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YouTube Gold: The 1980 ACC Tournament Controversy
The Foster era at Duke was brief but fascinating. Bill Foster arrived in Durham in 1974 after a bizarre attempt to lure former Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp out of retirement (only the death of Rupp’s farm manager stopped this from actually happening. Rupp was 72 at the time; he would die of spinal cancer in […]
DBR Podcast #840: Preparing To Defend A Football Title (w/ Anna Snyder)
Duke Football is close to opening up their season as the defending ACC champions. What’s in store for them? On Episode 840, we speak with Anna Snyder of the Fayetteville Observer on where the football team is at as they finish out the preseason. The biggest question facing the Blue Devils this season: who will […]
The Top Five Duke Comebacks Of All Time
Duke has had some amazing comebacks over the years, so we thought that it might be nice to list the biggest ones, including the biggest of all, which happened 76 years ago. #1: vs. Tulane (December 30, 1950) – 32-point deficitIn the old Dixie Classic, Duke trailed 54-22 (and by as many as 32) late […]
Great ACC News: UNC, State To Play A Non-Conference Game
Here’s some nice ACC news: with only one meeting on the schedule again this year, UNC and NC State agreed to play a non-conference game in Greensboro. That’s a great idea. ACC rivalries should be honored. UNC and NC State are calling this the Tobacco Road Classic, and it’s scheduled for December 15, 2026. UNC […]
YouTube Gold: Duke vs. Maryland, 1980
In 1980, ACC basketball was a very different scene. There was no three-point shot, no shot clock, Duke’s best defense was a 2-3 zone, and Maryland was still in the conference. Duke and Maryland didn’t much like each other, but it wasn’t like later, when Maryland hated Duke, while Duke, or at least the fans, […]
Changing Of The Guard In Charlotte
Former Blue Devil Grayson Allen is back in North Carolina, having been traded to the Charlotte Hornets on July 13. He joins former Blue Devils Kon Knueppel and Sion James in the Queen City, and he seems to be pleased to be back in the Old North State. In this article, Allen says that he […]
ACC Summer Roundup: Another Extension
In ACC news, Ryan Odom becomes the second ACC coach to have his contract extended this summer. We don’t think Virginia should have much to worry about – Odom has deep ties to the program, since his father, Dave, was a Terry Holland assistant from 1982-1989. The younger Odom was even a ballboy. Nonetheless, not […]
YouTube Gold: Wofford’s 2017 Upset Of UNC In Chapel Hill
We have a theory that most coaches, as they get near the end of their careers, as Douglas MacArthur said of soldiers, tend to fade away. There are exceptions, of course, or perhaps people fade at such a high level that you don’t notice as much. Think John Wooden, Dean Smith, and Mike Krzyzewski, guys […]
Cooper Flagg Update: Working Out With Kyrie
The Dallas Mavericks have had a real roller coaster ride over the last few years. First, there was the shocking trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. This did not go over well at all, leading to a near-revolt by Mavs fans. Then, lightning struck, and Dallas won the lottery and drafted Duke’s […]
ACC Preview #12 – Virginia Tech
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College What to make of the Hokies? They lost two major pieces from last season. Tobi Lawal is now with the Dallas Mavericks, and Neoklis Avdalas, most […]
YouTube Gold: When Rookie Julius Erving Shook Up The Basketball Worl.
