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17/21. Whatever. He still kicks for Duke. I don’t trust him.
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That kid was a Top 20 kicker in his class when he was recruited to Duke. Somehow he lost his confidence and got benched where he remains. He is now like teets on a boar hog.
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Yeah, I'd agree with your original assessment. This is fuckin dumb.
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At the scrimmage yesterday;
Duke’s rushing attack was spearheaded by sophomore Deon Jackson (13 carries for 80 yards) and redshirt freshman Marvin Hubbard III (16-75), who combined for 155 yards on 29 attempts. Jackson added a scoring run of one yard, In addition, rookie Mataeo Durant rushed 12 times for 36 yards. The obvious omission was Brittain Brown who saw limited snaps- not sure if he has a minor injury or if Cut is just playing it safe with him.
Duke’s rushing attack was spearheaded by sophomore Deon Jackson (13 carries for 80 yards) and redshirt freshman Marvin Hubbard III (16-75), who combined for 155 yards on 29 attempts. Jackson added a scoring run of one yard, In addition, rookie Mataeo Durant rushed 12 times for 36 yards. The obvious omission was Brittain Brown who saw limited snaps- not sure if he has a minor injury or if Cut is just playing it safe with him.
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At the scrimmage yesterday;
Daniel Jones completed 12-of-20 passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns to highlight Duke’s 120-snap scrimmage on Saturday night.
The three scoring tosses covered 17, 19 and two yards as Jones found senior wide receiver T.J. Rahming, redshirt senior wide receiver Johnathan Lloyd and sophomore tight end Noah Gray.
The obvious stand out was Freshman wideout Jake Bobo who paced the Blue Devils with four receptions for 93 yards.
Daniel Jones completed 12-of-20 passes for 179 yards and three touchdowns to highlight Duke’s 120-snap scrimmage on Saturday night.
The three scoring tosses covered 17, 19 and two yards as Jones found senior wide receiver T.J. Rahming, redshirt senior wide receiver Johnathan Lloyd and sophomore tight end Noah Gray.
The obvious stand out was Freshman wideout Jake Bobo who paced the Blue Devils with four receptions for 93 yards.
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ACC Coastal Preview
August 16,
By Bruce Marshall
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They measure football success a bit differently at Duke (2017 SU 7-6; ATS 8-5; O/U 4-9), with the variable being at what point the locals tune out the pigskin action and start to count the days until the beginning of basketball season. If things are really going bad on the gridiron, the start of Coach K’s hoop practices in October becomes the measurable. Last year, it landed somewhere in between, as there was plenty of excitement in Durham after David Cutcliffe’s team jumped to a 4-0 break from the gate. By the time the Blue Devils notched their next win, however, it was November 18 (vs. stumbling Georgia Tech), and full attention was being paid to Grayson Allen and his frosh teammates on the hardwood. That Duke actually closed pretty well with that win vs. the Yellow Jackets and subsequent vs. Wake Forest, plus throttling Northern Illinois in Detroit’s Quick Lane Bowl, went almost unnoticed on Tobacco Road. Such is life for Blue Devil football.
Cutcliffe, however, has done what seemed nearly impossible when he took the job a decade ago, stabilizing Duke as a competitive ACC entry that is expected to qualify for a bowl each season. Not since the era of HC Bill Murray in the 50s and early 60s has Duke sustained in a similar manner (the Steve Spurrier era lasted just three seasons from 1987-89). Still, it was odd to see the Cutcliffe offense fluctuate as it did a year ago; after scoring a robust 41 ppg in their first four wins, the “O” sagged and barely scored 12 ppg in the 6-game skid, before reappearing to salvage the bowl bid and score 37 ppg over the last three outings. Pass protection inconsistencies and lack of a homerun threat WR contributed to an uneven season for now-jr. QB Daniel Jones, who passed for 2691 yards but only 14 TDP (plus 11 picks). For what it’s worth, Cutcliffe believes his OL will be improved, enough so that soph Brittain Brown (701 YR LY) can become a true feature RB, and the modern Duke offense has balance. Cutcliffe will also be looking for sr. WR T.J. Rahming (65 catches LY) to convert a few more of those receptions into scores after notching just 2 TDs last season.
That Duke has not been roadkill on defense for years might be the real secret to Cutcliffe stabilizing the program over the past decade. The Blue Devils ranked a respectable 21st in both total and scoring “D” last season and return almost the entirety of their front seven, featuring MLB jr. Joe Giles-Harris, an acknowledged destroyer and potential A-A candidate. The secondary was pretty airtight last season, too (pass “D” ranked 16th nationally), though co-d.c.’s Ben Albert & Matt Guerreri must work in three new starters if S Jeremy McDuffie can’t return in time from a serious knee injury last November.
The schedule is not a picnic, with Army, Northwestern, and a potentially-revived Baylor (the latter two on the road) out of the chute, and Virginia Tech also on the slate before September is complete. Oddly, for a Cutcliffe Duke team, the questions are more on offense, though the program has progressed to the point where a bowl miss would be a disappointment.
