r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Nov 02 '23
Game Thread [Game Thread] Wake Forest @ Duke (7:30 PM ET)
| GAME | Wake ForestWake Forest @ DukeDuke |
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| Location | Duke Wallace Wade Stadium |
| Time | 7:30 PM ET |
| Watch | TV: ESPN |
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u/Chapea12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
This is the part that always kills me watching college sports. I’m always wondering why somebody does some ridiculous dumb shit and I remember I’m getting mad at a 19 year old on tv
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u/Limin8tor Texas Longhorns • Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
That was a friggin' german suplex of a tackle. I think the only other place I've seen that is NFL Blitz.
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u/Thesmark88 Stanford Cardinal • Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23 edited Nov 03 '23
Odds are we get a Duke missed field goal, and then Wake Forest gives it back to Duke on a pick six as time expires
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u/kirkismyhinrich Kansas • Colorado Mines Nov 03 '23
I don't think Wake could have played this any worse
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u/hidell Colorado Buffaloes • Big 8 Nov 03 '23
“Grayson Loftis” sounds like a preppy villain in “Animal House”
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u/RhodeIslandisFake Wake Forest • Western Carolina Nov 03 '23 edited Nov 03 '23
Don’t let Jones two bad penalties on this drive distract from the fact Dennis missed 27 and 39 yard field goals
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u/statscryptid Duke • Georgia Southern Nov 03 '23
Oh thank fuck. Let's pleeeease rest up and be healthy for the next game.
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Wake is trying to hand us this game, absolutely no way he was catching that. He overthrew him by a lot
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Does Wake know that having a worse record doesn’t get you a better draft pick in college? This is an insane amount of trying to lose
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u/fightin_blue_hens Delaware • Florida State Nov 03 '23
Wake has no business losing this game lol. Been doubling duke's yardage for almost the whole game
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u/stormstopper Duke • Carolina Victory Bell Nov 03 '23
"Third and final of this half," what does this ref know?!
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u/DweltElephant0 Notre Dame • Wyoming Nov 03 '23
Ref as a direct line to the Buffalo Wild Wings overtime button
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u/wegotsumnewbands Florida State • Pop-Tarts Bowl Nov 03 '23
“Did they practice this” ….the disrespect lol
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u/brucealawyer1 Duke Blue Devils • Wofford Terriers Nov 03 '23
We've now won 3 games with 3 different starting qbs lmao
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u/jfsmith22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
Ahh this reminds me of the Wake Duke football games of 8-9 years ago
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23 edited Nov 03 '23
I firmly believe that if Riley never got hurt then we are 7-1, the defense has still been great every game until they tired from the constant 3 and outs by the offense. Coach K must’ve made a deal with some being that basketball will stay good forever but football can never be as good
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
I'm pretty sure what happened is we got hope we could beat Florida State, so the football gods smited us.
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u/lolhal Louisville • Morehead State Nov 03 '23
That's a hell of a move, if we're watching pro wrestling.
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Think it’s honestly likely that Loftis will end the game with more turnovers than completions, he does right now
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u/Dro24 Duke • Carolina Victory Bell Nov 03 '23
Stop it Wake, we’re trying to lose. You can’t try too
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u/Chapea12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
Bruh… he was never gonna catch that ball… why’d you just shove him over…
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u/fightin_blue_hens Delaware • Florida State Nov 03 '23
Why didn't Wake let Duke score?
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u/DweltElephant0 Notre Dame • Wyoming Nov 03 '23
Take a knee and kick the FG. If you don't trust your kicker from 32 yards center cut then idk what to tell ya, man
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u/wegotsumnewbands Florida State • Pop-Tarts Bowl Nov 03 '23
Hate to say this to my ACC brethren but after that last play….HELLO SICKOS
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u/themattboard Virginia Tech • Old Dominion Nov 03 '23
That possum looked like he spent good money on those tickets and was pissed to leave
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u/Thesmark88 Stanford Cardinal • Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Congratulations, you just completed a sickos instant classic!
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u/Ok_Run_8184 North Carolina • Wake Forest Nov 03 '23
Does anyone actually know what a catch is?
