Showing posts with label Blue Devils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blue Devils. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
March Madness and Triangle-area teams ready to go
The 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament bracket was released by the Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee from Indianapolis, Ind. on Sunday.
The Duke Blue Devils led Triangle-area teams in earning the the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region while the North Carolina Tar Heels landed the No. 8 seed in the South Region, and the NC State Wolfpack earned the the No. 8 seed in the East Region.
All three teams possess the ability to reach the Sweet 16 round of play and beyond, but will all face formidable opposition in advancing out of the first two rounds of play.
March Madness is finally here and every team is ready to go.
Let the games begin!
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Duke vs. Albany
The second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) will meet the 15th-seeded Albany Great Danes (24-10) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. - Mar. 22 - 12:15 p.m.
Duke received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the sixth straight season and advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 18th consecutive year and 29th time in the past 30 seasons.
The Blue Devils have received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 15 of the past 17 seasons and 21 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is 96-32 all-time in the tournament with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
The Blue Devils won the 1991 NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed and their last three titles as a No. 1 seed.
Krzyzewski is the NCAA’s all-time leader in tournament victories, posting a 79-24 record in his 33 seasons at Duke.
North Carolina vs. Villanova
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (24-10) tipoff against the ninth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (20-13) - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. - Mar. 22 - 7:20 p.m.
Carolina is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance, second-most in history and has played in 18 Final Fours, more than any school in the nation.
The Tar Heels have played in 149 NCAA Tournament games and won 108, both of which totals are second in NCAA history. UNC's Tournament winning percentage of .725 (108-41) is third in history.
Head coach Roy Williams is making his 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, tied for seventh in NCAA history.
He's coached in 81 NCAA Tournament games, posted 61 wins and posted an NCAA winning percentage of .753, all of which are third in NCAA history.
NC State vs. Temple
The eighth-seed Wolfpack (24-10) matches up with the ninth-seeded Temple Owls (23-9) - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio - Mar. 22 - 1:40 p.m.
It is NC State's 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament and this year's squad has already recorded a 24-10 record, its highest win total in 30 years.
Head coach Mark Gottfried is the first coach in NC State's storied basketball history, and only the third in the 60-year history of the ACC for all schools, to take his first two teams to the "Big Dance."
The Wolfpack posts a 34-21 overall in the NCAA Tournament and is one of only 17 teams that has won two national titles, as the Pack took the title in 1974 and in 1983.
NC State is the only team in the nation to have five players each average over 12 points per game.
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The Duke Blue Devils led Triangle-area teams in earning the the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region while the North Carolina Tar Heels landed the No. 8 seed in the South Region, and the NC State Wolfpack earned the the No. 8 seed in the East Region.
All three teams possess the ability to reach the Sweet 16 round of play and beyond, but will all face formidable opposition in advancing out of the first two rounds of play.
March Madness is finally here and every team is ready to go.
Let the games begin!
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Duke vs. Albany
The second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) will meet the 15th-seeded Albany Great Danes (24-10) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. - Mar. 22 - 12:15 p.m.
Duke received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the sixth straight season and advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 18th consecutive year and 29th time in the past 30 seasons.
The Blue Devils have received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 15 of the past 17 seasons and 21 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is 96-32 all-time in the tournament with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
The Blue Devils won the 1991 NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed and their last three titles as a No. 1 seed.
Krzyzewski is the NCAA’s all-time leader in tournament victories, posting a 79-24 record in his 33 seasons at Duke.
North Carolina vs. Villanova
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (24-10) tipoff against the ninth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (20-13) - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. - Mar. 22 - 7:20 p.m.
Carolina is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance, second-most in history and has played in 18 Final Fours, more than any school in the nation.
The Tar Heels have played in 149 NCAA Tournament games and won 108, both of which totals are second in NCAA history. UNC's Tournament winning percentage of .725 (108-41) is third in history.
Head coach Roy Williams is making his 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, tied for seventh in NCAA history.
He's coached in 81 NCAA Tournament games, posted 61 wins and posted an NCAA winning percentage of .753, all of which are third in NCAA history.
NC State vs. Temple
The eighth-seed Wolfpack (24-10) matches up with the ninth-seeded Temple Owls (23-9) - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio - Mar. 22 - 1:40 p.m.
