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0:00Shout out to a nice fan who is sponsoring us… and we got new music! 1:30Jason can’t even get through the intros without giving Donald **** for the insane ending of the Falcons-Lions game. 4:50Donald gives us the history of the terrible luck of the Detroit Lions… are we ever going to talk about Duke?!?! 6:00Finally, we talk about the Duke-Carolina football game! Donald and Sam didn’t see as much of the game as they should have, so Jason takes the lead. 8:40Jason finds a way to relate the Detroit Lions fatalism to Duke football. Put another way, Jason thought Duke was going to lose after watching, “the worst 2 minutes Duke has played under David Cutcliffe.” 11:30We rip on UNC QB Chazz Surratt and revel in his ridiculous pick-6 interception that was one of the worst passes ever thrown by a college football QB. 14:35Sam points out how bad times are for Carolina football fans. Karma! 15:40Donald praises Duke’s defense, which has been the strongest part of the team this season. 19:20Praise for Brittan Brown and Duke’s 3rd down D 23:55We preview Miami. Donald takes the lead after Jason prompts him with some topics. 29:00Sam asks Donald to predict what the plan of attack will be for Duke’s defense again Miami 33:50Jason says this battle could put Duke unquestionably at the top of the Coastal Division and he questions something about the character of Miami’s stud RB Mark Walton. 39:00Donald wraps up the Miami talk by commenting on how the storms that hit Florida could impact Miami football. 42:10Sam asks the basketball question of the week – name the best game away from Cameron that you ever attended; Jason leads off with The Greatest Game Ever Played. 46:05Donald talks about watching Chris Duhon break UNC’s heart in 2004 and how he interacted with the Carolina fans at the Dean Dome. 50:25Sam saw the 2015 National Title game and, for obvious reasons, that is his favorite game 52:40Parting Shots – Donald with a shout-out to the brand new Duke softball team! Check ‘em out! 53:45Parting Shots- Jason says congrats to Mason Plumlee for his new $41 mil contract. Cha-ching! 56:25Parting Shots- Sam says goodbye to the Crow’s Nest
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0:00Welcome to episode #83 in which Donald and Jason deal with microphone issues 2:05Breaking down the victory over Baylor. Sam says it was sloppy, but he loved the way we ran the ball. 4:50Jason chimes in and has a few comments about Duke’s special teams 10:55Let’s talk a bit about the defense. Jason pulls out an outrageous stat about Duke’s D 14:00Donald is loving watching out D play, something that you would not say in most past years 16:05Sam begins our preview of the rivalry game with UNC by talking about what Carolina has done against other quality opponents 19:15Jason recaps the saga of Chaz Surratt, UNC QB and hated by Duke fans and then gives us some stats that show Carolina’s strengths (offense) and weaknesses (defense) 24:20Donald looks ahead to the next 4 games and says it will be a big test for the Duke D 26:30A little bit of basketball – we answer the question posed on the boards: Which One-And-Done Dukie do you wish had come back for his sophomore season? We each pick a different player and it starts with Jason taking Luol Deng. 33:45Sam says he wishes Tyus Jones had come back and Jason asks if we would have won another national title if Tyus had stayed one more year 37:05Donald’s turn and he says he wishes we had gotten more than 1 year out of Kyrie 42:45Jason goes really historical and talks about how much fun it was to watch Corey Maggette elevate above the rim 44:15Goodbye and the Duke band plays us out
