Michigan State Spartans versus Duke Blue Devils, with a trip to the elite 8 on the line. This IS college basketball. Tom Izzo versus Mike Kryz……Coach K.! Between the two programs you have: 62 NCAA Tournament appearances, 150 NCAA Tournament victories, 23 Final Fours, 7 runner-up finishes and 6 national titles. Time to cue the …
Tag Archive: Duke
Jan 16
SBRForum.com: Maryland Amongst Top Favorite CBB Picks
Few would confuse the Maryland Terrapins as a better team than the NC State Wolfpack, especially of late. The Terps have lost two games in a row in the ACC, while NC State is coming off of an upset win over the #1 Duke Blue Devils over the weekend. However, when these two meet on …
Mar 11
Thoughts from the unveiling of the NCAA Tournament brackets
My first thought about the 2012 bracket is more of a complaint or so about the actual show. First off, why do we have cameras on all of the teams that have already been locked into the tournament by automatic qualifiers. Is it so we can watch Leigh, who already knew they were getting in, jumping up and down over getting to play Duke in the first round?[...]
Feb 20
SPORTSTATER: College Basketball Top 20: Week 16
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This week the Top 6 remained in place, Kentucky continues to hold a grip on the Number 1 spot. Followed by Syracuse, Missouri, Duke, Michigan State and North Carolina. Three teams found their way out of the Top 20 in UNLV, Iowa State, and Virginia. Taking their places this week are newcomers New Mexico and California both leading their conferences[...]
Jul 14
Duke Blue Devils Unveil Massive Social Media Presence
Duke fans can now follow all of their favorite teams on Twitter as each Blue Devil program now has its own accounts. In addition to each program having its own Twitter account, GoDuke.com will also have a social media landing page that will allow fans to see Twitter feeds from the school’s official athletics website…
May 08
Duke, Coach K. Lure Jeff Capel Away from Oklahoma, Back to Blue
A sesimic movement was announced today in the college basketball coaching landscape. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced two staff changes on Sunday as former Blue Devil Jeff Capel joins the staff as an assistant coach and Nate James is named special assistant. Capel returns to Duke after spending the previous nine years as the …
Apr 06
Duke Fan Writes A Sarcastic Open Letter To Kyrie Irving Urging Him To Leave Duke
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If you follow college basketball, you may have heard that Duke freshman point guard Kyrie Irving is in the running to be the top pick in this year’s NBA draft. Well, this particular Duke fan knows that as well. so he proceeds to tell Irving that he should declare for the draft, but with a little sarcasm to go with it. Former Duke player[...]
Feb 20
NCAA BracketBuster Weekend in Review: Who Won and Lost Mid-Major Battles?
Mid-major, non-conference play is now over. The BracketBusters games have wrapped up. Over the weekend, many mid-major teams with a lot at stake in terms of postseason tournaments matched up. Now that all of those games are said and done, here are the conferences that benefited and suffered as a whole from BracketBusters, and the teams that [...]
Feb 19
Duke Blue Devils to Play Summer Exhibitions in China and Dubai
Duke University will circle the globe in August 2011, with games scheduled in China and Dubai, Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White announced Friday. The highly visible college basketball team will tip off August 17 in Kunshan, China, a suburb of Shanghai and the location of a new Duke-affiliated campus expected to open …













