In David Cutcliffe's fourth year at Duke I think fans were expecting a little more of a break-through than the 3-9 (1-7 in conference) that they got. When we talked to Patrick from Blue Devil Nation before the season he thought they would win five games and come just short of bowl eligibility. The big question for Duke is how far off are they from being a bowl eligible team? Two of their wins could have gone either way but so could three of their losses. Duke will bring back some key players next year in QB Sean Renfree and WR Conner Vernon and it will be interesting to see if Cutcliffe can finally get them over the hump. We caught up with Patrick once again to get his thoughts on the season and take a quick peak into 2012.
CFBZ: Duke started out 3-2 before losing its last seven games to finish 3-9 and 1-7 in the ACC. What kept this team from getting over the hump this season?
Patrick: I was definitely a broken record this season, but I was simply echoing much of what the...
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Conner Vernon,
Will Snyderwine,
Andrew Luck
TEAMS: Duke Blue Devils, Stanford Cardinal, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Virginia Tech Hokies, Miami Hurricanes, Syracuse Orange, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Oregon State Beavers, Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi Rebels
TEAMS: Duke Blue Devils, Stanford Cardinal, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Virginia Tech Hokies, Miami Hurricanes, Syracuse Orange, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Oregon State Beavers, Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi Rebels
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