John Roth takes on the BDN Staff in this weeks prognostications
Talk about digging a hole for myself! I’ve always prided myself on my prognostication skills, winning many contests and pools over the years. Going into this week I am an embarrassingly 7 games out as Bob Green has taken a significant lead on the pack. This weeks guest picker is John Roth who is the [...]
BDN previews Duke’s Homecoming Game with Tulane
Fresh off a hard-fought ACC road win at Boston College, Duke welcomes the Tulane Green Wave to Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday. Historically one of the weaker BCS programs, Tulane enters the game off to a 2-1 start to their season after a 49-10 blowout of UAB last Saturday. As we mentioned last week, the [...]
5 Questions with Duke RB Juwan Thompson
Blue Devil Nation caught up to Duke starting running back Juwan Thompson – The backfield has been depleted by injury. Does it get tough taking most of the snaps? Sure. It’s hard taking 50 snaps and you need some help. Desmond (Scott) has been out there but in no contact drills yet. He’s been cleared [...]
Duke Blue Devil Andre Dawkins, “Dre, All Day”
It’s a sweltering summer evening inside McDougald Gym on the campus of North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. Fans pack the arena to cheer on local college stars and current professional players during the annual North Carolina Pro Am, an extremely popular event. Andre Dawkins’s team is up next and once the game [...]
Looking at the Stats: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Duke notched their first win of the season on Saturday with a 20-19 victory over the Boston College Eagles to improve to 1-2 on the season. The victory was Coach David Cutcliffe’s third conference road victory and 13th overall win at the helm of the Blue Devils. With three games in the books, season statistics [...]
Ryan Kelly and Miles Plumlee named as Duke Captains
DURHAM, N.C. – Senior Miles Plumlee and junior Ryan Kelly were named team captains for the 2011-12 men’s basketball season, head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced on Tuesday. Both players are first-time team captains. “Miles and Ryan have really grown in our program and worked hard to put themselves in this position,” Krzyzewski said. “They have [...]