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The triumverate of Jason, Sam and Donald recap the Duke Football smashing of Northwestern, preview the upcoming game against Baylor and then dive into Duke Basketball. They discuss the clearance of Marvin Bagley III to play this season and the recruitment of Zion Williamson. Timestamps 0:00 - Intros: Sam celebrates his Washington Nationals winning the division 1:26 - DukeGang beatdown! We recap the Northwestern game 2:20 - Donald discusses the offense and how they were able to move the ball at will 6:00 - Sam notes that Duke was only Power 5 team to run 100 plays last weekend 6:43 - Sam says that Coach Cutcliffe seems to trust Daniel Jones more 8:10 - Sam, you were supposed to talk about the defense! Sam moves on to defense 11:30 - Saxton’s strip fumble has us all gushing! 12:45 - We continue to applaud the defense - they were beasts all day! 14:52 - We turn to special teams and especially the kicking game, which was on point 18:30 - NW’s targeting call changed the whole complexion of the game 22:05 - Daniel Jones is no slouch…is NFL in his future? 25:15 - Jason questions why Cutcliffe left some of our stars in there at the end 26:15 - Our first sponsor! Thanks to Ultrarunner! 28:36 - We preview Baylor; Donald gives the 3 keys to victory 34:29 - Sam wants the defense to continue playing their positions 35:44 - Sam asks the question: how long does the current success need to continue before we stop pointing out how bad Duke was for so long? 37:27 - Donald thinks it will take a lot longer for people to stop remembering the Franks/Roof era 40:21 - Jason thinks it’s not that far off because the current students were young during the Franks/Roof era 43:33 - Sam thinks when we stop having the conversations that include “Duke has a football team?” 44:56 - Donald thinks the respect level of Duke Football is growing rapidly with wins and NFL success 47:08 - Jason thinks this is an important year for Duke Football to do well and get to a bowl 48:50 - Donald concludes with eliminating the droughts that have plagued Duke Football 50:24 - DUKE BASKETBALL! Marvin Bagley III is now cleared to play; Jason thinks Kansas fans will be upset 59:45 - Zion Williamson has some nice things to say about Duke - could #1, #2 AND #3 in the Class of 2018 commit? 1:05:17 - Donald poses the question of whether the Superteam Era has now made it to college basketball 1:06:32 - Jason thinks the Class of 2014 started the Superteam Era 1:08:47 - that’s a wrap, we’ll see you next week!
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0:00Welcome to the pod. We become sidetracked by Donald’s professional sports woes. 2:45Getting down to business, time to dissect the just released hoops schedule. Jason talks about playing BC early and he says Duke’s ACC sked is about as easy as we could hope. 7:30Donald has a look at when Duke has a quick turnaround between games, and again, the schedule seems favorable. 11:50Sam also looks at the timing between games and likes what he sees, especially the time off surrounding the Carolina games. 18:15Jason goes back to the non-conference schedule and says be on the lookout for Furman… and he laments our lousy matchup in the Big Ten Challenge. 20:25New topic: Another stud recruit is headed to Durham. Jason breaks down Cameron Reddish’s game and compares him to a couple Duke greats from history. 24:00Jason and Donald both think it says something about Kentucky that Duke got a guy John Calipari really, really wanted. 31:00New topic: The NCAA’s proposed transfer change would really change the college sports landscape. Donald has a lot of concerns about how coaches could use and abuse this new rule. 35:30Sam sees some positives. He thinks this will make coaches treat players better. 39:25Jason talks about Coach K’s reaction to this proposed rule and how it could impact Duke… and we reflect on Duke’s history to see how this rule would have changed Duke’s history. 48:15 New topic: Previewing the Northwestern Football game. Donald starts by reflecting on the NC Central game. 52:00Sam gives us a breakdown of who to watch out for on Northwestern. 54:05Jason says watch Britton Brown, a rising star for the Blue Devils. 56:10New topic: The Podcast enters the advertising era… don’t worry, it won’t change things. Email us at DBRPodcast@gmail.com if you want details about reaching thousands of rabid Duke fans. 1:01:50Parting Shot – Jason says to check out the article about Antonio Vrankovic’s summer. 1:03:50Parting Shot – Donald sends best wishes to Florida as it braces for Hurricane Irma. 1:06:00Good bye and Duke band!
