Duke Blue Devils: "Rags to Riches" (NCAA '14)

[MrKhaotico]

Quote: Originally Posted by kswgrad2012

The style of everything you do looks really interesting. Looks very similar to my style, haha. The vids are good too. I'm doing a dynasty w/ Tulane; maybe Duke & Tulane will be ACC rivals one day, haha. Good luck with Duke. I always considered doing a dynasty with one of the Tobacco Road schools, but my personal favorite is Wake Forest (thought it'd be the hardest, lol). Looking forward to seeing if Duke Football can match the dominance of Duke Basketball. And try to stick with the Academic recruiting!

Thanks! I'm actually doing fairly well with Duke, better than I imagined. Surprised that I haven't lost yet, I struggled heavily against NIU and managed to beat Notre Dame by comfortable margin. Might adjust the sliders a bit on All-American to make it more challenging.

As for academix recuiting, just about all of my prospects have Academics in their top three priorities. Whichi is good considering Duke has an A in Academic Prestige.

[MrKhaotico]

Homefield Humiliation
#25 Duke upsets #8 Notre Dame in their own backyard

Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Oct 5, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#25 Duke Blue Devils (5-0)	14	7	21	7	49
#8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-2)	3	7	21	0	31

Anthony Boone threw for over 350 yards along with 3 touchdown runs from Jela Duncan in a surprising upset over #8 Notre Dame in South Bend.

Duke quickly jumped out to a 14-3 lead late in the first quarter, the biggest deficit the Fighting Irish have faced all season. The eleven point lead would be short-lived however, as Malik Zaire found Davaris Daniels in the endzone right as the second quarter started.

"It's clear that we have a problem with score managment, especially on the road," said Coach William Fournier post-game.

Duke would respond later with a 3 yard rush by returning running back Jela Duncan to give Duke a 21-10 lead going into halftime.

The third quarter was an offensive show as each team exchanged three touchdowns each. Malik Zaire would be a factor in the second half, as he racked up over 80 yards on the ground in the third quarter alone.

The third quarter would end with Duke up 42-31, enough time for Notre Dame to come back. However, a good defensive showing by the Blue Devils stopped Notre Dame short and held them scoreless in the fourth.

Duke would cap the game off with another touchdown by Josh Snead and an interception, giving Malik Zaire four turnovers on the day.

"This game was a great confidence booster for us as a team, because without confidence there is no team," commented Fournier.

"With a big performance for [Anthony] Boone on the road, he should be quite confident in his ability to be a quarterback."

Notre Dame falls to 4-2 on the season as Duke moves to 5-0 and #16 in the AP polls.

Duke goes back home to Durham to take on Old Dominion, who isn't fairing too well with a 1-5 record. Anything short of a blowout would be a disappointment for Duke fans.

Team Stats Comparison
	DUKE	ND
Total Offense	498	402
Rushing Yards	147	215
Passing Yards	351	187
First Downs	21	14
Punt Return Yards	14	10
Kick Return Yards	24	226
Total Yards	536	638
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	7-13 (53%)	4-10 (40%)
4th Down Conversion	1-2 (50%)	1-1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-5-0 (100%)	3-3-0 (100%)
Penalties	0-0	1-5
Posession Time	21:06	10:54

Duke Blue Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Boone 23/35 351 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Duncan 16 100 6.2 3 J. Snead 16 38 2.3 2 A. Boone 4 9 2.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Caldwell 6 114 19.0 1 I. Balkeney 5 60 12.0 0 B. Deaver 3 61 20.3 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Boyd 9 2.0 0 0 C. Coady 4 1.0 0 0 T. Sowell 3 0.0 1 0 K. Brown 2 1.0 0 0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Zaire 17/22 187 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Zaire 20 173 8.6 1 G. Atkinson III 8 32 4.0 0 A. Carlisle 1 10 10.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD G. Atkinson III 4 23 5.7 0 D. Daniels 3 54 18.0 2 C. Robinson 3 48 16.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Spond 8 0.0 0 0 D. Fox 8 0.0 1 0 J. Grace 7 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K. Brindza 1/1 (100%) 4/4 3 39

[MGomaha]

You got the Dookies playing good man! Consider me a follower.

[MrKhaotico]

The winning streak might be gone. I'm about to lose to Old Dominion.

EDIT: Was able to pull away in the second half. Duke is now bowl eligible.