It is NC State's 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament and this year's squad has already recorded a 24-10 record, its highest win total in 30 years.
Head coach Mark Gottfried is the first coach in NC State's storied basketball history, and only the third in the 60-year history of the ACC for all schools, to take his first two teams to the "Big Dance."
The Wolfpack posts a 34-21 overall in the NCAA Tournament and is one of only 17 teams that has won two national titles, as the Pack took the title in 1974 and in 1983.
NC State is the only team in the nation to have five players each average over 12 points per game.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
ACC Football Live: Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami Hurricanes
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| Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami Hurricanes pregame - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC |
It's Senior Day as the Duke Blue Devils (6-5, 3-4) host the Miami Hurricanes (6-5, 4-3) in the final game of the regular season at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C. on Saturday.
The Blue Devils look to extend their 5-1 home record this season, having matched the school single-season record for home wins already and becoming bowl-eligible for the first time since 1994.
Miami is looking to secure a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coastal Division title with a win over the Blue Devils.
The Hurricanes lead the all-time series between both teams, holding an 8-1 advantage with Duke's lone win coming back in October, 1976.
Kickoff coming up in 10 minutes.
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1st Quarter:
- Miami kicks off and Duke will start on their 25-yard line
- Renfree finds an open Crowder but he can't hang onto it - incomplete pass
- Duke runs it and also gets a face mask call to advance the ball to the 42-yard line
- Swing pass to Conner Vernon - extends his reception streak by one more game - 47 games in ACC play and longest active streak in NCAA
- Duke has to punt it away - Miami returns it to the 25-yard line
- First pass is a long one for a 17-yard gain
- Quarterback Stephen Morris is contained by the Duke defense for a moderate gain on the ground
- Miami runs it again but is penalized for a shift on the line - 2nd and 13 yards to go - still no score with 11:40 to play
- Big defensive stop by Blue Devils' Walt Canty to break up a long pass attempt
- Duke gets the ball back after Miami punts it away
- A complete pass up the side gains Duke 13 yards before starting on the ground with the next downs
- Duke penalized for clipping - big yardage loss back to its own 14-yard line - a lot of hard work diminished there
- After that loss, Blue Devils having trouble gaining big yards as Miami forces them to punt with Will Monday coming in
- Miami will start on its own 42-yard line - still no score with 8:50 to play
- The Hurricanes gain 18 yards on a swing pass and some great blocks to lead the way
- Duke secondary is caught off-guard with a huge gap that the Hurricanes fill with a big reception from running back Dallas Crawford after getting the pitch from Morris
- Another few plays and Morris finds Clive Walford for an 11-yard pass and touchdown - 7-0 Miami leads Duke with 6:59 to play
- Miami's drive - 4 plays - 59 yards - 1:51 TOP
- Duke receives the kickoff in their end zone and will start on its own 25-yard line
- Renfree tries to air one out to the left but it sails over Juwan Thompson's head
- Snead takes the handoff for small yards on the next down
- Renfree throws another one high and out-of-bounds and Duke is penalized again for an illegal block - forced to punt it away
- Morris finds Walford for a 35-yard gain as Canty stumbles in the middle of the secondary before helping to make the tackle
- Miami runs it on the next play and threatening to score - now inside the red zone
- A handoff to Duke Johnson who jukes right and then left to run past the Duke defender and it into the left side of the end zone - touchdown puts the Hurricanes ahead 14-0 with 5:19 to play
- Jamison Crowder returns the kickoff for Duke from the goal line to the 18-yard line
- Miami was showing blitz but force another incomplete pass wide and to the left
- Hand off to Jela Duncan gains the Blue Devils nine yards on the play
- Third and one and Brandon Connette gains the first down on the Wildcat set-up
- Renfree fakes the handoff and keeps it to gain four yards on his own
- On second down with six yards to go, Renfree throws it out on the right side
