Duke is a 3pt favorite against #12 Georgia Tech. The bye week came at a good time as Duke will be a little healthier vs GT. What will it take for Duke to beat GT? With James Franklin getting fired from Penn State, is there a chance Manny Diaz leaves Duke to be the Head Coach at a place where he was a DC, like Mike Elko?

Duke beat Cal 45-21 despite being down 14-0 early. It is the 2nd ACC win this season where Duke was down 2 TD's and came back to win. Darian Mensah and Cooper Barkate returned to their home state and had big games. Duke's offense continues to light up the scoreboard and the defense found their grove in the 2Q and pitched a 2nd half shut out thanks to freshmen stepping up in big roles.

Duke dominated Syracuse 38-3. The game was never in question as Duke's defense got off the field on 3rd downs and forced turnovers as Duke's offense ran all over Syracuse. Can Duke continue their hot momentum as they get ready to travel cross country and face a team that is overachieving 5 games into the season?

Duke bounced back from a 20-7 deficit to beat NC State 45-33 thanks to 3 passing TD's and 3 rushing TD's. Shout out to the Special Teams on a much needed bounce back day. Duke's defense continues to struggle as they missed 23 tackles and gave up 7-12 3rd down conversions. Can Duke fix their defense as they get ready to play at Syracuse who just upset Clemson on the road?

Duke lost to Tulane 34-27 but the score doesn't indicate the game as Tulane was in control from the beginning of the game. Darian Mensah's replacement, Jake Retzlaff had a career game with over 350 total yards and 4 rushing TD's. Where does Duke go from here?

Duke lost 45-19 to Illinois even though they out gained Illinois 438 to 419. Duke's 5 turnovers were the story of the game and will need to be cleaned up if they want to beat Tulane as Darian Mensah faces his old team. What went wrong against Illinois and can those mistakes be corrected for Duke to get back on track?

Darian Mensah looked as good as advertised in Duke's 45-17 win against Elon. Mensah was 27-34 for 389yds and 3 TD's in his Duke debut. Duke had unforced errors in the first half to make the game closer than it was as they outscored Elon 35-7 in the 2nd half.What/Who impressed us against Elon?What are areas of concern as Duke faces #12 Illinois at home this week?Who are guys to watch for Illinois? We cover it all on the latest episode of the Big J & Little J Show.

Duke opens the season as a 33.5 point favorite against Elon.

-What do we think about Duke's depth chart that was released this week?

-What do we want to see from Duke on Thursday?

-Who are 3 guys we are excited to watch?

-Bold predictions for Duke vs Elon

-Glass half empty, glass half full takes

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