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Friday, October 26, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
ACC Football Live: Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
The Tar Heels lead the series 58-36-4 which dates back to the two schools' first-ever meeting in 1888.
Duke’s last win over North Carolina at Wallace Wade Stadium came in a 35-29 decision back in 1988.
Updates provided each quarter here and more frequently on Twitter @pksport.
Kickoff coming up in 45 minutes.
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1st Quarter:
- Duke kicks off and the Tar Heels return it to their 27-yard line
- Bryn Renner will get the Carolina offense going and he does with a swing pass to A.J. Blue
- RB Gio Bernard tries to gain some yards on the ground
- Renner shaken up after running the ball on the next play - stays down for a while but walks off the field okay it seems
- New QB Marquise Williams comes in for the Tar Heels
- Bernard with a big 39-yard gain gets Carolina into the red zone
- Renner is back in the game and tries to air one into the corner of the end zone, but is unsuccessful
- Duke defense is holding strong as play moves to third down and goal
- Renner takes the snap as Duke shows blitz - he has nowhere to go running to the right sideline - a loss of eight yards
- The Tar Heels' Caseey Barth kicks a field goal to go ahead 3-0 with 11:00 remaining
- Duke's Lee Butler returns the kickoff to his own 32-yard line
- Sean Renfree takes the snap and hands off to Jela Thompson - gain of 4 yards
- Duke keeps it on the ground but then Renfree puts in the air and it is tipped and intercepted by Carolina - flag down on the play at the end of the run
- A 15-yard personal foul penalty negates the interception and the Blue Devils get the ball back at their 49-yard line
- Renfree gets to work and moves the chains into the red zone
- Anthony Boone comes in to take the snap and takes the option and scores the touchdown
- With Ross Martin's kick, the Blue Devils take the lead 7-3 at the 6:59 mark
- Duke's total sequence took just under four minutes, 8 plays and 68 yards to score
- North Carolina returns the ball to its own 24-yard line
- First play goes to Bernard as Blue Devils defense keeps him to a 5-yard gain
- Carolina goes three downs and out and punts the ball to the Duke 37-yard line
- Renfree gets sacked on the first play, but Jela Duncan makes up for it with a 12-yard gain
- Renfree airs one to Desmond Scott for another 10 yards
- If that wasn't good enough, Renfree connects with Vernon for 35-yards - he becomes Duke's all-time receiving yards leader
- Duke is now in the red zone again and a rush by Thompson only gets a yard
- The Blue Devils can't score a touchdown but a Ross Martin field goal attempt hits the post and is good
- Duke leads North Carolina 10-7 with 2:02 to play
- Carolina returns the kickoff and starts its drive
- After a few plays, the ball is fumbled and Duke comes up with it
- Duke loses six yards on the first play and try to gain it back on the next one - they do
- Another gain of 13 yards by Josh Snead on the ground and the Blue Devils are back in the red zone
- End of the quarter and Duke leads North Carolina 10-3
2nd Quarter:
- Duke starts its drive on the eight-yard line and only gain a yard on the play
- On the ensuing snap Renfree is forced to throw it away and are going for it on fourth down
- Flag down on the play with motion on the line called against the Blue Devils
- Field goal unit comes out and Martin finishes it with another three points - Duke extends its lead to 13-3 with 14:12 to go
- Duke kicks into the Carolina end zone and it's returned 14 yards to start the Tar Heels offense
- Bernard is getting the ball and trying to take charge of the game and after a play gains a big 34 yards on the play
- Carolina is in Duke territory now on the 38-yard line
- Renner takes the snap and tosses it to Blue who then attempts a pass downfield - flag on the field as Duke called for pass interference
- Bernard back in for the Tar Heels and continues where he left off
- North Carolina is in the red zone now - Walt Canty is down on the field but slowly gets up
- Bernard continues to gain yardage on the ground for the Tar Heels while Duke defense is holding its own in preventing a touchdown score
- Casey Barth kicks a 23-yard field goal as the Tar Heels inch closer on the scoreboard - trailing Duke 13-6 with 11:20 to play
- Butler returns the ball to his own 26-yard line to start Duke's next drive which they start on the ground
- Then Renfree puts it up for Jamison Crowder for a 26-yard gain - followed up by Duncan
- On a late substitution, Carolina's Shakeel Rashad hits Duke's Conner Vernon and knocks him to the ground - no penalty
- Duke starts work on its offensive drive with a number of short rushes and passes
- After a 9-play, 48-yard sequence Renfree throws it away for his first interception of the game - UNC gets the ball back on its own seven-yard line
- With 7:47 to go Duke gets the ball back after the Tar Heels are forced to punt after three downs - Blue Devils will start with the ball on the Carolina 44 after an 18-yard return by Vernon