- Duke stuck on its 35-yard line - Vernon makes the catch to earn the first down for a seven-yard gain
- Blue Devils keep the Miami defense honest and Renfree finds Corey Gattis for 27 yards in the open space in the secondary
- Duke ball on the Miami 31-yard line - trailing by 14 points still and 2:28 to play
- Duncan gains six yards and Duke has another third down to convert
- Renfree keeps it but doesn't gain any yards and the field goal unit comes out for Duke
- A successful kick and Ross Martin converts it - Miami lead is not 14-3 with 1:17 to play
- Duke scoring drive - 11 plays, 57 yards - 3:57 TOP
- The Blue Devils attempt the onside kick but Miami gets the ball from the scramble on the play - starting on the Duke 48-yard line
- Morris tries to get a quick strike for Miami downfield, but it is incomplete
- Justin Foxx comes up with a big sac on Morris and Miami is getting ready to punt with fourth down and nine yards to go as first quarter ends
- Miami punts it away and Duke will start on its own 19-yard line
- Josh Snead gains six yards on the ground and is followed up with a reception by Crowder for the first down
- Duke continues to make gains - up to its own 32-yard line which is then increased by a big gain and pass to Vernon - 14 yards on the play
- The Blue Devils start on the Miami 49-yard line with an incomplete pass and a small gain of four yards
- Renfree looks and finds Desmond Scott in the middle and Blue Devils are facing fourth down and two - they go for it
- Vernon makes the catch for the first down - a seven-yard catch
- Thompson continues to make gains on the drive with four more yards before Renfree finds Vernon cutting through the middle from the left side - he takes a hard hit but gains nine yards on the play - he's shaken up but walks off
- Starting from the Miami 21-yard line, Snead takes the hand off and gains four yards
- In the red zone Renfree looks for Gattis and he gets six more yards - first and goal
- Thompson gets the pass and Duke has four yards to go on second down
- Connette takes the snap, fumbles it and has enough time to pick it up and run it in for the touchdown - Martin's PAT is good - Miami lead is only four points - 14-10 with 8:57 to go
- Duke worked off of 15 plays for 81 yards over 5:55 of possession time during that last scoring drive
- After the kickoff, Miami will start on its own 25-yard line
- Johnson carries it for the Hurricanes with lots of speed but is cut short by Duke's Ross Cockrell - a five-yard gain
- Crawford takes the snap and runs it for the first down
- Miami continues to gain yards on the ground with Johnson picking up five more yards
- Crawford is on the run again and beats the Duke front line for eight yards
- After successful gains, Miami is now at the Duke 45-yard line and makes a big gain as Morris passes to Walford - 38 yards - Canty couldn't bat the pass down which allowed Walford to tip-toe down the right sideline - play being reviewed - two yards shorter than original end of run
- Miami starts on the Duke seven-yard line and elects to run it for three yards
- The Hurricanes still can't score with an incomplete pass into the end zone - 3rd and six to go
- Duke defense doesn't have an answer for Johnson running it into the right corner after getting the pitch from Morris - Miami lead is back up to 10 points - 20-10 with 5:41 to go in the half
- Miami scoring drive - 9 plays, 75 yard - 3:16 TOP
- Off the kickoff, Blue Devils' Crowder returns it from his three-yard line to the 19-yard line
- Renfree hands off to Duncan who speeds up and gains a first down with an 11-yard run
- Duke stays on the ground with Duncan - another gain - three yards this time
- No-huddle offense continues to Duncan again for another small gain of four yards this time
- Renfree then finds a cutting Vernon who goes left for seven yards and its Duke first down at the its own 43-yard line
- A swing pass to Crowder on the right side gains six more yards for the Blue Devils
- Another pass to Crowder - a bigger gain down the right side line for another first down, but Duke is called for holding on the play
- Starting back on the 40-yard line, Renfree finds Scott open for six yards on the left side line, but it's not enough and Duke is forced to punt
- The Blue Devils fake the punt but the Miami defense doesn't fall for it - Connette only gains a yard and the Hurricanes get the ball on the Duke 47-yard line - still leading 20-10 with 2:36 to play
- Johnson continues to penetratet the Duke defense and gains 12 yards before James makes a catch for seven more yards
- A pitch back to Johnson has the Duke defense ready for it - a loss of one yard on the play