Spread-wise, note that Cutcliffe has covered six openers in a row (Army has been forewarned!), and has not had a losing mark vs. the number the past five seasons, a span in which the Blue Devils are 41-23-1 vs. the number. Cutcliffe is also 22-10 as a dog over that span.
Duke opened as -10 1/2 favorites, now it's -13 against Army
August 16,
By Bruce Marshall
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They measure football success a bit differently at Duke (2017 SU 7-6; ATS 8-5; O/U 4-9), with the variable being at what point the locals tune out the pigskin action and start to count the days until the beginning of basketball season. If things are really going bad on the gridiron, the start of Coach K’s hoop practices in October becomes the measurable. Last year, it landed somewhere in between, as there was plenty of excitement in Durham after David Cutcliffe’s team jumped to a 4-0 break from the gate. By the time the Blue Devils notched their next win, however, it was November 18 (vs. stumbling Georgia Tech), and full attention was being paid to Grayson Allen and his frosh teammates on the hardwood. That Duke actually closed pretty well with that win vs. the Yellow Jackets and subsequent vs. Wake Forest, plus throttling Northern Illinois in Detroit’s Quick Lane Bowl, went almost unnoticed on Tobacco Road. Such is life for Blue Devil football.
Cutcliffe, however, has done what seemed nearly impossible when he took the job a decade ago, stabilizing Duke as a competitive ACC entry that is expected to qualify for a bowl each season. Not since the era of HC Bill Murray in the 50s and early 60s has Duke sustained in a similar manner (the Steve Spurrier era lasted just three seasons from 1987-89). Still, it was odd to see the Cutcliffe offense fluctuate as it did a year ago; after scoring a robust 41 ppg in their first four wins, the “O” sagged and barely scored 12 ppg in the 6-game skid, before reappearing to salvage the bowl bid and score 37 ppg over the last three outings. Pass protection inconsistencies and lack of a homerun threat WR contributed to an uneven season for now-jr. QB Daniel Jones, who passed for 2691 yards but only 14 TDP (plus 11 picks). For what it’s worth, Cutcliffe believes his OL will be improved, enough so that soph Brittain Brown (701 YR LY) can become a true feature RB, and the modern Duke offense has balance. Cutcliffe will also be looking for sr. WR T.J. Rahming (65 catches LY) to convert a few more of those receptions into scores after notching just 2 TDs last season.
That Duke has not been roadkill on defense for years might be the real secret to Cutcliffe stabilizing the program over the past decade. The Blue Devils ranked a respectable 21st in both total and scoring “D” last season and return almost the entirety of their front seven, featuring MLB jr. Joe Giles-Harris, an acknowledged destroyer and potential A-A candidate. The secondary was pretty airtight last season, too (pass “D” ranked 16th nationally), though co-d.c.’s Ben Albert & Matt Guerreri must work in three new starters if S Jeremy McDuffie can’t return in time from a serious knee injury last November.
The schedule is not a picnic, with Army, Northwestern, and a potentially-revived Baylor (the latter two on the road) out of the chute, and Virginia Tech also on the slate before September is complete. Oddly, for a Cutcliffe Duke team, the questions are more on offense, though the program has progressed to the point where a bowl miss would be a disappointment.
Spread-wise, note that Cutcliffe has covered six openers in a row (Army has been forewarned!), and has not had a losing mark vs. the number the past five seasons, a span in which the Blue Devils are 41-23-1 vs. the number. Cutcliffe is also 22-10 as a dog over that span.
Duke opened as -10 1/2 favorites, now it's -13 against Army
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The defense was pretty bad vs Army. They got lucky that Army was sloppy. It’s obviously a little concerning when Army comes in and throws all over them.
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Yeah. Yards were close to even and with a few different breaks, that's a tie game late in the fourth quarter. If you think about the way their drives ended before they finally scored in the third quarter- two turnovers, a missed short FG, that illegal block, it was really pretty bad how well they had been able to move the ball on us. We didn't force a fourth and long down in their own territory until the 4th quarter. I would say that although them getting 200 yards in the air was bad, (1) the pass really is like a trick play for a typical Army team, and I think the quarterback was far better and they passed far more often than one would reasonably expect, so I don't necessarily fault Duke for being a bit caught off guard by their passing game and (2) some of those long catches were just really well thrown balls where the coverage was fine).
I was actually more disturbed by their success running the ball on first down. Although their yards per carry ended up at 3.6, it felt like they were routinely gaining 7-8 yards on first down which put them in a great position to keep moving the chains even if second and third down were not as successful. @Pantone287, @Rollins - are we missing Ramsay a lot or what? I expected rush d to be a strength. I also may be underestimating how good Army is running the ball.
On the positive side, passing game looked sharp (13-17, 197, TD). Last year against them was 19-29, 164, 1 INT, so yards per attempt was obviously massively improved. Aaron Young looked great. Duke had 35-184 on the ground (5.3 ypc). Last year was a disgusting 33-89 (2.7 ypc).
