FB: Duke vs Miami (11/27, 12:30 pm, RSN)

[dukelifer]

Oh Lord. Why am I watching this? I am impressed by those of you that get out to the stadium to see it in person.

Nice day to be out. So far Duke is hanging in but it could get ugly

[jimsumner]

The hoariest of football cliches is that games are won by teams that tackle and block better than their opponents.

Duke does not perform either of these basics at an acceptable level.

[dukelifer]

The hoariest of football cliches is that games are won by teams that tackle and block better than their opponents.

Duke does not perform either of these basics at an acceptable level.

But can bubble screen with the best of them

[TKG]

I just checked Gamecast, is it accurate that we have ONE rushing yard in this game? Can that possibly be correct?

[heyman25]

Duke has to lead the NCAA in third-down pass completions that don't pick up first downs.

Not able to watch. High school game instead of Duke Miami on my Spectrum system. 7 for 10 for 42 yards.That says it all. Undisciplined team with no plays to get points.

[Acymetric]

Another killer penalty.

[BLPOG]

It looks like a lovely day in Durham at least.

A little chilly, but beautiful

[jimsumner]

I just checked Gamecast, is it accurate that we have ONE rushing yard in this game? Can that possibly be correct?

That includes sacks and a bunch of yards lost on a Leonard fumble recovered by Duke. But Duke isn't giving Durant a chance. He had one long run nullified on a hold.

[DU82]

I just checked Gamecast, is it accurate that we have ONE rushing yard in this game? Can that possibly be correct?

QB sacks and fumbles that lose 20 yards count towards rushing IIRC.

[TKG]

That includes sacks and a bunch of yards lost on a Leonard fumble recovered by Duke. But Duke isn't giving Durant a chance. He had one long run nullified on a hold.

Thanks for the reminder, Jim.

[Acymetric]

Another penalty, but probably the right play because he was totally beat (to be fair, I think he was coming over to help the guy who got beat).

[cbarry]

Another penalty, but probably the right play because he was totally beat (to be fair, I think he was coming over to help the guy who got beat).

Our defensive backs NEVER look back at the ball!! Maddening!!

[Acymetric]

Our defensive backs NEVER look back at the ball!! Maddening!!

I used to feel the same way, but apparently it is a common way to coach DBs (to play the man instead of the ball). Drove me crazy for years and I still don't like it, but apparently it isn't bad technique (even though I still don't like it ).

[uh_no]

I hope I'm wrong but I sense the roof is about to cave in.

yeah. this is not making the cut.

[cbarry]

I used to feel the same way, but apparently it is a common way to coach DBs (to play the man instead of the ball). Drove me crazy for years and I still don't like it, but apparently it isn't bad technique (even though I still don't like it ).

Our backs get beaten more than any other team though. There has to be a point where they look back at the ball sometime— they could break up/intercept more passes.

And speaking of maddening (or maybe just annoying)… does the Miami QB Van Duke have to pretend he is passing with full arm swing EVERY TIME he hands the ball off?!!

[jimsumner]

Duke doesn't seem to have a quarterback who can hit an open receiver, which is not exactly what we expected at the beginning of Cut's tenure.

And it's not like they're missing on deep shots downfield.

[TKG]

yeah. this is not making the cut.

Makes me see red…

[YmoBeThere]

Makes me see red…

I'm not going to wade into this.

[peloton]

Makes me see red…

Shirley you jest.

[jimsumner]

When Duke got good, the single biggest improvement to me was in tackling. Guys like Jeremy Cash, Kelby Brown, DeVon Edwards, Kenny Anunike, Joe Giles-Harris, Ben Humphries, Ross Cockrell, et. al. simply did not miss tackles with any regularity.

The slippage in this area has been stunning. This is one area where Cut's defenses are pretty darn close to what we saw under Franks and Roof. Bad angles, arm tackling, tackling at the shoulders rather than the hips, name a tackling mistake and Duke makes it.