DBR Podcast #81 (The Schedule is here!)

0:00Welcome to the pod. We become sidetracked by Donald’s professional sports woes. 2:45Getting down to business, time to dissect the just released hoops schedule. Jason talks about playing BC early and he says Duke’s ACC sked is about as easy as we could hope. 7:30Donald has a look at when Duke has a quick turnaround between games, and again, the schedule seems favorable. 11:50Sam also looks at the timing between games and likes what he sees, especially the time off surrounding the Carolina games. 18:15Jason goes back to the non-conference schedule and says be on the lookout for Furman… and he laments our lousy matchup in the Big Ten Challenge. 20:25New topic: Another stud recruit is headed to Durham. Jason breaks down Cameron Reddish’s game and compares him to a couple Duke greats from history. 24:00Jason and Donald both think it says something about Kentucky that Duke got a guy John Calipari really, really wanted. 31:00New topic: The NCAA’s proposed transfer change would really change the college sports landscape. Donald has a lot of concerns about how coaches could use and abuse this new rule. 35:30Sam sees some positives. He thinks this will make coaches treat players better. 39:25Jason talks about Coach K’s reaction to this proposed rule and how it could impact Duke… and we reflect on Duke’s history to see how this rule would have changed Duke’s history. 48:15 New topic: Previewing the Northwestern Football game. Donald starts by reflecting on the NC Central game. 52:00Sam gives us a breakdown of who to watch out for on Northwestern. 54:05Jason says watch Britton Brown, a rising star for the Blue Devils. 56:10New topic: The Podcast enters the advertising era… don’t worry, it won’t change things. Email us at DBRPodcast@gmail.com if you want details about reaching thousands of rabid Duke fans. 1:01:50Parting Shot – Jason says to check out the article about Antonio Vrankovic’s summer. 1:03:50Parting Shot – Donald sends best wishes to Florida as it braces for Hurricane Irma. 1:06:00Good bye and Duke band! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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