A Word For Duke Football

Sep 8, 2018; Evanston, IL, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach David Cutcliffe looks on in the first half against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field.There’s no doubt that the Wake Forest loss was discouraging and depressing. It’s not what we’ve come to expect from a David Cutcliffe-coached team and that’s the strangest thing. His Duke teams have had an immense and wholly admirable esprit de corps.

For coach and team, there are hard talks to have about that game.

For fans though there should be a bit of perspective.

Duke this year will go to its sixth bowl game in seven seasons. Do you remember what came before?

Steve Spurrier made one bowl and we think Fred Goldsmith made the other. The last…