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0:10Sam welcomes us to podcast #80, the giddy about Bagley podcast 2:00Jason recaps what it was like watching the Marvin Bagley iii announcement and points out that he thinks the Duke staff knew about Bagley’s decision for several days, at least. 8:00Donald likes that Danny Ferry agreed to let Bagley take his number and thinks is says something about Bagley’s potential 11:00Jason breaks down Bagley’s game and says he is the best high school prospect since Lebron… wow! 15:20Donald talks about Bagley’s biggest weapon, an unstoppable jump hook 17:50Sam brings up the question of Javin DeLaurier’s playing time 19:30The conversation turns to the other big commitment Duke just got, Tre Jones the younger brother of Tyus Jones. 21:10Donald didn’t see the Tre Jones commitment video! Sam and Jason ridicule him so Donald goes to watch it. While we wait for Donald’s reaction, Jason and Sam laugh about the Minnesota to Duke pipeline 24:30Donald has seen the video and gives us his live reaction… it is all about the #Brotherhood! 27:55Now that we have talked about everything about Tre Jones except how he plays, we go back and give a Tre Jones scouting report 31:30Sam returns the conversation to the current team with reaction to K’s knee surgery and the cancellation of the Dominican Republic trip 36:30Parting shots – Donald is looking forward to the basketball schedule and the start of football season 37:05Parting shots – Jason calmly talks about the end of the UNC scandal, which he says will happen this week 40:45Parting shot – Sam with a shout out to some old Duke friends he saw at a wedding 41:10Good bye and Duke band
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0:00Welcome back! Jason takes responsibility for the long break between podcasts 2:10Let’s debate the merits of one-and-done as it relates to Marvin Bagley and the controversy about bringing in a new player late in the summer 10:30Sam challenges Jason’s assertion that guys who don’t get minutes did not deserve more minutes 21:15Whew, this is a long conversation. Donald chimes in about the Dominican Republic trip and whether Bagley could potentially join the team in time for it 27:50Jason talks about the guys who transferred away from Duke and why their success does not reflect poorly on Duke 30:40A new subject, Dukies in the NBA! Donald has a trade suggestion that brings Kyrie Irving to his hometown Pistons. 36:30Jason says Kyrie is making a smart move to want to get away from of the mess Lebron is going to leave behind in Cleveland 42:30Sam wins the podcast with this line, “The only guys in the NBA who aren’t selfish are the ones who are in good situations.” Boom!! 45:00Jason talks about Kyrie’s preferred trade destinations and explains why those teams are on Kyrie’s list 47:10Time to talk about the Duke rookies and how they did in NBA Summer League, Donald is excited about what Kennard can do for his Pistons 55:30Jason mentions that Harry Giles was absent from NBA Sumer League 58:00Duke’s non-conference schedule is out. Sam feels sorry for the folks who had hoped to see a legit opponent in Cameron this season and Jason talks about the St. John’s game, which leads us to wonder how many folks remember Chris Mullin 1:05:20Parting shot – Sam talks about the recruiting of Jim Boeheim’s son 1:06:35Parting shot – Donald is all about the swag! He’s interested in the 4 new uniform styles for every NBA team 1:09:45Goodbye and Duke band
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0:00Hello, this may be Ep #78 but Sam and Jason explain “the missing podcast” that happened but got trashed before being posted. 2:05Donald joins us and explains where he has been… Downunder 2:35Sam launches the discussion about Duke’s roster, those leaving and coming… this could get a bit haphazard. 4:10We start with Frank Jackson’s decision to enter the draft… Jason seems to have a bunch of intel on this including some speculation about who might take Frank in the draft. 8:30On to recruiting, our 6-man recruiting class is mostly comprised of kids from Atlanta, GA 12:00The Trevon Duval conversion begins and Donald compares him to John Wall and (pre-injury) Derek Rose. Wow! 16:15The conversation turns to the big men. Will Duke play 2 traditional bigs at one time? 21:10Time for a debate about minutes/rotation. This was inevitable. Sam thinks the bigs won’t play as much as others have predicted. 27:05Prediction time… who will be our second leading scorer next season? Sam gets a history lesson. 30:55Sam wants us to talk about the one-and-done trend at Duke. We understand it, we accept it, but we are not fans of it. You can hear the strain and the angst in this discussion. 41:00Jason says what we need to look at is not the one-and-done players, it is the players who could be here long term but who leave via transfer. 46:30Sam time travels 10 years in the future and says we will barely remember Jabari Parker, Brandon Ingram, and other one-and-done guys… and that is a shame. 51:00Jason dissects why players rush to the NBA and has a suggestion for how to fix the flawed NBA Draft system 58:20Parting shot – Jason on the Duke teams still competing for a national championship 1:00:50Parting shot – Donald gives a travel update and shout out to the American Outlaws 1:01:45Parting shot – Sam on the woes of being a DC sports fan… which Jason says does not compare to getting crushed in the Super Bowl 1:06:50Bye bye… and Duke band