- Morris finds Phillip Dorsett for 19 yards down the right side line and threatening to score again with a handoff to Johnson
- Miami with second and goal to go after the run - on the Duke four-yard line now
- Johnson gets it again for a three-yard run and the ball is sitting on the one-yard line on third down
- An incomplete pass in the end zone has Duke flagged for pass interference for first and goal
- James runs it in for the Hurricanes as the lead extends to 18 points - 28-10 with eight seconds to go
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Duke: Sean Renfree (18-28, 138 yards), Brandon Connette (3 rushes, 9 yards, 1 touchdown)
Miami: Stephen Morris (8-11, 155 yards), Duke Johnson (9 rushes, 55 yards, 2 touchdowns)
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3rd Quarter:
- Miami starts with the ball after Martin kicks it off for Duke
- Morris begins the drive on the ground with Johnson leading the way up the field for a few plays
- Big gain as Dorsett makes a 23-yard catch and the Hurricanes continue the march to the end zone
- Ball on the Duke seven-yard line now and Morris tries in the air but isn't as successful as handing off to Johnson again
- Fourth down and six to go - field goal team is out for he Hurricanes - a 23-yard attempt is good - 31-10 Miami leads with 11:10 to play
- Duke starts with the ball on its own 35-yard line
- A complete pass, a rush and an incomplete pass
- After a complete pass, fumble, and recovery, Duke is facing first down after an illegal substitution called on Miami
- Crowder gains some yards after catching a pass from Renfree
- A big gain as Renfree finds an open Crowder for 24 yards
- Renfree stays in the air with a complete pass to Thompson
- Next play to the left end zone corner and Vernon catches it for the touchdown - PAT is good
- Duke scoring drive - 10 plays, 65 yards - 3:52 TOP - Miami lead is now 31-17 with 7:18 to play
- Miami can't gain much as the Duke defense ratchets up its play and Duke will get the ball back with 5:48 to play
- The Hurricanes show blitz and Renfree hands it off to Thompson for a huge 37-yard run - first down coming up at the Miami 23-yard line
- Renfree looks up and down the middle on a breaking Crowder who is wide open for the touchdown reception PAT is good - Duke now trails Miami 31-24 with 5:17 to go
- That scoring drive only took Duke two plays for 60 yards in 31 seconds
- Miami starts on its 25-yard line and they start with a run play by James - two yard gain
- The Hurricanes match Duke's last touchdown with a 65-yard rush by Johnson and the PAT is good - Miami lead is back up to 14 points - now 38-24 with 4:08 to play
- Duncan on the return but he fumbles it - Miami ball, but an offside call will cause a re-kick - player down on the field - it's Duncan - he walks off the field with help
- On the ensuing re-kick, Vernon returns it for Duke
- The Blue Devils start with the ball on their own 19-yard line - an incomplete pass starts the series
- Snead carries on the next play followed by an incomplete pass
- Duke punts on the next play and Dorsett brings it up to the Miami 28-yard line after a 58-yard punt
- On Miami's first play, James makes a catch, breaks a few tackles and runs down the right side line all the way into the end zone - one play in 14 seconds to extend the score to 21 points - 45-24 with 2:34 to play
- Duke started its series with a run and a pass and then a nice reception by Scott who was hit hard and fumbled it
- Miami coach Al Golden loved the possession call so much he was basically right beside the officials signalling first down
- However, it was ruled incomplete - Duke ball still
- Renfree tries to get a long pass to Crowder who's interfered with on the catch - first down Blue Devils on their own 38-yard line
- Snead gains some yards on the handoff
- Duke continues to work the ball up the field and have entered Hurricanes territory
- Renfree working the ball in the air with three incomplete passes as Miami defense is clamping down on Duke's receivers
- Duke going for it on fourth and seven on the Miami 42-yard line as third quarter is winding down
- Miami defensive line collapses all around Renfree who was looking long - a loss of eight yards and Miami gets the ball back
- The Hurricanes gain 11 yards from a Dorsett reception and the quarter ends - still leading 45-24
- Miami continues where it left off and is threatening to score again
- After a rush from James and a 29-yard reception from Dryon Dye, Miami has trouble running it in from the Duke three-yard line - now fourth and goal on the one-yard line