- Duke starts the ball moving on the ground as Thompson gains 24-yds on three runs
- Duncan gets another five yards and in the red zone again
- Crowder scrambles and gets inside to the one-yard line
- After one attempt, Duncan runs it in for the touchdown
- PAT by Martin and the Blue Devils now lead the Tar Heels 20-6 with 4:25 to go
- North Carolina starts its offense on the ground starting at its own 29-yard line with the handoff to Bernard
- Carolina continues to work the ball on the ground and comes up short on the measurement and will go for it on fourth down on their own 29-yard line
- Renner keeps the ball and converts the first down
- After seven plays and 19 yards gained, Tar Heels punt it and Duke starts on its own 15-yard line
- Clock winding down and the Blue Devils let it do so to carry lead into the half
3rd Quarter:
- Duke starts with the ball on its own 35-yard line
- Small gains and incomplete passes don't translate into much yardage gained for the Blue Devils to start the half
- Forced to punt, Duke pressures the return at midfield
- Renner starts the Tar Heels offense with a handoff to Bernard who gains 10 yards on the play
- Carolina continues to work the ball downfield with rushes by Blue and Bernard - convert their first third-down conversion of the game for a first down
- After a few more downs the Tar Heels pull of a fake punt and gain another first down
- Working the ball to Bernard on successive plays who works the ball down to the Duke 11-yard line - threatening to score
- With third and seven yards to go, the Duke defense comes up big with blocking a pass attempt - UNC field goal unit comes out and Casey Barth scores another three points
- Duke still leads 20-9 with 8:48 to play after the Tar Heels complete a 14-play, 48-yard sequence to inch closer on the scoreboard
- Snead rushes for Duke and then Scott gains 14 yards on a pass from Renfree
- Snead continues his work on the ground with an 18-yard haul as Duke enters North Carolina side of the field
- Renfree throws a strike to Isaac Blakeney for another 11 yards as Blue Devils continue the march upfield
- Vernon makes a 14-yard catch in the air at the Carolina 10-yard line - Duke back in the red zone
- Duncan carries but can't make it into the endzone on second and goal
- On the ensuing third down, Renfree tries to connect with David Reeves, but the ball is knocked down - Martin comes in to kick a field goal
- The Blue Devils extend their lead to 23-9 with 4:28 to go
- Renner starts the sequence with the snap but is sacked for a loss of seven yards by Dewalt and the defense continues to contain the Tar Heels inside their 30-yard line - punt unit comes out for third straight sequence for UNC
- Snead gains nine yards on the first play which is followed by more work on the ground - Duke has gained 186 yards on the rush so far - significant for the Blue Devils
- As the end of the quarter arrives, Duke leads the Tar Heels 23-9
4th Quarter:
- Duke begins the final quarter with a fourth down and it tries to use a faked punt to get the first down, but is unsuccessful - Carolina gets the ball back at midfield
- Renner keeps it to gain four yards on the first play
- Ross Cockrell with a huge block on third down and Carolina is going for it on fourth and six yards to go
- Duke blitzes and Renner puts it into the air for 34 yards to Eric Ebron - first down on the Duke nine-yard line
- Renner hands it off to Bernard who adds eight yards to his total for the game - short of the touchdown
- The Tar Heels are contemplating what to do with third and goal to go
- Bernard gets the ball and runs it into the enzone - Carolina shortens the Duke lead to 23-16 with 13:14 to go
- Duncan returns the ball to his 24-yard line and start on the run led by Snead - gains 19 yards on the play
- Snead carries it on the next play
- Renfree connnects with Vernon for another 18 yards and Duke is threatening again with the ball on the North Carolina 33-yard line
- Renfree tries to run the ball in order to gain the first down but gets hit and comes up short - Martin comes in to bail him out
- Duke leads 26-16 with 9:22 to play
- Tar Heels get the ball back and they get to work quickly as Renner finds Bernard for the rush and then connects with Ebron in the air
- Romar Morris gains valuable yards for Carolina and the Tar Heels get a first down after Renner keeps it and gets hit - flag down against Duke for a personal foul
- Hit by Jordan Byas gives Renner a first down to start on the Duke 13-yard line
- Bernard gets the ball and runs to left laterally, to the seven-yard line
- Renner throws the touchdown pass to Sean Tapley for a five-yard finish
- Duke now leads North Carolina 26-23 with 6:28 to play
- Lee Butler returns the kick 31 yards to his own 35-hyard line to start the next drive for the Blue Devils
- North Carolina almost intercepts on Duke's third down - punting unit comes onto the field - fair catch called by Bernard inside the Carolina 10-yard line
- Tar Heels first play doesn't go far as Duke's Kenny Anunike stops Bernard on the run
- Carolina gains some yardage on the next passing play including a first down pass to Tapley to the 25-yard line
- No huddle offense for Carolina is working as Ebron receives a 14-yard pass.
