Duke and Clemson are coming off a bye. Can Duke prove to not beat themselves in a big game? With or without Cade Klubnik a win by Duke will be an impressive feat in the Manny Diaz Era.
Duke dropped an important ACC game against #12 Georgia Tech this past Saturday by shooting themselves in the foot just like their two other losses this season. Ill-advised turnover, crucial penalties and special teams mistakes have been the key factor in Duke losses this season and it continued against GT.
Duke is a 3pt favorite against #12 Georgia Tech. The bye week came at a good time as Duke will be a little healthier vs GT. What will it take for Duke to beat GT? With James Franklin getting fired from Penn State, is there a chance Manny Diaz leaves Duke to be the Head Coach at a place where he was a DC, like Mike Elko?
Duke beat Cal 45-21 despite being down 14-0 early. It is the 2nd ACC win this season where Duke was down 2 TD's and came back to win. Darian Mensah and Cooper Barkate returned to their home state and had big games. Duke's offense continues to light up the scoreboard and the defense found their grove in the 2Q and pitched a 2nd half shut out thanks to freshmen stepping up in big roles.
Duke dominated Syracuse 38-3. The game was never in question as Duke's defense got off the field on 3rd downs and forced turnovers as Duke's offense ran all over Syracuse. Can Duke continue their hot momentum as they get ready to travel cross country and face a team that is overachieving 5 games into the season?
Duke bounced back from a 20-7 deficit to beat NC State 45-33 thanks to 3 passing TD's and 3 rushing TD's. Shout out to the Special Teams on a much needed bounce back day. Duke's defense continues to struggle as they missed 23 tackles and gave up 7-12 3rd down conversions. Can Duke fix their defense as they get ready to play at Syracuse who just upset Clemson on the road?
Duke lost to Tulane 34-27 but the score doesn't indicate the game as Tulane was in control from the beginning of the game. Darian Mensah's replacement, Jake Retzlaff had a career game with over 350 total yards and 4 rushing TD's. Where does Duke go from here?
Duke lost 45-19 to Illinois even though they out gained Illinois 438 to 419. Duke's 5 turnovers were the story of the game and will need to be cleaned up if they want to beat Tulane as Darian Mensah faces his old team. What went wrong against Illinois and can those mistakes be corrected for Duke to get back on track?
Darian Mensah looked as good as advertised in Duke's 45-17 win against Elon. Mensah was 27-34 for 389yds and 3 TD's in his Duke debut. Duke had unforced errors in the first half to make the game closer than it was as they outscored Elon 35-7 in the 2nd half.What/Who impressed us against Elon?What are areas of concern as Duke faces #12 Illinois at home this week?Who are guys to watch for Illinois? We cover it all on the latest episode of the Big J & Little J Show.
Duke opens the season as a 33.5 point favorite against Elon.
-What do we think about Duke's depth chart that was released this week?
-What do we want to see from Duke on Thursday?
-Who are 3 guys we are excited to watch?
-Bold predictions for Duke vs Elon
-Glass half empty, glass half full takes
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Duke has had a lot of pre-season buzz, especially with landing Darian Mensah. Who are the other new additions to the team that replace production on both sides of the ball? We take a deep dive on the new acquisitions and preview the whole 2025 season slate. Leave your thoughts on what you think Duke's record will be!
Welcome back to the BJLJ Show. In this episode we have a full slate for you guys. Duke hires Preston Greene as the new Director of Performance. Also Duke has added Florida to their already ridiculous non-conference slate. Jordan and Conor give their projected rotation for the start of the year and we end the show with Q & A's and Jordan's interview with Jon Scheyer.
Welcome to a special off-season episode of the BJLJ Show. Conor and Jordan recap their Final Four experience, talk about the latest with Duke's roster construction and end the episode with fan Q&A's!
A lot has happened in the last week. Conor and Jordan deep dive into the two Duke wins and preview Houston.
Duke won three games in three days in three different ways without their defensive coordinator, ACC POY and one of the best defensive players in the country. How good is this Duke team?
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Cooper Flagg showed why he is the NPOY against Wake Forest as Duke's lead went from 7 points to 40 once Flagg took over the game. Jai Lucas is officially named Miami's head coach and will be leaving Duke next week before the conference tournament starts. Finally, UNC has won 6 straight and have Duke at home. Can they spoil Duke's ACC Regular Season Championship hopes?
Duke put a historic beatdown on Illinois on Saturday night. 110-67. Seven players scored in double-figures. We take a look at what happened and what does it mean for Duke with Jai Lucas possibly going to Miami?
Duke's Freshmen came up big in their 80-62 win at Virginia. Cooper Flagg, Kon Knuppel and Isaiah Evans had 17 points each.Flagg: 17pts, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocksKnuppel: 17pts, 7 rebounds, 3-6 from 3Evans: 17pts, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks, 5-6 from 3Pat Ngonga had 8 points in 11 minutesCan Khaman Maluach step up in Maliq Brown's absence?Follow me on Twitter: @JMannsTakes
Duke lost 77-71 at Clemson while Cooper Flagg continued to play under the weather. We discuss why Duke lost to Clemson, who stepped up and who needs to step up as Duke continues to play in the heart of conference play.
Duke is a massive favorite over Cal on Wednesday night. Conor gives us a preview of Cal and we finish the episode off with a preview of Jaylen Blakes Homecoming as Stanford comes to town on Saturday.
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In this episode we recap Duke's dominating performance against UNC and talk about how and why both teams are going different directions. We also give you guys a preview of Maliq Brown's Homecoming at Syracuse and Dickie V returns for Duke @ Clemson.
