A Must read for the dookies

[keysersosay#1]

I love the part where the author specifically points out that LTCC does NOT do TRUE NON conference road games ...a cowardly practice that Vader has employed now for decades as part of his stacked deck approach to scheduling.

http://www.todaysu.com/around-the-u/unc-and-xavier-setting-a-high-bar-in-the-non-conference/

 

[TRU CANE]

I love the part where the author specifically points out that LTCC does NOT do TRUE NON conference road games ...a cowardly practice that Vader has employed now for decades as part of his stacked deck approach to scheduling.

http://www.todaysu.com/around-the-u/unc-and-xavier-setting-a-high-bar-in-the-non-conference/

Duke definitely does not usually play true out of conference road games and quite frankly I have no problem with it as a Duke fan just like I have no problem when SEC football programs play a weak OOC schedule. The fact of the matter is that Duke will play an extremely challenging conference slate and although the OOC games are at neutral sites, the opponent in those games (i.e. Kentucky, Kansas, Mich State) are generally difficult games. Duke is challenged PLENTY and its FAAAAAR from easy or "stacked." Why take on too much? Call it what you want, I call it smart and financially beneficial as well, which again is SMART

 

[Archer2]

The LOM doesn't have to schedule true road games, so he doesn't. If he ever scheduled a true home/away series with UK/KU/MSU/etc..., the earth would stop rotating. Not going to happen.

 

[dgheel57]

Duke definitely does not usually play true out of conference road games and quite frankly I have no problem with it as a Duke fan just like I have no problem when SEC football programs play a weak OOC schedule. The fact of the matter is that Duke will play an extremely challenging conference slate and although the OOC games are at neutral sites, the opponent in those games (i.e. Kentucky, Kansas, Mich State) are generally difficult games. Duke is challenged PLENTY and its FAAAAAR from easy or "stacked." Why take on too much? Call it what you want, I call it smart and financially beneficial as well, which again is SMART

Call it what you want,the fact is,he doesn't want to go to tough places like Kentucky and Kansas and get that butt whooped.

 

[gary-7]

I love the part where the author specifically points out that LTCC does NOT do TRUE NON conference road games ...a cowardly practice that Vader has employed now for decades as part of his stacked deck approach to scheduling.

http://www.todaysu.com/around-the-u/unc-and-xavier-setting-a-high-bar-in-the-non-conference/

It's too bad the national media doesn't call out dook for their pussified ways.

 

[gary-7]

Duke definitely does not usually play true out of conference road games and quite frankly I have no problem with it as a Duke fan just like I have no problem when SEC football programs play a weak OOC schedule. The fact of the matter is that Duke will play an extremely challenging conference slate and although the OOC games are at neutral sites, the opponent in those games (i.e. Kentucky, Kansas, Mich State) are generally difficult games. Duke is challenged PLENTY and its FAAAAAR from easy or "stacked." Why take on too much? Call it what you want, I call it smart and financially beneficial as well, which again is SMART

That is the weakest comparison/excuse I've ever heard. SEC football teams play 8 conference games out of 12 total. UGA (which has the weakest schedule in SEC history) still plays UNC out of conference this season. Auburn (which has a ridiculously tough conference schedule) has a home-and-home w/ Clemson the next 2 years. That leaves 3, count em, 3 games to fill. Basketball teams have multiple opportunities to do that. GMAFB defending that dookie crap... and on a Carolina board no less.

 

[Archer2]

The LOM can do no wrong in the eyes of the media, much like the POTUS. They both walk on water.

 

[gary-7]

The LOM can do no wrong in the eyes of the media, much like the POTUS. They both walk on water.

Wait, what?

 

[TPFKAPFS]

Our POTUS ought to be respected on the Anniversary of our founding! It is about respect for the office.

The rat-king does indeed fit your bill!

 

[Archer2]

One can respect the office but not the person who resides there. This is certainly not the first time I've felt this way. In fact, I'll feel much the same way if either of the two front runners is elected.

 

[RP12]

Our POTUS ought to be respected on the Anniversary of our founding! It is about respect for the office.

The rat-king does indeed fit your bill!

I have no respect for the Potus or the office. Maybe we should respect the founders by pushing back on encroachments to freedom much beyond what they fought in the crown.

 

[TPFKAPFS]

Hard for an African American to respect the founders! I'll take today's so called lack of freedom any day thanks!

I'm done with this topic.

 

[DSouthr]

Duke definitely does not usually play true out of conference road games and quite frankly I have no problem with it as a Duke fan just like I have no problem when SEC football programs play a weak OOC schedule. The fact of the matter is that Duke will play an extremely challenging conference slate and although the OOC games are at neutral sites, the opponent in those games (i.e. Kentucky, Kansas, Mich State) are generally difficult games. Duke is challenged PLENTY and its FAAAAAR from easy or "stacked." Why take on too much? Call it what you want, I call it smart and financially beneficial as well, which again is SMART

Well at least you admit it !

Look, I have always found this to be a amusing discussion but what amuses me is the simple fact that dukies seem to not be able to admit that duke plays an easy OOC schedule and if they do get a tuffer team they will not play them in a true road game.

I have NEVER understood the need to deny what we all see and have seen for many years? I mean, if the same allegation were lodged against us and it were true my reply would be a simple so what? So what if our coach puts us in a better position to win games, isn't that what our coach is paid to do? But rather than take that position and see this entire line of question dissappear, dukies try to deny it happens and it is the denial of what has been seen for years that makes me laugh every time I see it. And the result is this question will now just not go away not until and unless your coach does what he seems dead set not to do and that is challenge his team with true out of conference tuff road games.

 

[Billheel]

I actually trust Obama more than the two we have to choose from now. Yikes!

 

[Archer2]

Hard for an African American to respect the founders! I'll take today's so called lack of freedom any day thanks!

