Ivy Athletics: Can they be relevant again in the major sports?

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They haven’t been relevant in Tourney for more than several years? WHAT! The '99 and '04 teams were two of the best college bball teams of all time and they just fell a little short where it mattered. Duke bball has the MOST wins this decade and have made AT LEAST the Sweet 16 every year but two. They are only human you know.

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<p>2005 — No. 5 Michigan State 78, No. 1 Duke 68 </p>

<p>2006 — No. 4 L.S.U. 62, No. 1 Duke 54 </p>

<p>2007 — No. 11 V.C.U. 79, No. 6 Duke 77 </p>

<p>2008 — No. 7 West Virginia 73, No. 2 Duke 67 </p>

<p>2009 — No. 3 Villanova 77, No. 1 Duke 54</p>

<p>That’s failing to make the Elite 8 for FIVE straight years by falling to lower-seeded teams.</p>

<p>Since 2001, Duke has NOT defeated a team seeded higher than no. 5 in the Tourney.</p>

<p>In the 8 Tourneys from 2002-2009, Duke has been a 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 6, 2 and 2 seed; and has been eliminated by a lower seeded team SEVEN out of those 8 times.</p>

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I mean as long as they meet minimum NCAA standards, then what is the problem? I don’t think most Duke students care how smart the football players are as long as they win games. That’s what they’re here.

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<p>Nice attitude by the Duke student body (do you even know what the minimum NCAA standards are?).</p>