Duke Disrespected as Undefeated College Football Team; Upset Predicted.
Duke · Georgia TechDespite a dominant ground game and an unblemished record, the Blue Devils remain overlooked by critics. Now, an impending clash with Georgia Tech threatens their bid for national respect.
The Duke Blue Devils are in the midst of an eight-game winning streak, including winning the ACC championship. Duke received disrespect during the offseason, with the ACC passing the "Duke" tiebreaker rule after a five-loss Blue Devils team made the conference championship game last year.
Despite exceeding expectations in their first four weeks after quarterback Darian Mensah transferred to Miami, the program is still getting unfavorable publicity this season. He predicted the Blue Devils' first loss of the year to occur on Saturday when Duke travels to play Georgia Tech .
Myerberg noted that the Yellow Jackets are coming off a bye and need the win over Duke if they hope to make a bowl game. The other slap in the face here is that GT is 1-3 this season, including duds against Colorado and Stanford.
KEY POINTS
- Duke Disrespected as Undefeated College Football Team; Upset Predicted.
- The Blue Devils entered Week 6 unranked despite having a 4-0 record that includes wins over Tulane (who made the College Football Playoff last year) and Big Ten program Illinois.
- Paul Myerberg of USA Today ranked Duke as the No. 12 best undefeated team in the country.
- Georgia Tech isn't the only team in Saturday's contest that will be coming off a bye.