Duke Football 2020 Season---If It Happens

[CameronBornAndBred]

So, IF Duke plays football this year, which they shouldn't, but whatever, this is the new schedule. All ACC games plus one out of conference game.

Home
Boston College
Florida State
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Away
Georgia Tech
NC State
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Virginia

No dates specified.

[CameronBornAndBred]

The UVA game flipped from a home game to an away game and we no longer play Miami.

[ArkieDukie]

The UVA game flipped from a home game to an away game and we no longer play Miami.

Good. I’m still bitter about the game at Miami that we should’ve won. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/10/miami ... eo-lateral

[CameronBornAndBred]

Schedule is out. UNC-Charlotte is our OOC team.

9-12 @ ND
9-19 BC
9-26 Bye
10-3 VT
10-10 @ Syracuse
10-17 @ NCSU
10-24 Bye
10-31 Charlotte
11-7 UNC
11-14 @ UVA
11-21 Wake Forest
11-28 @ GT
12-5 FSU

[OZZIE4DUKE]

No word yet, of course, on whether fans will be in attendance (if games are actually played). Wake Forest announced yesterday that only individual game tickets would be sold this season, and season ticket holders will get first chance to pick their games to attend (if allowed). Seems reasonable as a compromise. But I'm doubtful any of us will be going to games this season.

[OPK]

I’ll enjoy whatever we get for as long as we get it. LGD!!!

[CameronBornAndBred]

Duke gets one vote in the Coaches Poll.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings

[acymetric]

Duke gets one vote in the Coaches Poll.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings

Did Spurrier get a coaching gig somewhere?

[Turk]

The UVA game flipped from a home game to an away game and we no longer play Miami.

Also lost the trip to Pitt. The last trip up there in 2018 that whacko shot up the Tree of Life Synagogue.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Reports are running that the Bigwhatever is shutting down their season tomorrow.

[Bob Green]

Reports are running that the Bigwhatever is shutting down their season tomorrow.

Also the PAC12...

ACC is quiet as a church mouse.

[CameronBornAndBred]

This is a scary thought.

Myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle, has been found in at least five Big Ten Conference athletes and among several other athletes in other conferences, according to two sources with knowledge of athletes' medical care.

The condition is usually caused by a viral infection, including those that cause the common cold, H1N1 influenza or mononucleosis. Left undiagnosed and untreated, it can cause heart damage and sudden cardiac arrest, which can be fatal. It is a rare condition, but the COVID-19 virus has been linked with myocarditis with a higher frequency than other viruses, based on limited studies and anecdotal evidence since the start of the pandemic.

Dying from the virus is bad enough; dying on the field because of virus induced heart complications is terrifying.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... -viability

[lawgrad91]

Reports are running that the Bigwhatever is shutting down their season tomorrow.

Also the PAC12...

ACC is quiet as a church mouse.

I saw last night that the Mountain West has pulled the parachute on fall sports.

[lawgrad91]

This is a scary thought.

Myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle, has been found in at least five Big Ten Conference athletes and among several other athletes in other conferences, according to two sources with knowledge of athletes' medical care.

The condition is usually caused by a viral infection, including those that cause the common cold, H1N1 influenza or mononucleosis. Left undiagnosed and untreated, it can cause heart damage and sudden cardiac arrest, which can be fatal. It is a rare condition, but the COVID-19 virus has been linked with myocarditis with a higher frequency than other viruses, based on limited studies and anecdotal evidence since the start of the pandemic.

Dying from the virus is bad enough; dying on the field because of virus induced heart complications is terrifying.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... -viability

That is really frightening.

[acymetric]

This is a scary thought.

Myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle, has been found in at least five Big Ten Conference athletes and among several other athletes in other conferences, according to two sources with knowledge of athletes' medical care.

The condition is usually caused by a viral infection, including those that cause the common cold, H1N1 influenza or mononucleosis. Left undiagnosed and untreated, it can cause heart damage and sudden cardiac arrest, which can be fatal. It is a rare condition, but the COVID-19 virus has been linked with myocarditis with a higher frequency than other viruses, based on limited studies and anecdotal evidence since the start of the pandemic.

Dying from the virus is bad enough; dying on the field because of virus induced heart complications is terrifying.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... -viability

The article doesn't really make it clear, are these athletes who have been diagnosed with myocarditis as a result of a COVID infection, or have they just been diagnosed with myocarditis (as in, there might well be more athletes than we realized with myocarditis during normal times and we're only just now realizing it because we're doing more aggressive medical screening)?

[Bob Green]

Fall Camp update:

https://goduke.com/news/2020/8/21/footb ... pdate.aspx

First scrimmage today. Lots of competition so staff should know more about position battles after the scrimmage. I remain skeptical games will be played.

[Bob Green]

Jim Sumner discusses the defense:

https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/20 ... notre-dame

Mark Gilbert is all the way back from his hip injury according to Matt Guerrieri.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Fall Camp update:

https://goduke.com/news/2020/8/21/footb ... pdate.aspx

First scrimmage today. Lots of competition so staff should know more about position battles after the scrimmage. I remain skeptical games will be played.

Sure hope no one got hurt today.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Fall Camp update:

https://goduke.com/news/2020/8/21/footb ... pdate.aspx

First scrimmage today. Lots of competition so staff should know more about position battles after the scrimmage. I remain skeptical games will be played.

Sure hope no one got hurt today.

Or coughed.

[lawgrad91]

The attendance email dropped this morning....

Dear Blue Devils fan,
Due to the impact of COVID-19, Duke University will begin its fall sport program seasons without spectators at home events. Click here for the full release.
As a football season ticket holder, we have three options for your ticket charges:
Roll over your 2020 season ticket and parking order toward your 2021 season order.
Convert your ticket and parking charges into a tax-deductible donation to the Iron Dukes Annual Fund. This would be an additional one-time donation and would be deductible. In addition, the Iron Dukes office will award extra bonus credit for the full amount of your converted donation, in essence doubling the Iron Dukes credit for this donation. The Iron Dukes Annual Fund helps Duke to cover the scholarship costs for our student-athletes.
Receive a refund of your ticket and parking charges. Refunds would be issued to the credit card used for the original purchase. If you paid with check, your account representative will reach out with further information.
Our default will be to roll over your ticket and parking charges to the 2021 season. If this option is your preference, you do not need to take any action. If you would like one of the other two options, please contact the Duke Athletics Ticket Office at 919-681-BLUE by September 15. After September 15, we will move forward with rolling over your 2020 season order to the 2021 season.
Thank you and Go Duke!