The Sunday Sampler 2012 – Duke

Mike London’s team is in a four-game tailspin.

Fans are frustrated. Losing to Duke, improved and 5-1 or not, does that to people. Ultimately, however, the single loss isn’t what has ruffled feathers so far in 2012. No, the perceived lack of improvement and margin of defeat along with some disturbing patterns six games into this season are what’s truly bugging fans thirsty for sustained football success.

Most people, me included, play armchair quarterback after games. I nitpick all kinds of calls and decisions in this column week after week. That just comes with the territory when it comes to sports. When those single-game moments, however, become problematic patterns … well that’s when fans get restless, critical, and, most of all when it comes to their favorite teams, worried.

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