sports.espn.go.com - 12/3/2008
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The popular game in college basketball right now is guessing who, if anyone, will arise to legitimately challenge the 800-pound, powder-blue gorilla named North Carolina. The answer is down the road. The answer is Duke. Overlooked, off-radar Duke. Really. For the first ...
jconline.com - 12/3/2008
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jconline.com —
For five seasons, West Lafayette's John Hunter has
watched Purdue men's basketball games from the front row
at Mackey Arena. When informed Sunday that StubHub ticket brokers are asking as much as $589 for a lower-arena ticket for Tuesday night's game against seventh-ranked Duke and as much as $165..
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Want to see Duke? It'll cost you
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College Hoops Journal —
• Pat Forde writes, “For the first time since Jeff Capel was a player, not a coach, the Blue Devils are not swimming in overexposure.” Uh … what? He also claims Duke is “back.” Let The Bracket be the judge of that. {ESPN}
Is The Big Ten Actually Challenging The ACC? [College Basketball Mini-closer]
Deadspin —
... Wake Forest on the road. And Michigan State would have to be at full strength to even challenge North Carolina. (They aren't.) Perhaps Tyler Hansbrough will trip over his own determination and sit this one out too. So will 10-for-10 finally make the powers that be pull the plug on this experiment? I hope not, because the Big Ten rules! They are so awesome ... except that one week in November when nothing seems to go right. Big Ten/ACC Scoreboard [Yahoo] Duke sends big-picture message with its Boiler beatdown [ESPN] The Referees Just Cannot Help ...
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Duke May Not Play Many True Road Games, But They Sure Can Win Them
ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com 12/3/2008 — by Sportz Assassin No. 4 Duke went into Purdue and pounded the No. 9 Boilermakers, 76-60. The Blue Devils are a perfect 10-0 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge history. A lot was made of the fact that Duke rarely plays any true road games against ...
More “Analysis” On Purdue-Duke —
The Money Line Journal
A slightly different take from the Garsha Picks Blog:
Duke moneyline
Tonight we will go with the Duke Blue Devils moneyline. Purdue is a great team and will put up a fight, but we believe that Duke will come out with a win. Duke has dominated teams with their streaky three point shooting ...
Love Cupcakes? Go Play for Duke! —
No Guts, No Glory
That's right parents. If your kids love cupcakes and they can flop when an opposing player comes down the lane, then there's a spot for them in the Duke University basketball program. Just check out the abundance of cupcakes that Duke has in store for your youngster: Presbyterian Georgia ...
