Bob Holliday Coverage
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Our TakeHolliday: Duke rocks Miami, eyes bowl bid
Mike Elko inherited a program that had dropped 13 straight ACC games. But now two years almost to the day of Duke's last conference win under David Cutcliffe, Elko's Blue Devils are on the brink of bowl eligibility. -
Our TakeHolliday: Heels defense coming on strong ahead of rivalry game at Duke
Saturday's upcoming matchup at Wade Stadium figures to be the most competitive "Battle for the Victory Bell" since Mack Brown's return to Chapel Hill. -
Our TakeHolliday: One-of-a-kind Wolfpack win keeps lofty hopes alive
Devin Carter left the game with an injury. Demie Sumo-Karngbaye followed suit. But the Wolfpack beat Florida State to go to 5-1. -
Our TakeHolliday: Heels, Devils atop chaotic Coastal
Pitt's stunning home loss to winless Georgia Tech, coupled with UNC's and Duke's easy wins over their rivals from Virginia, put the Tar Heels and Blue Devils in the early lead in the division standings. -
Our TakeHolliday: Heels dominated by Notre Dame in a down week for the ACC
ACC teams won six of the first eleven games played against the Power Five conferences, but those fortunes faded quickly in Week Four. -
Our TakeHolliday: Pack gets Power Five win, but needs more offense to keep winning
Members of NC State's receiving corps must get separation from defenders in offensive coordinator Tim Beck's assorted pass patterns so that Leary can be Leary. Otherwise, the Pack may not generate enough offense to complement its outstanding defense in the big games of October and November. -
Our TakeHolliday: Triangle football teams off to an historic start
You have to go back to 1994 - almost 30 years! - to find a football season where NC State, Duke and UNC began the campaign with such a flourish. -
Our TakeHolliday: Maye legacy at UNC continues to grow as Drake stars in debut
What a beginning for Drake Maye. But to fully grasp this latest version of "Maye magic" one must go back to the year where it all began: 1982. -
Our TakeHolliday: Not even UNC's New Orleans magic can overcome Kansas
The Tar Heels came up just short against the Jayhawks on Monday night. -
Our TakeHolliday: Battle of the Blues comes to Bourbon Street
The postgame revelry in New Orleans' famous French Quarter Saturday night should be something to behold after the most momentous game in the history of the Tobacco Road rivalry. -
Our TakeHolliday: Duke eyes redemption for itself -- and the ACC
Three weeks after the unthinkable happened -- Duke losing in Krzyzewski's Cameron swan song -- the Blue Devils are still playing. -
Our TakeHolliday: Historic Hokies' triumph lays groundwork for ACC in the NCAA Tournament
The ACC needs some positive publicity, the kind that can only come with wins against other leagues in March. Virginia Tech suddenly looks like a team that could win some NCAA games. -
Our TakeThe ACC's Big Four: How they earned the double bye
So we've been watching two days of TV coverage from Brooklyn, and Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Duke have yet to play. What makes them so special? -
Our TakeHolliday: With Duke in the lead, ACC teams sprint to the finish
Duke is the favorite to reach the finish line first. The Blue Devils have not won the ACC regular season since assistant coach Jon Scheyer was still playing - back in 2010. This Duke team has made finishing first an important goal in Mike Krzyzewski's final season. -
Our TakeHolliday: UNC stumbles, Duke barely survives in battle for postseason
Given the high stakes NCAA Tournament consideration and a chance at the coveted double bye in next month's Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, UNC could not have picked a worse time to come out flat. -
Our TakeHolliday: ACC race scrambled after Virginia stuns Duke
Duke did have a one- to two- game lead on all of its competitors with an opportunity to break the race open this week. But unless Duke can regain that "road focus," Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Miami, maybe even North Carolina and Virginia could still have a chance to get to the top in the ACC. -
Holliday: Duke, Coach K leave Chapel Hill on top
Duke's dominant defense was on full display at the Dean Smith Center. North Carolina meanwhile could not match the Blue Devils, neither in depth of talent nor especially in the number of elite defenders. -
Our TakeHolliday: One last visit to the Smith Center for Coach K
It's going to be strange watching Duke play next year in Chapel Hill without Mike Krzyzewski. I mean the man helped open the Dean Smith Center. On Jan. 18, 1986, Krzyzewski's undefeated Blue Devils played Smith's unbeaten Tar Heels in the building's very first game. -
Our TakeHolliday: Coach K pays tribute to Coach Keatts after milestone victory
Mike Krzyzewski and Kevin Keatts grew up 25 years apart; but although they come from different coaching generations they share some traits when it comes to team building. -
Our TakeHolliday: It's great to be back in the building for big games
My last time seeing a game in person came at the ill-fated 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. But with both Duke and UNC hosting important conference contests, Saturday seemed like the perfect time to get back into the building. My experience was spectacular.