- Johnson gets the handoff from Morris and then throws it soccer throw-in style over the defense to Walford who has to dive for the floundering ball - touchdown Miami - it is being reviewed
- Pass is ruled incomplete and Duke will get the ball back on its one-yard line
- Starting deep in his zone, Renfree finds a wide-open Crowder who runs it all the way - 99 yards for the touchdown - Miami lead shortens to 14 points again - 45-31 with 11:45 to pla
- Miami has trouble on their ensuing possession and its forced to punt after a penalty and three plays
- Vernon returns the punt to the Duke 36-yard line
- First few plays for Duke include a gain on the ground and an incomplete pass
- Renfree fakes a handoff and finds Crowder on the right sideline with a 34-yard strike followed by a rush by Snead
- Duke in the red zone on the Miami seven-yard line with first and goal to go
- Connette takes the snaps and tries to push it to Reaves - incomplete pass
- Renfree back in and he takes the snap and tries to fire one to Reaves just outside of the goal line
- Anthony Boone comes in and hands off to Snead - gain of three yards
- Renfree comes back in, takes the snap, steps and almost falls, but throws it into the left corner of the end zone where Vernon catches it - the deficit is only seven points now - 45-38 with 7:56 to play
- Miami returns the kickoff 29-yards to its own 35-yard line
- One pass, one catch and 65-yards and Miami scores another touchdown to extend the lead back to 14 points - 52-38 with 7:37 to play
- Renfree starts the Duke offense with a pass to Crowder on the right side but is blocked on the second pass attempt
- Handoff to Duncan loses two yards as Miami's defense swarms around the ball carrier
- An incomplete pass and Duke has to turn it over to Miami on the 36-yard line
- Morris starts with an incomplete and complete pass on the drive
- Miami misses on a field goal attempt from Jake Wieclaw - Duke will get the ball back on its own 30-yard line
- Renfree finds Vernon cutting through the middle, left to right, and he gains 30 yards on the play
- Same route, shorter though, and Scott gains more yards for Duke
- Reaves makes a catch along the right side line and Renfree continues to move the chains until an incomplete pass to Reaves stops the no-huddle offense
- Scott snags the pass cutting across for a 10-yard reception and Renfree has the ball on the Miami 25-yard line
- That is accompanied by an incomplete pass and he tries another one in the air - a pass interference flag on the play
- Duke first down on the Miami on the 10-yard line as a result of the penalty
- A swing pass to the left finds Duncan open and he gains four yards on the play
- False start call on the Blue Devils brings the ball back to the 11-yard line
- Renfree continues to throw into the end zone - pass to Vernon is batted away
- Thompson receives a pass on the left side and gets it down to the five-yard line
- Renfree is hit after the next pass attempt and the ball is spotted on the three-yard line - roughing the passer call gets Duke to first and goal
- Renfree with an incomplete pass and Connette comes in to try to run it in - face mask call on the play
- Duke still working for the touchdown and they get it as Connette scores on the draw play - Duke trails by a touchdown again - 52-45 - after the PAT with 2:32 to play
- With the PAT complete the excitement heightens at Wallace Wade
- After scoring the touchdown, Connette lay on the ground for a while - has had a shoulder injury previously and looked like he landed on it - slow to get up, but he walks off the field
- On the ensuing kickoff, Miami starts with the ball on its 48-yard line and gains five yards with the run by Johnson
- Johnson continues to make gains on the ground for the Hurricanes - 12 more yards for the first down at the Duke 35-yard line now with 1:56 on the clock
- Miami continues to keep the ball on the ground and the clock keeps counting down as Duke has no timeouts left
- James gains another yard to the Duke 31-yard line - under 30 seconds left
- Duke takes the last snap with the handoff to James and that will end it
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
ACC Football Live: Duke Blue Devils vs. #10 Clemson Tigers
It's the Battle of the Two' s as the Duke Blue Devils (6-3, 3-2) host the Clemson Tigers (7-1, 4-1) at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Both teams are in second place in their respective division in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Clemson holds a 35-16-1 series lead between the two teams and is 14-12 with games played at Wallace Wade Stadium.
Kickoff coming up.