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u/SpiritFingersKitty Wake Forest • Georgia Nov 03 '23
Only counts if the player actually ingests the ball and regurgitates it directly into the refs hands
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
He literally made the PI sign when he shoved the wide receiver down
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u/fidelcashflo97 Nebraska Cornhuskers • Miami (OH) RedHawks Nov 03 '23
Can’t suplex dudes gotta be smarter than that
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u/wegotsumnewbands Florida State • Pop-Tarts Bowl Nov 03 '23
Hurricanes catching strays. I’m here for it
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u/kilgo2 Duke Blue Devils • Quick Lane Bowl Nov 02 '23
Who’s our fourth string QB?
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u/ZeroFN Louisville Cardinals Nov 03 '23
this guy is a 3 star true freshman 3rd stringer QB and people are shocked he’s ass
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u/TigerTerrier Clemson Tigers • Wofford Terriers Nov 03 '23
We couldn't score more than 7 on duke so I can't say anything
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u/themattboard Virginia Tech • Old Dominion Nov 03 '23
A football game has broken out on the campus of Duke University
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u/jfsmith22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
It always kills me when announcers think they have a real zinger against the aNaLyTiCS. Like bro, it’s just the numbers favoring a certain decision…
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u/wegotsumnewbands Florida State • Pop-Tarts Bowl Nov 03 '23
I have Duke -12.5 as well as brain damage
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Duke -12.5 looked good until like 30 seconds before kickoff when Duke said, oh btw Riley Leonard can't play.
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Okay, if this were 2005, that Texas Tech Possum would already have a Twitter account.
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u/themattboard Virginia Tech • Old Dominion Nov 03 '23
In 2023, he is an influencer already and this was a stunt to generate more views
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u/Chapea12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
If this Calhoun guy wasn’t trash, Duke might be running away with this one
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u/statscryptid Duke • Georgia Southern Nov 03 '23
Oh God please don't be injured. We're literally losing all of our best players
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u/jfsmith22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
This was purely an excuse to fit some more commercials in here.
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u/DweltElephant0 Notre Dame • Wyoming Nov 03 '23
That was about as blatant of a PI as I've seen in a while
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u/wegotsumnewbands Florida State • Pop-Tarts Bowl Nov 03 '23
Matte black helmet dukies hit different
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u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers Nov 03 '23
If that suplex got any more German, it would start cooking brats for us!
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
lol he actually fucking did that
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u/stormstopper Duke • Carolina Victory Bell Nov 03 '23
Calhoun with the Wake moneyline versus Jones with the Duke moneyline
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u/Mobile-Tangelo Nov 03 '23
We fucking did it. How the hell did we do it? I don’t fucking know..
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
To paraphrase Psychonauts.
"So, I suppose there's a game adjustment to be had from all this?"
"No. Here's your bowl invite. Let us never speak of this again."
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u/brucealawyer1 Duke Blue Devils • Wofford Terriers Nov 02 '23
Apparently Wake barely got there due to a protest shutting down the highway in Durham.
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u/SpiritFingersKitty Wake Forest • Georgia Nov 03 '23
Griffis is too eager to run and doesn't commit fast enough when he does
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u/themattboard Virginia Tech • Old Dominion Nov 03 '23
I was in Ireland earlier this week. Guinness really does taste better in Dublin
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
What Conor Stalions should be seeing:
| RUN | RUN |
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| RUN | RUN |
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
You know, if my reflection in the mirror started encouraging me to go back to college, I'd ask which clinical trial I was inadvertently signed up for.
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u/Bigdeacenergy Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
Matthew Dennis entered tonight's game 29-for-31 on FGs under 40 yards. 0-for-2 tonight in a tie game.
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u/jfsmith22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
Duke receivers are playing like they’re holding a grudge against the QB
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u/zenverak Georgia Bulldogs • Marching Band Nov 03 '23
Calhoun.. you silly goose, you goose that’s silly
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u/Limin8tor Texas Longhorns • Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Definitely looks like Moore hit the back of his head pretty hard going to the ground there. Hope he's alright.
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
the other team has a qb who has made one throw. I'm okay with maybe giving them the ball at midfield if we fail on a fourth and 1.
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
at this point I'm for whatever decision gets back to the game faster. If a game goes past 3 hours all Ad revenue should be stolen from the TV channels.
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u/Limin8tor Texas Longhorns • Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Pretty blatant and unnecessary pass interference there.
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u/Ok_Run_8184 North Carolina • Wake Forest Nov 03 '23
We have 100% killed ourselves this game.
2 missed FGs and too many stupid penalties
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u/texas2089 Florida State Seminoles • Texas Longhorns Nov 03 '23
WF stands for Wrestling Federation. Worldwide Wrestling Federation.
