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Luke DeCock

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News & Observer sports columnist | USBWA past president | ldecock@newsobserver.com | he/him | Nobody knows anybody, not that well | COYB

What you do you must do on your own. The main thing is to write for the joy of it. — Seamus Heaney, Station Island

  1. Jake Delhomme as the Panthers jump: “… oh no.”

    The radio booth is the one area of football where the franchise is 99th percentile.

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  2. Duke will regret the five turnovers and bone-headed penalty that led to a 45-19 loss to Illinois in an eminently winnable game.

    The ACC might have regrets as well, by the time December rolls around, after biffing a chance to post a win over the Big Ten.

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    Duke was doing what it needed to do to beat No. 11 Illinois before five turnovers and one extremely bone-headed penalty got in the way.

    Duke fumbles, bumbles away a potential statement win. The ACC will regret it

    Duke was doing what it needed to do to beat No. 11 Illinois before five turnovers and one extremely bone-headed penalty got in the way.

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  3. Duke will regret the five turnovers and bone-headed penalty that led to a 45-19 loss to Illinois in an eminently winnable game.

    The ACC might have regrets as well, by the time December rolls around, after biffing a chance to post a win over the Big Ten.

    www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...

    Duke was doing what it needed to do to beat No. 11 Illinois before five turnovers and one extremely bone-headed penalty got in the way.

    Duke fumbles, bumbles away a potential statement win. The ACC will regret it

    Duke was doing what it needed to do to beat No. 11 Illinois before five turnovers and one extremely bone-headed penalty got in the way.

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  4. Duke's actually lucky only to be down 31-19 sitting at -4 in turnover margin.

    Still 11 minutes to turn this around but the self-inflicted wounds may be fatal at this point.

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  5. No. 11 Illinois 14, Duke 13 at the half. Blue Devils have been in control for the most part: 240-113 in yards, 13-9 first downs. Two costly turnovers and one untimely defensive breakdown are the difference so far.

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  6. Three months after he challenged the Hurricanes to do better this offseason, Sebastian Aho returned from Finland excited to see K’Andre Miller and Nik Ehlers.

    “We’ll see if we got better, but that’s my point, you’re willing to try and do those things,” Aho said

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    Carolina Hurricanes star Sebastian Aho challenged the front office to have a better offseason. At the end of it, he likes what he sees.

    Canes’ Sebastian Aho left for Finland concerned and returns with new optimism

    Carolina Hurricanes star Sebastian Aho challenged the front office to have a better offseason. At the end of it, he likes what he sees.

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