Thundered But Never Rained

Today those folks who pull for the Duke Blue Devils should hold their heads high tonight as to the question is this Duke Football team any good was a very solid yes-yes-yes.  There was a period of time today in Blacksburg Virginia where many people who pull for   the best football program was on the verge of losing to Duke.  It thundered but but the Hokies stayed dry.

Yes, so far this year these Hokies are not the Hokies that make VA Tech the best program in the ACC.  I am sure there were more people in Lane Stadium ready to fire Bud Foster the Tech D coordinator when Duke was ahead 20-0 than those that even thought the Hokies could win the game.

Duke lost 41-20 but anybody that thinks this is the same old Duke in football had better not hope they still have these Devils on the schedule the rest of the season.  Their schedule that they have left they may not win another game but I bet every film session that every future Duke opponent has left will not fall asleep this year when watching Duke film.

Miami has given up more points than Carter has pills and yet today Carolina and their hurry up offense can score but 18.  N C State scores 37 on Miami and loses.  What does all this add up to?  The State-Carolina game should be a dandy when they play in a few weeks.

ECU used Homing Coming to rout Memphis and all Pirate fans went away from Greenville happy.

Preseason basketball polls have all three triangle schools in the Top 15.  Last night  a huge crowd showed up at the PNC Center as N C State gave their fans that braved the traffic of the State Fair their first look at Mark Gottfried's second team.  I am sure those in Chapel Hill had fun watching the Tar Heels dance last night. Right now everyone is having fun since everyone is still undefeated.

The Carolina Panthers play Dallas next Sunday.  Cam Newton has not had the season they he had last year.  If he doesn't improve his play the Panthers will be destined for another losing year not the playoff year many fans thought could happen.