swamisez;982256 wrote:Wow Duke football jokes? Tell us some we haven't heard before.

At Duke 96% of football players graduate
at Ohio State 62% of players graduate

Looking at most BCS schools, if you want to be competitive you need to be in the 60% graduation rating. The exceptions are Notre Dame and Stanford. Each of those schools have facilities that far surpass Duke. The commitment to football under former president Keohane was lacking, and with increased giving by the Yoh family and the Pascal family Duke football will help lessen that gap.

Duke football will be a bowl eligible team in the next 3 years. The facilities are quickly improving and the disparity in talent from the early 2000's is shrinking. Graduating <90% of players and winning just 6 games is perfectly fine with me. I would love to have a football program that is successful, but realize that logistically it isn't feasible. So long as the program continues to be run cleanly and there aren't scandals filling the papers like there have been at Carolina, Ohio State, Penn State, all will be fine.

queencitybuckeye;985223 wrote:Correct, anyone who claims to give a **** about this is lying.

Crimson streak;986876 wrote:Lol these duke fans make me lol

swamisez;987801 wrote:Believe me Duke athletes administration faculty and alumni absolutely care. The emphasis is first and foremost academic and always will be. Duke basketball didn't hang the 1990 final four banner for 13 years because a player did not graduate. Upon his completion of required courses at another institution the athletic department and coach k put the banner alongside 1986,1988,1989,1991,1992, 1994.

swamisez;987801 wrote:Believe me Duke athletes administration faculty and alumni absolutely care. The emphasis is first and foremost academic and always will be. Duke basketball didn't hang the 1990 final four banner for 13 years because a player did not graduate. Upon his completion of required courses at another institution the athletic department and coach k put the banner alongside 1986,1988,1989,1991,1992, 1994.

Keep thinking that.

Prescott;992741 wrote:Since Wirthy had a career game why wouldn't everyone think that Plumlee did not handle him.

swamisez;987801 wrote:Believe me Duke athletes administration faculty and alumni absolutely care. The emphasis is first and foremost academic and always will be. Duke basketball didn't hang the 1990 final four banner for 13 years because a player did not graduate. Upon his completion of required courses at another institution the athletic department and coach k put the banner alongside 1986,1988,1989,1991,1992, 1994.

swamisez;987801 wrote:Believe me Duke athletes administration faculty and alumni absolutely care. The emphasis is first and foremost academic and always will be. Duke basketball didn't hang the 1990 final four banner for 13 years because a player did not graduate. Upon his completion of required courses at another institution the athletic department and coach k put the banner alongside 1986,1988,1989,1991,1992, 1994.

ccrunner609;986784 wrote:Keep thinking that.

Azubuike24;993649 wrote:If Illinois hangs on over Maryland, the Big Ten might be looking at 5-1 tonight. Purdue and Ohio State are big favorites. Iowa is also favored over Clemson.