Posted by BillFromTampa

1. Quick and to the point headline about yesterday’s game: FSU is good; Duke isn’t.

2. What was the most interesting aspect for Duke fans on Saturday? The result of the basketball team’s Blue and White scrimmage across the street from Wallace Wade Stadium.

3. Duke LB Brendan Dewan in putting a spin on the somewhat less than plentiful attendance at the aforementioned Wally’s Stadium said earlier in the week, “Some teams have to have big crowds to play well.” For the 1-7 Blue Devils however, irregardless of the crowd size, they are remarkably consistent. team

4. The football facilities just must be the pits if you listened to Gene Deckerhoff. The stadium lights don’t work very well as Deckerhoff complained about often, the locker room is approximately the distance from Durham to Greenville, and my personal favorite, the radio interview spot is right next to the showers.

5. Here’s a fun fact (probably not if you are a certain defensive coordinator of a certain garnet and gold clad football team), and no it’s not about that stupid 15 foot walnut sitting out in the middle of no where, the Duke offense in its previous four ACC losses scored a grand total of 24 points.

6. After running backs Requan Boyette and Robert Drummer, Duke’s third best contributor to Duke’s effort was? The eleven penalties on Florida State.

7. After FSU executed its favorite play, the obligatory block in the back on a punt return, PT Willis commented to Deckerhoff, “I just don’t know what these guys are thinking sometimes.” Well obviously it’s not don’t block him in the back.

8. Here’s another fun fact. North Carolina 7; Virginia 5. Now why couldn’t the Cavs play like that last week?

9. In the pre-game radio segment, Bobby Bowden reflected on last week’s loss to UVa and on QB Marques Hagans, “That’s what great players are supposed to do, make plays.” Bobby obviously was busy with Duke at the time and missed that 14-28, 109 yard passing performance by Hagans against the Tar Heels.

10. Now we know why they have that hedge around the field at UNC’s Kenan Stadium; to feed that blue horned ram that nibbles on the thing all game long.

Bonus Gratuitously Random and Hugely Meaningless Thoughts

11. Dadgummit, with the gatros (their .) aka crocs not playing Saturday I reeeeeally missed Urban Meyer’s post game crying this week.

12. After Northwestern pasted the Spartans 49-14, you think that game changing blocked punt that sent Michigan State spiraling downward in the second half last week against Ohio State carried over to this week? Wonder which of the coaches head coach John L. Smith will blame that on?

13. If you didn’t see LB D’Qwell Jackson Thursday night animatedly imploring the Maryland defense to not give up against Virginia Tech, it’s no wonder Under Armour wanted be a sponsor of the Terrapins.

14. Well, on the bright side for the Tennessee radio broadcast team, the post game scoring summary didn’t take very long. Come to think of it, neither did Alabama’s.

15. Just a wild guess, but after his field goal specialist went 1-6 against LSU, do you think Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville will be trying out a new kicker this week? FSU may have wide rights and wide lefts. But at least the Seminoles don’t have “The Doink”. Yet anyway knock on wood or a goalpost in this case.

16. Sean McDonough commenting at the start of the third quarter with Penn State leading Illinois 56-3, “We can project that this will be Joe Paterno’s 350th win.” That sound you heard was the click of TV remotes of the few remaining viewers left watching that game.

17. I must admit I now agree 100 % with the NCAA on banning the University of Illinois’ nickname. The word “Fighting” should DEFINATELY be dropped.