Looking forward to this. Troy can finish in the Top 25 again by winning.

That would make Troy and Louisiana the only two teams in the SBC thus far to finish in the Top 25 in consecutive years.

I hope Troy puts a beatdown on those arsehole Duke lacrosse players that have a legacy of abusing strippers from North Carolina Central University. Those bastards deserve to pay for their actions. oh wait, that was "misinformation" that resulted in the DA Wilfong being disbarred. He was the arsehole, in reality. Duke sucks, regardless, as real lacrosse players would not need to pay for strippers, as they should be able to pull that arse with no fee. Troy wins this one, big, as the Duke QB gets a hangnail on her throwing thumb and identifies as a cripple when the second half starts.

Great matchup, Troy! Good luck and I will be rooting hard for ya.

Mrs. TBB is not amused. We host Christmas for our family and Mrs. TBB demands that we leave Birmingham just after the Trojans lift up the trophy. She has cooking to do and this bowl game is getting in her way. So I said: "Honey, you stay home and I will take the kids to the bowl game." She said: "Stop talking silly and bring in the Christmas decorations from the garage."

I've seen several different line "openings", but it looks like official opening line is Troy -6.5.

Pretty impressive considering Duke blew out Clemson at the beginning of the year. I'm sure some of it has to do with a few of Duke's starters, including their QB, hitting the portal.

Can’t write the story any better for Troy. You couldn’t beat the Dukes but now you have a chance to beat P5 Duke. And it is essentially a home game. And Duke doesn’t have massive amounts of alumni to travel in being a small private school.

You simply can’t blow this golden opportunity.

(12-04-2023 07:04 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  Can’t write the story any better for Troy. You couldn’t beat the Dukes but now you have a chance to beat P5 Duke. And it is essentially a home game. And Duke doesn’t have massive amounts of alumni to travel in being a small private school.

You simply can’t blow this golden opportunity.

Would put us well into the top 25… and potentially momentum for next year in their eyes.

Will be making a day trip to Birmingham with a group of 4 to pull for the Men of Troy.

(12-04-2023 10:40 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  Will be making a day trip to Birmingham with a group of 4 to pull for the Men of Troy.

I’ll be there with 2 others

Fifteen tickets purchased and hotel rooms secured. I live in Troy but want to be there for the festivities. This will be my tenth Troy Bowl Game!

Line has moved to Troy -8.5. Both teams have interim coaches. Duke, however, has 8 or 9 players in the portal. Troy has a starting kickoff specialist and a starting linebacker in the portal.

I'll be up there Friday night for dinner, and will do some tailgating around 8am Saturday. Should be a fun time for all!

(12-15-2023 12:37 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  Line has moved to Troy -8.5. Both teams have interim coaches. Duke, however, has 8 or 9 players in the portal. Troy has a starting kickoff specialist and a starting linebacker in the portal.

There seems to be a misconception that these Duke players that have entered the portal won't be playing.

Just because they're in the transfer portal, doesn't mean they won't or can't play their bowl. Duke's portal players are most likely going to still participate in the bowl game, especially their starters that entered the portal.

Troy's going to get Duke's best shot. Don't be fooled by this idea that Duke is just moping around and won't have any good players available. They're pissed at their ex-HC, they're locked in, and they have something to prove to new HC Manny Diaz.

(12-18-2023 12:48 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(12-15-2023 12:37 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  Line has moved to Troy -8.5. Both teams have interim coaches. Duke, however, has 8 or 9 players in the portal. Troy has a starting kickoff specialist and a starting linebacker in the portal.

There seems to be a misconception that these Duke players that have entered the portal won't be playing.

Just because they're in the transfer portal, doesn't mean they won't or can't play their bowl. Duke's portal players are most likely going to still participate in the bowl game, especially their starters that entered the portal.

Troy's going to get Duke's best shot. Don't be fooled by this idea that Duke is just moping around and won't have any good players available. They're pissed at their ex-HC, they're locked in, and they have something to prove to new HC Manny Diaz.

I know that, Cardinal. The article specifically said they were not playing. Some Duke fans said they are playing. So whatever. Bring them on.

(12-18-2023 08:01 AM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  

(12-18-2023 12:48 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(12-15-2023 12:37 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  Line has moved to Troy -8.5. Both teams have interim coaches. Duke, however, has 8 or 9 players in the portal. Troy has a starting kickoff specialist and a starting linebacker in the portal.

There seems to be a misconception that these Duke players that have entered the portal won't be playing.

Just because they're in the transfer portal, doesn't mean they won't or can't play their bowl. Duke's portal players are most likely going to still participate in the bowl game, especially their starters that entered the portal.

Troy's going to get Duke's best shot. Don't be fooled by this idea that Duke is just moping around and won't have any good players available. They're pissed at their ex-HC, they're locked in, and they have something to prove to new HC Manny Diaz.

I know that, Cardinal. The article specifically said they were not playing. Some Duke fans said they are playing. So whatever. Bring them on.

According to an interview with Duke's AD, most are playing.

Kind of crazy to have a bunch of guys that aren't fully committed to your program, and already have another team's logo on their social media, to still play.

Is this also the game thread? Bumping.

Grayson Loftis was an App State commit, or was maybe down to Duke and App for a while. I didn't think he'd get to play much but he seems like he's playing decent enough.

Duke strikes first and goes for two. Not sure I'd even call it a fake kick cause they never even got into position to kick it really.

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#1 stupid. Catch the ball and get the **** back to the huddle.

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43 yards of penalties on Troy so far. All of them looked deserved too. Troy going to knock themselves out of the game if that continues.

Duke's interim coach bears the name "Trooper." I would've hated my parents so much.

Edit: Apparently his name is Carl. Never mind.