So it’s November, and it’s still 70 degrees in Durham. That’s pretty cool. Unfortunately, you probably know that idle talk about weather is a sign that someone has nothing to say, which, in this...
A group of senior professors in the English department is sitting in an office talking. The question arises: Who is the best teacher at Duke? The usual names come up in rapid succession: Frank...
The only record that matters to me and other compulsive gamblers is 4-1-1—the Blue Devils’ record against the spread. No matter how you look at it, Duke has performed up to head coach David...
I have no concept of what a big Duke-UNC football game looks like. Will there be a buzz on campus? Will Duke fans actually travel well? There isn’t a point of reference to compare a “big game” like...
Thaddeus Lewis called this weekend’s matchup against Virginia at Scott Stadium a clash of the titans. Vincent Rey said it will be a dogfight. And head coach David Cutcliffe said it will be the most...
Something has to be done about student attendance at non-tenting games, and Greek Night—unlike more relaxed tenting rules—might actually be effective. But we have to look at the other aspect of...
The NCAA has many rules, and most of them, I’m sure, are logical. There are other compliance guidelines that don’t make that much sense. Did you know: teams can only give their players certain...
By Cutcliffe’s measure, the 2008 squad started well and beat inferior opponents, but could not finish and faltered against stronger foes. The way they collapsed was reminiscent of the pre-Cutcliffe...
Beyond talent, you need some incredible luck to win a national title in college basketball. It’s the nature of a 64-team, single-elimination tournament. In the NBA a team can lose three games...
The start of basketball season is (for some fans) the first time they really examine the men’s basketball schedule. There’s always room for improvement. For one thing, the seniors would probably...
I will not make many guarantees about the 2009-10 basketball season, but one thing is clear: It’s going to get off to a more exciting start than any season in recent memory.
Football isn’t democratic, and not all wins are created equal. Some are better than others. Saturday’s was the best in the last two years.
Krzyzewskiville has got to go. Confusing walk-up line policies have got to go. It’s time for basketball attendance policies that make sense. Why can’t students just, you know, line up in a regular...
Though I dropped out of Krzyzewskiville three days in with a case of mononucleosis, I lived the experience vicariously through the friends I had left behind.
Technically, Duke’s Homecoming matchup with N.C. Central Saturday is meaningless. In reality, it’s a must-win.
Two years ago, as I stood an arm’s length away from Tyler Hansbrough in Cameron, I wondered how much my seat would be worth at auction. The question was rhetorical, but soon, everyone might know...
If there’s ever been a time for Duke to play like David Cutcliffe says it practices, it’s got to be this weekend against No. 22 Kansas.
It’s probably too early to accurately speculate about play on the court, but there are a number of Duke Basketball subplots worth noting. Here are four stories to follow as the season nears.
David Cutcliffe knows quarterbacks. More specifically, he knows that three years of starting experience on the gridiron trumps a four-year layoff, even if you’ve been playing another Division I...
Saturday was just a gorgeous day, wasn’t it? Spotless blue sky. Optimism in the air. Fannies in Wallace Wade Stadium’s seats. That’s the first football Saturday of the year for you. Everything...
