FOOTBALL Duke at Middle Tennessee Game Thread

[Shayne_Pickering]

Duke has won the coin toss and has elected to defer. Middle Tennessee will start with the ball and here we go

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Amarrien Bailey is starting for the injured Devyn Curtis at linebacker

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Morgan Scott is in at left tackle. Marcus Miller left before kickoff to get checked on. Could be something to monitor

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

FLIP CREDLE 66-YARD TOUCHDOWN

Flip Credle finds the hole and explodes through it and outruns the defense for 66 yards.

Duke: 0
Middle Tennessee: 7
13:40 1Q

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Parker Hughes is making his first start of the season as he comes out with the first team defense. Drew Francis is dressed

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

DUKE 71-YARD PASSING TOUCHDOWN

Nicky Damolin gets behind the defense and Parker Hughes can't deflect the ball. Takes it in for the Duke score.

Duke: 7
Middle Tennessee: 7
12:59 1Q

 

[MT01]

Like I said after last week we’re going to have to outscore opponents. This defense has no hope

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Terry Wilkins finds a massive lane but loses the football on a big hit and Duke gets the ball at the Blue Raider 20 yard line

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

DUKE 1-YARD RUSHING TOUCHDOWN

Peyton Jones punches it in from one yard and the Blue Devils go up a score.

Duke: 14
Middle Tennessee: 7
11:19 1Q

 

[BlueRaiderFan]

No defense at all…

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

An uneccesary roughness penalty on Duke while tackling Vattito adds 15 yards to the run and puts the Blue Raiders at Duke 38

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Jaylen Stinson ejected for targeting on that penalty. One of the top players on this Duke team

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

ZEKE RANKIN 26-YARD FIELD GOAL IS GOOD

MTSU cuts into the lead with a field goal.

Duke: 14
Middle Tennessee: 10
6:14 1Q

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

FUMBLE as a Nick Vattiato strip sack gives Duke the ball at the one

 

[MidTennMtneer]

Nick has zero time to do anything.

 

[sWiley]

well this games over

couldn't even make it 1 quarter

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

DUKE 1-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUSH

Duke capitalizes on the turnover and punches it in from one yard out with Star Thomas.

Duke: 21
Middle Tennessee: 10
3:36 1Q

 

[MidTennMtneer]

well this games over

couldn't even make it 1 quarter

We are giving it to them. 14pts handed to them.

 

[sWiley]

this is not a well coached team

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

FUMBLE by Terry Wilkins again and Duke gets it at the Blue Raiders 24

 

[sWiley]

We are giving it to them. 14pts handed to them.

Forced turnovers. Duke earned them due to our lack of talent.

 

[sWiley]

This is getting comical.

We are biblically bad.

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

DUKE PASSING TOUCHDOWN

Tight end Nicky Dalmolin scores his second touchdown of the game.

Duke: 28
Middle Tennessee: 10
1Q

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Nick Vattiato with a nice read in RPO to get a first down on fourth down play. End of 1st quarter

 

[tyler90wm]

What's crazy is the team isn't even playing that poorly outside of the fumbles. Can't even adequately assess how the defense is so far when Duke has had the shortest drives ever

 

[MT01]

This is getting comical.

We are biblically bad.

Yes, this is a terrible football team. Our games are decided in the first or second quarter.

 

[tyler90wm]

And that is officially MT's first punt of the game

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Grant Chadwick has really shined here recently. He has a bright future ahead for MTSU

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

JOHN HOWSE PICK

Middle Tennessee gets the ball in Duke territory

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Duke gets the edge and bats down a quick screen on 4th and 1. Duke ball

 

[BlueRaiderFan]

Ridiculous to have that many fumbles in the first half.

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Parker Hughes flashes his playmaking, getting in the backfield and kicking the run out. Man, this team has missed that

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Grant Chadwick with another great punt. Net average on his two punts are 52 yards today. This takes into account the return yardage

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Xavier Williams has seen his fair share of action at safety. Expect that to continue

 

[Shayne_Pickering]

Roughing the kicker on 4th down gives Duke a new set of downs

 

[MT01]

Roughing the kicker on 4th down gives Duke a new set of downs

Just a terrible team that is not well coached. So far nothing about this coaching staff has impressed me after a third of a season

 

[tyler90wm]

Come on, roughing the kicker....how many mistakes can there be? Seriously, Duke has only had one drive for a TD, the other 3 were given to them.

 

[sWiley]

Yes, this is a terrible football team. Our games are decided in the first or second quarter.

They went over their season scoring average in the first quarter.....

Looking like another 2-10 season. Derek Mason said this is not a rebuild. I'm curious as to why we are so bad then??

 

[MT01]

First half offense. Four turnovers.

And aside from the one TD run averaging 2.2 yards per play. But as I said before the game I was not looking forward to watching this offense try to go against Manny Diaz.

 

[sWiley]

Just a terrible team that is not well coached. So far nothing about this coaching staff has impressed me after a third of a season

Dog shit across the board. All 3 phases of the game we are terrible. Coaching is terrible. Administration is terrible. Conference is terrible.