simosfrostyone
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"Good group of seniors"? In what sense? They haven't been too good at football.
"Good group of seniors"? In what sense? They haven't been too good at football.
We will lose to FSU, beat Duke and go into the Vandy game with a chance at a bowl, then lay an egg.
Seriously. Without Camp we have no shot.People are greatly underestimating Duke. Just like Cuse.
We didn't really underestimate Syracuse, we just didn't perform at an FBS level. Syracuse didn't play well at all. Their defense was tough but their offense was pretty anemic until their coaching staff made changes while we sat around and twiddled our thumbs at halftime.
Duke is probably about as good as Maryland was when they had Diggs and Long. Syracuse is worse than both those teams. Syracuse is still a bottom four or five team in the ACC and it's really not close IMO.
I am not underestimating Duke, I am recalling the scenarios that have happened over and over again. When expectations are high, WF football almost always lays an egg. When expectations are low, the other team looks past us (like Duke will after getting beat by Cuse and demolished by F$U) and we play out our butts.
F$U - big loss
Duke - WF win
Vandy - big egg
It is really quite simple. When you cheer for the deacs, figure out the most devastating scenario you can and count on it coming true - like the last second td vs ULM, only to have Camp drop the 2 pt conversion.
We didn't really underestimate Syracuse, we just didn't perform at an FBS level. Syracuse didn't play well at all. Their defense was tough but their offense was pretty anemic until their coaching staff made changes while we sat around and twiddled our thumbs at halftime.
Duke is probably about as good as Maryland was when they had Diggs and Long. Syracuse is worse than both those teams. Syracuse is still a bottom four or five team in the ACC and it's really not close IMO.
I think our D can slow Duke down but how we are going to score enough points to win that game escapes me.
The most frustrating thing is for years, Duke fans wondered why they couldn't be like Wake. Its clear as day, that program has left Wake in the Dust.
Right now, yes Duke is ahead no doubt, but Duke has not even sniffed the level we were at from 2006 to 2008 since the Old Ball Coach roamed their sidelines.
With a couple more wins, and an upset of Miami - they will have achieved what Wake did in 2006. Wake's time is long gone, and only very dark days ahead.
So, you've got them upsetting FSU in the ACC title game and going to the Orange Bowl then?