Feeling Blue: Duke Has Off Season

As the NCAA Tournament moves on without the Duke Blue Devils, many sports personalities (and Colin Cowherd in particular) are taking shots at the Duke Basketball program and Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Okay you caught me, I'm a Duke fan. But I'm the most objective fan around.  If the Blue Devils have a bad game, I voice that.  I have written many times about how the program isn't as good this year as their ranking. That said, I think people need to lay off Duke just a little bit.  Most fans don't realize just how hard it is to win every year. When Coach K. has an off year, everyone is saying he's lost it.  Just to let you know, it took Dean Smith—arguably the greatest coach of all time—21 years to win a national title.  It took Coach K. only 16 years to win his. What about John Wooden?  It took the legendary UCLA head coach 18 years to win his first title. Granted, he won 10 titles.  But in those days there was no conference ... [link]