^ yeah, pretty pointless now...gotta get some people healthy first...
What were Duke's bowl projections last year when Duke was 4-0?
What were they when Duke was 4-6?
I prefer to get to six wins and start thinking about it then.
^ yeah, pretty pointless now...gotta get some people healthy first...
Of course, right now we're only 3-0. But as someone upthread suggested, real programs have real expectations. I don't mind that there is an expectation of this team going to a bowl.
It is always smart to temper one's expectations. But there is no reason to keep them dormant either.
As Cut said about the drive where QH drove us 75 yards down the field in the third quarter after Baylor cut the lead to ten: what is your intent when you go out there? Is it to succeed or to fail?
New week, new lineup.
Duke-Colorado to Sun Bowl: https://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ls/predictions
Runs counter to the line of thinking of there are too many bowls already, it would be great if we could get a bowl in Durham (failing that, Raleigh or Chapel Hill would be ok, too).
I can’t imagine the stadium in Annapolis for the Military Bowl is much bigger than Wally Wade.
Yes, I know Belk Bowl in Charlotte.
I look at this very much like basketball season. To enhance your post season prospects win all of your non conference games. Mission accomplished. Next step is finishing high in the conference. The difference in football is Duke can have a disappointing conference record (only 2 wins) and go to a bowl
As an aside, I love that the top seven threads right now are all about Duke football and the Wallace Wade experience.
Kurt v. Zac. Fun.
I remember when Cut came in and said he would try to build the best coaching staff in the country. Mike MacIntyre stood out to me because the prior season he had been a coach with the NY Jets. I knew that Cut wasn’t kidding about trying to do exactly what he promised.
ESPN projects us to the Belk Bowl:
http://www.espn.com/college-football...ections-week-4
Belk Bowl
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec. 29, noon (ABC)
Bonagura: South Carolina vs. Duke
Sherman: Mississippi State vs. Duke
Bob Green