Greg’s Game Grades ’07: Duke

Last week it was the Virginia offense that left a disgusting aroma in the Laramie sky. Saturday against the Blue Devils, the Virginia special teams took the “skunk award” by stinking up the Carl Smith Center to the tune of three turnovers, a blocked punt, a fake punt conversion allowed on fourth down, and a blocked field goal, all of which led to Duke’s 13 points. The Cavalier special teams were inexcusably bad – bad to the point of almost costing Virginia the game. Needless to say, the grade reflects the effort.

As for last weekend’s culprit, the offense performed better but there is still plenty of opportunity for improvement on this side of the ball. As it did last season, the Blue Devil offense provided the Cavalier defense with a great opportunity for a strong outing and the “Orange Crush” delivered.

OFFENSE

Overall Grade: 82.21 (B-)

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