1st Quarter:
- Clemson starts of with a huge gain of 26 yards on a rushing play by Ellington
- The Tigers continue to gain yards on the ground before Boyd finds Brown with a 34-yard strike to the Duke eight-yard line
- Clemson scores its first touchdown of the game as Boyd connects with Hopkins - PAT is good
- The Tigers lead 7-0 after completing an 8 play, 76-yard drive
- Duke's Lee Butler gains 17 yards on the kickoff return
- Sean Renfree goes to work handing it off to Josh Snead who gains 12 yards on the play
- Renfree with a swing pass to Conner Vernon for a 7-yard gain and Duke continues to move the ball up the field
- Renfree completes a 15-yard gain with a pass to Jamison Crowder
- Another pass to Vernon for 12 yards gets the Blue Devils to the Clemson 27-yard line
- Renfree can't make any more headway, so Ross Martin comes in for the field goal attempt
- Martin's kick is good from 46 yards - Clemson leads 7-3 with 8:44 to play
- Clemson starts on its own 25-yard line and begins the drive with three straight run plays before Boyd connects with Hopkins again for a 58-yard strike and touchdown as Duke's Ross Cockrell can't get a hand on it
- Clemson leads 14-3 with 7:25 to play
- Butler returns the kick to the Duke 22-yard line
- Off the snap Renfree wastes no time as he airs it out 77 yards to Crowder who takes it to the house for the touchdown
- After Martin's PAT, Duke's two play, 77-yard drive has them trailing Clemson 14-10 with 7:02 to play
- Clemson works the ball up gradually and slowly until Boyd throws another strike for 45 yards to Hopkins again - PAT is good and the Tigers lead 21-10 with 4:49 to play
- Duke's drive comes up fruitless with two rushes for eight yards and an incomplete pass - forced to punt by Monday
- Clemson's Boyd trying to move it on the ground and then passes it for 22 yards to Watkins
- Boyd keeps it himself and rushes it to the Duke 27-yard line
- Boyd connects on another throw to Watkins for a 30-yard touchdown - Clemson now leads 28-10 with 16 seconds to play
- After a touchback, Duke moves the ball on the ground - Snead rushes for 13 yards
- Renfree starts quickly with a 37-yard pass to Crowder who gets stopped at the Clemson 25-yard line
- Two plays later, Brandon Connette comes in like he has to gain some yards on the ground, but instead he throws a lob to Reeves who runs it in for the touchdown
- Martin's PAT is good - Clemson lead cut down to 28-17 with 13:12 to play's
- Clemson's Watkins returns the kick for 19 yards and the Tigers drive begins
- After consecutive rushes for 11 and five yards respectively, a big gain of 22 yards in the air to Hopkins is fumble and Duke gets the ball back on its own 41-yard line
- Renfree starts the drive with a handoff to Snead but Duke can't complete a pass on the next two downs and Monday punts it away - still 28-17 for Clemson with 11:08 to play
- Clemson starts with the ball on its own 28-yard line and Boyd starts with a rushing play to Howard for seven yards
- A throw in the air to Watkins keeps the chains moving along with another rush from Howard
- Boyd throws a 41-yard strike to Bryant and Clemson now leads 35-17 with the successful PAT - 9:29 to play
- On the ensuing Duke possession, Renfree tries to throw a 50+ yard strike to Vernon, but he's got two Tigers around him - incomplete pass on the play
- Jela Duncan rushes for four yards before Renfree is sacked for a 13-yard loss back to the Duke 6-yard line - Monday comes on to punt for the Blue Devils
- Clemson will start its next drive on the Duke 42-yard line
- On the first down, Duke's Walt Canty comes up with the interception on Boyd's attempted pass - Duke will start with the ball back on its own 21-yard line
- Connette comes in to gains short yardage
- Renfree's attempted pass to Vernon draws a flag on the play - Duke first down at its own 36-yard line
- Duke gains a first down and enters Clemson side of the field - 3:28 to play
- The Blue Devils can't gain a first down and are forced to punt it away again
- Clemson starts at its own 16-yard line - point of where Monday's punt went out of bounds
- Blue Devils containing Clemson offense for first time this game even after Boyd gains 18 yards on the ground
- Duke is flagged for pass interference on the next play and Clemson has another first down at the 50-yard line
- Boyd completes a pass to Watkins for 30 yards by the Duke sideline - play is under review
- Play stands and Boyd then takes the snap and runs it in for 21-yards for the touchdown - his sixth of the half, let alone the game - Clemson leads 42-17 with 1:49 to play
- Renfree moving the chains for first down with passes to Vernon and Desmond Scott - starting next play on his own 47-yard line
