newsobserver.com - 8/31/2008
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Duke officials were a bit surprised when, at 6 p.m. Saturday, about an hour before the scheduled kickoff of their game against James Madison, two men parachuted into Wallace Wade Stadium and landed with a game ball.
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Great Moments in Confused Skydiving [Whimsy]
Deadspin —
... down the road. Roll tape: Seems the skydivers initially planned to call off the jump due to bad weather. But the clouds cleared, they saw a stadium, and they jumped...into the middle of Duke-Virginia pre-game warm-ups. The pair realized their mistake and scrambled off the field with the game ball, presumably evading the tackles of Duke's entire defensive unit. Somehow, some way, this is Mike Krzyzewski's fault. Aerial delivery goes awry [News Observer] Misdirected Skydiver Crashes Duke Football ...
Aerial Delivery Goes Awry
Carolina March —
Aerial Delivery Goes Awry
Look to this story to be used as a metaphor for the entire conference season should things continue on the path they're headed.
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Five Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back —
What's eight miles in the grand scheme of things anyway? The real historical significance, of course, is that we now have a recorded instance of someone mistaking Wallace Wade for a college football stadium. ...
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ajc.com 8/31/2008 — Duke officials were a bit surprised when, at 6 p.m. EDT on Saturday, about an hour before the scheduled kickoff of their game against James Madison, two men parachuted into Wallace Wade Stadium and landed at the 35-yard line with a game ball. Problem ...
