With apologies to Thunderdome, two struggling football programs walked into Lane Stadium Saturday and one walked out with a perhaps season-saving win and the other stayed back with another dispiriting setback.
To the surprise of no one who’s been following Duke’s downward spiral, the Blue Devils were the team with the setback, 48-17 to be exact.
The loss was Duke’s sixth straight and drops them to 3-7, still winless in the ACC, now mathematically eliminated from bowl contention, a third straight losing season assured.
Duke had their chances early. Duke always seems to have their chances early.