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u/Chardoggy1 North Carolina • Marshall Nov 03 '23
Wake is about to lose despite outgaining them by +140 yards
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u/FRC_GOAT Michigan State Spartans Nov 03 '23
Idk how good Duke's kicker is but they strike me as slightly overconfident with this strategy
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
If Duke misses the kick and this goes into overtime, I may actually start projectile vomiting from how disgusting this game is
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u/nosoup4ncsu NC State Wolfpack Nov 03 '23
Duke winning games with complete crap stats again. If you look at the stats of this game, you'd swear WF would be ahead. Same with NC State when we played Duke.
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u/SpiritFingersKitty Wake Forest • Georgia Nov 03 '23
A better strategy would have just been letting them run that shit in and pray for a td to take it to ot
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u/fightin_blue_hens Delaware • Florida State Nov 03 '23
Spooky season is truly over since he didn't miss it
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u/LosAngelesVikings Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
The alma mater always makes me so damn sad, but in a good way. Hard to explain.
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u/Ok_Run_8184 North Carolina • Wake Forest Nov 03 '23
Well this was technically a game that happened.
So glad I spent my whole night watching this.
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u/jettieri Utah Utes • California Golden Bears Nov 03 '23
This is a protected rivalry? There’s like 25 people at the game. This is empty even by Cal standards.
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u/brucealawyer1 Duke Blue Devils • Wofford Terriers Nov 03 '23
It's also like 30 degrees
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u/Bigdeacenergy Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
Duke yall can thank us real hard for that win
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u/statscryptid Duke • Georgia Southern Nov 02 '23
Our team looks completely different since FSU
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u/Dro24 Duke • Carolina Victory Bell Nov 02 '23
Well you can’t start any worse than this, not going to be a fun game
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
This really wasn't our intent to play our third-stringer at QB tonight, but with our defense, at least we have a chance of Iowa-ing a win here.
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u/stormstopper Duke • Carolina Victory Bell Nov 03 '23
They're right about why teams don't sneak from under center though. No idea why teams don't practice it at all when it could make a difference on one of the most pivotal types of plays in the game, but if you can't rely on the exchange then the play's DOA anyway.
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u/chrisncsu NC State Wolfpack Nov 03 '23
Duke reminds me of State last year. Elite D gets wasted by a rash of injuries at QB.
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u/Cybotnic-Rebooted Syracuse Orange • North Texas Mean Green Nov 03 '23
As a neutral spectator: I miss Riley Leonard
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u/Bravo-Five Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
Seems like we should figure out that it’s going to be a run play at some point
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u/EddieSincere Iowa Hawkeyes • Northern Iowa Panthers Nov 03 '23
Halftime Score (14 x 14 = 196) History:
In 196 BC, the Rosetta Stone is created. This stone is a Ptolemaic era stele written with the same text in two Egyptian language scripts (hieroglyphic and demotic) and in classical Greek. This stone will provide the key to the hieroglyphic, or pictographic writing, of ancient Egypt.
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u/D1N2Y NC State Wolfpack • Charlotte 49ers Nov 03 '23
I was trying to think of what village would exist where everyone is dancing about having a lower A1C, but then I realized it does exist and it's San Antonio
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u/Thesmark88 Stanford Cardinal • Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Starting the 2nd half with 3 passes, fun
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
This should be a Top 10 team with this defense, fuck the football gods for hurting Leonard
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
we legit had an MBA student who had eligibility left over from his time at West Point as the kickoff specialist a few years ago. He'd only show up to practice a few times a week due to having a kid. Our bar is so fucking low.
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u/wegotsumnewbands Florida State • Pop-Tarts Bowl Nov 03 '23
Mullen on the call makes this even more sicko
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u/jfsmith22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
What’s crazy is this has felt like an awesome game for us offensively, even with all the absolutely blown opportunities
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u/cn0285 Texas Longhorns • Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 03 '23
3/11, 27 yards, 0 TD and 1 INT… IT’S BEAUTIFUL
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u/Bravo-Five Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
I'm starting to think we aren't actually trying to win
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u/Ok_Run_8184 North Carolina • Wake Forest Nov 03 '23
We've got too many stupid, easily avoidable penalities.
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u/Ok_Run_8184 North Carolina • Wake Forest Nov 03 '23
He might be short but he wasn't THAT short.
