Visitors to Wallace Wade stadium this weekend expecting a hard-fought, physical contest were disappointed by the unusually civilized sporting event on display. “I came here hoping to see huge, angry men tackling each other,” said Rusty McFearson, a longtime football fan. “But instead, there were all these skinny people competing alongside each other with no [...]
Posts Tagged ‘duke’
Duke Presents Civilized Alternative to Football
Posted in Sports, tagged duke, football, track, track and field on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
McCrory — NCAA Champ!
Posted in Sports, tagged diving, duke, mccrory, ncaa champion, swimming on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Weedicle would like to congratulate Duke Swimming and Diving’s Nick McCrory on his national championship in platform diving! In addition to dominating the field in that event, McCrory was also runner-up in the three meter dive and fourth in the one meter. Nice work. Story on goduke.
Coach Cut — A Vol Once More
Posted in Campus, News, Sports, tagged cutcliffe, duke, football, leaving, tennessee on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(EDITED POST) It looks like Coach Cutcliffe’s hiring as the head coach of Tennessee is all but official. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2010/01/newspaper-reports-cutcliffe-hiring-at-tennessee-nearly-a-done-deal/1 If this does turn out to be the case… Dukies may feel stabbed in the back, but it’s hard to blame Cut for moving back to his roots. We had trouble shaking the feeeling that Cutcliffe [...]
How Should I Feel About Duke Football?
Posted in Column, Opinion, Sports, tagged duke, football, lewis, Sports, thad on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We all know Duke Football has been getting a lot of attention recently. That is, everyone who writes/reads this blog knows. That is, both of us, you and me, know. Anyway, not all of it has been positive. In fact, it’s worth a quick review of the varying types: 1. Overly optimistic hopes/predictions (ACC Champs! [...]
SDG Does Something
Posted in Campus, tagged duke on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Student Government of Duke Office, Bryan Center—In an unexpected announcement, the Student Government of Duke President Abby Nore and other high-ranking officials did something yesterday. Reversing the policy of the last six SDG administrations, the Nore administration doing something marks a watershed moment in SDG history. “Normally tasked with not doing something, we felt that [...]
