As you probably know, Duke will be taking on mighty Alabama to open the season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.
Alabama is in a different world in football from the Duke - well reverse it to basketball. Alabama is usually a tier or two below Duke on the hardwood. That’s just the way it is, for better or worse, and it’s the same in football.
Nonetheless, Alabama’s Nick Saban has begun, in classic coach speak, to blow smoke at Duke and coach David Cutcliffe.
He said this at SEC Media Days Wednesday:
“I don’t know of anybody in the country that’s done a better job with the program than he has at Duke.