- On the next play, Renner puts up a pass to Highsmith which is stripped by Byas - Cockrell's attempt to recover is unsuccessful and Bernard picks it up and runs it into the endzone
- Carolina completes the PAT and now leads Duke 30-26 with 3:06 to play
- Duke can't return the ball before the Tar Heels shut down the return
- The Blue Devils make a huge 29-yard gain on Vernon's run to midfield
- Duncan gets a dump pass from Renfree and it's second and eight yards to go with 1:41 to play
- Renfree takes the third down snap and hits Vernon with a pass for the first down to the 36-yard line
- Another pass to Blakeney on the no-huddle offense - timeout called with the ball on the 23-yard line and 1:30 to play
- Renfree taks the snap and hands off to Snead - little yardage - 1 yard gained on the play - Duke calls timeout
- Crowder takes a cross-route pass and third and six to go - pass to Duncan who gains the first down - chains coming out to confirm
- Big spot and it's first down on the 13-yard line
- Duncan carries it and gets it down to the six-yard line and Duke calls another timeout with 28 seconds to go
- Renfree takes the snap and throws a swing pass to Duncan who can't hold on to it
- Third down and four to go and Duncan can't get the first down - another timout with 19 seconds to play
- Fourth down and two to and Renfree takes the snap and a high-flying catch by Crowder in the endzone scores the touchdown with Martin's PAT
- Duke leads 33-30 with 13 seconds to play
- Carolina working to get the ball downfield on next play which is incomplete
- Renner takes the snap with four seconds to play and Carolina tries multiple laterals and throws across the field until it hits the ground - game over
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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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Saturday, October 6, 2012
ACC Football Live: Duke Blue Devils vs. Virginia Cavaliers
The Cavaliers lead the series 33-30 which dates back to the two schools' first-ever meeting in 1890.
Updates provided each quarter here and more frequently on Twitter @pksport.
Kickoff coming up in 20 minutes.
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1st Quarter:
- Duke kickoff and Virginia returns it for 13 yards
- Cavaliers steadily moving the ball up the field after three plays - starting close to 50-yard line
- QB Phillip Sims steadily moving chains for UVA into red zone
- After eight plays and 83 yards the Cavaliers score first
- 7-0 Cavaliers lead over Blue Devils w/ 11:44 to go
- Duke's sophomore quarterback Anthony Boone makes his first career start in place of the injured senior Sean Renfree and rushes for a quick 14 yards on the first play
- Just two snaps later, Boone launches a 54-yard pass to Jamison Crowder who takes it to the house for a touch down
- PAT is good and just three plays for 75 yards in 54 seconds and the score is tied 7-7
- UVA gets one down in before Sims throws an interception with Duke's Tony Foster recording his first career interception
- Duke's Connor Vernon makes his first reception of the game and becomes the ACC's all-time leader in receptions and keeps his current NCAA receptions record
- Boone gets the ball off the snap and puts another one in the air for 37 yards which Vernon jumps to catch and score the touchdown at 8:09
- Martin converts the PAT and the Blue Devils efficiently score again - 2 plays, 40 yards and 1:22 time of possession
- Duke leads 14-7 with 8:09 to go
- Virginia gets the ball back and works to move the ball on the ground - still moving the chains
- 12 plays has netted the Cavaliers 70 yards so far and are threatening to enter the red zone
- After using up 7:24 of game time, Virginia ties the score 14-14 after a 15-play drive of 84 yards that gives Duke the ball back with 40 seconds to go
- End of the quarter, score is still tied 14-14 - Duke starts on their 24-yard line
- Blue Devils can't generate anything and are forced to punt
- Cavaliers start with the ball on their own 31-yard line
- Sims continues to move the offense on the ground but can't find anything in the air - starts third and 14 to go and attempts a long pass downfield that is incomplete
- Duke gets the ball back with Vernon calling the fair catch on the punt return - ball bounces into the end zone and the Blue Devils will start on their own 20-yard line
- Boone throws a few short passes to Conner Vernon to gain short yardage
- A few incomplete passes, including an unsuccessful interception attempt by the Cavaliers, and Blue Devils are forced to punt after nine plays with only 9 yards gained
- Virginia starts with the ball on their own 12-yard line
- The Blue Devils defense continues to contain the Cavaliers running game - forcing Virginia to punt after an anemic four-play sequence that ate up almost two minutes of game time for only four yards gained
