The strangest things just seem to happen on Halloween. For Duke Football this Halloween proved to be extra sweet as the Blue Devils extended their ACC winning streak to three games after beating Virginia 28-17. The win moves Duke (5-3, 3-1) into second place out right in the Coastal Division behind Georgia Tech. After a field goal duel for most of the game, Duke looked dead in the water and was trailing 17-12 late in the fourth quarter. But ...

(Jonathan Dwyer had himself a night, as they say, in Nashville.) As promised. I'll be back with a full post-game column soon. We'll start with the positives. 56 points, 597 yards, 40:20 time of possession, 407 rushing yards. It does not get much more positive than that. Jonathan Dwyer was in what last year was late-season form again Saturday. If he's hitting his stride again, watch out. Anyone who says Josh Nesbitt still isn't a threat to pass ...

My mood has changed.  Actually, I suppose I should I say my mood is just back to normal as opposed to changed. Ricky Stanzi, two seconds, and a simple slant play at the goal line have brought me back to Earth.  Read this should you need any further explanation: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/277220-coach-dantonio-or-saint-mark-dantonio So given that I've been kicked off College Football's Cloud Nine, I've decided to take a different route in order to not end up red in the face ...

It was exactly the way Iowa drew it up. Well, maybe not exactly. "I hope I don't ever [do that] again... We'll take the win, but there has to be an easier way," Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi said. I'm sure Kirk Ferentz would agree with his quarterback and settled for an earlier blowout of the Indiana Hoosiers. But, once again, the Hawkeyes didn't care how they got it done. Simply put, they just won. And while most of Iowa's victories have ...

While some people spend their Halloween scared of ghosts, ghouls and monster, Penn State fans and players had somewhat of a scare of their own on this Halloween day.  Heavily favored going into their game with Northwestern, they found themselves tied 13-13 going into the fourth quarter. However, the fourth quarter would provide Penn State with many “treats” on this day. Penn State scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth to defeat Northwestern ...

The game was over as soon as the Georgia Bulldogs needed the helmet gimmick to get motivated. Richt, once so intelligent, diligent, creative, and driven, seems to have run out of ideas. Actually, the silly uniforms had nothing to do with this game. Turnovers and penalties characterized Georgia’s self-destruction. “It’s not the helmet,” safety Reshad Jones said. “It’s what inside the helmet.” However, I hope that we never see the black helmets ever again. What is so obvious is ...

(Josh Nesbitt's Yellow Jackets are the ACC's unquestioned best team now.) Jimmy Newman's kick never really had a chance—to be fair, dude's longest made attempt to date was 42 yards, and this one was 60.  Jimmy Newman is Wake Forest's freshman kicker, and he tried, as the clock hit zeroe, to complete what would have been a huge upset Saturday, beating Miami at home and all but sealing the ACC Coastal for Georgia Tech. The kick fell short, ...

There's not a lot of positive things to say about the California Golden Bears' 23-21 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils. It's actually a wonder how the Bears managed to squeeze out the victory. In the first quarter, the game looked different and it seemed like the Bears would take control of the game very early, especially after taking a 14-0 lead. That lead vanished in a hurry. What's sad is the 14 points scored by ...

Michigan State will open its season against Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 13 as the No. 2 team in the country. The Spartans have a lot to look forward to this year. Kalin Lucas, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, is back. In fact, they return the whole nucleus of the team that was the national runner-up last season, and have two great new freshmen. Derrick Nix and Garrick Sherman are the new players on ...

As a Dawgs fan, it has been a long season already. The systemic failures of this team are a textbook case of what happens with poor coaching and team morale. Aside from the performances of a few individual players, the Georgia Bulldogs look to all the world, like a third world nation on the verge of implosion.As a Dawgs fan, you may rest assured that those words you just read, did not come easily or ...