New Years Eve in El Paso in the Tony the Tiger 🐅 Sun Bowl 🥣😎!

Duke’s 12th Bowl 🥣 Game since 1963 is the second repeat location as we return to the Stadium 🏟 built into a rock wall on the side of a Cliff.

Arizona State University will once again be the opponent for our beloved Blue Devils.

24 Days remaining….

It’s Kickoff time for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game. If you can’t get to Charlotte, option 2 has to be Buffalo Wild Wings!

Wasn’t sure I would live long enough for a Duke – UVA Championship game in Foosball!!!!

6:16 – Local Time, Duke receives the kick!

Move the Chains ⛓, ⛓ again….

Here for the duration so feel free to check ✔ back or ignore…

9:38 minutes of the Clock ⏰ gone and loved the 4th down call ! Duke, 7-0.

After the way UVA manhandled Duke at Wallace Wade Stadium 🏟 last month, that drive was doubly important.

UVA – picks up two first downs, avoided a turnover because of a defensive penalty and then missed a long Field Goal.

Speaking of turnovers, Hoos have a very short field after an interception.

End of the 1st quarter…..

Cavs finished off 23 yard drive 🚗 for TD, tied at 7-7.

Duke goes 3 & out, will punt on 4th and 2 ????Not our Mad Manny!!

3/3 on 4th Down !!

6:14(2) – Duke TD, after not one but two gutsy 4th down calls !!

2:55 (2) – Holding call leads to a Hoos punt. Duke with one more 1st half possession.

2:00 Warning ⚠️ 2 &7+ for Duke

Hoos force a 3 and out and used all 3 TO’s. UVA ball with 1:45 to play in the first half.

Solid defensive stand by the Blue Devils to create a 4th and 5… Punt into the endzone. 0:53 (2)

Duke will end the half by punting with a tick of two left. HALF

6:08 pm – 2nd half kickoff

What a conversion on 2 & 22 for Hoos

Goal Line stand limits the long drive to a short field goal. 7:14 (3), drive 🚗 took over half the quarter.

4th and short for Duke in the Red Zone, 3 points or gamble 🎰 a fourth time ???

3:53 (3) – Duke Field Goal, 17-10

8:43 PM – End of 3rd quarter….

14:24 – Hoos turn it over on downs. Fourth Down has been magic for Duke.

Duke reduced the clock ⏰ to 8:47 and pin 📌 UVA at the 1 yard line.

7:21 (4) – 3rd down interception for Duke!

5:05 – Duke FG 23 yard FG, 10 point lead with 5:02 remaining!!

3:54 – Hoos hit a 42 yard Field Goal, now the question is onside kick or play it straight ???

Clutch 3rd down conversion !!!!

Hoos on their own 4 with 1:44 and two Timeouts

We are going to have a Barn Burner finish !

10 plays, 96 yards, Wow 👏…

OT – 0:22 left

OVERTIME :

Duke scores on 4th and Goal, 27-20

Virginia throws an interception on 1st down.

Party 🥳 like its 1989 !!!!

Duke 27, Virginia 20

Great game between two great Universities !!!

The November to Remember ends with a Bang, as long as the Colts players don’t block our view !

The past 30 Days truly have been an Amazing experience already and after four Basketball games, its time for the reason we made the trip back from the desert 🏜. Donaldson Capitol is based out of Evansville, Indiana and we couldn’t be happier with our relationship with them over the years.

A conversation with Derek Riddle turned to Sports one day my friend Duke QB became a topic quickly. Fast Forward to today and we are back here at Lucas Oil Stadium 🏟 watching 👀 one of our own play quarterback in the NFL. Brandon Roop is the Man with the Plan down at Donaldson and he is our host today !

Daniel Jones has gone from a Zero Star 🌟 high School recruit from Charlotte, North Carolina to where he is today. A number of peaks and valleys along the way, for sure.

The location of the seats 💺 and access to the Club behind us was a last minute perk, very unexpected. It will certainly add a bit to the overall story but the true highlight is getting to show support for someone who you believe in while sitting with people who you believe in !

Jones, playing with a fracture in his leg 🦵might play the game of his today. It’s an equal possibility that he might throw four interceptions. Either way, Lin and I will board our ✈️✈✈️ back to the 🏜 later tonight with a smile on our face !