From the monthly archives:
For 15 players this weekend, going on the road to Georgia Tech really means going back to their home state.
And for one player in particular, that means it’s time for revenge.
“I know that with Georgia Tech, Eron Riley is ready to play,” quarterback Thaddeus Lewis said. “You could cut one of his fingers off and [...]
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As always, Ben Cohen and Matthew Iles met to discuss Duke’s 31-3 ACC win over Virginia Saturday. Some key points to the discussion: the stalwart performance of the defense, the emerging of freshman running back Jay Hollingsworth, the future of Duke’s running backs and a different type of game from quarterback Thaddeus Lewis.
You might notice [...]
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Contrary to what may be popular suspicion, South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier did not vote for Duke in this week’s coaches’ poll, Director of Media Relations Steve Fink confirmed in an e-mail to The Chronicle.
Now that the most likely suspect has denied the vote, we’ll keep digging. Up next: Tennessee head coach Philip Fulmer, [...]
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When you’ve been as bad as Duke as has been over the last four seasons and then open 3-1 and win your first ACC game since 2004 in convincing fashion… well, expect lots of recognition. Especially when you’re the counterpart of perhaps the most famous team in the country, when you’ve hired an outspoken coach [...]
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Back in May, Duke planned to move its 2010 home game against Alabama down to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta for “more money and recruiting exposure,” said former athletic director Joe Alleva. A lot has changed since then—and, according to The Birmingham News, so has that decision.
Alleva has been officially replaced by Kevin White, [...]
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After Duke’s bye week, we’re back to preview the Blue Devils’ ACC opener against Virginia Saturday at noon in Wallace Wade Stadium. The crummy weather forced us inside to the hallowed halls of 301 Flowers, home of The Chronicle.
On the docket this time: Virginia’s quarterback woes, Duke’s thriving offense, the looming schedule and, of course, [...]
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We called for questions, and you answered, offering us so many questions that we decided to turn this Q&A session into a multi-post affair. The following is Part I. Feel free to ask more questions in the comments section, and we’ll get to them in the subsequent parts—and thanks for participating. We’ll do it again [...]
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David Cutcliffe’s push to fill Wallace Wade Stadium is far from a new chore for Duke’s football coaches. The question of attendance—and, in particular, student attendance—is only relevant again because the Blue Devils are respectable for the first time in years.
The four student sections were jampacked for Duke’s first game, a 31-7 win over James [...]
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