What’s going on with Duke lately?

After cruising through the first 23 games of the 2007-08 NCAA college basketball season with a dominant 22-1 record, the Duke Blue Devils hit a rather big speed bump. They lost two straight games, losing their last one to, of all teams, that club from the cesspool in Miami.

Yes people, the Miami Hurricanes, a team that has no business playing on a hardwood and should just stick with pigskin, actually defeated the powerhouse team of the Duke Blue Devils, giving Mike Krzyzewski back-to-back losses for the first time this season.

‘’Our team, there’s something missing this week,'’ Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. ‘’We are not the same team these last two ballgames. It’s almost like someone has come in and invaded their bodies.'’

Although watching somebody invade Mike Krzyzewski’s body is the last thing I’d like to see, the dude may have a point. In their last two games, Duke is scoring fewer points while allowing 24 more points from the opposition per contest.

Duke’s shooting percentages are also down while their opponents’ have risen. Uh oh… These guys better do something quick if they have any plans in joining in on the craziness of the 2008 March Madness bracket tournament.

This is the first time in 45 looong years that the Miami Hurricanes were able to beat the Duke Blue Devils. The Hurricanes scored 15, that’s 15 UNANSWERED points to build a rather huge lead before holding on to the 96-95 win.

Wow.

‘’I had a feeling,'’ Miami Hurricanes star Jack McClinton said. He scored 22 points for the Hurricanes. ‘’Something inside of me felt good about our team. I just felt something great was going to happen.'’

The Hurricanes should be happy knowing that for a day, they didn’t suck as bad as the Dolphins or the pathetic Miami Heat.

Who will win the 2007-08 NCAA College Basketball Championship? Sportsbetting.com has the odds.

North Carolina Tar Heels 6-1

UCLA Bruins 9-2

Memphis Tigers 6-1

Duke Blue Devils 9-1

Ohio State Buckeyes 100-1

Florida Gators 100-1

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