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Duke Breaks Losing Streak With Win At Virginia Tech
Duke broke a four-game losing streak and did it on the road at Virginia Tech, 70-54. Duke survived an awful 24 turnovers largely through defense: the Hokies could not hit a shot, making just 5-16 threes and 17-64 overall, which translates to 31% and 27%. And they also coughed the ball up 17 times. Duke […]
DBR Podcasts #777 & #778: ACC Champions & Breslin Victors!
What a Saturday! It was so great, we had to break them up into separate podcasts, which we give to you together! On Episode 777, we discuss Duke Football winning the ACC title over Virginia, its first ACC football title since 1989. Then on Episode 778, we recap Duke Men’s Basketball’s win at the Breslin […]
Duke’s Potential Is Coming Into Focus
So how was your Saturday? If you’re a Duke fan (and that seems like a reasonable bet since you’re here), it was probably pretty good. Duke won at Michigan State (again) and Saturday evening, beat Virginia in overtime to win the 2025 ACC Football Championship. The interception by Luke Mergott when Virginia tried to run […]
No Playoffs For Duke Football
Turns out winning a conference championship isn’t that big a deal for the football playoff selection committee as the committee left ACC champions Duke out of the playoffs. On the one hand it’s understandable. Duke finished the regular season at 8-5 and no one who got in had close to five losses. Duke’s were to […]
The Most Disappointing Thing About Saturday’s Duke-Michigan State Game
There was a bit of a fuss about Duke’s win over Michigan State Saturday and it was about the behavior of the Michigan State fans who, at one point in the game, chanted “Eff Cam Boozer! Eff Cam Boozer! Eff Cam Boozer!” Well, they didn’t say Eff, but we’re sure you can fill in the […]
ACC Roundup – Everyone Wins Except Florida State
In Saturday’s ACC Action, Louisville took care of Indiana 87-78, Florida State lost to Houston 82-67, Georgia Tech beat Monmouth 79-67, BC slipped by New Haven 67-63, Virginia popped Dayton 86-73, Miami smacked Southern Miss 88-64, NC State dismissed Asheville 75-63, Cal waved goodbye to Pacific 67-61 and Wake Forest said goodbye to West Virginia, […]
YouTube Gold: The Rise Of Rookie Cooper Flagg
Like most rookies – well, not Kon Knueppel so much – Cooper Flagg had an adjustment period to the NBA. His was more complicated than a lot of others because first, so much was expected of Flagg and second, his life was complicated when the Dallas Mavericks wanted him to play point. He’s certainly capable […]
ACC Championship Game: Five Critical Plays
Atlantic Coast Conference Champions! In Football. Read those words a couple times and let them sink in. This is definitely a “stop and smell the roses” event for Duke fans. Duke defeated Virginia 27 -20 in overtime to win their first conference championship since 1989 which they shared with Virginia. This is Duke’s first outright […]
Duke Wins ACC Football Championship! (This Is Not A Typo)
Unfreaking believable – Duke knocks off Virginia 27-20 in overtime to win the ACC Championship. Redshirt sophomore Luke Mergott, who was well down the depth chart was forced to step up due to injuries and when Virginia tried a trick play in overtime, he stepped in front of the Virginia receiver to ice the win […]
Duke Pulls Past Michigan State Late In a 66-60 Road Win
Duke and Michigan State rarely disappoint and this time was no exception as the Blue Devils pulled out an exciting 66-60 win in Breslin. As always though with the Spartans, it wasn’t easy. Duke faced a lot of adversity in this one, and the peak of it was probably the moments between when Patrick Ngongba […]
Duke Fans! You’ll Want To See This Before The ACC Championship Saturday Night
The second word in the name of this site is basketball and we love basketball. Born and bred on roundball. When it’s summer, we wish it was winter just so we could get some more hoops in. The cold is absolutely worth it, as Duke proved this week in the win over Florida. But the […]
ACC Roundup – Notre Dame Wins, Loses Against TCU
In Friday’s ACC Action, only one game but a good one as Notre Dame took out TCU in overtime, 87-85. Honestly, when TCU went into the half up 45-36, given Notre Dame’s recent history, we thought they were cooked. Didn’t happen, as it turned out, and a freshman, Jalen Haralson, was the difference maker. Haralson, […]