- Clemson defense sacks Renfree for an eight-yard loss and then he's intercepted on the next play -
- Correction - no interception - Duke's Monday punts it away
- The Tigers will start with the ball on their own 28-yard line - still leading 42-17 with 29 seconds to play
- Boyd moves the chains on two successive plays before trying to throw it long - pass is intercepted by Duke's Butler - play ends the half
- Duke starts the quarter with the ball on its own 23-yard line
- Renfree can't work the offense far enough ahead for a first down and Monday comes in to punt it away
- The Tigers start with the ball on their own 35-yard line and Boyd hands it to Howard for a 14-yard rush
- After an incomplete pass, Boyd throw another interception to Duke's Ross Cockrell - his fifth pick of the season
- Connette begins the drive for Duke and gains six yards quickly
- Incomplete passes complemented with penalty flags against Duke force another punt situation
- Clemson starts on its own 35-yard line - still leading 42-17 with 10:21 to play
- Boyd works the offense to gain four first downs before handing it off to Howard who runs it in for a short yard to score another touchdown - Clemson lead extends to 49-17 with 6:53 to play
- Renfree starts Duke at its 24-yard line and works to earn consecutive first downs - second one comes after a 15-yard pass to Vernon
- Duke continues to move the chains, gaining two more first downs and gets the ball to the Clemson 29-yard line before Martin kicks a 47-yard field goal
- Clemson lead now is 49-20 with 1:56 to play
- The Tigers sub Boyd out for a new quarterback Cole Stoudt who starts the drive at the Clemson 14-yard line
- Stoudt runs the offense to gain three first downs on his first series of plays in the game
- End of the quarter and Clemson begins the fourth on the Duke 42-yard line
- Stoudt makes a bold play and keeps it himself to gain 25 yards for another first down at the Duke 17-yard line
- Clemson runs the ball three straight times before Stoudt connects with Peake on a 12-yard throw into the end zone
- After the successful PAT, Clemson extends its lead to 56-20 with 13:16 to play
- Connette begins the Duke offense and goes with the option to start - a modest two-yard gain
- Renfree with an incomplete pass to Vernon on the second down tries to look for him long, but is sacked for 14 yards on the play - Duke punts it back to Clemson
- The Tigers begin their drive on their 45-yard line looking to add to their 36-point lead
- Two short run plays and a short pass and the Tigers have to punt it away
- Duke gets the ball back on its own 19-yard line
- Anthony Boone in at QB and Shaquille Powell in at RB for Duke - picks up short yardage on subsequent downs
- Boone throws and incomplete pass and Monday comes on once more to punt the ball back to Clemson
- Stoudt starts the Clemson drive on their 37-yard line - gets a first down after the first two plays then throws 10 yards and 17 yards for two more first downs
- Tigers drive loses momentum as a 4th and 7 doesn't translate into a first down - Duke ball with 4:06 to play and Clemson still leading 56-20
- Boone works the chains up to the Clemson 40-yard line after four straight rushes from Powell and two Clemson penalties (20 yards)
- Boone trying to put one in the air to Schneider after a Powell 13-yard run, but it's too high
- Duke offense working hard to score but cant convert on passing plays and then Boone is sacked for loss on fourth down and 5 at the Clemson 21-yard line
- Clock winds down
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Duke ready to kick it up a notch against #11 Florida State
The Duke Blue Devils (6-2, 3-1) kick off against the #11 Florida State Seminoles (7-1, 4-1) at 3:30 p.m. in Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday.
FSU enters Saturday’s game ranked 11th nationally and atop the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division while Duke is off to its best start since 1994 and sits atop the Coastal Division.
The last time these two teams have squared off with significant ramifications was 1994, when #9 FSU routed #No. 16 Duke, 59-20, at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Decisive advantage
The Seminoles hold a distinct historical advantage in the series against the Blue Devils with a perfect 17-0 record with the most recent win, a 41-16 decision, over Duke coming last season.Florida State’s mastery of Duke in the all-time series ranks as one of the most dominant among conference opponents in league history as FSU is tied for the second-longest winning streak among ACC opponents.
Duke is the lone ACC team that has not defeated FSU in its 21 seasons of conference membership.
