Only a few days after I was making fun of Duke (a/k/a “Dook“), it looks like they will be getting the last laugh…

For the past several days there have been numerous reports about the fact that the Blue Devils have been talking to Tennessee Offensive Coordinator about possibly replacing outgoing Duke Head Football Coach Ted Roof. Some have assured calm, others not so much. There was some hope that another candidate might take the job, and leave Tennessee’s stables un-pilfered. That simply does not appear to be the case.

According to ESPN, Cutcliffe will be named the new Head Coach at Duke. Other sources, including both the Raleigh News & Observer and the Durham Herald-Sun seem less sure, but nonetheless indicate that the chances are high. Other sources in the blogsphere have also reported that Cutcliffe is leaving. (See Third Saturday in Blogtober: “Cutcliffe Has Not Been Offered the Job – Updated” and Voluminous: “Cutcliffe to be Duke Head Coach”).

Thus, it appears that the man responsible for guiding the Tennessee offense is off to Durham. I am happy for Cutcliffe — if that is what he wants (and I presume it is) — but I hate to see him go. Living in the Raleigh area (only about 15 minutes from Duke) I have seen just how bad the Blue Devils football team is. Thus, I hope for Cutcliffe’s sake that he has some success, and has not stepped into a black hole. The Duke football program has the nasty habit of eating coaches’ careers up and spitting them out (with the notable exception of Steve Spurrier).

I wish Cutcliffe all the best, but he will be sorely missed at Tennessee.

More on this later…

— Go Figure … lawvol

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About the Author:  "Lawvol" -- I'm just a guy living in North Carolina who has an unnatural fascination with the color orange. Just because I'm a Tennessee alum and die-hard Volunteer fan doesn't mean that I can't poke a little fun at the Big Orange and anybody else for that matter. Feel free to complain all you want. >> Read more from this author

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