http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/ en Copyright 2007 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:21:42 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CBS Sportsline is reporting that Josh McRoberts will leave Duke two years early to enter the NBA draft. The article implies that McRoberts will hire an agent and not just test the waters. For the season, McRoberts averaged 13 points, 7.9 boards, and 3.5 assists per game for the Blue Devils. What do we think? http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/mcroberts-to-the-nba.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/mcroberts-to-the-nba.php Duke Home March Madness Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:57:49 -0500 sick of writing this about the Blue Devils). VCU used its pressure defense to get 13 steals and force 17 Duke turnovers and the Rams turned these extra possessions into points. Duke's string of 9 consecutive sweet-16 finishes is now over. The Rams advance to play Pittsburgh.]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/vcu-sends-duke-packing.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/vcu-sends-duke-packing.php Duke Home March Madness Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:18:55 -0500 And for our last NCAA First Round Preview, we have some thoughts on Duke versus VCU. Will this be the end of the sweet-16 run for the Dukies? http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/ncaa-first-round-preview-6-duk.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/ncaa-first-round-preview-6-duk.php Duke Home March Madness Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:28:24 -0500 that to happen... North Carolina wins a share of the regular season conference title and wins the ACC Tournament outright...and what is their reward? Possible games against Marquette, Texas, and Gerogetown in the toughest regional bracket. Thanks, but don't do us any more favors. That and other thoughts in this post.]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/acc-receives-7-ncaa-tournament.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/acc-receives-7-ncaa-tournament.php Boston College Duke Georgia Tech Home March Madness Maryland North Carolina Virginia Virginia Tech Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:03:12 -0500
Robotic Beer Launching Refrigerator - More amazing video clips are a click away A reader sent us this link just in time for the ACC and NCAA Tournaments. TRR thinks that this Duke Crazy is onto something. ]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/when-you-cant-be-bothered-to-l.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/when-you-cant-be-bothered-to-l.php ACC Conference Tournament Duke Home March Madness Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:14:38 -0500 previews for the first round of the ACC Conference Tournament, Chris noticed that the Wolfpack haven't won a conference game when they had less than a 55 percent EFG. Without Henderson to provide some additional muscle inside, NC State pounded it in to Costner and McCauley. The two responded with 45 points on 17 of 25 from the floor and helped NC State record a stunning EFG percentage of 65 percent against Duke. NC State rode these two and a stellar second half from Atsur to down the short-handed Blue Devils 85-80 and advance to the second round of the ACC Tournament. Good call Chris (you know how much it pains me to admit that!).]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/nc-state-dominates-the-paint-d.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/nc-state-dominates-the-paint-d.php ACC Conference Tournament Duke Home NC State Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:41:08 -0500 In this article we present our final TRR All-ACC Awards. Some of these awards are quite unconventional, including the TRR Coach with Brass Award, the TRR Shut-up Dickie V. Award, and the TRR Jason Vorhees Award for the team that comes back from the dead. That and much more is just a click away. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa-4.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa-4.php Boston College Clemson Duke Georgia Tech Home Maryland Virginia Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:55:00 -0500 Arash, who sent in the View From Your Seat below, also sent us this photo of Henderson being escorted off the court after his hard foul on Hansbrough. Duke assistants blanketed him during his walk to the tunnel. According to Arash, the booing was extremely loud, as loud as it has ever been in the Dean Dome. ]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/exit-stage-left.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/exit-stage-left.php Duke Home North Carolina Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:34:12 -0500 [A loyal reader, Arash, sends us the view from his seat for the Carolina-Duke matchup.]]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/the-view-from-your-seat.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/the-view-from-your-seat.php Duke Home North Carolina Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:13:36 -0500 In the third installment of the TRR All-ACC Awards, we reveal our choices for the Tobacco Road Report Freshman All-ACC Team and TRR Freshman of the Year Award. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa-2.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa-2.php Clemson Duke Georgia Tech Home Maryland Miami NC State North Carolina Wake Forest Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:17:19 -0500 1st Annual Tobacco Road Report All-ACC Awards. Today we present our results for the TRR All-ACC Team selections and TRR Player of the Year in the ACC. Congratulations to the winners.]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/tobacco-road-report-allacc-awa.php Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Home Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:41:27 -0500 There's been some heated discussion on the Gerald Henderson foul during the closing minutes of the Carolina victory over Duke. TRR saw it live and thought it was malicious. The slow motion replays didn't change our opinion. Contrary to Billy Packer's protestations, the forearm across Tyler's nose was not an attempt to make a play on the ball and the classification of the call as a flagrant-combative foul was on the money. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/on-gerald-henderson-and-hansbr.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/on-gerald-henderson-and-hansbr.php Duke Home North Carolina Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:48:16 -0500 real game, the meeting between Maryland and Duke felt like deja vu (all over again). Duke has struggled all year against athletic teams, especially those with speed and quickness in the backcourt. Maryland was more athletic from top to bottom and frustrated the Duke offense for most of the night. The solid defense was a catalyst for enough early offense to propel Maryland to its sixth straight conference win by the score of 85-77, solidifying Maryland's new-found role as the most dangerous team in conference nobody wants to face.]]> http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/maryland-makes-it-six.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/maryland-makes-it-six.php Duke Home Maryland Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:21:39 -0500 The Best Student Section "Sign" of the Week goes to the student body of the Clemson Tigers. TRR loved the Flavor Flav clocks around the necks of the faithful in reference to the extra time the Blue Devils received in their win over Clemson at Cameron Indoor earlier this year. As Flavor would say, "Yeeeeaaaahhhh Booooiiiii!" http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/best-student-section-sign-of-t.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/best-student-section-sign-of-t.php Clemson Duke Home Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:21:37 -0500 By Michael Duke (21-7, 8-6) has managed to right the ship with three straight wins in conference. The Dukies, however, have fallen into a pattern of surging early and tightening late which has allowed their opponents to get back into the game. Last night it was Clemson cutting the deficit to five before falling 71-66. The Tigers have fallen to 5-8 in conference and need to win out against BC, Miami, and Virginia Tech to have a realistic chance for an NCAA bid. http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/duke-struggles-late-again-hold.php http://www.tobaccoroadreport.com/home/duke-struggles-late-again-hold.php Clemson Duke Home Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:42:25 -0500