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0:00Preamble… where we acknowledge that we recorded this before we got the Kennard news 0:40Welcome! We can’t even get through the intros without talking about whether it is ok to not be upset at Carolina winning. 5:15Let’s talk about Duke. Tatum and Giles are entering the draft. Any surprises or disappointments here? 14:40Obi and Jeter are transferring. How much will they be missed and how impactful were their careers? We don’t have answers because Jason’s mike is on mute! 21:00Sam makes a great point about Chase Jeter and Duke’s impressive history of developing big men. 27:20Amid all the departures, someone is coming back! We react to Bolden’s return and Jason has a theory about why Bolden thought about leaving. 36:00Donald tries to start a new topic but Jason interrupts with some quick recruiting talk. 37:30Mailbag time! We start with Kaze asking about the single thing that could best equip Duke for a title run in 2017-18 41:35Mailbag – Brevity asks about football stadiums and their impact on shooting in the Final Four 50:30More mailbag – Mountain Devil wants to know if the spotlight of the championship will impact the NCAA investigation and potential penalties connected to the UNC academic scandal 57:00Parting Shot – Jason on the lunacy (and shame) of Kentucky fans and their treatment of referee Tim Higgins 1:02:40Parting Shot – Sam on Georgetown hiring Patrick Ewing and the trap of nepotism 1:06:05Parting Shot – Donald on the brilliance of Russell Westbrook’s season 1:09:55Buh-bye and Duke band
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0:00Jason is so despondent, he curses as the podcast opens. Meanwhile, Sam is watching “highlights” on YouTube and Donald is getting drunk 3:00Recapping the good – the victory over Troy 6:45Sam talks about the “two Duke teams” 8:05Recapping the bad – the loss to South Carolina. Jason can barely speak. Sam talks about the quality of the shots that SC got. 12:25Jason was blown away by how well SC shot from the field and how many shots they took. 14:50Donald thought the law of averages would kill SC after they had a hot game against Marquette. It didn’t. 17:20Sam makes a great point about the cumulative effect of Duke not getting to practice enough this season 20:10K said this was the most physical team we faced all year 23:00Sam asks about the UNC fans rooting for SC which leads to a conversation about home court in the NCAA tourney and some seeding controversy. 30:40Looking back on our predictions for the season… we were mostly wrong!! 42:40What was your most disappointing Duke season? This will not be an enjoyable trip down memory lane. 51:15Jason is just despondent about this year’s Duke club and what could have been 1:00:25Player of the week and player of the year! Sam with an amusing POW pick and then we all pick the same guy for POY. 1:07:00Parting shots – Donald on the Duke women’s basketball team 1:08:05Parting shots – Sam asks - who will be Duke’s next celebrated senior? It is telling that he even has to ask this question.
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0:00Welcome to Podcast #75, Donald enjoys the fact that Duke is the ACC champion 2:00ACC tournament thoughts – Jason is very impressed with Duke at crunch time, especially the way Tatum takes over games. 4:45Kennard or Tatum, who was the best player in the ACC tourney? 6:40Donald says the Louisville game set the tone for Duke’s success in the ACC tourney. This is a team that will not give up! 10:25Sam was impressed with Duke’s defense and our depth 12:10Time to talk about Harry Giles’ miracle minute against UNC 16:10Donald pulls out a huge stat about… wait for it… Duke’s zone defense! 18:00Jason wraps up the ACC tourney talk with a comment on versatility 21:30NCAA Bracket chatter, starting with our thoughts on Duke’s seed and where we are playing 25:30Jason previews the Troy Trojans, our first round opponent. Troy’s best player is the son/nephew of a pair of very famous NBA stars 32:00Sam tries to figure out why Duke didn’t get a #1 seed which sends Jason off on a rant 36:50Sam previews one potential 2nd round opponent, South Carolina 43:40Donald previews the other potential 2nd round opponent, the Marquette fighting Wojos 50:25We venture outside the East region to look at the rest of the bracket… and we make our upset picks. 1:03:50Sam’s Final Four picks: Duke, Oregon, Gonzaga, and Wichita St 1:05:50 We pimp the DBR bracket challenge, you all need to join!! 1:06:45Donald’s Final Four picks: Duke, Kansas, Arizona, and UCLA 1:07:45Jason’s Final Four picks: Duke, Louisville, Gonzaga, and UNC 1:09:45Player of the week, 2 obvious choices and a big surprise! 1:12:50Parting Shot – Jason gives us a history lesson about Duke’s dominance over UNC in the ACC Tourney 1:14:25Parting Shot – Donald on Michigan and the trouble with their airplane 1:16:20Parting Shot – Sam thinks that stealing the internet helped Duke win the ACC 1:18:20Goodbye and Duke band
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