Dook pulls off the upset in Durham

Like a blind squirrel who finds an acorn, like a broken clock being right twice a day, like a...you get the point. Dook will pull off a stunner this weekend against our recently mighty Yellowjackets. Here is why:

-You think Jonathan Smith is a workhorse? Forget about it--check out Chris Douglas' numbers with no O-line and playing some tough teams. 163 carries for 739 yards, and average of 4.5 ypc--slightly better than PJ. This guy accounts for as much of their offense as JSmith does..on a very bad team.

-Contrary to popular opinion, they have an offense. Sure, they were losing efforts, but the Devils rolled up 20 against Maryland and 21 against NC State in a tight loss. If we can hold their running game, we should be OK, but what if....

-The inactivity problem: the Jackets have played one game in about a month. Lots of time reviewing game tape, going to class, practicing without pads, talking to the media, etc.--everything but playing game intensity football. This scheduling quirk of having nearly back to back bye weeks may bite them...and this game is where we'll see.

-The revenge factor. This is Ted Roof's first game against his old staff. He knows the players, he knows how to motivate his team, and it isn't easy to convince these guys that they are the underdogs. Besides that, he'll make them watch Rudy reruns 3 times. Remember what happened when the fridge rolled into Atlanta the first time? Case closed.

It'll be tight, but very disturbing: Dook 17, GT 14

Get ready for Clemson fan's triumphant return to our weblog...