Julius Erving had a bit of a rough start to his professional career. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks, but signed contracts with the Atlanta Hawks and the ABA’s Virginia Squires. The first dispute was settled by the NBA: his draft rights belonged to Milwaukee, and the Hawks were out of luck. The second […]
Duke Recruiting: You’ll Want To Read This
Recruiting is a funny business, and you never know what will happen. You can at times see guys emerge late, and that changes things, or guys might reclassify, as we’ve seen several times lately, and that also shakes things up. And sometimes guys just change their minds after they commit, or turn out to be […]
ACC Preview #11 – Boston College
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse For the last few years, we’ve asked the same question about two coaches: why is no one going after Northwest Missouri State’s Ben McCollum and UConn assistant […]
YouTube Gold: The Greatness Of Bo Jackson
Michael Jordan played in the NBA for 15 seasons between 1984 and 2003, and was widely considered one of the greatest athletes of his generation. But he wasn’t the best. That would have been his contemporary, Bo Jackson. Jackson played both professional baseball and football, and was an All-Star in each. His professional baseball career […]
Duke Recruiting: Another Offer Goes Out
Duke has offered several prospects this summer, and the latest offer goes out to DeMarcus Henry. A 6-7 wing with a 6-11 wingspan, he’s ranked as high as third in his class. Widely seen as a two-way talent, he’s gotten offers from Louisville, Kentucky, UConn, Ohio State, and more. This Yahoo article tries to make […]
A Major Development For NC State
New NC State coach Justin Gainey caught a major break Saturday when a judge gave Ven-Allen Lubin a fifth year of eligibility. Gainey has put together a decent roster, but it needed a little bit more in the frontcourt. And Lubin, who is 6-9 and 250 pounds, and who has matured nicely, will be a […]
YouTube Gold: An Historic Baseball Accomplishment
For a long time, Americans thought baseball started around the middle of the 18th century near Cooperstown, New York, but in recent times, baseball historians have pushed the origins back to England, perhaps as early as 1744. It has been documented in the United States since at least the 1830s, although not in the form […]
CBS Takes A Look At Duke’s Prospective Lineup
We didn’t see this Friday, but CBS Sports has its projected starting Duke lineup posted. Their expectation: Caleb Foster and John Blackwell at guard, Pat Ngongba at center, and Dame Sarr and Cameron Williams at forward. That seems about right, but Duke’s depth, however, means that things could change at any time. Cayden Boozer really […]
Mark Mitchell Update
Like a lot of players right now, former Blue Devil Mark Mitchell, and some other athletes, have gone to court to try to get a fifth year. They had their hearing on Friday, but Jefferson County Judge Brian C. Edwards will not issue an opinion until sometime next week. Both Louisville and Kentucky fans feel […]
YouTube Gold: Marquette Visits Duke In 1990
In the fall of 1990, Duke was coming off of a very difficult loss to UNLV in the Final Four. It was so bad that then-coach Mike Krzyzewski, who watched video relentlessly, didn’t watch it until a rematch was possible in the 1991 Final Four. The team was still forming its identity in November, when […]
Rumor Time: Mark Mitchell To Kentucky?
There’s no definitive news on this yet, but former Duke player Mark Mitchell is in court trying to get one more season like everyone else. And if he does get it? There’s a lot of smoke around Mitchell to Kentucky. Mark Pope has kept one roster spot open due to the turmoil in the sport […]
Have The Late Summer Additions At Miami & Louisville Changed The ACC Race?
With the various court rulings allowing players of the 2022 class a fifth year, the ACC has changed quite a bit. UNC picked up a useful center in Cameron Fens, from South Dakota, even if Tar Heel fans will tremble every time his first name is mentioned, and Louisville has former Tar Heel Seth Trimble […]
YouTube Gold: Georgia Tech-UNLV In The 1990 Final Four
On Thursday, we talked about Duke’s win over Arkansas in the 1990 national semifinals. The other game that night was also really good, as Georgia Tech and UNLV really got after each other. This was the Lethal Weapon 3 team, starring Brian Oliver, Dennis Scott, and Kenny Anderson, and UNLV, of course, would go on […]
Duke Recruiting: Two Updates
Two bits of recruiting news, with one offer going out, and one list cut down to four. The offer is to Asa Montgomery, a 6-6 forward with a 6-10 wingspan, from Powder Springs, Georgia, where he plays for Hillgrove High School. He’s had offers from Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, […]
ACC Roundup – Miami Locks Up Jai Lucas & More On Trimble’s Move To Louisville
A couple of notes worth mentioning for a summer ACC Roundup. First, Miami, fully aware that former Duke assistant Jai Lucas is a major target for schools like Kentucky and Kansas, which might be making hires this spring, gave him a significantd extension. Lucas got five years and a raise, though it’s unclear how much […]
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