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By Grant Cunningham
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Grant Cunningham, i
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graduate student at USC.
This week the Carolina 1
football team faces what
could be their weakest foe of
the year. The Duke Blue
Devils are currently 0-4 on
the year and riding a 10game
losing streak over the
past two seasons.
A winless season for Duke
is highly possible, and the
probability of that possibility
does not require the expertise
of Jimmy "the
Greek" to predict.
Last year the Duke trolley
car met the Carolina express
head-on. Final: 35-0.
The Duke game may not
be so easily won if Carolina
gives the Devils a chance to
breathe an air of hope. In
recent years Duke has been
known for comeback victories
over the Gamecocks
as in the games of 1977 and
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losing, as well as winning,
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In all fairness to Duke,
neither the players nor the
coaches are solely
responsible for the losses or
the occasional win. In
football, the team better
equipped physically
generally wins.
At Duke the academic
standards are usually too
high for the best among
athletes to even apply. First,
it must recruit among those
athletes able to meet their
requirement scholastically.
Somehow, a lot of talent is
lost in this shuffle, and Duke
finds itself starting the
recruiting war with the first
battle already lost.
Head Coach Red Wilson
has recruited some talented
athletes regardless of the
limiting factors that inhibit
him. And while the Blue
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stars give the team a
glimmer of hope.
The brightest light shines
from flanker Cedric "Mr.
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not a starter, Jones leads the
team in scoring with 4 TD's,
all via the air. He has caught
11 passes on the year,
averaging in impressive 18
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spot for Duke, but he may
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jury. Freshman Joel Blunk
is his probable replacement.
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Coach Wilson has somewhat
of a pleasant dilemma with
two qualified quarterbacks.
Last year's heir apparent to
the quarterbacking duties,
Brent Clinkscale, has lost
out to freshman sensation
Ben Bennett.
A native Californian,
Bennett broke high school
records of Steve Bartkowski
and Craig Morton. He has
shown already that he may
break a few records at Duke
having completed 40 passes
in 91 attempts for 510 yards
and three touchdowns.
Clinkscale, a Greenville,
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gained "an offensive
momentum," and he is
especially pleased with
"their playing intensity."
An interesting note, the
offensive coordinator for
Duke is Heisman Trophy
winner and former San
Francisco 49er quarterback
Steve Spurrier.
The Duke defense is led by
co-captains Eddie Brown
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Overall, the Duke defense
has given up an average of
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the entire Blue Devils squad.
Rogers has nine TD's on the
year compared to Duke's 10.
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