[MrKhaotico]

Qualified
Duke becomes bowl eligible following an offensive showcase

Old Dominion Monarchs at Duke Blue Devils
Oct 12, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Old Dominion Monarchs (1-6)	7	14	3	7	31
#16 Duke Blue Devils (6-0)	14	21	7	21	63

Anthony Boone only threw five incompletions in an offensive showcase, a 63-31 win against Old Dominion.

At one point, Duke was up 35-7 with a few minutes left in the first half. However, the Blue Devils couldn't stop the Monarchs' Spread offense as Old Dominion marched downfield and scored on a 3 yard run by Tyree Lee with 18 second remaining in the half.

On the very next play for Duke, Anthony Boone would bobble the snap and put it on the ground, letting Old Dominion scoop it up and run it in for a touchdown as time expired in the first half, making the score 35-21.

"I was absolutely furious, if you'd heard what I said after that fumble you'd be embarassed," said Coach William Fournier in his halftime interview.

The Blue Devils would eventually pull away by scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away a 63-31 victory at home.

"Needless to say, I'm proud of how we played and handled the scoring," said Coach Fournier.

"I'm also gald to see Duncan back and running the ball like he used to."

This win puts duke at 6-0 on the year, making them bowl eligible. They also move into the Top 10 at #10 in the AP Poll. Last time Duke was in the AP Top Ten was in 1943 when Eddie Cameron was coach.

The Blue Devils travel to Charlottesville to take on the Virginia Cavaliers, who aren't fairing so well with a 2-4 record. Coach Fournier stated that Duke is more concerned about improving than their undefeated record.

Team Stats Comparison
	OD	DUKE
Total Offense	385	597
Rushing Yards	93	321
Passing Yards	292	276
First Downs	20	29
Punt Return Yards	12	9
Kick Return Yards	198	113
Total Yards	595	719
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-11 (54%)	4-7 (57%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1 (0%)	1-2 (50%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-1 (100%)	8-8-0 (100%)
Penalties	0-0	1-3
Posession Time	11:05	20:55

Old Dominion Monarchs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Heinicke 27/41 292 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Heinicke 12 60 5.0 1 T. Lee 7 35 4.9 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD L. Pinkard 9 72 8.0 0 T. Lee 7 59 8.4 0 J. Bailey 3 25 8.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD P. Morant 10 0.0 0 0 J. Darr 10 0.0 0 0 C. taylor 9 2.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Brown 1/1 (100%) 4/4 3 28

Duke Blue Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Boone 20/25 276 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Duncan 26 176 6.7 3 J. Snead 10 89 8.9 1 A. Boone 9 18 2.0 2 J. Thompson 3 38 12.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Gattis 5 64 12.8 0 I. Blakeney 3 38 12.6 1 B. Deaver 2 11 5.5 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Foxx 6 3.0 0 0 K. Brown 2 1.0 0 0 R. Cockrell 2 0.0 3 0

[Deuce2223]

How's the rest of your schedule look. I don't think in my current 12 year dynasty I have ever seen Virginia very good, so I am assuming they are not, same with Wake and NC State, but V.T., Miami FL and UNC typically are. Just wondering if you are going to have any real challenges left.

Are you considering changing your slider settings and playing strictly AA or even Heisman in the future?

Also with your team putting up almost 600 yds of offense and scoring over 40 points a game, I was wondering if you plan on still playing with 12 min Quarters for your bowl game. My guess is you could probably put up 70-80 points at your current pace.

[MrKhaotico]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

How's the rest of your schedule look. I don't think in my current 12 year dynasty I have ever seen Virginia very good, so I am assuming they are not, same with Wake and NC State, but V.T., Miami FL and UNC typically are. Just wondering if you are going to have any real challenges left. Are you considering changing your slider settings and playing strictly AA or even Heisman in the future? Also with your team putting up almost 600 yds of offense and scoring over 40 points a game, I was wondering if you plan on still playing with 12 min Quarters for your bowl game. My guess is you could probably put up 70-80 points at your current pace.

I have since I've been playing so good recently. I might just switchto strictly AA with sliders in heavy favor of the CPU.

I actually play very close games, but my opponents' defense just starts sucking the the 4th quarter. And because my defense is like Alabama's, I can hold them till 3rd down but then let them convert and always let other teams back in the game.

