FB: Wake Forest 59, Duke 7

[devildeac]

Yes, I really did that. Hopefully no one is confused with what sport this'll be.

As someone else posted in the post-game thread (IIRC), it might be 2 teams in foul moods facing off and I'm Running with the Devil in this one.

[budwom]

Points will be scored in this one...we just have to outscore them, and I think we can...It was good seeing Brittain Brown back, he'll be useful...

[Reilly]

Seniors from the goduke.com roster ... maybe Cerenord comes back ... guess we'll get the list of which RJRs will be joining these guys as last game ... two bowl wins (and counting) for this group

5 Johnathan Lloyd WR 6-0 190 RSr. Graham, N.C. (Southern Alamance)
6 Nicodem Pierre RB 6-2 220 RSr. Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef)
63 Zach Harmon C/OG 6-3 290 RSr. Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic)
70 Christian Harris OT 6-6 310 RSr. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill)
80 Daniel Helm TE 6-4 255 RSr. Chatham, Ill. (Glenwood)
81 Davis Koppenhaver TE 6-4 240 RSr. Valencia, Calif. (Hart)
82 Chris Taylor WR 6-1 185 RSr. Miramar, Fla. (University)
84 Trevon Lee WR 6-1 180 RSr. Plantation, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)
92 Edgar Cerenord DT 6-1 305 RSr. Miami, Fla. (American Heritage)
94 Collin Wareham K 5-9 180 RSr. McLean, Va. (St. Albans [Washington, D.C.])
3 T.J. Rahming WR 5-10 170 Sr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
9 Jeremy McDuffie S 5-11 175 Sr. Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh)
34 Ben Humphreys LB 6-2 225 Sr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei)
45 Griffin Carter RB 5-11 190 Sr. San Marino, Calif. (Polytechnic)
54 Kevin Gehsmann LB 6-0 230 Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)
68 Clark Bulleit C 6-3 285 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)

[Reilly]

... Hopefully no one is confused ..

I don't recall us ever playing an ACC game this early (Big Four tournament games don't count). And why outside -- bigger crowd for holiday weekend?

[devildeac]

I don't recall us ever playing an ACC game this early (Big Four tournament games don't count). And why outside -- bigger crowd for holiday weekend?

I should have known Reilly would be the first one to be confused with this title...

[OldPhiKap]

Let’s send the seniors out with a win. LGD.

[Reilly]

I should have known Reilly would be the first one to be confused with this title...

To be honest, I clicked on the thread expecting to find a pun or beer knowledge -- so, yeah, I'm confused.

[Bob Green]

It was good seeing Brittain Brown back, he'll be useful...

Yes, it was very good to see Brown back in action. We need to be focused and ready to take care of business against 5-6 Wake Forest who will be playing for bowl eligibility. Role reversal from last season when we traveled to Wake needing a win.

A win means we finish at 4-4 in the ACC.

[Reilly]

... A win means we finish at 4-4 in the ACC.

2013: 6-2
2014: 5-3
2015: 4-4

Would tie 2015 for 3rd best ACC record in Cut's 11 years at Duke.

[fuse]

Duke gets more bowl revenue if Wake wins.

Not a reason to not send this senior class out with a win in their last game at Wally Wade.

Let’s Go Duke!

[sagegrouse]

Well, I expect a tough game on Saturday. Wake is 5-6 and needs a win to earn a bowl bid. Moreover, Duke was lousy in the 2d half against Clemson, and I worry about carry over. The injuries on defense -- now Humphreys -- are mounting and troubling.

Maybe Giles-Harris will be back in action. It was good to see Brittain Brown on the field last night. And maybe all the pass drops last night for both teams means a problem with the football.

Daniel, who is likely playing his last home game, needs to be super sharp against the Deacs.

[devildeac]

To be honest, I clicked on the thread expecting to find a pun or beer knowledge -- so, yeah, I'm confused.

Patience. Patience.