Monday punts for
Ray Guy Award
A big part of Duke's success this season has been its ability to place the ball effectively in punting situations, the responsibility of redshirt
freshman kicker Will Monday.
As a result, Monday was named as one of 69 nominees on the Ray Guy
Award watch list, as announced on Friday by the Augusta Sports Council.
Monday, one of
only six freshmen on the award nominee list, leads the ACC and ranks eighth
nationally with 45.77 yards per punt, kicking 39 punts for a total of 1,785
yards.
Monday leads ACC on Saturdays
Monday is the only player in the ACC with two punts of at least 60 yards and currently ranks second on Duke’s single-season punting average list, trailing only Steve Lach who averaged 45.89 yards per punt for the Blue Devils in 1941.
Monday has averaged no less than 43.5 yards per punt in each of Duke’s eight games this season.
He has made a punt of at least 50 yards and has placed a punt inside an opponent’s 20-yard line in every game this season.
During his weekly teleconference leading up to the Florida State game, Duke coach David Cutcliffe had the following to say about his kicker:
"Will has been accurate, has great hang time - he really has stepped up and taken challenges. I think that last punt in that last ballgame (against North Carolina) was indicative of the year he's had when he put that ball and pinned them inside the 10-yard-line we ended up giving up the score. But the kicking game and what he did is exactly what you want a guy to do, so he is a weapon."
Guy Award background
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College Football Hall of Fame inductee Ray Guy.
The Ray Guy Award winner must display team leadership, self-discipline, and have a positive impact on the team’s success and is determined by a national voting body of sports writers, college coaches, sports information directors, and past Ray Guy Award winners.
The voting body uses a variety of statistics to determine the successful recipient by comparing net punting average, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage, and percentage of punts not returned.
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Duke plays North Carolina with bowl eligibility on the line
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| Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting |
Will the Duke Blue Devils become bowl eligible after playing
the North Carolina Tar Heels during the two teams’ 99th meeting at
Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday night?
Maybe. Maybe not.
The key to the Blue Devils achieving that goal will be to
continue what they have been doing all season – playing hard for 60 minutes,
with heart and with confidence.
Seems simple enough, doesn’t it.
Resetting after
Blacksburg
However, after leading Virginia Tech 20-0 at Lane Stadium during
most of the first half, the Blue Devils collapsed later in the half to allow the
Hokies to claw back and eventually shut them out during the second half and to
win the game 41-20.
It seems that the lack of a productive effort for the entire
game and some more injuries resulted in Duke dropping into a rut in Blacksburg.
Head coach David Cutcliffe stated simply during his Sunday
teleconference, “we’ve got a lot to learn still about handling adversity and a
team that gets hot on you.”
Not an advocate of forgetting about previous games,
Cutcliffe stated that he would direct his team to put the game behind them
emotionally, and to study and grow from it.
“This team doesn’t like losing,” he said.
Will they do it?
According to many outside the program, Duke has been playing
its entire season as overachievers and will run into a wall as it faces the
final half of its playing schedule with opponents like the Tar Heels.
No doubt with the Tar Heels on a four-game win streak, they
will drive up 15-501 and into Durham with a lot of confidence as well as a 58-36-4
all-time record over the Blue Devils.
The winner
of Saturday’s game will receive the coveted Victory Bell, which has been
presented annually to the winner of the Carolina-Duke football game since the
1940s.
A large
bell on wheels, Head cheerleaders from Duke (Loring Jones) and North Carolina (Norman Spear) decided on the idea, with Jones designing the model and Spear obtaining a bell from an old railroad train.
Whoever wins it from year-to-year is allowed to paint the frame of
the bell its team color.
Although Carolina
has owned the bell for 21 of the last 22 seasons, Duke has a tremendous
opportunity to break the Tar Heels’ streak, and to get back into the groove it
was in while winning four straight games itself before losing to Virginia Tech.
Should they
do it, the Blue Devils beating the Tar Heels and claiming the Victory Bell will
only be a precursor to the bigger celebration of becoming bowl-eligible with a
sixth victory on the year.
That would
provide for a great reason to ring the bell for a long time afterward.
After all, winning the Victory Bell by beating the Tar Heels and becoming bowl-eligible on the same day rarely happens at Duke.
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