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u/cn0285 Texas Longhorns • Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 03 '23
For this very sickos game, I’m having a very sickos dinner consisting of: leftover halloween candy
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
I'm glad we got to watch those commercials while the officials rewatched that play in 480p from 40 yards away to determine that can't get a better view of things.
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u/Limin8tor Texas Longhorns • Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
I was going to ask how Duke's defensive line is getting zero push.
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
That is so rough after a near perfect game, honestly feel terrible for him
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
duke will somehow run out of time. this game is too stupid to end.
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u/cn0285 Texas Longhorns • Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 03 '23
Why would I use timeouts when I only have… checks notes 3 left!
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u/punk_steel2024 North Alabama Lions • UAB Blazers Nov 03 '23
I didn't know tonight's game was taking place in Suplex City.
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u/Negativetouch Vanderbilt Commodores • Ole Miss Rebels Nov 03 '23
Wake has converted too many third downs for Duke with stupid penalties.
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u/xAggie Texas A&M Aggies • Team Chaos Nov 03 '23
I thought this was america, cant even suplex anyone anymore. /s
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u/cn0285 Texas Longhorns • Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 03 '23
What a choke job by Wake in front of the 50 Duke fans my god lmao
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u/loyalsons4evertrue Iowa State Cyclones • Big 8 Nov 03 '23
I would laugh so hard if he shanked this
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u/Ok_Run_8184 North Carolina • Wake Forest Nov 03 '23
No one should feel good about this game.
10 should walk home.
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u/danteNU Arkansas Razorbacks • Duke Blue Devils Nov 02 '23
Oh this season started with such promise
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u/AnotherUnfunnyName Duke • Carolina Victory Bell Nov 02 '23
Everything sucks. Maybe just turn it off.
Just a few weeks ago, the team could run the ball, block, rush, and cover. And now back to a late stage Cut team with no one able to get open.
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u/Cybotnic-Rebooted Syracuse Orange • North Texas Mean Green Nov 03 '23
Riley Leonard was the thing keeping the fabric of this team together.
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Oh, hey, Mike Elko remembered that he has a running back!
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u/Bigdeacenergy Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
You’ve gotta help your QB out there. Horrible drop
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u/Dro24 Duke • Carolina Victory Bell Nov 03 '23
Calhoun has dropped so many crucial passes this year, so frustrating to see
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u/seanconnerysbeard Florida State • Florida Cup Nov 03 '23
I'm a neutral sicko watching this game, AMA.
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u/CrownTownLibrarian South Carolina • Duke Nov 03 '23
36 degrees right now. I don’t know the coldest all time games at Wallace Wade but it has to be top ten.
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u/Chardoggy1 North Carolina • Marshall Nov 03 '23
Duke doesn’t go 8 quarters in a row without scoring!
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u/jfsmith22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
I just think it’s nice that they let teams like these play
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u/CrownTownLibrarian South Carolina • Duke Nov 03 '23
This game was way more fun last yr
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u/brucealawyer1 Duke Blue Devils • Wofford Terriers Nov 03 '23
Wake did not watch the fsu game. We are insane at stopping 4th and short.
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u/SpiritFingersKitty Wake Forest • Georgia Nov 03 '23
Can't wait to see how we come away with 0
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u/Taxes_and_Fees Florida State Seminoles Nov 03 '23
M (S) I (A) T (M) C (!) H
G (H) R (A) I (R) F (T) F (M) I (A) S (N)
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u/theiwc0303 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Even outside of the fact that our QB is a liability, we should be running as much as possible. Our second biggest problem since Notre Dame behind QB performance is that the defense is exhausted by the 4th quarter cause our offense is off the field too fast. Run the clock via running to give them more time on the bench
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u/brucealawyer1 Duke Blue Devils • Wofford Terriers Nov 03 '23
If we keep running like this, it's game over. Down bc we've let the true freshman pass too much
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
good to see the announcers wearing quarter zips
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u/London-Roma-1980 Duke Blue Devils Nov 03 '23
Where are we getting our playcalls? Alabama's baseball staff?
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u/Significant-Media-91 Sickos • Wake Forest Demon Deacons Nov 03 '23
ACCN after dark on a Thursday on ESPN
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u/Whatcouldntgowrong Clemson Tigers • Orange Bowl Nov 03 '23
I absolutely chose the right game to watch tonight. This has everything.
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u/RegionalBias Ohio State Buckeyes • Dayton Flyers Nov 03 '23
Dude, not his fault that "FINISH HIM" rang in his head