Its funny how emboldened the sunshine pumpers get here-- with one encouraging, but hardly dominating win.
It was Duke-- as many have said. We should beat them like a drum. They played poorly and were outcoached-- a rare event for this staff to outcoach anyone as their track record shows.
This to me amounts to a mirage for me-- I had low expectations but was pleasantly surprised. I wont pretend to "know" what was in the players heads-- was it a lack of expectation or their pride that allowed them to play with passion? Yeah I know it looked like the dogmatic Dorito let the dogs loose moreso than ever before, but I wanna see that over a larger sample size before I'll believe it's real.
There were still plenty of head scratchers: Duke made its share of unforced errors (3 botched snaps- some at critical moments), our offense went into a shell for a long stretch with several 3 & outs after a couple impressive drives to open the game, and why Duke didn't just spread us and run it right up the gut on us is a mystery.
The talent & athleticism can overcome poor coaching when the opponent is Duke. Obviously, not when its Nebraska. I still think the coaching, playcalling, and schemes are abysmal-- and will be exposed several more times before this year is out.