[awhom111]

Here is the list of channels carrying the game:
http://theacc.com/sports/2018/11/15/...F-DU-1124.aspx

The blackout map and more information will be available later in the week.

[Faison1]

Seniors from the goduke.com roster ... maybe Cerenord comes back ... guess we'll get the list of which RJRs will be joining these guys as last game ... two bowl wins (and counting) for this group

5 Johnathan Lloyd WR 6-0 190 RSr. Graham, N.C. (Southern Alamance)
6 Nicodem Pierre RB 6-2 220 RSr. Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef)
63 Zach Harmon C/OG 6-3 290 RSr. Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic)
70 Christian Harris OT 6-6 310 RSr. Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill)
80 Daniel Helm TE 6-4 255 RSr. Chatham, Ill. (Glenwood)
81 Davis Koppenhaver TE 6-4 240 RSr. Valencia, Calif. (Hart)
82 Chris Taylor WR 6-1 185 RSr. Miramar, Fla. (University)
84 Trevon Lee WR 6-1 180 RSr. Plantation, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)
92 Edgar Cerenord DT 6-1 305 RSr. Miami, Fla. (American Heritage)
94 Collin Wareham K 5-9 180 RSr. McLean, Va. (St. Albans [Washington, D.C.])
3 T.J. Rahming WR 5-10 170 Sr. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
9 Jeremy McDuffie S 5-11 175 Sr. Snellville, Ga. (Shiloh)
34 Ben Humphreys LB 6-2 225 Sr. Newport Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei)
45 Griffin Carter RB 5-11 190 Sr. San Marino, Calif. (Polytechnic)
54 Kevin Gehsmann LB 6-0 230 Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)
68 Clark Bulleit C 6-3 285 Sr. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)

Wow, that's a lot of major contributors. If we add Giles-Harris and Daniel Jones to the list, those are some big shoes to fill in 2019. My hat's off to all of these guys. Good group of men, and fine representatives of Duke University!!

[Reilly]

To be honest, I clicked on the thread expecting to find a pun or beer knowledge -- so, yeah, I'm confused.

Patience. Patience.

I should've been more clear -- I mean a good pun.

[Reilly]

I didn't realize WFU won 8 games, beat Texas A&M in the Belk Bowl, and finished as the 22nd best team in the country (per a computer) just last year:

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...-schedule.html

Guess I was too wrapped up in Duke's 6-game losing streak to notice. That's a heckuva year.

As for this year and common opponents ...

WFU lost to Clemson by 60; Duke lost by 29
WFU lost to Pitt by 21; Duke lost by 9

[AustinDevil]

I didn't realize WFU won 8 games, beat Texas A&M in the Belk Bowl, and finished as the 22nd best team in the country (per a computer) just last year:

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...-schedule.html

Guess I was too wrapped up in Duke's 6-game losing streak to notice. That's a heckuva year.

As for this year and common opponents ...

WFU lost to Clemson by 60; Duke lost by 29
WFU lost to Pitt by 21; Duke lost by 9

It is a real indictment of how limited and unbalanced ACC football schedules are that Duke and Wake, entering the 12th and final game of the year, have only two common opponents. But I suppose that’s true of any Atlantic-Coastal permanent crossover rivals; the only common conference opponents will be each team’s rotating crossover game. Blech.

[Reilly]

It is a real indictment of how limited and unbalanced ACC football schedules are that Duke and Wake, entering the 12th and final game of the year, have only two common opponents. But I suppose that’s true of any Atlantic-Coastal permanent crossover rivals; the only common conference opponents will be each team’s rotating crossover game. Blech.

I'd like to see eight 8-team conferences in the highest level of CFB. Let the 8 winners make the playoffs.

[Bob Green]

Duke has opened as a 12.5 points favorite in Vegas.

[Tripping William]

I should've been more clear -- I mean a good pun.

Here in the Foothills, these comments are Incendiary. A Wise Man would not have made them. Fortunately, they came in a very Small Batch.