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Name: Tom Shanahan
Date registered: April 8, 2018
URL: http://shanahanreport.com

Latest posts

  1. Here is the unromantic Alabama Rose Bowl story the media won’t tell you — December 27, 2023
  2. My Michigan State history lesson for UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz — December 11, 2023
  3. Antonio Gates on his fatherly advice for his namesake and Nick Saban’s advice he ignored — September 22, 2023
  4. Another round of realignment brings up folly of adopting legends — September 7, 2023
  5. Air Coryell, the offense that changed football, lands in Canton — August 6, 2023

Most commented posts

  1. Pat Narduzzi rebuilt Pitt with model his old boss used to close in on Duffy — 3 comments
  2. Duke football isn’t one of Kirk Herbstreit’s white flag teams — 2 comments
  3. Brian Kelly says Notre Dame QB competition is closer but better — 2 comments
  4. Ian Book’s play answering questions why Notre Dame recruited him — 1 comment
  5. Don Coryell’s Hall-of-Fame case supported by Pro Bowl record — 1 comment

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Nov
11
2020

Cedrick Cunningham’s path to West Point as a future Veteran

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Cedrick Cunningham explained how West Point recruited a guy that knew little about service academy football. In exchange for a chance to play Division I college football, he committed to serve as a future officer during an endless war on terrorism. It’s not your stereotypical West Point story of son or daughter following their father …

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Nov
11
2020

Jeff Monken unhappy with Air Force’s handling of postponing Army game

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This year’s Army-Air Force game might end up with a singular stage it deserves similar to the historic Army-Navy Game reserved for the final Saturday of the regular season, but Army coach Jeff Monken doesn’t like how the circumstances are playing out. The Air Force-Army game that was scheduled for last Saturday at West Point …

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Nov
08
2020

North Carolina won but also needed Clemson to beat Notre Dame

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#StayHealthy and practice social distancing.  North Carolina rang the Victory Bell on its rival’s field Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium. The bell tolled for Duke. The Tar Heels (5-2, 5-2 ACC) ringing a 56-24 victory meant they remained alive for one of the two berths in the ACC Championship game. With the 2020 reshuffled schedules, …

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Nov
06
2020

North Carolina and Duke closer in November than appeared in September

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#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. North Carolina football climbed to No. 5 in the national rankings with a surprising 3-0 start, while across the Triangle Duke’s promising opener in a narrow loss at Notre Dame quickly fizzled to 0-4. That was a month ago, but it turns out the two ACC schools weren’t as far …

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Nov
04
2020

A football coach and sportswriter agree on Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy’s opener

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It’s not often as a sportswriter offers a suggestion and a football coach agrees it’s good idea. Yet, that’s what I’m pleased to report I heard from Air Force coach Troy Calhoun on Tuesday during a Zoom call. The Army-Navy Game, with its 120-year history, has historically owned the stage as college football’s final regular …

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Nov
01
2020

Three takes from Duke defeating Charlotte

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Three takes from Duke (2-5, 1-5 ACC) winning 53-19 over Charlotte (2-2, 2-1 Conference-USA) Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium. STATE STATURE PRESERVED Duke’s credibility was at stake as an ACC member and Power 5 football program facing an upstart. The Blue Devils had suffered enough frustrating losses with turnovers and inconsistent play wasting opportunities …

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Nov
01
2020

Armando Bacot looking at himself inside to improve his inside scoring

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Armando Bacot’s performances last year against Duke and Vernon Carey, an NBA one-and-done projected as a late first-rounder or early second-rounder, summed up his freshman year and North Carolina’s season. Barcot had 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks in the first Duke game. The 6-foot-10, 240-pounder also helped hold Carey scoreless in …

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Oct
30
2020

Jordan Blackman writes a West Point story fit for film

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The scene watching West Point’s Jordan Blackman engulfed by teammates was something out of a Hollywood movie. The senior had scored his first career touchdown in last week’s 49-3 win over Mercer at Michie Stadium. Moments earlier, his first career carry was a 13-yard run. On third-and-goal from the 6, he plowed his way over …

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Oct
28
2020

Krzyzewski optimistic about his team and March Madness

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March Madness – in one form or another – is on its way back in 20201 assured Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski in a Wednesday Zoom call. And he likes the team he can put on the floor to chase an ACC title, Final Four and national title. “We have a lot of pieces,” Coach …

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Oct
28
2020

Protesting college athletes are following Bill Walton’s example

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Bill Walton’s mind cheerfully hums songs illuminating life’s complexities, but he burst out with renewed hope last spring and summer. The chord struck was college athletes outspokenly supporting Black Lives Matter protests. “I’m all for it,” Walton said. “It’s fantastic — a dream come true. It’s what I grew up hoping the future would be; …

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Oct
23
2020

Jon Scheyer sees Coach K relying on rotating Duke lineup

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Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski’s reputation has been sticking with the same six to seven players throughout a game and the season. He wasn’t much on going to the bench while advancing to 12 Final Fours and winning five national titles. But last year he was still rotating nine or 10 players into January and …

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Oct
20
2020

Duke’s Matthew Hurt adds bulk to improve in his inside game

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Matthew Hurt played the AAU circuit as a 5-star basketball recruit, meaning he faced plenty of top talent in competition. His play attracted enough offers to have the luxury of narrowing his list to three blue bloods, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas. His high school days also included starting five of six games for the USA …

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Oct
17
2020

Three takes on N.C. State defeating Duke

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#StayHealthy and practice social distancing The old coach knew what he was talking about on Saturday morning. Lee Corso, the 85-year-old ESPN College Gameday host, thought it odd N.C State, with a 3-1 record, was only a 4.5-point favorite at home over a Duke, a team with a 1-4 mark. “Somebody knows something,” said Corso …

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Oct
15
2020

Duke’s D.J. Steward adds to hoop game with football instincts

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Duke’s D.J. Steward grew up with the latest Class of 2020 college basketball 5-star recruits in the era of LeBron James. The 21st century also has become increasingly specialized, with trainers at a young for athletes focused on one sport. But the two – James and specialization – aren’t as closely connected as many 18-year-olds …

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Oct
15
2020

Duke and N.C. State playing football for first time since 2013

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Sometimes the natural order of the universe resets man’s altered plans. That even applies to college football schedules in a modern world turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. N.C. State and Duke are meeting for the 83rd time but only the second game in N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren’s eight Raleigh seasons. And …

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Oct
10
2020

Duke ends season’s frustrating start with win at Syracuse

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By TOM SHANAHAN Three quick takes from Duke football’s first win of the season, a 38-24 decision Saturday afternoon at Syracuse. The Blue Devils’ inconsistent offense overcame four turnovers with 645 total yards, including 363 on the ground. Deon Jackson finished with 30 carries for 169 yards and Mateo Durant 23 for 163 and two …

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