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State of the Program: Duke Blue Devils

Head Coach: Manny Diaz is entering his 2nd season as the coach of the Blue Devils with a 9-4 record. It was an extremely impressive debut for Diaz. It felt like his tremendous first season went very under the radar which is ironically similar to how it started for Mike Elko when he was here.…

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June 5, 2025

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State of the Program: Duke Blue Devils

Head Coach: Manny Diaz is entering his first season as the head coach at Duke. His career has been up and down but already his tenure here has lasted longer than the one he had at Temple. You can read more about this profile and hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/06/07/college-football-coach-hire-grades-duke/ Program Outlook: Duke is very much…

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August 18, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Duke

Duke Blue Devils: Manny Diaz Why the job was open: Football is an afterthought at Duke, and success is often hard to come by here. David Cutcliffe managed to find some success but eventually it fell apart in his latter years. What Mike Elko did here was impressive, using the roster he inherited, he got…

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June 7, 2024

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March Madness Tournament Preview: South Region

1: Houston Cougars Best Tournament Moment: The Phi Slama Jama teams for Houston were of course the best period of Houston basketball. They made 3 straight final 4s and 2 straight national titles, but of course you can’t forget 1983 when they lost at the last moment to Jimmy V and NC State in one…

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March 20, 2024

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2023 College Basketball Roundup: Part 1

American East Conference: Headline: This isn’t a Vermont walk away this year. Sure the Catamounts are good as always, but they’ve got a new challenger in the UMass-Lowell Riverhawks who beat Georgia Tech and nearly took down Arizona State in non conference play. They are joined up top by Bryant. The Bulldogs had some early…

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January 20, 2024

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 23rd pt. 1)

10th Anniversary Camellia Bowl: Northern Illinois Huskies (6-6) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-6) What you need to know: These are a couple wild teams who weren’t consistent this year. Northern Illinois has wins over Boston College and Ohio, but losses to Southern Illinois, Tulsa and Ball State. Arkansas State opened the year losing 73-0…

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December 12, 2023

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