Gameday@ Va Tech

Where: Lane Stadium
When:Sat, Nov 22 5:30PM

Things to watch for.

Coming off 3 straight losses the Blue Devils come into today's contest needing to win out the rest of the season to become bowl eligible. They are facing a Va Tech team that is .500 in ACC play but undefeated at home this year.

As of press time Thaddeus is listed as doubtful, if he can't go then Zack Asack, who does having starting experience, will get the nod. Like I said above VT hasn't lost a home game this year and for Duke to pull of the upset they are going to have to play at a level not seen this year. The team is going to have to rally behind Asack if Thaddeus can't go. That means the line is going to have to sustain blocks, the backs are going to have to fight for those extra yards and the receivers are going to have to take those short dump offs and break a few tackles and turn a few of those passes into something long. Same as last week if Duke wants to win they are going to have to take advantage of field position, get TD's not field goals and try to limit their mistakes.

All of VT's losses this year have been close so that tells me that they fight till the end and haven't yet given up. Duke is going to have to come out and play a solid 4 quarters to come out with a win. All the seniors know that if they can win their next 2 games they can achieve something that has not been done at Duke for 2 decades. I think that playing with that kind of weight on their backs is not necessarily a bad thing. They should play not only for themselves but for those teams that have come before them. Recent history might be a good incentive to light a fire under their asses.

The team that takes adavantage of the other teams mistakes(a staple of Beamer ball) will leave Lane Stadium with a W.

GO BLUE DEVILS!!!