In this edition of her Twitter Mailbag, WRAL Sports Fan's Lauren Brownlow answers what Duke's expectations for their opening game should be, and how fans can avoid holding Duke to a lower standard.
OPENING GAME. WELL, THE START OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON JUST OVER A MONTH AWAY. IT'S TIME TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY DIG INTO THOSE WEEK. ONE MATCHUPS IN THE AC SEEING ARE LAUREN BROWNLOW LOOKS AHEAD TO THE >> DUKE VERSUS CLEMSON GAME IN THIS WEEK'S TWITTER MAILBAG. >> BESIDES A WIN, WHAT CONSTITUTES A WOW. DO STILL REALLY SHOWED WELL IN THAT NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAME AGAINST CLEMSON FOR YOU. THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION BECAUSE YOU WOULD SAY JUST CLOSE GAME RIGHT IN DERRY YOU COULD ALSO ARGUE DUKE'S BE ON THAT POINT AND YOU RISK FALLING INTO THE TRAP THAT PEOPLE OFTEN FALL INTO WITH DO FOOTBALL RIGHT? IS THAT PAT THEM ON THE DO YOU WERE SO CLOSE TO, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF GRAY DO DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF HOW BAD DO IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST. AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY FAIR EITHER. RIGHT >> YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY A WIN BECAUSE THAT'S A LITTLE TOO HIGH OF A BAR AT THE SAME TIME, OFFENSIVE LEE, WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE FROM DUKE CERTAINLY IS THE ABILITY TO MOVE OF ALL AGAINST CLEMSON CONSISTENTLY. I THINK THAT WOULD BE SORT OF PROOF OF CONCEPT TO USE IT. COACHING CLICHE TO RISK. YOU SEE COACH PROOF OF CONCEPT OFFENSIVE LEE AND DEFENSIVELY. I THINK IS WHAT WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL FOR DUKE IN THAT GAME. CAN YOU CAN YOU SHOW SOME PROOF OF CONCEPT OFFENSIVE LEE, THAT THIS WORKS THAT THIS OFFENSE IS TRULY ELITE AND THAT RILEY LEONARD IS ELY AND THEY CAN MOVE THE FOOTBALL AGAINST ANY DIFFERENT. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY DUKE'S DEFENSE COULDN'T HOLD CLEMSON'S OFFENSE UNCHECKED CLEMSON'S OFFENSE HAS BEEN IN A BIT OF SELF CHECK MODE. I THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. THE DUKE'S DEFENSE CAN HOLD THAT OFFENSE IN CHECK AND SORT OF KEEP THAT OFFENSE AND SELF-DOUBT KNOW, SO TO SPEAK.
