Duke Football

[Mackgee 0]

This football team has just been a disgrace in the ACC for years since Spurrier. How would you fix the team? I mean with the success of the Basketball team you would figure some of that money would go to getting better facilities for the football team. So lets hear it.

[MudDawgs4Life 6]

This football team has just been a disgrace in the ACC for years since Spurrier. How would you fix the team? I mean with the success of the Basketball team you would figure some of that money would go to getting better facilities for the football team. So lets hear it.

 

who cares?

[OuttaLuck 0]

Hire the ex-lacrosse coach for the football team, after the disgraceful way Duke treated him. It might not improve the Duke football team, but at least it might reduce the proverbial pigeon droppings on Duke's (reputation) statue.

[Melissa Stark 1]

give the players basketballs

[FlaHawker 24]

Let me investigate the program--signed Mike Nifong

[frank 2,334]

I would start by taking it to the right board.

[De Novo 0]

Kick them out of the ACC football-wise and into some crappy conference with schools filled with the same obnoxious students Duke has. There isn't one? Let them be independent.

[KSB2424 3,172]

1. Somehow get a big name coach to bring in recruits

2. Slightly lower the academic standards for the athletes

 

YWIA

[GridIronAssassin#1 0]

give the players basketballs

 

Close to what I was thinking. I'd make them wear all the basketball uniforms onto the football field.

[boilerddd 62]

Turn Dickie V into a football analyst/announcer. Then ESPN can run non-stop promotions on how great the Dukies are baby!

[MikeyFL 0]

Cheat.

[OuttaLuck 0]

give the players basketballs

 

And videotape the showers, ala the Patriots (yes, just kidding).

[Parkers99 0]

Hire Kentucky's coach?

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

I would start by taking it to the right board.

[JWD 0]

2. Slightly lower the academic standards for the athletes

 

YWIA

 

Duke might attempt to become a consistent Division I powerhouse in football, much as it is in basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and tennis, To do so would require some major changes. Academic requirements would have to be diluted to the point that Duke could compete in recruitment with the likes of the present "top twenty" football schools. The SAT might still be required, but scores would largely be disregarded, as would high school grades. To keep these "student athletes" academically eligible would require establishing new majors such as "general studies" or "leisure studies," both of which are very popular at football factories. Finally, Duke would need to accept graduation rates at the levels of Florida State, The U, Maryland and other "successful" ACC football programs -- that is, 50 percent or less instead of its current 95 percent.

 

Or Duke could drop out of the ACC for football and fill its football schedule with such academic schools as those in the Ivy League, Colgate, Davidson, and the like. ACC affiliation would be maintained in all other sports. The obvious objection to this path is that the other ACC schools would threaten to expel Duke from the conference. But is the threat credible, and is Duke without any bargaining chips? Would the ACC, which badly needs the academic respectability that Duke provides, expel its top academic school! Would the ACC really want to lose one of its top two basketball teams? If it withdrew from football, Duke would have to give up its share of football bowl revenues, and this could well be a financial incentive for the others to accept Duke's withdrawal, as the bowl funds would be split eleven rather than twelve ways.

[pinfish_mauler 0]

If it withdrew from football, Duke would have to give up its share of football bowl revenues, and this could well be a financial incentive for the others to accept Duke's withdrawal, as the bowl funds would be split eleven rather than twelve ways.

 

One problem with this - The NCAA requires a conference that has a seperate Championship game to field 12 teams in two divisions. See the SEC (East and West), Big 12 (North and South), ad the ACC (Coastal and Atlantic).

[KSB2424 3,172]

Duke might attempt to become a consistent Division I powerhouse in football, much as it is in basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and tennis, To do so would require some major changes. Academic requirements would have to be diluted to the point that Duke could compete in recruitment with the likes of the present "top twenty" football schools. The SAT might still be required, but scores would largely be disregarded, as would high school grades. To keep these "student athletes" academically eligible would require establishing new majors such as "general studies" or "leisure studies," both of which are very popular at football factories. Finally, Duke would need to accept graduation rates at the levels of Florida State, The U, Maryland and other "successful" ACC football programs -- that is, 50 percent or less instead of its current 95 percent.

 

Or Duke could drop out of the ACC for football and fill its football schedule with such academic schools as those in the Ivy League, Colgate, Davidson, and the like. ACC affiliation would be maintained in all other sports. The obvious objection to this path is that the other ACC schools would threaten to expel Duke from the conference. But is the threat credible, and is Duke without any bargaining chips? Would the ACC, which badly needs the academic respectability that Duke provides, expel its top academic school! Would the ACC really want to lose one of its top two basketball teams? If it withdrew from football, Duke would have to give up its share of football bowl revenues, and this could well be a financial incentive for the others to accept Duke's withdrawal, as the bowl funds would be split eleven rather than twelve ways.

Duke is not dropping out of the ACC football. Not gonna happen, you can scratch that. Also, they do not even want to be a powerhouse per se. Dookies only want to be competitive in football. They can slightly lower their academic standards for athletes wich will help, but what they really need to do is upgrade their facilities and dish out the money for a big name coach. Up until now the Duke brass has not been willing to do either.

[wiffleball 4,796]

What? And steal potential talent from their Lacrosse program?

 

 

 

 

 

Lacrosse is for fairies.

[lagarzlebrew 0]

Schedule the Minnesota Golden Gophers

[JWD 0]

One problem with this - The NCAA requires a conference that has a seperate Championship game to field 12 teams in two divisions. See the SEC (East and West), Big 12 (North and South), ad the ACC (Coastal and Atlantic).

[Evil number 0]

Duke would need to accept graduation rates at the levels of Florida State, The U, Maryland and other "successful" ACC football programs -- that is, 50 percent or less instead of its current 95 percent.

 

BC football has a higher graduation rate then Duke football and is always competitive. I don't think he was looking for a powerhouse just a team that is usually in the bowl picture. BC has shown it can be done without lowering academic standards.

[JWD 0]

BC football has a higher graduation rate then Duke football and is always competitive. I don't think he was looking for a powerhouse just a team that is usually in the bowl picture. BC has shown it can be done without lowering academic standards.

 

I agree, but BC is the exception, not the rule.