Thank you to the South Carolina women's basketball team (Gamehens? Lady Gamecocks?) for their 65-58 defeat of the home team (and probably the refs) in the place eight miles down the road from Heaven. :9f: Yes indeed, I'm smiling! (And also hoping that our Duke women keep their game this Sunday as c...

WHEW!
So DWBB is now 1-1 in OT, with both those games coming on the road. Today was a back and forth grind with lots to question, but they got the job done.

Anther OT game. Duke is lucky to be tied.
55 all at end of regulation.

Slow start, but Duke is looking good at the end of the 1st against Georgia. Long bomb buzzer beating three from Jackson gives Duke the 20-14 lead.
Georgia hasn't scored in forever, they were leading Duke early handily.

From 247 Sports (full article is paywalled): "There have been reported interviews with Power Five Defensive Coordinators Manny Diaz, Jim Knowles, and Tony Gibson, and hirings of guys who we have had on previous coaching boards including James Madison Head Coach Curt Cignetti to Indiana and Colorado...

This whole week sucks.

Riley Leonard will suck somewhere else next year. Not a shock. It wouldn't have been too shocking to me even if we still had Elko.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... fer-portal

I saw this yesterday, which was a Tuesday, so they had Nostradamus writing this good news. Duke men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer announced Wednesday the hiring of former Blue Devil captain, Justin Robinson, as the team's director of player development. I love that J-Rob is back in Cameron now...

Graham Barton, DeWayne Carter, and Porter Wilson made the All ACC first team. Jacob Monk, Jordan Moore, and Tre Freeman made the 2nd. Jordan Waters and Aeneas Peebles made the 3rd. Al Blades Jr and Brandon Johnson got mentioned honorably. ;) https://www.wralsportsfan.com/nc-state-s-wilson-leads-all-...

The game vs Georgia is at an odd time. 5PM, on SECN.

We regressed in the Keeping the Ball department, with a whopping 22 turnovers in the game against NCCU. There were 45 total turnovers in the game, and as I was thinking about that, I'm wasn't sure I'd ever seen that many in a basketball game. That sounds more like dodgeball, with both teams intenti...

ArkieDukie wrote: ↑

November 28th, 2023, 6:40 am

Harrumph. Day 426, 25 degrees.

I'm closing up the greenhouse today and turning on the heaters tonight.

Bob Green wrote: ↑

November 27th, 2023, 4:33 pm

Nina King needs to make a good hire quickly to limit the portal damage.

I agree, but what sucks is that in making a quick hire there is more of a risk of it not being a good hire.

The Chronicle has a fallout tracker of who is leaving after Elko packed his bags, including players and staff. Of players so far, we will miss Aeneas Peebles.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2 ... -texas-a-m

The Cheaterettes lose again, to Florida Gulf Coast. I am smiling that come tomorrow, they will no longer be ranked.

Lot's of people have complained about Kevin Johns, our OC, but I'm not one of those. I'd be ok with him keeping some continuity, and hopefully at least 2 of our quarterbacks.

Might as well fire it up.

New update, and new coach for A&M

Texas A&M and Duke's Mike Elko have reached an agreement to make him the school's next head coach, sources told ESPN on Sunday.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... next-coach

From ESPN... Texas A&M is in deep discussions with Duke's Mike Elko to make him the school's next head coach, sources told ESPN. Elko addressed the potential move with his Duke team at a team meeting on Sunday and told them some clarity would come in the next 24 hours. Sources told ESPN that a deal ...

Very nice win over NCCU today, 93-45. Yes, it was and should have been a blowout, but playing a game like today is far more useful than practice. It's a great opportunity to try out new ideas, and give out more PT to folks who don't see the court as much, while resting those who might need it.

lawgrad91 wrote: ↑

November 25th, 2023, 11:31 pm

And kudos also to the Kansas State women, defeating the ewes, 63-56, in the Gulf Coast Showcase.

Learning of both losses made it such a nice morning to wake up to!