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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by CameronBornAndBred » September 13th, 2009, 10:51 am

devildeac wrote:
Imagine what you could do if you were taller:

1. Be a DB
2. Be a QB
3. Be a PG
4. all of the above

;) :D
Also you can be a Fat Head on FDA's bedroom wall. Short people don't get turned into Fat Heads.
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by Rolvix » September 13th, 2009, 11:29 am

devildeac wrote: Imagine what you could do if you were taller:

1. Be a DB
2. Be a QB
3. Be a PG
4. all of the above

;) :D
Taller people are more successful, as displayed by Renfree :lol: =)) . Of course they die ten years earlier as well.
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by Devil in the Blue Dress » September 13th, 2009, 11:46 am

CellR wrote:
devildeac wrote: Imagine what you could do if you were taller:

1. Be a DB
2. Be a QB
3. Be a PG
4. all of the above

;) :D
Taller people are more successful, as displayed by Renfree :lol: =)) . Of course they die ten years earlier as well.
This sounds like a description of large breeds of dogs versus small ones. ;)
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by DukePA » September 13th, 2009, 12:38 pm

dukediv2012 wrote:Duke played extremely well yesterday! The first quarter was kind of scary, but I think it was because the team was too hyped up. In the locker room before the game, I thought that Vinny Rey was going to murder someone (he is the scariest person on earth).

Duke's first offensive possession was weak, and the first defensive set was AWFUL. I had the opportunity to ask Vinny Rey about that first drive after the game and he said, "They threw a play at us that we never saw on tape and we weren't ready for it. Sometimes that option offense can be really tricky, so it is hard to get used to it on the first possession." After the first drive the defense was amazing. We gave up a ton of yards in the first quarter, but not many points. The defense hunkered down at the right points yesterday which is alway encouraging.

Sean Renfree is the real deal folks. Duke's offense clicked while he was in the game in the 2nd half. I don't know what the plan is going to be for next week, but it should be an interesting week of practice...

Next week will be a true test of Duke's progress in practice this week.

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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by bjornolf » September 13th, 2009, 1:35 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:
devildeac wrote: 3. We only averaged 36+ yards/punt.
I hate punt stats because they can be misleading. If you are kicking most of your punts from the 50, or their side of the field, then the average will be shorter. So it can either mean your punter sucks, or the offense did well often enough to move the ball before stalling on their side.
That's why they keep track of touchbacks and "downed inside the 20" stats. It's also why they keep track of "net yardage" on a punt. If you kill the ball every time, but you're kicking line drives and out-kicking your coverage, you may have a 50 yard punting average, but your net average is gonna be closer to 30 yards.

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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by devildeac » September 13th, 2009, 2:05 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:
devildeac wrote:
Imagine what you could do if you were taller:

1. Be a DB
2. Be a QB
3. Be a PG
4. all of the above

;) :D
Also you can be a Fat Head on FDA's bedroom wall. Short people don't get turned into Fat Heads.
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by CameronBornAndBred » September 13th, 2009, 8:09 pm

Lewis is the man for next week.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/college_fo ... y/5992375/

Rightfully so I think. But it's pretty sweet knowing we have two winners as options.
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by Rolvix » September 13th, 2009, 8:18 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:Lewis is the man for next week.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/college_fo ... y/5992375/

Rightfully so I think. But it's pretty sweet knowing we have two winners as options.
I'm glad Lewis is still the man. I would have been pretty disappointed if they pulled him, because I would say a majority of his woes were a result of the O-Line, and not so much his ability. Renfree just happened to join the game when the line finally got it figured out. ;)
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by CameronBornAndBred » September 13th, 2009, 8:28 pm

CellR wrote:
CameronBornAndBred wrote:Lewis is the man for next week.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/college_fo ... y/5992375/

Rightfully so I think. But it's pretty sweet knowing we have two winners as options.
I'm glad Lewis is still the man. I would have been pretty disappointed if they pulled him, because I would say a majority of his woes were a result of the O-Line, and not so much his ability. Renfree just happened to join the game when the line finally got it figured out. ;)
I agree. I watched the game again today, Thad did lots of things well, under tons of pressure. The recievers weren't catching, and there were at least 2 pass interference calls. While Renfree got in the endzone twice, I think Thad would have led 3 scoring drives, including the missed FG. The other ended in a fumble. Aside from his two TD's, Duke punted the rest of Sean's possessions. He played well, threw great, but he isn't the annointed one yet.
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by captmojo » September 13th, 2009, 8:41 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:
CellR wrote:
CameronBornAndBred wrote:Lewis is the man for next week.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/college_fo ... y/5992375/

Rightfully so I think. But it's pretty sweet knowing we have two winners as options.
I'm glad Lewis is still the man. I would have been pretty disappointed if they pulled him, because I would say a majority of his woes were a result of the O-Line, and not so much his ability. Renfree just happened to join the game when the line finally got it figured out. ;)
I agree. I watched the game again today, Thad did lots of things well, under tons of pressure. The recievers weren't catching, and there were at least 2 pass interference calls. While Renfree got in the endzone twice, I think Thad would have led 3 scoring drives, including the missed FG. The other ended in a fumble. Aside from his two TD's, Duke punted the rest of Sean's possessions. He played well, threw great, but he isn't the annointed one yet.
After getting the chance to see the replay, I agree with all the above. Renfree did prove to be more than worthy, however.
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by devildeac » September 13th, 2009, 8:51 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:Lewis is the man for next week.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/college_fo ... y/5992375/

Rightfully so I think. But it's pretty sweet knowing we have two winners as options.
I just started a Duke vs Kansas thread (and, no, it's NOT about BBQ :roll: ) and, lo and behold, we have great minds thinking alike... :roll:
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by Devil in the Blue Dress » September 13th, 2009, 9:42 pm

Is Thad good for five more touchdown passes this year? I think so. If he accomplishes that he will pass Ben Bennett as Duke's all time leader in career touchdown passes. Not bad considering that he's had three different offensive coordinators since his arrival at Duke.

I can identify with him because of his height...........
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Re: Duke vs. Army

Post by CameronBornAndBred » September 13th, 2009, 9:53 pm

Devil in the Blue Dress wrote: I can identify with him because of his height...........
:)) :))
I am really looking forward to Thad taking the record and then some. He and the other seniors deserve every bit of respect that a fan of Duke football can give out. The new crew is the future, but these guys have paved the way. In fact every senior for the last 15 years has paved the way...one day we will not hear the word "rebuilding" when Duke football is the subject.
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