[MrKhaotico]

Still unbeaten!
Duke finally shows defense in back-and-forth affair

Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers
Oct 19, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#10 Duke Blue Devils (7-0)	10	10	7	7	34
Virginia Cavaliers (2-4)	7	10	7	7	31

Jela Duncan ran for three touchdown in a 34-31 win over Virginia in Charlottesville in one of the closest games Duke has played in this season.

The game was a legit back-and-forth scoring as no team's score went unanswered. No punts were kicked, both teams either scored or turned the ball over. Possibly one of the best defensive games Duke has played all season long.

Duke scored first with a 28 yard field goal by Martin to go ahead 3-0 ealy in the first quarter. That would soon be answered by Virginia as their second play from scrimmage was a 76 yard touchdown pass from Greyson Lambert to Jake McGee to put Virginia ahead 7-3 with 3 minutes remaining in the first quarter.

Duke would respond with a 4 yard touchdown run by Jela Duncan to put the Blue Devils back on top before the second quarter. However, this score would also be quickly responded to by Virginia. On Virginia's first snap of their second possession, Greyson lambert connected with Khalek Shepherd on a screen pass that went for 74 yards and a touchdown, reclaiming the lead for the Cavaliers.

"Our defense wasn't ready for this type of attack," claim Coach William Fournier.

"Virginia runs the same offense as we do, now we know what it feels like for other teams playing against us."

After a 3 yard touchdown by Jela Duncan and a pair of field goals by both teams, Duke went into halftime with a 20-17 lead. It was the closest halftime score Duke has allowed this season, and it would continue to be close the entire game.

Scoring would slow down in the second half, as Duke and Virginia traded touchdowns in the third quarter. The Cavaliers would strike first with a 1 yard run by Kevin Parks which would be answered with a 29 yard touchdown pass from Anthony Boone to Corey Gattis to give Duke a 27-24 lead entering the fourth quarter.

The Cavaliers kept it casual and ran their same gameplan as before, wear down the Duke defense. Kevin Parks ran it in from 23 yards out to give Virginia a four point lead with 6 minutes remaining, forcing Duke to score a touchdown to win.

Duke would come out running the ball, trying to leave Virginia as little time as possible if they scored. Behind Anthony Boone's arm and Jela Duncan's running power, the Blue Devils found themselves at the 5 yard line looking to go ahead. Another 3 yard run by Duncan with 2 minutes remaining would give the Blue Devils the lead 34-31, with a field goal to tie and a touchdown to win it.

The Blue Devils defense started to let up and as quickly as that, Virginia found themselves in the redzone. However, a great defensive stop by Thomas Sowell and Chris Coady gave the Cavaliers a 4th and long to face. Sowell was able to sack Virginia QB Greyson Lambert to seal the win for Duke.

"This is a sign that our defense is improving," said Coach Fournier.

This game put Anthony Boone as the leading passer in the league, with 2,005 total passing yards so far in the season. Trailing close to him is Aaron Murray of Georgia.

The Blue Devils travel to Blacksburg next as they face the Virginia Tech Hokies, who currently sit a 4-3 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.

"It's an honor to be able to coach against the legendary Frank Beamer," says Coach Fournier.

Team Stats Comparison
	DUKE	UVA
Total Offense	484	385
Rushing Yards	161	68
Passing Yards	323`	317
First Downs	27	13
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	117	157
Total Yards	601	542
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Converstion	8-11 (72%)	2-5 (40%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)	1-2 (50%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-4-2 (100%)	1-1-0 (100%)
Penalties	1-10	0-0
Posession Time	21:43	10:17

Duke Blue Devils PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Boone 22/31 323 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Duncan 17 72 4.2 3 J. Snead 15 65 4.3 0 A. Boone 6 21 3.5 0 C. Conway 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Caldwell 10 140 14.0 0 N. Hill 4 85 21.2 0 C. Gattis 3 39 13.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Sowell 7 0.0 1 0 C. Coady 4 1.0 0 0 D. Helto 3 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Martin 2/2 4/4 6 30

Virginia Cavaliers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Lambert 15/24 317 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Parks 16 75 4.6 2 G. Lambert 2 -7 -3.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. McGee 4 130 32,5 1 K. Parks 3 35 11.6 0 K. Shepherd 1 74 74.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. Moore 12 1.0 1 0 A. Harris 8 0.0 0 0 D. Brim 7 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG I. Frye 1/1 4/4 3 41