[NU Sports] Some Duke thoughts

[WildElk2 at aol.com]

Good stuff on being nervous about Duke. This is a  classic "doughnut" game 
where there was an incentive to play well against  Nevada, as well as next 
week's affair. 
   If we need any more proof, let me take you for a rather  unpleasant trip 
down Memory Lane.  It was 1998, and we just polished off  UNLV 41-7 to get a 
false sense of security.  As exciting as last week's win  was, let's not kid 
ourselves. We were "C" or "D" in many areas, such as our  defensive line which 
needed blitz help all game long.
   Duke waxed us 44-10. I remember listening to the internet feed  in 
absolute shock and horror.  Coach Fred Goldsmith explained that his team  benefited 
from an abundance of upper-classmen who"knew football".   fast-forward to 2007: 
Duke comes into town downtrodden, but returns the entire  offense in-tact.
   My head says this will be one of those brain-numbing  non-conference 
losses that we'll ramble on all off-season as "the one that got  away."
   However, CJ and the entire team must have been ecstatic that  they pulled 
one out of the fire, and our special teams have been stellar.   Despite last 
week's heroics,  I think Duke knows that if they don't get it  done tomorrow, 
0-12 is a distinct possibility.  I see Duke pulling this one  out. They played 
well vs. UVA. and lead at half vs. UConn. Great googla-mooglee;  Duke 31 NU 
27. Ouch, I hope I'm wrong.
 
             GO  CATS!!        Eric
 
 
 
 
 



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