- Still tied 14-14 with 7:35 to go
- The Cavaliers try to air one out but are unsuccessful but gain 19 yards in two plays on the ground and cross into Blue Devils' half of the field
- Virginia can't gain much more ground and are forced to punt the ball away
- Duke ball on its own 13-yard line with 4:44 to play
- Boone completes passes to Vernon, Desmond Scott, and Isaac Blakeney on three straight downs
- The Blue Devils continue to move the ball upfield to their own 45-yard line
- After a valiant 10-play and 35 yard drive, Duke is forced to punt the ball with 2:22 remaining
- Virginia rushes and then tries to complete a long pass unsuccessfully and try to convert on third down - come up short
- Vernon signals fair catch as Virginia punts it 36 yards - Duke starts with ball on its own 24-yard line
- Boone complete a pass to Blakeney - looking to gain big yards but throws one past Scott by the Cavaliers sideline
- On third and five yard to go, Boone forced to toss a swing pass that denies the Blue Devils from gaining a first down
- Duke punts the ball back to Virginia with 36 seconds left to play - a deep 55-yard punt by Will Monday puts the Cavaliers deep in their half of the field
- Virginia starts with 26 seconds left and gains 30 yards on a rushing play by Kevin Parks
- With a three-receiver set, Sims makes a 28-yard pass completion and the Cavaliers are threatening to score with eight seconds remaining
- A quick pass and the Cavaliers attempt a field goal
- It's good and the Cavaliers take the lead after a four-play 62-yard drive in 26 seconds to take the lead at the half
3rd Quarter:
- Duke starts with the ball after a touchback on the kickoff
- After three quick rushing plays and a few short passes the Blue Devils can't generate enough to continue upfield and are forced to punt quickly after a drive that lasts just over two minutes
- Virginia starts deep in its end and almost lose it on a fumble, but still keep possession
- The Duke defense continues to stifle the Virginia offense and force a punt
- Vernon takes the punt return back for 31 yards and puts the Blue Devils in the red zone - 0-0 so far in the game
- Boone takes the snap and lofts a swing pass to Juwan Thompson who runs it into the endzone for the touchdown - PAT is good
- Duke leads 21-17 with 11:46 to play
- Virginia starts its drive with a rushing paly - a strategy that worked during the first half - gained 184 yards on 26 carries
- Duke defense is keeping busy as a result
- Virgina works the ball towards midfield and goes for it on fourth and one yard to go
- Duke's Walt Canty comes up with a tremendous tackle to deny the attempted first down conversion
- The Blue Devils start with the ball on the Virginia 46-yard line and work the ball down to the 15-yard line after a defensive pass interference call
- Duke threatening to score again in the red zone
- With momentum on its side, the Blue Devils score again as Jela Duncan runs it in for 11 yards and extends the Duke lead
- Blue Devils lead Cavaliers 28-17 with 7:30 remaining - last drive consisted of four plays for 45 yards in 1:33 time of possession
- Sims having difficulty in advancing the Cavaliers offense as the Duke defense forces Virginia to punt again
- Duke starts with the ball on its own 37-yard line and Boone passes to Blakeney while Snead gains yards on the next play
- Versatile Brandon Connette comes in for Duke and ends up catching and bobbling the ball - catch or not - play under review
- Incomplete pass call results in Duke punting the ball away with 5:11 to go
- Cavaliers rush the ball twice before Sims finds Jones who runs 38 yards for the first down in Duke's half of the field
- Sims constantly looking for receivers downfield as the Cavaliers threaten to score - field goal unit comes in with 2:12 remaining
- Virginia field goal attempt is no good
- Duke still leading 28-17 and gets the ball back its own 28-yard line
- After a loss for a yard, Boone completes a 14-yard pass as the Cavaliers defense blitzes on the play
- With time running down in the quarter, Blue Devils march into Virginia's half of the field and will start the final quarter on the 47-yard line
- After a slow start on the drive, Anthony Boone puts up a 45-yard pass that Vernon catches in the end zone with double coverage on him
- Duke completes a seven-play 72-yard drive to extend its lead to 35-17 with 14:12 to play
- On cue, Blue Devils defense tightens up as Walt Canty cuts a Cavaliers rush short
- Ross Cockrell then picks off a lofted pass attempt from Sims - his fourth of the season
- Duke starts the drive on the ground and continues to eat up valuable game time as both Boone and Connette take snaps
- However, no real gain on the drive forces Will Monday to put up another long punt and the special teams unit keeps the Cavaliers pinned inside its 40-yard line.
