mark Gilbert on Jim Thorpe Award watch list:

http://www.theacc.com/news/2018/7/23...atch-list.aspx

This list includes 35 of the nation’s best defensive backs, representing 11 conferences. The preseason watch list is selected by a screening committee who compiles a list of 30-50 players. This list is not final, and players who have outstanding seasons are added as the season progresses.

EDIT: Here is the GoDuke.com article

[OldPhiKap]

Sounds like lots of people are watching Duke football players!

So, time to fill up Wally Wade.

[Bob Green]

Duke voted 4th in Coastal by 148 media members:

http://www.theacc.com/news/2018/7/23...ason-poll.aspx

Miami was selected the likely Coastal Division winner by 122 voters and amassed 998 total points. Virginia Tech followed with 16 first-place votes and 838 points. Georgia Tech placed third with eight first-place votes and 654 points.

Duke totaled 607 points, followed by Pitt at 420, North Carolina at 370 and Virginia at 257.

[OldPhiKap]

Duke voted 4th in Coastal by 148 media members:

http://www.theacc.com/news/2018/7/23...ason-poll.aspx

Although I am confident that we can exceed expectations, I think that list is not unreasonable given we play @GT (otherwise I might flip us and them). GT also gets Clemson and Miami at home -- while they will be underdogs in both, the home field gives them a smidge more of a chance for an upset.

Cannot wait!

(Although I will add -- since I will be at the GT game, GT's home field advantage is illusory. I'll be bringing the Full OPK to Bobby Dodd Stadium and Grant Field.)