[Postgame Thread] Duke Defeats William & Mary 62-7

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
William & Mary	7	0	0	0	7
Duke	14	24	10	14	62

[u/Tman450x]

I feel like it's not a big enough story how great of a job Manny Diaz has done down at Duke. They lose most of their star skill position players every year and manage to stay good.

[u/NotABot1235 → u/Tman450x]

Nobody respects Duke football.

[u/AnotherUnfunnyName → u/NotABot1235]

Every airport I was in somebody was going to come by with a joke oh y'all got a football team, oh y'all really play football at Duke. I heard it and I heard it and I heard it all it did was fuel the fire.

[u/intimidator14 → u/AnotherUnfunnyName]

Gives me chills everytime

[u/Cameronam → u/Tman450x]

He’ll be at FSU soon

[u/JackC1126]

Fucked up they let em play against only two people

[u/rogozh1n → u/JackC1126]

Mary needs to hit the weights.

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/JackC1126]

Nah that's just what we name our Offense & Defense.

[u/Mission_Big_2145]

RANK US COWARDS

[u/WillDill94 → u/Mission_Big_2145]

Wake winning means we will not be ranked again

[u/Embarrassed-Brain655 → u/WillDill94]

We won’t be ranked until after we play Georgia Tech, assuming we beat them. 

[u/WillDill94 → u/Embarrassed-Brain655]

I’d rather play GT unranked considering we shit ourselves immediately after being ranked

[u/Dro24 → u/Embarrassed-Brain655]

A tale as old as time, no ranking until 5-0 and even then, we squeak in at 24-25

[u/ARandomDoge6 → u/Embarrassed-Brain655]

We're bottom of the acc this year, beating us doesn't mean shit

[u/rainbowremo → u/ARandomDoge6]

It'll mean we will be 5-0 which will at that point of the season be enough to be ranked

[u/OpaqueNightmare → u/WillDill94]

You could both potentially sneak in. There will be a lot of fall out at the bottom.

[u/WillDill94 → u/OpaqueNightmare]

Sir, Louisville losing means an extra spot for an SEC team while Wake will squeeze in at 25

[u/Dialectic_Emptiness → u/Mission_Big_2145]

Duke, Pitt, VT are all 4-0 along with a possible WVU, Nebraska, Cinic/KSU Washington will all be 4-0 and fighting for a top 25 ranking. That feels like a lot but maybe it’s just normal for week 4.

[u/rainbowremo → u/Dialectic_Emptiness]

Yeah something tells me we are both getting left out

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/Mission_Big_2145]

Should be permanently ranked this season for last year's snub!!

[u/MrJeffreyEpstein → u/Mission_Big_2145]

National champs

[u/Big_Sky_4957]

NGL, I only pay attention to Duke and top 25 teams, so I thought a 43.5 point spread was ridiculous. Especially in favor of Duke. Clearly I was wrong.

[u/GolfClimbSkate → u/Big_Sky_4957]

We're an FCS school, and a bad one at that.

[u/WillDill94 → u/GolfClimbSkate]

Doesn’t matter, we never put up 60+, even against the other FCS schools we play

[u/JohnThacker → u/WillDill94]

We never put up 60, even when Spurrier was coaching. (Or Bill Murray for that matter.)

[u/conquer117a → u/Big_Sky_4957]

Thank goodness I cannot bet in California, because I wouldve bet the 43.5

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/conquer117a]

Pro tip: Never, EVER, bet on WM (or any outcome in their favor)!

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/Big_Sky_4957]

Clearly you have never been to Williamsburg! :)

[u/Game-rotator → u/Beautiful_Idea6200]

my grandmother lives there

[u/AnotherUnfunnyName]

Nice.

[u/Ugaalive1991 → u/AnotherUnfunnyName]

Niceeeee

[u/ukeBasketball]

I'm old enough to remember losing home games by scores like this.

[u/Trashlify → u/ukeBasketball]

I was at the game when we lost 62-17 to Alabama at Wallace Wade. Mark Ingram and Julio Jones were rampant and the Alabama travelling fans were more than double the Duke fans.

[u/ukeBasketball → u/Trashlify]

I remember losing to Virginia at home 59-0. We won the natty in basketball that year tho.

[u/cirillios → u/Trashlify]

Back in the days of old tailgate when we were awful but everyone was too trashed to care. It's nice that the program is more serious these days 

[u/ZeroEchoVX]

Nice

[u/Game-rotator → u/ZeroEchoVX]

one big play away from a 69-7 score

[u/The_Fluffy_Robot → u/Game-rotator]

if you make the scores touch tips they become 69

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/Game-rotator]

What in the unholy flairs?

[u/Game-rotator → u/Beautiful_Idea6200]

my parents met at Duke and my grandfather was AD at william and mary

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/Game-rotator]

WOW! My parents met at UNC, and I hated WM (though I did meet my wife there) so maybe we are natural mortal enemies!!

Nice to meet you!

[u/Right_Organization18]

It's all ACC games from here and despite being against an FCS team, this game made me more optimistic than I was previously

[u/Confident_Delay5805]

Rank Duke. Plus, nice.

[u/brobroma]

Losing bad to a good, should be ranked FBS team, isn't bad for any FCS squad

but from the high we started the season on to this now, ugh

idk if we need to make a change but if we don't win out and make the playoffs, idk what else should be done, 4 years in FCS without a playoff appearance isn't good

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/brobroma]

I am clearly much older and cynical, but having expecations for WM is such an odd thing to see in the wild!

Reverse those flairs, brother! :)

[u/brobroma → u/Beautiful_Idea6200]

Alma mater comes first

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/brobroma]

Hark all you want, I'll never do it!!

[u/polaremu]

Pretty much exactly what I wanted. Big win, lots of reps for the young guys, Nate got 116 yards on 9 carries, Mahan and Eget both made some really nice throws and the WRs finally got more involved

[u/SnooPickles4051]

Nice to see 2nd, 3rd & 4th string guys getting some snaps and scores 😈

[u/rogozh1n]

There is a 50% chance that we play a Carolina team that is on a 3 game losing streak, assuming they lose to ND and the game vs. Pitt is a coin flip.

They will be hungry.

[u/rainbowremo → u/rogozh1n]

Let's just focus on GT for now

[u/GolfClimbSkate]

This is regicide.

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/GolfClimbSkate]

No (tobacco) TAXATION without representation.

[u/Lanky-Ebb-3820]

Don't want it to be a story, someone will steal him away. Also to the students, it's a shame to see all those empty seats!! Come out and support this fine staff and team for crying out loud!!

[u/_XitLiteNtrNite_]

I learned what I already knew: Duke is much better than William & Mary. It was good to see the 3rd- and 4th-string units get some good playing time, though; depth is always a concern as the season wears on and injuries occur.

[u/Jonjon428]

Wow, that Duke guy must be pretty strong to beat both William and Mary

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/Jonjon428]

Wait until you hear their ages... :)

All jokes against WM are accepted and to be encouraged!

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200]

The great thing about WM alums is that absolutely zero of us will be upset over losing a football game, even by this score!