- Virginia has work to do and gets to it right away with a quick 25-yard completion followed up by another 25-yard gain
- A third pass attempt on the no-huddle offense is halted with an incomplete pass followed by another
- Cavaliers threatening to score on the Duke 25-yard line with a field goal attempt
- Another one goes by the wayside for Virginia as they can't get closer to the Blue Devils on the scoreboard
- Duke starts with the ball back on its own 28-yard line with just under nine minutes to play
- A three-and-done series forces the Blue Devils to punt and the back-and-forth possession game continues - UVA ball on its own 38-yard line
- The Blue Devils defense turning up the intensity as the Cavaliers' Sims is getting bumped and bruised on two consecutive plays and forcing the punt unit to come onto the field
- Duke gets the ball back on its own 30-yard line with 6:13 to play
- Blue Devils eating up valuable clock time as they advance the ball 18 yards on three plays - under four minutes to play in the game
- Monday punts it deep into Virginia end but there are flags on the play - calls go against the Cavaliers - Duke keeps the ball
- The Blue Devils continue to rush the ball as the clock counts down to three minutes remaining
- All of a sudden Thompson takes a handoff from Boone and runs it 35 yards into the end zone for the touchdown
- Duke leads 42-17 with 2:45 remaining
- Virginia brings in its junior quarterback, Mike Rocco, as Sims was injured on previous Cavaliers series of downs
- Blue Devils defense continues to clamp down as the clock slips under two minutes remaining
- Duke gets ball back and runs clock down slowly and painfully as UVA looks on
Final: Duke 42, Virginia 17
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Penn State shakedown and resurrection
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| The students' faces say it all - Patrick Smith, Getty Images |
Not the dreaded 'Death Penalty', but something deemed to be worse.
The punishment includes fines, bowl bans, loss of scholarships, probation and having someone from the outside being there to hold their hands through it all.
Now all Penn State football has to play for is pride and going back to what the fundamental purpose of intercollegiate athletics is about - supplementing a college education
They will do it
Believe it or not, the tireless effort and work ethic required to 'be the best' and overcome this adverse situation will carry the Penn State football program forward.
They owe it to the coaching and teaching legacy of Joe Paterno to succeed, and they will do it without the 'extra bells and whistles' that their opponents have to work with.
Do not be surprised if they continue to win, even with less scholarships than anyone else.
They have just as many quality facilities and support personnel or more, than many Division I programs already.
The next four to eight, even twelve years will truly show what the have and have nots in college football truly possess.
Back to fundamentals
The true test of quality coaching and teaching will determine how well committed and talented student-athletes will perform.
The added consolation to it all will be that everyone will be able to witness it on TV.
Though the legacy of former coach Joe Paterno has been tainted by the Jerry Sandusky scandal that created all of this mess, JoePa's teaching and coaching philosophy, if learned properly, will help to teach true student-athletes to be successful.
What will the NCAA and its member institutions do then?
Only time and history will tell.
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
NCAA Lacrosse 2012: Final Four rounding out
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| Duke got past Syracuse - Colgate is next - Chris Baird, Baird Photography |
Saturday's results revealed that the Loyola Greyhounds and Maryland Terrapins had punched their tickets while the winners of the Virgina Cavaliers-Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Duke Blue Devils-Colgate Raiders match-ups will round out the field.
The tournament's top-ranked Greyhounds outlasted the upstart Denver Pioneers 10-9 while the Terps upset the #2 John Hopkins Blue Jays with a commanding 11-5 victory.
Sunday's match-ups feature #4 Notre Dame taking on defending champion #5 Virginia while #3 Duke will match-up with Colgate for the first time in NCAA tournament play.
Will a new champion be crowned in 2012?
A few more clues will be revealed by the end of the day.
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