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Duke vs. UNC: Something Like a Phenomenon
November 13, 2009. In basketball terms, it feels like an eternity ago. Duke was still stinging from a demoralizing loss to Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, and to make matters worse, their arch-nemesis from eight miles down the road were celebrating a fresh National Championship. It was a particularly difficult ending to [...]
Our final word on the “B” word …
When I first started to write of the aftermath of Barnes recruitment, I realized that in order to get a better picture that it would take a little time. So, I let this sit on the cutting room floor for a few days. Of course, members wanted answers right away and nobody could give them [...]
Tyler Thorton signs his letter of intent to attend Duke University
Tyler Thornton signed his letter of intent to attend Duke University. Thornton joins Josh Hairston and Kyrie Irving in the class of 2010 and the trio could be joined by Harrison Barnes in just a few hours. Stay tuned to Blue Devil Nation as we’ll take a further look at the future Blue Devils in [...]
Friday Frenzy – Harrison Barnes pending decison overshadowing the start of the basketball season
Duke plays the seventh ranked football team in the country tomorrow and Duke Basketball opens their season tonight yet neither event is casting as big a shadow as Harrison Barnes pending decision. The nations top rated prospect ends the speculation just after 4:00 est today on ESPN-U. For those who cannot follow via ESPN-U, here [...]
Anxiously awaiting Harrison Barnes decision
Durham, N.C. – Can you remember the last time that the potential signing of a prospect overshadowed the start of the regular season, not to mention home opener for Duke Basketball? Quit searching, for it has never happened, but one must keep in mind that this is Harrison Barnes and he’s become a household name [...]
Harrison Barnes has been consistent throughout the recruiting process
My original plan was to run all of the interviews we have done with Harrison Barnes for Blue Devil Nation Premium [subscription service] on our free board this week. After reading Barnes comments from eight different interviews, we decided to just break it down for you in that his answers have been incredibly consistent. Despite [...]
BDN Premium Subscribers chat set for tonight
We’ll have the BDN Chat Room open for premium subscribers from 9:30 to 10:00 eastern time this evening. I wonder what we’ll talk about? LOL! Well, it’s open for any topic but Harrison Barnes will likely dominate the conversation. It’s a great time to join Blue Devil Nation Premium where you’ll recieve full site access. [...]
Watzone’s Monday Musings – Football, Barnes decision, hoops tips off for real
Well, if you have followed this or any other Duke site closely, you know that the nation’s top rated prospect Harrison Barnes will make his collegiate choice this Friday. In this week’s Monday Musings we take a look at his pending decision, Duke Football and the start of the regular basketball season – Devils no [...]
Harrison Barnes visits Duke a day after Irving verbals to the Blue Devils
This has been a huge week for Duke Basketball Recruiting and it all started when they got a commitment from Kyrie Irving on Thursday evening. Blue Devil fans are still celebrating and holding their breath until Harrison Barnes makes his decision. Barnes of course, is on campus this weekend. The Barnes family arrived at 9:00 [...]
BDN Premium’s latest Duke Basketball Team and Recruiting Update
There are a lot of special surprises in the works for this Friday’s Countdown to Craziness, so be sure to either attend or tune in to this event. More details are forthcoming, but they want to keep some of the entertainment and activities under wraps. The promotions for this event are listed at GoDuke.com or [...]
Harrison Barnes recruitment is full of twists and turns
Needless to say there is a lot of chaos on the Duke and UNC message boards after Harrison Barnes had Roy Williams in home after Coach K’s one and only visit. Speculation is running rampant for there are few facts out there other than the obvious. That said, we’ll take a look at what is [...]
BDN Basketball Recruiting Update – Duke visits Irving today, Irving visits Duke this weekend
The Duke Men’s Basketball staff has been very busy during the most recent open recruiting period and they hope that the hard work pays off by months end. This should prove to be an eventful week for Duke in that they have in homes and official visits in place. Let’s start out talking about Austin [...]