I'm done with this topic.

One of the more foolish statements I've read on this site. The founders' principles are the reason slavery was abolished and we have an African American as POTUS. Quit living in the past and join the 21st Century.

 

[CanuckChuck]

One of the more foolish statements I've read on this site. The founders' principles are the reason slavery was abolished and we have an African American as POTUS. Quit living in the past and join the 21st Century.

It was in response to someone who wanted to return to the days of our founders. How is that a foolish response?

CC

 

[RP12]

It was in response to someone who wanted to return to the days of our founders. How is that a foolish response?

CC

Nobody said return to the days of founders. An appreciation for liberty as a primary political value would certainly include viewing African slavery as an abomination.

 

[DevilBlue]

I have to admit this article would carry more weight a few years ago when UNC was playing UK but point taken. K has stated he likes the neutral courts bc that's what you face it the tournament and I assume the $ isn't bad either. I do miss the home and away we use to do against GTown which I felt were good challenges 10 years ago. I would like to see picking one team and doing that, though I feel like if the ACC adds more games to their conference schedule or goes to everyone playing 2 each year like some people want then nobody would schedule these series.

 

[dukedevilz]

RPI calculates 1.4 wins for a road win and 0.6 wins for a home win; conversely, -1.4 points for a home loss and -0.6 points for a road loss. So going on the road can actually be very beneficial to a team's RPI. Just ask Long Beach State. They consistently have a top 100 RPI ranking with 14+ losses in a relatively weak conference

Duke's out-of-conference SOS has been better than UNC's in 4 of the last 5 seasons.

Non-Conference Strength of Schedule
Duke:
2016- 10
2015- 40
2014- 20
2013- 1
2012- 2
Average: 14.6

UNC:
2016- 78
2015- 5
2014- 35
2013- 77
2012- 20
Average: 43

 

[CanuckChuck]

Nobody said return to the days of founders. An appreciation for liberty as a primary political value would certainly include viewing African slavery as an abomination.

No but it was obviously taken by the respondent as such, hence the comment. That plus the fact that founders didn't seem to feel all that bad about slavery makes the response in no way the silliest thing I've ever seen posted on this board.


CC

 

[tarheel0910]

No but it was obviously taken by the respondent as such, hence the comment. That plus the fact that founders didn't seem to feel all that bad about slavery makes the response in no way the silliest thing I've ever seen posted on this board.


CC

My suggestion would be to look up and study what the founding fathers believed. Slavery wasn't as popular as you seem to think.

 

[CanuckChuck]

My suggestion would be to look up and study what the founding fathers believed. Slavery wasn't as popular as you seem to think.

I realize that they did not like the concept of slavery but they did very little to end it's practice, which in my book makes it worse.

CC

 

[tarheel0910]

I realize that they did not like the concept of slavery but they did very little to end it's practice, which in my book makes it worse.

CC

Several of the founding fathers were part of the abolitionist movement. I guess whether they did enough is a personal belief, so I'll just leave it at that so we can get back to bashing duke.

 

[NYCNole]

I've attended Duke road games, the crowd is so incensed I can see why K doesn't want to subject his players to that prior to conference games. Duke @ Temple when Redick broke ACC scoring record was the most hateful basketball crowd I've ever seen. Chaney addressed the crowd & told them to knock it off.

 

[Archer2]

I realize that they did not like the concept of slavery but they did very little to end it's practice, which in my book makes it worse.

CC

They established the foundation for permanently eliminating an abominable practice that had been in existence for over two millennia. Study your history.

 

[heelbent]

It's a BB board fellas

 

[dgheel57]

I actually trust Obama more than the two we have to choose from now. Yikes!

Damn! Take this crap to OOTB.

 

[Billheel]

Will do boss man. Question though, Why didn't you make the comment when someone way ahead of me started disparaging POTUS? Seems heelbent was able to get the same message across without singling anyone out just because he didn't agree with them.

 

[dgheel57]

Will do boss man. Question though, Why didn't you make the comment when someone way ahead of me started disparaging POTUS? Seems heelbent was able to get the same message across without singling anyone out just because he didn't agree with them.

I was hoping the discussion would get back to bball,it has nothing to do with what you said....I could care less.

 

[HeLooks2MuchLikeDave]

RPI calculates 1.4 wins for a road win and 0.6 wins for a home win; conversely, -1.4 points for a home loss and -0.6 points for a road loss. So going on the road can actually be very beneficial to a team's RPI. Just ask Long Beach State. They consistently have a top 100 RPI ranking with 14+ losses in a relatively weak conference

Duke's out-of-conference SOS has been better than UNC's in 4 of the last 5 seasons.

Non-Conference Strength of Schedule
Duke:
2016- 10
2015- 40
2014- 20
2013- 1
2012- 2
Average: 14.6

UNC:
2016- 78
2015- 5
2014- 35
2013- 77
2012- 20
Average: 43

Looks like they'd rather talk about slavery on a Duke topic posted on a Carolina board

 

[DSouthr]

As we all well know, there are 3 taboo topics that for some reason folks can not rationally discuss, Politics, race, and religion. Those 3 topics are pretty much a guarantee to end up in a shouting match because folks just do not want to listen to anything other than what they already believe. So I can appreciate and respect that discussions of those things can not be allowed to go to far on a board like this.

But it is hard some times, sports at times ventures in to the land of taboo topics so at times it is a fine line. I know I slip in to it at times without really realizing it. But the mods are right, they have their own opinions and it is hard for them to not share theirs on some of these taboo topics but they have to restrain and try to get us back on topic so kudos for them for that, ain't easy!

 

[dgheel57]

Looks like they'd rather talk about slavery on a Duke topic posted on a Carolina board

Then go back to your little safe place on the dook board.