YouTube Gold: Highlights Of Gonzaga vs.Kentucky
As Duke fans, we’ve had to deal with Kentucky fans since at least 1992, when Christian Laettner ripped the still-beating heart out of BBN’s collective chest and stomped it flat in the Spectrum. We wouldn’t give that game back for anything, but we wouldn’t wish the joy of Kentucky fans on anyone either. And we […]
Next Up – Michigan State
Date 12/6 || Time Noon || Venue Breslin Center || Video Fox Duke plays the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday and beyond that, the non-conference gauntlet is almost over, with majors Texas Tech next Saturday and Michigan in February (Duke also plays Lipscomb at home). As long as Tom Izzo is there, nothing much will […]
ACC Roundup – Notre Dame Gets A Good Road Test Friday
After a big win over former Duke Blue Devil Mark Mitchell and his Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame gets a nice road test at TCU. Jamie Dixon has never been our favorite coach but he has TCU at 5-2. The losses are to New Orleans (78-74 and inexplicable) and to Michigan, 67-63 and admirable, given how […]
YouTube Gold: College Football 96 Years Ago
College football has been around since 1869 and has a long and at times checkered history. The NCAA was actually formed in 1906 because football had grown too violent not to be monitored and regulated. Over time it grew into much more the sport that we know today. The forward pass came into the game […]
LSU Knocks Off Duke In The ACC/SEC Challenge
There’s still time to turn it around, but the women’s season is not going well. Duke had previously lost to #16 Baylor, West Virginia, South Florida, #2 South Carolina, #3 UCLA and now LSU in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Duke fell to the Tigers, 93-77. The Blue Devils started with a bang, running out to a […]
DBR Bites #124 – Showdown With Sparty
It is going to be a huge sports weekend for Duke fans. The latest edition of the Duke Basketball Roundup dives into both of the big events, the hoops battle at undefeated Michigan State and the football Blue Devils playing Virginia for the ACC Championship. Jason and Scott Rich (subbing for World Cup obsessed Donald) […]
ACC Championship Game Preview: Duke vs Virginia
ACC Championship Game Preview: Duke vs Virginia Duke (7-5, 6-2) faces Virginia (10-2, 7-1) in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game Saturday evening at 8 pm EST in Charlotte, NC at Bank of America Stadium. Television coverage is on ABC. Virginia is favored by three points. Duke is riding a two-game win streak with wins […]
21st Century Free Throw Kings
The shot, arranged during a timeout and destined for a place in the pantheon of great Cameron moments, came with 21 seconds to go and Duke trailing Florida by two points, the Gators’ only lead of the second half. The ball went to the top of the key to Isaiah Evans. Even after missing his […]
ACC/SEC Challenge: SEC Wins 9-7
In Wednesday’s ACC/SEC Challenge action, the only winner from Day II was Virginia, as the Cavs took down Texas 88-69. Otherwise, Auburn beat NC State 83-73, Clemson fell to Alabama 90-84, Vanderbilt took out SMU 88-69, Georgia Tech lost to Mississippi State 85-73, BC took LSU to overtime before falling 78-69 and Louisville took an […]
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YouTube Gold: Kon Knueppel On The Tonight Show!
You know things are going well for Kon Knueppel, but if you weren’t a Duke fan or maybe not even a big basketball fan and how would you know? One way would be if he started popping up on TV, as he does here on the Tonight Show. He talks about his family inviting his […]
More Thoughts On Duke’s Win Over Florida
Are you still buzzing after last night’s win over Florida? It’s happening across Duke Nation after one of the most exciting games in recent Cameron history. And let’s give Florida props: that’s a really good team. Thomas Haugh looks like an absolute pro. Interesting significa here: Haugh is 22, four years older than Cooper Flagg. […]
The Early NET Rankings Remain Delightfully Quirky
Yale is not one of the Top 25 teams in college basketball. An obvious sentiment? Not if the NCAA’s early NET Rankings are to believed, which have the Bulldogs rated No. 25 in the country. Kidding aside, the early NET rankings have historically been quirky, as I’ve written about before. This year’s edition has a […]
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